An evening of peace....

I just had to write how thankful i am right in this moment. I wish I could capture it in a picture! It is after dinner, Nolan is quietly watching his transformer show online, Isabel is blessing us with her beautiful voice from her bedroom while she plays with her barbies, and Silas is playing with all his toys on the family room floor! How peaceful it is....I have to enjoy the moments like these. You don't know how long they will last, but before we know it these wonderful blessings will be grown up and our house will be peaceful and quiet without them. I truly enjoy watching each of them do their favorite things. Most evenings are full of hussle and bussle to do all the list of things we do each evening, but not tonight. We are all enjoying our favorite things. I am off to read a little bit before the commotion starts again!

Thinking of Grandma Mounce

Today I have been thinking of Brad's grandma Mounce( or grandma Mouse as Nolan often said).....who felt like my grandma since I met him......my grandmothers were both gone before I met Brad. This is a picture from her funeral and I am sad Silas will not remember her. She died in the fall.....and she is missed!

9 months old!

Although, this is a 8month picture....he has not changed in looks too much, but is so much more active each day! He weighs 15 pounds and 5 ounces and is 27 inches long! He is full of smiles and his daddy calls him Smilas! He got his first tooth finally the week of new years! And he also had the stomach flu for the first time....wish I knew that is what it was and I would not have exposed half the world to it! Who knows with a baby if it is spit up or throw up? I never had a throwing up baby! Nolan still has never had the stomach flu.....AND I don't throw up either! He crawls everywhere and mastered pulling himself up to his knees....his legs are still a little wabbly and he usually tumbles over if he makes it to his legs!! We have found lots of small things in his mouth in the last month....so he is exploring what it is like to put everything in his mouth! He has become a fun toy for his sister and brother to play with now that he is stable and can hold some of his own! He enjoys his crib....I think it is much more comfortable than the pack n play he slept in for 7 months. When I took him to the doctor for his 9mo check up, it hit me that he will be 1 before I know it! The last 9 mo have gone by SO fast....almost too fast. I am trying to stop and enjoy each day with each of our kids.....and teach them the importance of living the life God wants us to live! P.S. I am so thankful for our daddy photographer....without his passion we would not have half the pictures we have!

To my drama queen....

As I sit here and look through pictures in an attempt to "catch up" on blogging, I think of my precious baby girl. She is the light of my life (well, one of them!). She brings so much joy and well, drama to our family and to my day! At times it seems so overwhelming because it is SO different than me, but I am so thankful for her and her personality! I want her to read and look back at these wonderful times and remember us calling her "drama queen" as a wonderful thing that was and is one of the biggest compliments ever! The world says "drama queen" has a negative connotation to it.....but in this family it is such a positive!!
God has truly blessed us with this shinning face! He has big plans for her, I can feel it! Not the big and famous in the world's eyes, but something big for His Kingdom! Her questions and insights about God amaze me each and every day! She really gets it and sometimes more than me.....Of course, as a 7 year old would, she has the biggest insights and questions right as we are tucking her in at night and we are ready to have some mommy and daddy time!.....but she truly gets how deep and wide the love of God is..... She understands that God calms her heart and truly impacts each day of hers.....I am truly amazed! I love you Isabel Madison Wolfe! I am so thankful Jesus is in your heart and we can get through anything with Him there!

Well, my attempt to catch up on blogging was good...but now it won't let me upload pictures. I hope to return to upload more soon! I should just stay up to date and this would not happen, right? I may eventually get our whole disney trip blogged!

Fort Lasota(I think) Day at the Beach.

A beautiful Florida Sunset!