The Case of the Disappearing Fish

Marlin was his name, and he was a fish.

Or is a fish. Either way, this may get confusing.

Marlin lived in a fish bowl in our bathroom. He was the only fish in the bowl.

One afternoon, Jeremy and I were in our bathroom and he asked me where Marlin was. He was no where to be found. The fish bowl is small with a receeding water line, and there was no way he could have jumped out.

I didn't touch him. Jeremy didn't touch him. We hadn't had any guests, and we do not have animals in our house.

That only left Seth.

Now surely (I tell myself), that I would have known if Seth had taken a fish from our bathroom. He is not a sneaky kid - surely he would have shown me his treasure, right?

Our son has a great imagination but typically tells the truth. The only problem is, his stories have changed each time he has told them.

Here is one version.

Daddy's Birthday!

November 1st is also Jeremy's birthday! And this is from our beautiful children:



Happy birthday to the most wonderful father and husband...we love you! :)

Happy Birthday Grana!

We have a double dose of birthdays today! Here's a happy birthday to Grana!

(No babies were hurt in the making of this film.)

Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day

Today, October 15, is National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day. Today, I am reminded not of a personal loss but of a thankfulness for the children I have.

I have never personally experienced a loss of a baby through miscarriage or other, but I have friends who have. My best friend had a miscarriage at 10 weeks. Three of my twin mommy friends lost a baby each - two in utero and one after 4 and a half hours of life.

My heart completely breaks for the mommies and daddies that have had to experience this kind of loss. My prayers are with you tonight that you may experience peace in a way only God and give.

I thank God everyday for my little ones He blessed me with!

Jack Being Cute

Jack is sitting up really well and enjoying it very much. We have this one toy that he just loves to sit at. He laughs and smiles at it when it plays music and the lights light up...although he has not figured out how to make that happen on his own.

Here is a picture of him laughing at it the other day. He's so cute! :)


I was able to get a few giggles on film. I sure love these boys!

Ian's "Crawling"

For about a week or two, Ian has been on the move! He still hasn't mastered the actual act of crawling, but in the meantime he has invented his own version. And it goes like this:



Jack was showing off his turning around skills. He does that well!

Laughter

Hearing children laugh is the greatest sound, right?

Well we have two tough critics: Jack and Ian. For the longest it seemed like Seth was the only one who could get them to smile, let alone laugh!

The great news is, I got it on camera! (Of course the camera never does justice to actually witnessing such events in person, but it will have to do.)



That was taken a couple of weeks ago. Jack and Ian are smiling, giggling sillies now. It is so cute! :)