i enjoy reading the blogs other moms do about their babies that are in the 90% percentile for weight and height.

this however is not one of them;)

here are the stats for our little missy at her 9 month check up (she is actually 10 months...again, this is what happens when you have multiple children).

15lbs. 7oz (10th percentile)

26 7/8 inches (5th percentile)

miss "tiny" is healthy as can be...just a little thing..and we love every ounce of her!

she is crawling, crusing, trying to walk...tons of fun!!

in fact...i would post a pic, but i need to go rescue her from attempting to climb up the bookcase.

"The Resurrection is the central event of Christianity on which the whole religion hangs."

Thomas Huxley - Agnostic

this was written by a man who believed it was impossible to know whether there is, in fact, a God. that being said, the resurrection of Christ is one historical event for which there is a tremendous amount of evidence. if i were Thomas Huxley, i think i would have reconsidered and believed in the only God that has ever risen from the dead.

all the same, i thank him for this quote, for it is indeed accurate and ironically (from an agnostic), a testimony to the truth of the gospel.

our salvation, the message of Christianity, was the result of Christ's death and resurrection.

so yes, thankfully, this most magnificent event is the one on which our religion hinges.

we are freed from a life of sin when we choose to repent and believe in Him.

i hope you find great hope in that knowledge, as i do.

what a celebration resurrection sunday should be!!

"I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in Me will live even if he dies..."

John 11:25

there are no pictures to encapsulate the easter message, but all the same, i included a few from our weekend.

above four pics from our neighborhood easter egg hunt/bunny sack race/egg toss

so...lately, ben david has been coming up with these "big boy" things he can do, all on his own. such as...fastening his own bike helmet (one feat that, i'm afraid, springboarded from the day i accidentally pinched him while trying to fasten the clip), riding a big boy bike, cleaning up after himself, etc.

each time he does one of these things, i'll say: "ben david! you are getting too big. i'm not going to let you get any older!!"

to which he will respond: "no mommy...PLEASE, PLEASE let me get older!!"

and i respond: "no...i want you to be my little boy forever!"

and he'll say..."no...i want to get bigger and bigger...just like my dad!!"

and finally...i say, "ok ben david..i guess i'll just have to let you get older."

and he just smiles:)

so..the other day, i was caught off guard as we were outside playing, just the two of us.

he said, "mommy, this is a special time..just you and me!!"

i said, "it sure is"

ben david: "mommy...i'm not going to let you get any older!"

me: "ok ben david...that sounds great to me!!"

ben david: "i'm going to keep you as my little girl forever and ever!"

wow...what do you say to that:) i'm not quite sure logistically how that would work, but i can say one thing for sure. i am so blessed to be this little boy's mother. these precious moments are ones i hope to remember for a long time...hence, the blog.

on a side note...i would really appreciate any help he can give me with the aging process! i'll take all the help i can get!:)

i have been wanting to post a bunch of pics on our blog from various random occasions, so here goes:) these are an assortment of shots i've taken over the last month or so...no real rhyme or reason to them! just an effort to keep the blog updated and give you a peek at the kiddos:)

easter blog to come, along with the long afore promised blog on ben's trip.

Here are a few of James and Caroline

ben david and sophie (whom ben david has described on multiple occasions as "so beautiful")

ben david and caden

i love these two pics of caroline. she is inside watching the boys play outside, through the window. in the next one, it almost looks like she's waving at them;)

spring is here, which brings longer days, more sunshine and....FISHING!! more afternoons than not after ben gets home, he loads up the boys in the bike trailer, i pack them a picnic supper and they trek over to our neighborhood pond. it is great fun involving worms, dirt....all the things boys love:) the boys have gotten pretty good...they can cast their own rods and have each caught many fish on their own! below is a pic of ben david's most recent catch!! while james enjoys fishing, and is actually quite patient while waiting for a bite...he favorite part is the worms. he loves to dig for them, hold them....even chase me with them!

here's to a great season...and the one that got away!:)