Hmmm what's our favorite thing to do???

We love going to the pool!!!  I could live in one, I'm pretty sure Samuel could too!  This past weekend was a fun busy one!  We got to visit with Hannah and Olivia for a while on Friday!  Got some great hang out time while they both napped for few hrs... so refreshing.   I love good, quality time ( what I mean is long convos, coffee, dinner, etc) with friends.  Its refueling, encouraging, fun and just love and appreciate good friendships!

On Saturday we were outside the whole day!  Matt played with Samuel and with wood (haha anytime he can be doing something with wood work he will!), Ms. Stephanie trimmed some bushes, and Samuel and I played in his baby pool all day!  I love being outside, so healthy and good for the soul!

 

Water was everywhere!... on the floor, counter, blinds..

On Sunday, we went to our Aunt Tarrel and Uncle David's house and swam, ate, and visited with family all day!  It was so much fun... we missed them a lot!

Don't ever stop cuddling precious baby boy!

 Samuel Blake is by far the sweetest little spirit! I can't wait to see what he is going to be like every month that goes by. He loves to cuddle! And not just with me... he cuddles with Mr. Bear, Matt, my phone some times haha, his Nana... but I have to admit that I get a lot of those sweet cuddles! If I lay down on the floor or on the bed, he spots me and smiles while he squints those little eyes and crawls up to me and kisses me on the lips - well his form of a kiss- touches my lips with his loads of lovely drool :), or he lays on my shoulder, or my stomach or even my legs and makes a sweet sound! He is so loving! One of the cutest things he's been doing since last week is he'll grab Mr. Bear and place him on the floor (throwing him a little bit) and will go lay his whole body on him and look at me or watch the TV, melts my heart.. something about little boys! He laughs so much and smiles all the time, I LOVE it and hope he never changes! I tried capturing a few pictures of those moments                                                            

He'll spot me from across the room while he's playing and just come

  give me his "I love yous"

with Mr. Bear

My favorite song right now!...Christina Perri - A Thousand Years

Dad's Day!

Happy Father's Day to all the dads we know (including our own dads)!   Being a husband and a dad is such a huge responsibility... You all have to provide financially, think for your family's needs: spiritually, family decisions, etc and usually are the ultimate decision makers.  It is a huge responsibility, its an amazing one I know, but I always tell Matt that being the husband and father (as I see it) is not easy!  You all are the leaders of future family generations and your love specifically will shape and encourage your children both male and females.  The love and affection you have for your children and for your wife creates SUCH a security and safety net for them.
We always joke around and I tell Matt "gosh I am SO HAPPY I'm not the male... I would be soo over whelmed, nervous and stressed!" haha funny but it's so true.  The Lord knew what He was doing when He decided to make me a female :), especially the one to be married to Matt because we fill in what the other lacks, etc.

And lastly, thank you Matt for being an awesome dad!  Thank you for all you do for us and especially what you don't know you are doing for Samuel already.  I have never seen a man (grow to) love the Lord so much... by that I mean see his true need for a Savior because of an understanding of his sinfulness.  He is constantly thinking on the gospel by always talking to me about the Lord,  singing hymns at home and work (in the shower, while getting dressed, playing with Samuel, etc... it's very sweet to hear), asking me hard questions that challenge my thought life, always reading books (fun ones and challenging ones), reading the scriptures, etc.

4 months old!

It's encouraging to see the Lord's promise to His people as He says in Philippians, "..being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus."   Such a promise that is FULL of grace.   This is the greatest jewel to pass down to our children and for them to see.  And of course love your silliness, randomness, talents, etc.



We had a great weekend swimming, relaxing, and kicking the soccer ball around at the park

Father's Day morning! (11 months old)