Happy Birthday, James! There’s so much I could share, but that will have to wait for another post. You are the very best!!

We made James his favorite cake today — Turtle cake. I set it out to cool and returned back to the kitchen later to find Anjelia digging it out with her hands and eating away. Bless her heart. She is a chocolate lover like no other three year old out there. The temptation must have been too much for her. When she saw the look on my face, the guilt set in and she began to sob tears of repentance. It was so cute that I had to capture the moment. Tomorrow I’ll start serving from the other end first!

Hon, I love you with all my heart. Happy Birthday!!!

Karen and I took our kiddos to see Ratatouille. It was a fun movie that made us really hungry for some good food! Tori came with us and Lydia brought a friend. There were eleven of us, altogther. Jaden is camera shy and wouldn’t get in the pic. Ratatouille was a fun summer memory and a movie worth seeing.

Karen and I also put our kids in swim lessons together like we do each year. For more details, check out Karen’s post HERE.

Friday is James’ birthday. I’ll be posting about my favorite guy soon!

Lydia took a painting class this summer at a fun, little art studio! She loved going and beamed proudly when I picked her up. Sometimes we’d get halfway home before she’d let me see her artwork. She loved keeping me in suspense. The studio, with it’s easels and coffee cans full of brushes and little girls with paint caddies, looked like a fantastic place to spend three hours. I went to Hobby Lobby today to have mats cut so I can frame and display my two favorite pieces.

I’m proud of her beautiful paintings!

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Lydia has had a difficult time adjusting to sleeping alone in our new home. We prayed with her each night and asked God to help her with her fears. I was vacuuming one afternoon when the idea to call a family friend popped into my head. In the past she’s sold really nice furniture pieces as she changes her mind often. She didn’t have any living room furniture for sale but she told me about a really beautiful trundle day bed that she wanted to sell. Once we saw it we knew we wanted it for Lydia. It’s a beautiful, high quality bed. Now that Lydia has a trundle her sisters and friends sleep in her room with her often. The trundle pulls out from under her bed easily. I know the Holy Spirit prompted me to call Vicki. We had been praying with Lydia and God answered. She’s been doing soooooo much better at night with her new bed. I would’ve never guessed that a new bed would help her so much.