Brudder and Sista Love

Some sweet pics from recently

Lily Bug likes to open all of the bandaids and put them on the counter... so one day I just let her.

 then I gave her some stickers to add to the collection.

 I finally got around to sewing Lily's "3" shirt and sewed the front and back together... maybe its not the best idea to sew when you are a day out from anesthesia and full of confused hormones... 

 These two were having one of their hug fests... they say to each other, "Lets do whoaaaa".... 

 Can my heart be but so sad?

 Look at their faces... 

 Shortly after this, they got a little too into it and Peter leaned too far forward and Lily fell backwards and bonked her head on the floor.... oops.

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They are doing swim lessons.  We hadn't been able to work out a morning class like we've done in the past so I signed them up for the last class they were offering... its in the evening at 6pm.  I wasn't sure about that time and how it would work for us.  But its actually been GREAT.  We have dinner beforehand and then enjoy the rest of the eve at the pool.

 putting her face in... big, brave girl!

Peter is trying to learn "freestyle".  He is doing a GREAT job swimming with his legs and his head and face in.  He doesn't quite have the arm part down.  But he is 2/3rds there!!  And he can really actually get somewhere in the pool on his own.  Way to go, Pete!

Lily's teacher showing "no hands" that she's not helping Lily. 

 Lily doing it all on her own with the noodle.

They get to jump off the diving board at the end.  Peter was hesitant at first but he's ALL ABOUT IT now!  He jumped several times during class. 

swimming to his teacher 

 Again!

 He gets to the side completely on his own!

 Then after class, we stayed with him and he must have jumped off the board 12 more times.  He wanted to keep jumping and jumping.  And each time, to the side on his own... such good exercise.  I am so proud of him.  Its one of those 'thank you, Lord' moments.  Such sweet appreciation for what he can do!

One of Lily jumping to her teacher from the side.

 I've been trying to paint away my sorrows.... 

I found these 2 frames at a thrift store for 1/2 price... I'm gonna chalkboard paint the middle.  

I think I'll put one in my bathroom and one in Lily's room.

Lily's is gonna get "spawkalie" pink paint for a top coat.   

 And using more of the green paint for a stool in our bathroom.

Maw took good care of us while she was here.

The kids sharing some "cambalope" that she cut up for us.

Lily's not really stabbing herself in the eye here.

Thank you, Nee Nee, for Peter's new gym outfit... he wore it this week.  :)

Thanks for everyone's love and support through this miscarriage.  I've felt quiet about it, not b/c its a secret but b/c there's just not that much to say, no words seem exactly right or adequate.  We are just sad that we won't get to hold that baby in our arms in this life... Lily and I both wanted to.  Not that we really told them about it directly.  But we like babies and she tells me often that "You can have another baby" (since she is growing up) and that she'll help me take care of it.  She likes to talk about him or her having "this many" pacis as she holds up 3 fingers.
Lord, hear our prayer or give us the grace to surrender that dream.