Precious Moments

I have had a few really precious moments this week. Most of them I did not catch on camera, like the one where Lilly was sitting with her Daddy on the couch under the blanket and watching Baby Einstein and naming the animals all while I was reading a book or the moments where Lilly was putting her "Baby" night night and was saying "SSSHHHH" while patting her little back, then saying "Luv you, Jesus luv" and then continuing to sing what I think was supposed to be Jesus Loves You.

It is really nice when God gives you some of these moments to off-set some of the challenges of parenting and I am very grateful to Him this week for the precious moments that I have had with Lilly. Here's a few other ones that we did catch on camera.

We had a dinner on Friday night for our friends the Nord's who work with Campus Crusade for Christ. Some of our friends and their kids came to hear about the Nord's ministry. It was so fun to watch all of the kids play together and enjoy one another, laughing and even screaming like little happy kids should do. Here they are swinging...


And enjoying watermelon...


A few months ago Lilly and I went to feed the ducks, but as you might recall she enjoyed chasing them more than feeding them. Well she still likes to chase them and tell them "No!" but she enjoyed feeding them a little bit more this time.


We also had a lot of fun making cookies to give Joy at Lilly's daycare for her birthday. I have very good memories of baking and cooking with my mom. I hope that Lilly will have special memories too; eating off of the spatula and playing with the measuring cups. If her smile is any indication I think we are on the right track.