Proof that Sunday School Alone is not Enough

My 5-year-old, who has recently taken to verbalizing every thought, was playing outside and started talking to my husband who was working nearby. This is what I heard: "No one else knows more than me and no one else is more powerful than me. I know more than everyone else and I am the most powerful. Except for God. He knows more than me and He is the most powerful. But I am more powerful than everyone else except God. I know that God is powerful. Psalm 147:5 says "Great is our Lord and mighty in power." Only God is more powerful than me."

We've got our work cut out for us...

New Blog

No, I'm not replacing this one. But I have started a new blog to record my adventures in bean-making. Check it out!

From a 3-year-old's mouth...

In response to my asking what she wanted to do when she grows up: "I want to cook things. I want to change lots of things. I want to fold laundry..."

Why I Have Never Been Popular...

Eating Right

Here's some video of Elijah for his Aunt Cheri (and whoever else wants to see).

Eye of the Tiger

A hilarious cover of one of my favorite songs of all time...



HT: Family Jules

Four-and-a-half months later

Let's see if I still remember how to do this.... This won't be a full catch-up type of post--though I do want to post some recent pics soon. Right now I'm at Pismo Beach hanging out in the hotel room with the sleeping baby while the bigger kiddos are on the beach with Dad and Grandma. I think this is my favorite part of going to the beach--watching the ocean and feeling the cool air while I read or write from the room. While I love the outdoors, I'm not big on the sand or the wind.

For some catch-up... I gave birth to Elijah Stephens Edwards the morning of March 11, as planned. The delivery went well--better for me than any of the other deliveries. I knew what to expect and I knew that people were praying for me. He was and continues to be healthy. At four months old, he is becoming more and more fun everyday: smiling, laughing, "talking", and even playing with toys. He's not sitting up like his two-day-younger cousin yet, but he does like to roll and scoot all over. Big brother and sister love him and (usually) are big helpers.

Like I said, I hope to post some more pics later.

Wrong Date

Well, I'm getting ready to have my baby. In fact, in just three days I'll be holding my new little one, after an early morning C-section delivery. Early on in the pregnancy, many people mentioned that it was a possibility that I have the baby on Leap Day, Feb. 29. Since I was a kid, I have wanted to give someone that birthday (since I didn't have it myself). I was so excited about that option, that I completely overlooked a much more realistic option: Pi Day. In fact, this upcoming Friday, March 14, was one of the days I was considering when I was choosing my surgery date. Instead I chose the 11th, not realizing I could have given my child the birthdate of 3/14 and he would also have shared his birthday with my all-time hero, Albert Einstein. Boy, did I blow that one!