Writing on the Blog

Things I would like to doing....

1. Be still
2. Wait on the Lord
3. Make a new friend
4. Spend more time with the ones I have
5. Go on a date
6. Lay out by the pool or beach
7. turn off my cell phone
8. walk leisurely or work out at the Y
9. Write a real letter to some one
10. Eat Chocolate
11. Drink Starbucks
12. Listen to the birds sing
13. Watch the clouds go by
14. Read a book
15. Sleep

Instead what I will be doing...

1. Chasing after 3 (3 and under)
2. Washing Dishes
3. sweeping and mopping floor
4. Changing pooey diapers
5. Making, feeding, and cleaning up a meal
6. stepping on sharp objects on the floor (toys)
7. wiping noses and bottoms
8. cleaning up unidentified object off my shorts
9. Asking God to forgive me for my lack of patience
10. drinking 5 diet cokes just to make it through the day
11. singing the Veggie tales theme song (remember God make you special)
12. Eagerly waiting for Pat to come home (an hour past dinner time)
13. Organizing the house, to operate well
14. Picking up socks off floor
15. Laundry!

Our Hippies

These folks are Lauren and Robbie, Lauren is Pat's little cousin whom I adore, yes, she is a hippy, and can be very opinionated at times! ha (to say the least). We have always enjoyed one another, and loved each other immensely, which was hard for her when she found out that yes, I was once a cheerleader, and once owned a Nsync' CD. Lauren and I enjoy sharing stories with one another. I loved that fact that a gained a cousin, when Patrick and I dated. She is one of my true friends, and I feel blessed to have her. Robbie is awesome too. We immediately loved Robbie when we met him, and thought he was sooo perfect for Lauren. Even though you did make Pat, mad when you played Bond. We are thankful for your friendship guys!

Daddy's Birthday

We Celebrated Patrick's Birthday, by going to Wasabi's and having some, oh so delicious sushi! Pat and I love sushi. I do like to stick to the sushi that doesn't have fish eggs, and creepy stuff. We had a great time, we went to Lafayette square hung out and listened to live music at Squires. It was a beautiful night. We were blessed with having the kindest, nicest baby sitter. Miss Serena, praying for you as you settle in your new calling in Utah, Thank you for taking care of our children.

Me in front of the Water fountain, in Lafeyette Square, very relaxing.

A Birthday Breakfast and Happy Children, and a Happy Christy!

Marnie treated us to a birthday breakfast fit for a king. Thank you Marnie! The added bonus....the kid's also got to hang out with AUNT CHRISTY

Patrick, Elijah and Marnie (it was early)

Good Times

YUM!

Uncle Eddie was heading through town, and stopped off to have a Birthday dinner with us, we were not only celebrating Pat's birthday, but also Ed's. Pat was born on his day 29 years ago.

Ellie, is looking at Ed and sizing him up, she is deciding at what part of his beard to pull.


Birthday Boys, and Princess

Pavlov's Theory

I absolutely love this show! Ha! I love this clip in particular.

Now if I could only train, Elijah and Noah, to pick up toys at the sound of a bell.

Ahhh... now that would be nice.

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Andy and Anne

The "A" Team

Came for a visit, the kids were very excited to spend time with them; although it was way to short. Come again Raggedy's and spend a longer time with us.

giggling girls

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Books we are currently reading

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Charles, has licking Problem

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What an Awesome time we had! I highly recommend this place for your toddler.
We started out building, Noah was the construction crew leader.

We had to call Elijah, in a big hurry to put out a fire!

Then we flew off to have lunch. We had the nicest, most handsome pilot ever.

Our chef's were wonderful, they whipped up the most fabulous....cakes, brownies, cookies, cupcakes....you get the point EVER!!

YUM! Teamwork!

Eager helpers in the kitchen

Off on our voyage on the S.S. Lloyds are Cool.

We once again had the best Captain

We encountered Evil pirates......ARRGGHHH!

And little Pirates...

And teeny tiny pirates!!

and a deer in the head lights pirate.

and a pirate who needs a nap.

We even caught a great show, by a dazzling beautiful star...

We had a GREAT day!!

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Divinely Designed

We had a great time enjoying all the extremely amazing exhibits at the St. L A. M.

Patrick and I enjoy spending hours here, and we could have, had we not had three little ones in tow. Along with soaking up the surroundings we had to say "Don't Touch" many times. The children really started to enjoy the art work, by the end of the day,

Elijah would ask "Mommy does this move you?"

I like best how Francis Shaeffer explains art...
The artist conceives in his thought world, and then he brings forth into the external world. This is true of an artist painting a canvas, a musician composing a piece of music, an engineer designing a bridge, or a flower arranger making a flower arrangement. First there is the conception in the thought world and then a bringing forth into the external world. And it is the same with God. God who existed before had a plan, and He created and caused these things to become objective. Furthermore, just as one can know something very real about the artist from looking at his creation, so we can know something about God by looking at His creation. The Scripture insists that even after the Fall, we still know something about God on this basis. Every piece of work in those galleries is a piece of God's creation. Patrick had an Asian Art, class, and we would come and look at the massive amounts of urns, sculptures in the Asian art section and discuss the history behind these pieces. We took the boys and they really liked the sculptures, so much they wanted to climb them, or fight them and etc.

A New Oil on Canvas at the Museum, "Apollo and Marsyas"

I would like to think that this a man who is like a good Samaritan and is cutting the poor, wretched tied up man loose. I remember how this goes down from mythology class...

Marsyas, found a flute...who thought he produced ever sweeter sounds, happened to meet Apollo and his lyre. He then challenged the god to a musical contest, which took place, some say, in the mentioned city of Nysa. They also agreed that the victor should do what he wished with the defeated.
The contest
Marsyas was defeated.
Having won the contest, Apollo flayed Marsyas alive while the unfortunate musician hanged on a tall pine-tree. And while his skin was stripped off the surface of his body that was but one wound, Marsyas complained:
"Why do you tear me from myself? Oh, I repent! Oh, a flute is not worth such a price!"

If Christianity is really true, then it involves the whole man, including his intellect and creativeness. Christianity is not just "dogmatically" true or "doctrinally" true. Rather, it is true to what is there, true in the whole area of the whole man in all of life. Francis Shaeffer

...and He shall wipe away every tear from their eyes;
and there shall no longer
be any death;
there shall no longer be
any mourning, or
crying, or pain;
the first things have
passed away.
-Revelation 21:4

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Ellie enjoys the boys toysShe is always playing with her brother's toys, her favorites believe it or not is this fire truck she loves to roll it all over the house and make a (very high pitched) fire truck noise. Also she adores this very scary looking T-Rex, she carries it around like a baby of course, and is very affectionate with it. It has long sharp fangs, and razor sharp claws and has a very loud roar but she loves her little guy anyway. She also, enjoys her little baby doll and her littlelambielove, but these rank right up there! The boys are very kind, to reserve these toys they are "her" toys now.

The three of them play rather nicely together, just today...Ellie was laying on her back drinking a juice, and the boys had a Buzz Lightyear, and a Superman, and they proceeded to play very softly on her tummy. She just layed there and let them use her tummy as a base for Super Heroes. It is so wonderful to see them all get along so well, it is my fervent prayer as they grow up they will continue to love each other and exhibit Agape love for one another, building each other up in Christ.

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Favorites

Our Favorite Books

Apple Pie by Kate Greenaway

Child's Garden of Verses Robert Louis Stevenson

James Herriot Treasury

Now we are Six

Edward Lear Poems

Andy and the Lion by James Daughtery

Baby Farm Animals L.G.Book (little Golden)

Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina

Curious George Treasury by H.A Rey

Corduroy

Dr. Suess anything (except Marvin K. Mooney)

Harry the Dirty Dog Gene Zion

If you give a Mouse a Cookie

Little Engine that Could

Make way for Ducklings

Noah's Ark by Peter Spier

Richard Scary Books

Sam the Minuteman

St. George and the Dragon by Margeret Hodges

Story about Ping

The Flea's Sneeze

The Wind in the Willows and the Dragon by Kenneth Grahame

Babar Stories

Very Hungary Catapillar

Where the Wild Things are

Favorite Videos

Avonlea (Mommy's Favorite from childhood)

Bible Videos

Boz

Disney Classics

Pixar Movies (Any)

However, if you know us it is TOY STORY I and II (II is better)

Prayer Bear (kids love it) I can not watch this one

Pride and Prejudice (Yay! the kids like it)

Veggie Tales

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HAN SOLO?

The Lloyd Family: Before Children......

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away... It was a period of civil war. Rebel spaceships, striking from a hidden base, have won their first victory against the evil Galactic Empire. During the battle, Rebel spies managed to steal secret plans to the Empire's ultimate weapon, the Death Star, an armored space station with enough power to destroy an entire planet. Pursued by the Empire's sinister agents, Princess Bethleia races home aboard her starship, custodian of the stolen plans that can save her people and restore freedom to the galaxy...

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Itsy-Bitsy Spider
As most of you know the itsy-bitsy spider came for a visit at our house. Ellie ended up with a not so itsy bitsy bite, on her right wrist, possibly from crawling. It did get very infected, and she was a very sick little girl. Thank you all so much for your prayers. She was running a very high fever for 3-4 days, even around 104.1* She had a very quick recovery, Our God is so good, we feel so blessed to have the family, and church family we have, and NO, thankfully it was not a "brown recluse."

Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven.”

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King of Kisses

Noah is the MOST affectionate guy ever, it is his love language, he goes around all day kissing me, even his brother, and his little sister. He has made a reputation, as "The Cary Grant."

I certainly enjoy the shower of kisses I get from him.

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LINCOLN LOGS

Paw Paw, is building a Lincoln Log city here with his favorite little people. I am so proud of Elijah's many engineered homes, he really enjoys building, it is one of his favorite past times.

" Mommy, this house is not built on sinking sand, that's not wise, okay." he said

This is where he builds, when Ellie is crawling and cruising around.

This kid has a gift of building, he is very creative, yet very precise.

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Mimi's Village We visited your village, and and it was great and all, we went to the market, to the town square, even to jail........but you were not there. When are you going to come home Mimi?

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Nursery Duty A Big Bouncy Blue Ball
Roly Polie Olie

And a snack that smiles back

GOLDFISH

Peek-a-boo Ellie

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Our God Is "Everything"

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PURINA FARMS A Puppy Princess

PUPPY POWER!!!

This was their very favorite

Hmmmm? Bunnies Were EVERYWHERE!!

Tots on Tractors

Of Course! This is how we get our Milk.

Here is a piglet trying to eat Ellie's foot!