One mom's trash...

This last week I have tried to prepare for the upcoming Christmas gifts by clearing out things we don't need. I found my first roller blades and I was very torn whether to keep them so put them in the donation pile. The next morning little man found them and decided they were pretty awesome toys. He would put things in them and roll them around the house using them as a train. In this picture daddy was showing him how to balance in them. They are best pals and it is so fun to watch them play.

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Prayers

Our little cub is the self appointed prayer police in our home. Whenever food is set out he just folds his arms and waits. Sometimes Josh and I may dig in before we see that our little man is waiting patiently for the old forgetful folks to bless the food.

There is no question children are here to teach us and keep is in line. Josh and I had just sat down and were watching a movie as we ate when I look over and see our cub sitting in his high chair with his arms folded and watching me. He didn't say a word but the message came through very clearly. As soon as we said amen, or in little man's case amino, he didn't hesitate to reach for his food and join us in watching our family movie.

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Blogger app has failed me.

What happened to the gratitude posts? I thought they were supposed to be a daily thing? They were, I was making posts and evidently my app was not posting them, so I have felt discouraged enough to stop. I will do a thanksgiving post to make up for it, but until my Blogger app is fixed I am afraid my posts will be sporadic.

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Gratitude #7

Our little man loves to clean. Sometimes it is not the best cleaning job, but he sure likes to do his part. It is great fun to watch.

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Gratitude #9

I'm grateful for the love of a boy and his dog. Someone on Facebook once wrote, "i believe in the power of a boy and his dog." I believe it too.

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Gratitude #9

I'm grateful for the love of a boy and his dog. Someone on Facebook once wrote, "i believe in the power of a boy and his dog." I believe it too.

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Gratitude

I'm feeling really grateful for music. Just watching this short video kind of gives a small taste of what joy and relief we can feel from the right kind of music. Little Jer Cub has always seemed to have a feel for rhythm he probably gets that from his grandpa David especially. Grandpa David is very talented with music! We hope our little man will be blessed with a voice that will have at least half the character and beauty as his grandpa.

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Gratitude #5

These are the two greatest blessings in my life! I don't know that I could add any words that would be worthy of the blessings they have been in my life. I can't imagine how life would be without them. Family is the best thing we have in this life, and I am greatful for the wonderful one that I have.

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humor again

At 0:11 you can hear our little man in his crib calling himself funny. The rest is just giggling and talking to himself. I'm so glad he knows he is funny.

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Gratitude #4

Today I am very grateful for my don's sense of humor. In this video I was laying down with him and he talking and talking. I tel him I love him and he loves it. It was dark so can't actually see anything, but his voice and giggles are priceless.

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Gratitude #3

Our little cub has had time with his cousins this week. This time has reminded me how grateful I am for the small town we live in and how close we have family. Knowing our little man has loving cousins to count on is certainly a blessing I do not take for granted.
J-dawg just brought a book to his cousin and loved to have it read to him. When we went trick or treating on Monday one lady handed an extra piece if candy to one of them and said "do you want an extra piece for your little brother?" And the quick reply was, "I wish he was my brother!"

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Growing Up Too Fast.

Our little man got ready for a bath all by homework today. It was the first time we let him. We are reaching a little more independence everyday. It is crazy. He is so proud of himself.

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Gratitude for Gratis

Today I am very grateful for a love that our little cub has for reading. I take him to the library and it is never a fun experience, but when we come home and he just goes over the books several times a day it makes it worth it. This week the book he adored and wanted read to him many times a day is Best Baby Ever. Before bed he would want it read a minimum of 4 times.
Being in the USA we are truly blessed! The things we have available to us are amazing and innumerable, simply because we had founding fathers who were directed by the very hand of God. The simplest thing as a library is one of the many things that is available to us free of charge, that is nothing short of a blessing.

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Animal Wrangler

Being that is now November I think it is time to be especially grateful. So I will be posting something I am grateful everyday. To start it all off of course I am grateful for our little Jer cub and all the joy he brings us. It sounds so repetitive but he has been one of the greatest blessings in our home.
Our little J-dawg helped me do the chores this week. We have a cat who is especially sweet and Jerron loves to hold him. Even when he wants to get away he is very calm and this is a picture of Jerron just loving on him. At one point Ponce, the cat, got away and Jerron took off after him while giggling the entire time. He has such a fun and easy going demeanor, except for the occasions when he doesn't.

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