The Three as of late

 One of Hannah's favorite things is to be where her big sister and big brother are.  And everyone gets along with Hannah (except for when she's trying to participate in a game of Memory)...

Grace and Josiah were a big help to Hannah while she learned to climb up and down the stairs

Hannah loves her big brother. And she never minds when he's picking her up and moving her around the house.  Here she is snuggled up with Josiah - so cute!

Josiah's been working hard on reading.  It is fun to watch his reading improve and as we drive around town I can hear him sounding out the words he sees

And Gracie and Thomas are good friends these days...

a drawing of mom

He got it right when he drew me. Blue eyes, brown hair, a long skinny ski slope of a nose and then there's the braces.  Yes, I am getting to experience the joy of straightening ones teeth -  Ouch!  Seriously though, it's really painful! I only have eaten icecream and eggs.... and I only have the bottom ones on right now! I get the top ones in March.  Here's to straight pretty teeth!

A New Year

I really have liked this quote as we have headed into this new year of 2014.

"Are we willing to give ourselves entirely to God;

to let Him do with us whatever He pleases; 

to follow anywhere at His bidding;

to renounce anything at His call; asking only, in return,

that He will give us Himself, with all His infinite love,

to be ours from this time forever?

If we are thus willing, let us kneel down at this moment

and tell Him so.  Alone with God,

let us give Him ourselves, all we have 

and shall be, to be unreservedly His."

-William R. Huntington