Parker's 1st email

Hi magin and it WUZ a good time SYN u at Chrch and IL see u agn at chrch

bye Parker

So, could you figure out our 5 yr. old's phonics? Parker has these 2 adorable and sweet 5 year old friends, who happen to be best friends... Megan and Morgan. Well, Parker had fun chasing Megan around the church gym last night so he wanted to write her a "computer note" today! Ha, he is going to be a heart breaker if he already has the skills to write girls little notes. No worries~ that won't be encouraged until WAY later! ;) They'll always be my li'l boys, right!?!

Before pressing "send", I made sure his note was totally innocent. Parker loves drawing pictures and writing notes to relatives so he is used to ending all his family notes with "love". But he remembered that he couldn't sign off with "love" on "Magin's" note!!! Our boys are true innocent boys... clueless that girls are "girls"! ;) This is why I didn't want to make a big deal of his note AND fortunately he doesn't read our blog, yet! We shall save this li'l note for sure... how stinkin' adorable!!!

my 2010's song and prayer~

Jesus, be the centre

Be my source, be my light

Jesus

Jesus, be the centre

Be my hope,

Be my song

Jesus

Be the fire in my heart

Be the wind in these sails

Be the reason that I live

Jesus, Jesus

Jesus, be my vision

Be my path, be my guide

Jesus

I lOvE this song. The words are so simple but the meaning is so RICH! Our church sang this song on our first Sunday of 2010 and it's been on my mind ever since. It is my goal to make JESUS be my center for 2010 and every year to come. (and the pictures are back from 2007 and I just needed a "blast from the past", ha... short past!)

Christmas morn

We spend all of December reading books about the cutesy part of Christmas... Santa! So, our boys were thrilled to wake up on Christmas morn to a handwritten note from Santa and to see that Santa ate ALL but a few crumbs of their frosted cookies!

Candy!?! All Noah ever needs is candy, gum or a li'l car! ;)

Then, once the cutesy part of Christmas is over we talk about the AMAZING and REAL part of Christmas... JESUS! All December the kids act out the Nativity scene with their favorite Little People sets so it comes as no surprise on Christmas morn that each of them get 3 gifts... just like Jesus did! So, here's Noah with one of his 3... his first remote controlled car. This thing is indestructible, it will go through the bath and spring puddles!

And, our li'l girl opening her sweet baby from Bap 'n Nan! This baby spends the majority of the time undressed, easier to rip off the clothes then put them on over and over!

family

I am so thankful for the families that God has given us~ we are bLeSsEd! I LOVE that my parents were able to come and spend Christmas 09 with our li'l gang~ it will be a Christmas to remember ;). We had sickness after sickness and one extremely whiney toddler BUT it was still most definitely a blessing to be with my parents. God knew what HE was doing... especially when HE designed 'the family relationship'!

"one of these 'sledders' is not like the others"... yep, li'l sissy was indeed miss fussy ;)

LOVE you mom and dad! and miss you, too!

again... "one of these 'sledders' is not like the others"!!!

the pink sledders

there's Noah clarming the camera~ AGAIN!

our brave sledder!

tennis shoes, sweatshirt and working gloves... I guess he's a true AKan, no need for all the gear!

the boy and his board! LoVe this shot of Parker

Savannah's actually smiling on her sled! woohoo

And, God also knew what HE was doing when HE designed sunsets and winter wonderlands! Can't beat a view like this... it was fun to show off God's beautiful "wintery" AKan creations to my parents! Thank you Lord for fAmIlY!