Something's Missing!!!

Hopefully you can see that Jadon is missing his first tooth!! He was eating an apple and out it came - it had been dangling for quite awhile... We had plenty of blood and lots of excitement and of course the tooothfairy - he has been waiting for years for his turn while watching his sister rake in the dough :)

So exciting and another reminder of what a big boy he is becoming. Could Kindergarten really be just about over? But what a wonderful year it has been! It's hard to imagine all that Jadon has learned this year and all the ways he has matured and grown.

Guess Who's FOUR?!?

BENJAMIN ELLIOT POTTS!!!

My sweet baby is four...threes are no more . Tonight Ben and I snuggled in bed and looked at his first year baby book. I really can't believe how quickly the time has flown. It just makes me want to cherish each moment because more and more I realize how fast the years go by. Zach always says that time seems to go by faster and faster the older they get - probably because life gets busier. Hmmm...it does make me want to reevaluate and slow down even more, not be rushing so much, just say no to many of the good things available so that we can say yes to the best things.

How thankful I am for this sweet child of mine - he is still my baby even if he is becoming a big boy! Ben's birthday started with us (all of us woke up super early to beat him up) sneaking into my bedroom (he ended up in our bed last night) with a cake lit with four candles and singing him Happy Birthday. I saw this idea on a movie and it has become a tradition on birthdays in our house. He was grinning ear to ear. We then made breakfast, ate cake, and got ready for school. Ben took cupcakes for his class at Mother's Day Out and had a great time celebrating with his friends. He knew that we had a special present for him and could not wait for evening to come so he could recieve it. Ever since we went to Family Camp last Fall and one little boy had a hampster, Benjamin has been asking for one. We have thought that he was too young and that it might not have a long life in our home, but we decided he was now ready. He had quit asking after Christmas, but ever once in a while, he would bring up that little hampster in the ball - you know those plastic balls they can roll around the house in...

So, we had him close his eyes in the living room and out rolled the hampster in the ball. He was so excited to say the least! Of course we may have been equally excited to see his surprise and joy at a gift long awaited! What a special day celebrating Benjamin this has been!

Thank you Lord for creating Benjamin just the way You did in Your image and for Your glory and for giving us the incredible privilege of being his parents.

SICK!

Diagnosed with strep throat today - I have only had this one other time in my life. I forgot how totally miserable it makes me feel - incredibly sore throat, body aches, headaches, burning eyes, sweats, chills...

Makes you all want to come visit, huh?!

I am actually very happy to be alone - I had been saying I needed a day to do absolutely nothing... interesting way for God to answer that request! I have been sleeping, eating soup, watcing a movie, and just feeling sorry for myself :) I am very thankful for the antibiotics I got today and hope they kick in super fast. Allee has her second horse show ever tomorrow and it will be her first time to do jumping classes at a show. I really hope I can make it - but if not - our wonderful trainer (my sis) and my mom are there. We'll see... I'll update more soon.