Brotherly love

Sweet boys :)


Nature boy!


Guitar hero!


They love their new bikes.


We are so blessed.

Happy 3rd Birthday Max Theodore!

On the day you were born. Such a gift! We are so thankful that your birth momma took such great care of you while you grew inside her "tummy." We always think of her on your special day.



6 months old. Sweet boy!



Your first birthday!



18 months--and so cute and full of personality.



On your second birthday...and before your first haircut.



Two and a half.



3 years old, and perhaps the most delightful combination of sweet and fierce ever. You talk to everyone you see and are such an encourager and bringer of joy. You often tell me at dinnertime "This is the best food I've ever had in my whole life!" When you were almost two, we were at Lowe's one day and you looked at a couple of employees and said, "Good job working together everyone!" We love your pure heart and God blessed us big time by giving us you for a son. We love you Max!

Happy Easter!

We had such a fun time celebrating Easter this year. We enjoyed playing with and talking about the "Resurrection Eggs" in the days leading up to Easter Sunday. Resurrection eggs are little plastic Easter eggs with symbols related to the Easter story inside. We'll ask the boys, "What does the donkey have to do with the Easter story?" and "What do those three coins have to do with Easter?" And then we listen with a mix of great pride (the good kind) and amusement as they describe with preschool words all that they know about Jesus dying on the cross. Some of the funnier moments included Max taking the miniature metal goblet, and saying, "I'm just drinking my blood." And Levi replying, "It's not blood, Jesus said it's a little like my blood." And when I said to Levi, "What do the praying hands have to do with Easter?", he replied, "It's about the woman who prayed for a baby." Hey, that's a good story too! And when I said, "What about the silver coins?", he said, "Pharoh was not listening to God and told the Roman soldiers where Jesus was." And then Max chimes in his gruff voice, "He was a bad friend!" And even though the "mistakes" are what I remember most, it was actually amazing how much of the story they understood. If you ask them why Jesus died on the cross, they'll tell you "To forgive the sins of the whole world."

My makeover photo session with Eldeen Annette photography....so fun!

Boys

Happy 4th birthday Levi!!

On the day Levi was born.


1 year old

2 years old

3 years old

4 years old


Levi is starting to say the funniest things. Okay, who am I kidding? He's been saying funny things for a while, but lately here are a few of the things he's said:

"Mom, you are the light of the world."

"When I grow up and am a daddy, will God give me four babies?"

"Mom, do girls sometimes want a penis?"

"Does God hammer the trees down with nails?"

In response to me asking him to clean up his toys: "You see mom, the problem is, is that I am not really a cleaner. I am a builder...and this builder is starting to get a little sick."

"Next year I guess I am going to be five. Now I really can't even believe that."

Levi, I'm so excited to celebrate your birthday! We love you so much!!

Love,
Momma

Everyday

Now that we live further away, I've got to keep the grandparents satisfied with ample pics :)
A hug at the pumpkin farm

Levi, proud Lego engineer.

Max with his screw driver.

Levi with his drill.