a few days...

happy birthday... bubbles!! nora LOVED jamey's new toy.

and, then he got his first haircut. except, he didn't want to sit still. in fact, most of the haircut was done when he was crawling on the floor!!!

here's the back of the haircut.

nora loved playing piano at the graves!

and jamey loved playing with the dogs. zoey was just his size! and he was their new best friend...

nora LOVED the hammock.

jamey loved to snuggle with nancy...

and eric!!!

this is a SCARY photo. nora in the car with a boy. she enjoyed it for a minute. and then, it went too fast!!!

jamey and kens.... such cute kids!

when we got home, court and andy came to get their jeep (sad face... but they promised to take me for a ride!!)... and nora dragged andy into her room to play and give tea. when courtney first came in, nora asked if she needed anything to drink. such a good hostess!!

after a quick (THIRTY MINUTE) trip to the doctor to check out a rash today, we went to the zoo (a promised trip for a good girl).

cheese!!

nora still LOVES the snakes!

she smiled at these elephants, but we sat for awhile at the "show" (big screen elephant movie). so long, that i got half the chapter read for Bible study tonight. a good read... about not wasting your life... more on that in a minute!

james was lounging!

nora climbing...

happy hippo!

sweet baby boy! okay, so there was this MAJOR traffic jam and i could barely get my stroller through. people just kept pushing past. not fun. and not nice! but, a good trip. and good kids!

"don't waste your life". that's the book we are doing. this week was on vocation and glorifying God. it was interesting, in light of last week at the hospital, to read. that God has called me to something in life. currently, it's being a mom. and i am supposed to do that to the best of my ability. to HIS glory. where HE needs me. not what I want or where i want. that at the zoo, in my car, with my kids, i am to represent and "preach" Christ always. to my kids. to the neighbors. to friends. it's a strong order! but, what God called me to.

it was definitely on my mind as i walked/pushed through that crowd of people. instead of getting angry or too pushy, i kept my cool!!!