we're the very best at being bad

shake your head and wonder when its all too good to be true...

Isn't this the cutest almost-20-month-old in Virginia (qualifiers added to avoid obvious jealousy issues with older sisters)? She wasn't really posing, just being lazy and watching her show but I thought I'd snap a few pics while she wasn't paying attention. This little girl is the light of our lives!

I find my brother in here, deep in my heart

Molly asks all the time to hold Liam, and he usually does pretty well with her. She's a big helper and I don't know what I'd do without her! Liam hates the swing and car seat, thinking that he needs human contact at all times, and not realizing that Mommy has things to do that do not allow Liam cuddling at the same time. This is where Molly comes in really handy! As long as the baby isn't hungry, he's perfectly happy to have cuddle time with anyone. Well....I'm not sure he'd appreciate cuddle time with Carrie, but that's another story.

Pass the analytical knife

It was wonderful to go and surprise Kristen! Liam was surprised, too. Dad and I had fun deciding how to shock her. He had me call Kristen on my cell phone from her front step. I talked to her and then Dad opened the door. She said, "hold on a sec", said hello to Dad, and I popped out from behind him. She shrieked and kept saying stuff like "why are you here?" Poor Liam got shook a bit but did not get dropped. He is such a sweet little peanut. I decided to call him Cinco. It suits him.
The visit was of course too short...next thing you know the four of us sisters are crying together to say goodbye. God did not mean for sisters to have to be apart, it must have been a mix-up in the Sovreignty area, right? Then, Dok and I got in soon-to-be Nathan's little pick-up for the LONG drive home.

Random thoughts from 30hrs in a pickup w/ Dok.

I need coffee. She needs cocoa.
If we were to ever tell you we dont snack on roadtrips, that would be a heap-big lie.
Sis likes to buy donuts but not necessarily eat them.
She should have been born a bird. She needs feathers all around her.
I have a new appreciation for Daniel Powter, is that how you spell his name, Sis?
Mraz is still the man as far as this road-tripper is concerned. What would we do w/out him?
Derek Webb married well.
We hate semis b/ they first hated us.
There is nothing to see in Arkansas.
The Mississippi is glorious.
I love the great wide open of Texas just as much as the treed mountains in the east, Sis is not so convinced.
I think a good way to annoy Sis (and keep her awake) is to sing 80s songs really loud, not that I tried that or anything.
We are desperately missing our Virginia sisters.
You cant see to drive if you are crying about missing your Virginia sisters.
Cracker Barrel helps all things seem a little better.
Im sure Sis will have to add some to this.
She's the best. Id ride another 30hrs w/ her any day, BUT not in Nathan's truck.

I will be right here waiting for you

This is when Liam first met his Papa. It was a sweet moment. What a blessing to have him come visit while Liam was still small, and we hope he'll be back again soon.