Bike ride

Last month we borrowed a bike trailer from the Klocks (thank you, Erica!) and we have had so much fun biking as a family. Emily and Ashley get sooo excited when we tell them that we're going on a bike ride. We've been riding over to my parents' house and around the neighborhood. Last Saturday we packed up the bikes in the car and drove out to Fish Lake. We biked 7 miles on a trail that runs past the lake and then alongside a stream. It was the perfect way to spend the day.

Fall is here!

There's just something wonderful about toddlers in new, snuggly footie pajamas! : )

Let the children come to me...

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Mark 10:13-16 ~ "And they were bringing children to him that he might touch them, and the disciples rebuked them. But when Jesus saw it, he was indignant and said to them, 'let the children come to me; do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God'...And he took them in his arms and blessed them, laying his hands on them."

The joys of twins

This morning I put Emily and Ashley in the bath and hurried to get myself ready for the day. No sooner had I left the bathroom did I hear Cade cry out, "Mom, Emily pooped in the bath!!" Not so happily, I returned to the bathroom, took both of the girls out of the bath dripping wet, fished the poop out of the water, drained the water, disinfected and cleaned the bathtub, disinfected the toys and filled up the tub again. I put both girls back in the tub and launched into a long lecture (which they probably didn't understand a word of) about how we go poop in the toilet...blah, blah, blah.
I then return to my bedroom to try and get ready for the day.

About 5 minutes later, Kailyn calls out, "Mom, you'll never believe it....but Ashley just pooped in the tub!" Not so happily, I returned to the bathroom, took both of the girls out of the bath dripping wet, fished the poop out of the water, drained the water, disinfected and cleaned the bathtub, disinfected the toys and filled up the tub again.

"Can we just be done, mom?!" Kailyn says as the puddles on the bathroom floor grow. "No, they're still not clean." I respond. Just then Ashley decided she had had enough of this waiting around, she starts to walk out of the bathroom and slips and falls in one of the puddles. Not so lovingly, I put both girls back in the tub and launched into a long lecture (which they probably didn't understand a word of) about how we go poop in the toilet...blah, blah, blah.
I then return to my bedroom to confess my sin of anger.... : )

Orphan Sunday: November 8th

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