Happy Mother's Day

Today my husband and children blessed me with...a "hand" -made card (colored by Benjamin with Benjamin's & Talia's handprints traced inside), an awesome Starbucks mug, lunch at Penn Station (yummy, yummy east- coast- style subs), lots of smiles (courtesy of Talia), hugs & kisses, and hand-picked flowers delievered one at a time by Benjamin. My family is such a blessing!

New Words

Benjamin's vocabulary has exploded recently. Most of what he says is still largely unintelligible to the average passerby, but it's fun to see him trying. :) Some of my favorite new words are:

-the "b" group: ball, bottle, bath, baby, book
-"Jesus" and "Bible" (prompted by his love for the song "Jesus Loves Me")
-"ba-bo" (I don't know what this one means, but he says it ALL the time)
-all the "sound words" in "Mr. Brown Can Moo, Can You?": pop, eek, hoo-hoo, boom!

Done!

Seth just announced that he is finished with the last revisions on the last paper he has to turn in for his last class...ever! (This being his LAST degree.)

This leaves him with comprehensive exams next semester and then his dissertation (planned to take a year). It's hard to believe there might actually be an end to school for us. :) We are definitely both ready.

Talia's Dedication

Talia was dedicated to the Lord (as we publically committed to raise her according to the standards in God's Word) Sunday, May 6th.

Sweet Smiley Girl

Linus

"Uh-Oh"

This is a great Benjamin story:

The other day Benjamin brought me his book containing pictures of various family members. In preparation for our upcoming trip to California, I decided to try to begin to teach him to say names. We started with the grandparents.

"Can you say 'Mima'?"
"Meh-MA!"

"Can you say 'Grandpa'?"
"Pa-PA!"

"Can you say 'Papo'?"
"P-PO!"

"Can you say 'Mamacita'?"
Blank look.... "Uh-oh."