Few photos, many updates

I am sorry I have not been able to update the blog much in the past months (two jobs versus one makes all the difference). It has been a cold, long winter here in the Bluegrass. I am soooo ready for Spring (I think I was saying that in the blog last November; remind me again why I live in Kentucky?). Our life has seen a lot of changes in the past months in terms of Sarah as well as our family. Sarah has turned three, naps are here there and everywhere. We as a family have been visiting different churches, meeting new and old friends, attending a Dave Ramsey Financial Peace University class, and working like crazy in both of our jobs. Whew! With all of this change, I love the days that I just get to stay home with my little girl. Sarah has made many new friends in the past months at church, and the teachers all say the same thing when we pick her up, "She is a hoot!" Tell me something I don't know. I have listened outside the door to hear the whiny shy Sarah (when Mom is around) turn into the life of the party! I guess I would prefer this to her whining when I leave, but it sure is draining... I am so glad she is having fun learning about God with friends.

Her latest "she did what?" moment came at a friends house last Sunday night. In front of about 20 people, Sarah made friends with a little boy, played and sang with him, and then gave him a gigantic smooch that he will likely never forget! His eyes were as big as saucers. I apologized and when I talked to her about it later, I said "Sarah, it is okay to kiss Mommy and Daddy, but boys don't want you walking up and kissing them out of the blue." Her response was, "It's okay Mommy, boys like to kiss." Ugh!!!!!! I am in for a long 15-20 years with this one. I tried to say that boys have germs and could be sick and she could get sick from kissing them, but it was to no avail (any advice out there?). I was a very shy girl when it came to boys (I said boys were "gross"), but Chris had many "girlfriends" even in Kindergarten. I guess she gets it from his side of the family. Maybe I will let him try and deal with it in the future...

Here is a video of Sarah reading her favorite book "The Polar Express". She has had a love affair with this book since last December when Ashley and Jason gave it to her for her birthday. She loves to "read" out loud, and I enjoy listening to her so much! She is especially expressive with this book. She remembers chunks of passages verbatim and other passages she summarizes or makes up a line she likes better. I hope you chuckle as much as I did watching her read. My favorite line is "it broke my heart to lose the bell of Santa's sleigh." Her accent is great! She may not grow up in the mountains, but you can't take away that mountain accent. I wonder where she gets it????


Sarah reading from Angela Coleman on Vimeo.

Have a great week. Pray with me for an early spring!