Sunday pictures

For family who live far away, here are pictures from Sunday.

Reagan, Rebekah, Madison, Emma, Alex

Brad, Reagan, Julie

Emma's Baptism

This morning Emma was baptized at our church, Sugar Creek Baptist. Last May she prayed to accept Jesus as her Saviour and had been hesitant about the baptism part. In January she and I attended a Kid's Discovery class and the Children's Minister talked about salvation, baptism and communion. The kids were taken to the church baptistry and had the opportunity to see where it all takes place. When we left that afternoon she said she was ready to be baptized.
After the church service we went to Pappadeaux for lunch with my family. Thank you Grandma, Grammy and Coburn family for coming to her baptism and lunch!

We are so thrilled with her decision to give her life to Jesus and follow in His example of baptism by immersion.

Facebook

Facebook is mine and Jeff's latest addiction. No... addiction isn't a strong enough word. Obsession is more like it. We are both having fun looking up old friends and family. Have you joined?

Home movies

Rebekah 9 months old

Jeff has been transferring our home movies from cassette tapes to disks. In doing this, he first records it onto our computer and then burns it to a disk. While the movie is recording on the computer I will watch it. I have been moved to tears and laughter looking back at the birth of my children, seeing them as babies and then as active talkative toddlers.
I am reminded of one of my favorite quotes, "The days are long and the years are short." This strikes at my heart because I can remember thinking how hard it was when it was just Rebekah and Jeff drove an hour to get home. I was so impatient and "worn out" by the end of the day. Then Emma came along and I realized how easy I had it with just the one child. Then Alex came along and heaven knows I REALLY understood how easy I had it with just the two children.
My babies are growing so quickly. My youngest started Kindergarten this school year; and in seven months my oldest will start middle school. Yes, sometimes the days do seem long but take my word that the years are short.

It happened again

Just over a year ago I blogged here about Rebekah using conditioner as her shampoo. Honest mistake on her part. Well, now I'm the one who committed the foul.
Emma still prefers using a baby wash for her body soap because it is gentler to the face and body. (She tends to get itchy at the back of her knees and elbows and the back of her neck.) The last time I bought soap I mistakenly purchased Baby Magic Lotion and not the Body Wash. Apparently, she and Rebekah never noticed that it did not lather or else never remembered to tell me. This past week I helped Emma get clean and saw that the near empty bottle said Lotion and not Body Wash. Oops!