The Butterfly Song

When I was a little girl, my dad and I used to sing this song together. I loved seeing him teach it to Bellie!

If I was a butterfly, I'd thank You, Lord for my pretty wings.....

...and if I was a fish in the sea, I'd wiggle my tail and giggle with glee..

And if I was a squiggly, wiggly worm, I'd thank You, Lord, that I could squirm..

..but I just thank You, Father, for making me, me. 

Because You gave me a heart...

And You gave me a smile...

You gave me Jesus

And you made me Your child

So I just thank You, Father, for making me, me. 

The end.

Weekend fun

Ilya is borrowing her cousin's outfit. I gotta say she looks adorable in camo and pink!

We went to an auction with our family on Saturday. It was nice to be out and about. 

We wore the kids out with all that walking around, I guess. 

After nap time, we headed to Bob's parents and Bellie got to ride the horse. 

Bobby loved watching the horse walk behind us. 

Bellie read a story to Ilya. 

And found herself a pillow and bag of chips to eat. 

Ilya loves to be swaddled tightly. 

Today is my first real day on the job as a mom of 3. The babies have been great and have played nicely today!

Bellie feeding her doll. 

I love how tiny Ilya is. Precious!

What's going on

My girls are early risers. Nearly every morning, it's the 3 of us hanging out while the boys sleep in. 

Cute, snugly baby. 

A childhood friend of mine came over to visit with two of her boys. It was really neat to see our children play together. It reminded us of seeing our younger siblings play together twenty years ago or so. 

My dad was a big hit because he had a bag of candy. 

The grandparents came to visit as well. 

I'm amazed at the way our friends and family have taken care of us! How blessed are we?!

Friday night we played at the park with Grandma Susie and ate ice cream.