14 Days of Valentines

I wanted to do something more for Valentine's Day this year. I don't want my children to think it's all about romance, boyfriends, girlfriends, etc. There is more to it than that. With that in mind I combined two ideas that I found on a friends blog and another one I read.

Thanks to The Ink & Anchor and A Few of My Favorite Things I came up with this!

I asked my loving husband to cut out some red and pink hearts. I printed off the scriptures and such, glued them to the hearts. Then I "laminated" them the old school way with packaging tape, hole punched a hole at the top and hung it with some pink ribbon. 

Every Morning at Breakfast, before Daddy leaves for work, we find the date for the day. 

Then we look up the scripture and read it together. Underneath the scripture on the heart is a challenge/application of the scripture that we are to do that day. 

This one is John 15:12

"This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you."

The challenge/application is "Think about how Jesus would act. Say only kind words today."

This has been a great way to express love to each other and others we meet. It also has been a great way to incorporate Christ in to our lives daily. There is no better way than to start the day off with a good breakfast and reading the words of the Lord. 

I have noticed a change in our attitudes and expressions. I truly believe that when we do all things in Christ we are happier and doing more to be better and do better!

Snuggles

Charlotte had a rough night a while back and after eating, all  she wanted to do was cuddle. Isn't she just precious?!

* remember this *

"Sisters function as safety nets in a chaotic world simply by being there for each other."

-- Carol Saline

Like Mother, Like Daughter

I guess Charlotte has been watching me too much when I prepare to teach my Body Attack and Body Flow classes. She can hold a perfect plank position! She is just as good as me and can hold it fairly long. Check her out!

Here is a video, so you can see her in action. 

This is one of her new strengths and accomplishments, so is scooting backwards. She loves it and gets so excited and when she gets frustrated that she can't reach something, she goes right into plank position. She is going to have some awesome core strength! I see a future fitness instructor! Maybe? Maybe not? We will see. :) Happy 7 Months (yesterday) Miss Charlotte! We all love you very much!

* remember this *

"Sisters function as safety nets in a chaotic world simply by being there for each other."

-- Carol Saline

Silk Pajama Party

While I was going through the girls clothes and organizing them all in bins and such, I found a pair of silk pajamas for Zoie. I LOVE silk pajamas and my loving husband got me some for Christmas. So, knowing Zoie had a some and I had some, we definitely had to wear them together and party! We didn't do much except dance around and she slid down my legs a few times. Love our little moments together!

Airplane Charlotte