the sweetest things.

God is so good.

thinking back to ben and i's rough waters - He had to know what He was doing, blessing us with a baby at a time when we thought everything was falling apart.  let me back up and say that as far back as i can remember, i've always believed in God.  but, when my parent's marriage crumbled apart, we stopped attending church, and my own beliefs didn't necessarily stop, but i know were altered to a degree i can't exactly explain.  i haven't felt a desire to join a church again, but in these past 4 years, i've seen how God has blessed me and my family.  gazing into my children's eyes for the first times, there's no way you can deny His presence.

enter dylan.  dilly.  didi.  dill pill.  dylans.  determeyer.  junie.  pig.

her new thing.  after each bite.  silly girl.

 

she has been the brightest of lights in some rather dark days.  for all the moments where jack has been naughty and challenging, dylan will smile sweetly at me, as if to say, i wuv you, mama.  i'm sure i've said it before - i know i've said it before - but dylan is just an incredible little being.  a touch clingy with her mama but happy, smiley, giggly, squealy nonetheless.

she beams when she sees her dada.  she giggles incessantly as jack grabs her around her belly, wrestling her onto a buddy.  she can cover some serious ground, crawling over every inch of our home.  including the stairs.  her aroma could be packaged and sold for profit, i'm sure.  she enjoys bananas, yogurt and shredded cheese.  even popcorn (if you have the time to bite off the kernel pieces, feeding her only the puffy-parts).  and, she has 7 chompers.  

sooo yummy.

how much does she love her brother???

love.

and really, can you believe this face can be such a turkey?!  we had a horrendous wednesday, but the rest of the week went marvelous.  one out of seven ain't bad.  i'm gonna chalk it up to the conclusion that wednesdays can suck, just like a monday, right?  but thursday was a new day, bringing more laughs and funny jack-isms.  like:  OH, NY GOODNUSS! and WHUPSIE! and singing his version of itsy, bitsy spider and ring-around-a-rosy.  i take great comfort in jack repeating my often-said phrases, rather than some expletives that occasionally fly.  hearing his version of my oh my goodness is enough to make me grin into the evening hours.

this really cracks me up.  can't take two seconds to smile at the camera.  love the silly pointing to his tower.

all three of these cuties melt me.

has so much love to give.  sure loves his mimi.

oh, jackie miebs.  we're gonna have quite the stories to share some day...