Once again, it has been too long since my last post. Liesel had her last day of school today . It was an awards ceremony and now she is free for the summer!!! (post to follow on that later) So I have been just trying to get her through that. The last few weeks have been exciting.

Liesel went to a Father/Daughter dance we had at our church. Liesel wanted to go pick out a new dress so we went to get her one and the one requirement she had was that it had to "twirl!!!" Every dress she tried on in that dressing room, she tested the "Twirl Factor!!!" One awesome memory that I enjoyed that night was how excited Liesel was to dress up for her Daddy. She wanted to surprise him and not let him see her until it was time to go. I absolutely love my Daddy and know how important a father/daughter relationship is to a little girl. In the book Captivating by John and Stasi Elderedge, it explains how little girls want to know they are lovely. They want their father's attention and love. Watching Liesel prepare, in a sense, to see her prince for the dance touched my heart that night. She waited downstairs for him to come down and told me to tell her when he was there as she was hiding in the guest room. She walked out as soon as he came down stairs and there was a twinkle in her eye. "Daddy, am I lovely????" She did not really say that, but I could see it in her eyes. I was very blessed to have a Daddy who made me feel lovely and now I get to sit on the other end and watch my husband show that special kind of love to his daughter. He told her she was beautiful. She twirled for him and I held back tears as I took many pictures.

Liesel, or should I call her "Miss Priss" enjoys posing for the camera as you can see!

 Jensen is about to turn 8 months old on June 4th. Wow, I cannot believe how fast he is growing up. Knowing that he is most likely my last (wink....) I have been trying to savor these baby moments that go by so fast in the first year because you are so overwhelmed. Even though I have made a concentrated effort to enjoy every moment, it still seems to be moving so fast. He is sitting up really well by himself and he is rolling everywhere. He does not like to be on his tummy, so there has been no attempt to crawl. I wonder if he will be like some babies and never crawl and use some other form of getting around before walking. When he is laying on his back, I look away and he has pushed himself with his feet halfway across the room. Guess I cannot leave him alone anymore!!! A month ago, I was changing out the clothes in his closet to the right season and size. I decided to put him somewhere where he could not get away from me. Looks like I may have to use this method more often. LOL!

Now for Caedmon.....Welcome Back to the "Funny Things Caedmon Berry Says" Show!!! One morning I was putting away clothes in Jensen's room and Caedmon came in to keep me company. As usual, he made up a game we could play right there. He kept asking me these questions and they did not make any sense. If I answered a question incorrectly, he told me that "That was UNcorrect!!!" Even after I told him it was supposed to be "incorrect", he did not change the way he said it. After the end of this game, he was quick to remind me that I got 4 wrong and only 1 right!!!! He also told me that I got "no bonus points" I did not even know I was trying to win bonus points! LOL!! Well, at least one of us was having fun :), At the awards ceremony at school, Craig had given Caedmon his phone to play angry birds on, which by the way he is obsessed with! Half way through the awards the battery on Craig's phone was almost out and Caedmon leaned over me to ask Craig this: "Daddy, did you bring the cord for your phone? It needs to be charged." I think Caedmon thinks that cord will "magically" re-charge the phone whether or not there is an outlet near by. LOL!
Liesel is now officially done with school so I am sure I will have posts more often to come of the fun we will be TRYING to have this summer!!! Please pray for me.....survival with all three kids at one time all summer!!! OH MY!!!