Hangin' at Home

Hey everyone! It's been a few days of craziness around here- I'm thinking it's going to be like this for say, another 20 years or so!!!! :) Chris is still sick- he can't seem to kick the sinus thing that we've all been battling. Looks like all us girls have cleared up though, so now Daddy just has to heal! Pray for him to get better soon!
These pictures that Chris posted are just some of the fun times we've been having. Taylor is two and full of herself! Bossy, demanding, and loves to read (like the glasses?) Emily is your typical 15-month old baby/toddler... into EVERYTHING (just ask anyone who has visited), loves to test the boundaries on everything, and is just really into discovering her world! She also loves to eat, and we've had her on the "BRAT" diet for a couple weeks now, to keep her, uh, well, "regular." (BRATS stands for bread, rice, applesauce, toast) and it's been helping her alot. In the mornings, Emily is usually the second one up after Claire, so we have a nice quiet breakfast together before the chatterbox (Taylor) joins us. It's nice. Emily babbles alot and can talk, but rarely has a chance to do so. I am told that I was exactly the same way with a talkative older sister, so I'm not worried at all b/c I sure can talk now! :) Claire loves her bathtime and Taylor enjoys helping out whenever she can. She's such a good big sister to both girls.
Chris blessed me today by letting me go shopping alone! I went to Kohl's and bought some new capris! Hopefully the weather will ease up and cool off a bit so I can wear them! It was so nice to go shopping for myself and not be distracted! Two hours of that filled my tank for the month! Thank you, honey! Poor guy, he's really not feeling well.
We were super motivated and inspired at church this morning when our pastor, Freddy T. encouraged everyone to pursue spiritual disciplines! We are the first to confess that we spend more minutes of our day checking email, blogging, surfing the web or just taking care of the girls and we don't make time with our Lord. Freddy T. reminded us that spiritual disciplines take perseverance and practice and we should be prepared to fail at times! It was an honest and heartfelt message that motivated both of us. We actually both asked some friends of ours to be our accountability partners before we left church! Nothing like a good kick in the pants from someone asking you, "How is your time in The Word?" or, "Have you been praying regularly?" to motivate and inspire! Hopefully it will truly hold us accountable as we seek to draw closer to God! I'll let you know! :)
Okay, Claire is fussin' and I gotta get something going for dinner tonite! It's already 5:30!!!!
Love all around,
Carrie