My Faith and Joy… and Boys!

We got the kids “gourmet” lollipops after they received their flu shots last weekend.  It wasn’t my smartest move to let Jimmy start his in the car:

When Jimmy wanted to eat the rest of his lollipop after he woke up from his nap (this was a never-ending lollipop), I smartened up, stripped him down, and stuck him in his highchair.  He was still coated in red sticky goo, but at least it didn’t generate more laundry! 

We were blessed to have a wonderful preacher and his wife stay with us for a few days last week.  They were an amazing couple who blessed us immensely with their presence.  It’s always fun to have company who doesn’t mind crazy kids running around!  I hope it won’t be long before we can see Phil and Rachel again.  They will be missed! 

The girls are back home!!  I’m very happy to have everyone under the same roof.

What do you do when you have one crying infant who refuses to nap, one squirmy toddler who refuses to sit still, and one tired mama who doesn’t want to make dinner?

Why, you go to the mall, of course!

I dragged the boys out to the mall this evening to take advantage of the food court and a change of scenery.  I know shopping isn’t exactly Jimmy’s cup of tea, so I made sure I detoured past the lawncare display for his sake.

I also detoured past Starbucks for my sake (Danny came along for the ride)!