What does a 3 year old well-child check-up look like???

3 year old well child check-up:

That's a whole lot of baby:

Puddle Jumpers

When you live in the desert and it doesn't rain that often, you don't get the chance to jump in puddles. I grew up jumping in the puddles outside with my best friend, Sarah. We would get soaked but it was so fun! Great memories!

Today, I took my kids to the park and they found a puddle. A very tiny one. It didn't matter to them - they jumped, laughed, sat down, rolled around, and got soaked from head to toe. Yes, I could have stopped it but kids can be kids. I only put my foot down when Solomon and Isla decided to take their clothes and undies off too. Yep. Two of the three trying to become naked baby puddle jumpers. Don't worry, I didn't allow that to happen. :)

Stress....Argh!

I've always been a worry wart but I never knew how stressed I could REALLY get...now I do. I went through a tremendous amount of stress late June, early July and ended up having some heart issues. Yep. You read that right. HEART ISSUES. Irregular heart beat...I'm talking serious heart palpitations. Ugh. Anyway, as we speak (um, well...as you read) I am doing fine and awaiting test results (which I'm assuming are normal since I haven't heard anything yet). The long, boring story of what started this trouble will come later once I know my new security levels are working as they should for this blog. ;) Meantime, my palpitations have stopped in the last week and a half. PTL! Anyway, for those reading this that are also worry warts - no, it has nothing to do with my marriage (we're still lovebirds), the kids are doing fabulous, and NO...I'm not pregnant, Ben's job is great, etc. Hmmm, I think that should do it. Anyway, here's a pic of my latest fashion statement - a holter monitor...sassy, I know! ;)

Security Issue

To My Precious Blog Followers,

I had to add security to my blog. I've had a little bit of an issue come up (won't go into details here) so I needed to lock down my blog to certain people so it's not open to the public anymore. Not everyone in the world needs the details of our everyday life. If I am missing a friend, family member etc. that wants access, please email me. With the limited time I had to lock it down, I'm positive I accidentally left someone out. :/

Stay tuned for my "catch up" on the month of July. (Eek - I'm so far behind!!) You'll soon find out why...Don't you just love a cliff hanger? Feeling the suspense???...

Thanks for understanding!
Alicia

Remembering God's Promises

Beautiful moments like these you don't want to miss. The kids just stood there in awe as they watched the rainbow in the sky. As quickly as it appeared, it disappeared. What a great reminder of God's great promises.

Preschool Days at Home

I've started doing preschool at home with the kids. They are really enjoying it and I am too. Here are some pictures of our recent preschool days together.

This is the Day

This is the day that the Lord has made. I will rejoice and be glad in it.

Isla describing the beautiful sky God made for us today: