Sweet Nia

Nia & Romeo had a father/daughter day in Lubbock a few weeks ago. They went to a eye appointment for Nia, went to a movie, went to the mall, went out to eat at Texas Roadhouse and then came home. I was a little worried about the eye appointment because Nia was picking out a new pair of frames. She did a great job. A little goofy in the picture but these are her new glasses.


Nia is a wonderful helper to me and an excellent big sister. She does kind things all the time without being asked. Over the Christmas break she would get up in the mornings, come get Kodah and entertain him/read him a book/play with him while I slept a little longer. For my birthday, she brought me breakfast in bed. She and Ian fit so well together because she is always willing to play a "boy" game such as wrestling, cops, building blocks, you know - boy stuff. Ian is ALL boy and doesn't enjoy playing house or babies so Nia just plays what he wants to play. She is a sweetheart.

Bible Time with Kodah

My heart broke with overflowing joy this evening when I walked in the living room to find Ian "reading" his Bible to Kodah. I just can't explain what that does to a mother!!!

How Sweet!

My two older children walking to church!

So they do love each other - I was beginning to wonder!

Asleep with the preacher's daughter at church!
Kodah 4 months, Abigail 8 months

Sibling Love

Kids will be kids right? Some days they fight all day long and some days they just love each other wholeheartedly. Today was one of the later days. Okay, maybe I should have said SO FAR it has been one of the later days. What was I thinking?

Nia got to make a edible snowmen at school today and asked her teacher if they had enough for her to take one home for her brother. So when we got home she sat down with him and taught him how to put it together. It was so sweet. Or for another instance... Nia was invited to a birthday party but Ian wasn't so Nia pleaded with me to let Ian come with us. When she knew I wasn't going to change my mind she decided that she would just bring him a piece of cake. Or for this instance.. many days she loads herself into our car from school and says, "Ian, I have a surprise for you!" It's mostly the snack they had that day if they allowed her to take an extra. She is all the time carrying him around on her back, sliding around on the slippery floor with him and playing with all his boy toys just so they can play together.

Some days I think I'm going to lose my mind but days like today make it all worth it.