The Body of Christ

I have been amazed at how blogging and the internet can reach people all over the country (and even beyond!) to spread news and connect people. I recently received the news via email about a little girl named Cora Paige - two weeks ago the little 11 month old girl from Kansas was diagnosed with cancer. Her God-serving parents had a family blog, and they posted the info about Cora's condition, continually expressing their faith in Jesus to sustain them in the unknown time. Immediately, the power of God used this amazing tool to reach people across the country to pray for little Cora. With each update the family made regarding Cora's status, people posted encouraging comments that there were prayers being prayed, even from people who had never met the family but had read about the situation on their blog.

Savannah and I looked at the online pictures of baby Cora together and prayed for her frequently each day. She would often pause from what she was doing and say "mommy, let's pray for baby Cora."

I feel deep sadness for the parents, Joel and Jessica, as yesterday baby Cora passed away but thankfully is now in the presence of Jesus. This family's deep loss has touched the lives of an incredible amount of people - as of today, there were 1200 comments listed on yesterday's post that shared of Cora's death. Is that not an amazing response of the Body of Christ? I am encouraged! May God be honored by this family and their faith through this devastating process. Check out their blog at http://themcclenahans.blogspot.com/.

We have since talked to Savannah about Cora being with Jesus and that she is no longer sick. Savannah asked if she could sing to baby Cora - Daddy told her she can sing anytime to her! Wow, did my tears flow... We will not understand why this family went through this difficult situation, but we must rest in the truth that God is in control and continue to pray that the entire family would feel the peace that only Jesus can give. Please remember them in prayer often.

My Little Helper

I'm so thankful for the love my children have for each other, even at such a young age! Savannah is such a good little assistant and loves helping me care for Camden! If only she could take over the night time feedings ha ha ha!

She enjoys pushing the stroller when we go for a walk. Yesterday was a beautiful day in February! Woo hoo! I have a major case of Spring Fever right now! :)


She also asks numerous times to feed Camden his solids. I told her from the beginning that he needed to get used to eating food before I would let her help, and I think he is at the point where she can help with a bite or two here and there.

However, I turned my head for a nanosecond (like all mom's do occasionally, right? :) ) and she had grabbed the food and started feeding him. I was kinda impressed with her talent! So I had to capture the moment. By the time I sat the camera down and turned back to look, she was gone and had let Camden have his bowl in his own hands, and well...then I had a mess to clean up. :) It's so precious, though, to hear a little sweet voice saying, 'come here little pea' and 'that was a good bite!'

A Milestone!

My baby has his first tooth! It's hard to see in the picture, but the first chomper has poked through and is quite sharp! I excitedly told Savannah that Camden got his 'first tooth' and she said "I have my 6th tooth!" Don't know where that came from, as she has a mouth full of teeth, but it was precious and memorable. Camden, you are getting closer and closer to indulging in a big fat cheeseburger with your momma! :) However, don't grow up too fast baby. I love you little man.

**Unfortunately what CAN be seen better than the new tooth is the nice scratch between his eyes - guess we let the fingernails get a little too long. :)

So this is what we've been up to the past month...

My mom surprised me with matching aprons for Savannah and me for my birthday and here we are making memories...oh and cookies too! :)



Hey, no sneaking a bite!

Happy Chef!

Savannah and I often paint our toenails together. I have a thing with her precious little feet. A friend of mine once said that little kids' toes look like they've been formed with play doh! Perfect description...I just had to capture it on camera. I also painted Savannah's fingernails for the first time that day, and soon after she said "mommy paint her fingernails?" I hadn't painted my fingernails in years, but I did and it was SO fun! I love having a little girl!!!


My sister in law ReNae had her second baby girl on December 18th, Libby Mae. Here is a picture of Gran and Papa with all their little grands!


Our Family Christmas


The kids were pretty excited about opening their stockings!


We gave Savannah a baking theme gift - she got a little mixer (blue just like mommy's!), a toy apron/chef's hat/oven mitt set, and a cute slice and bake cookie set. It was a hit! And her cookies are quite tasty I must say. :)


My sweet boy with his gifts. I'd say the smile is the best gift he gave us this year! :)


Family picture at my parents' house for Christmas



That's a lot of KIDS!!!! Tyler's mom's side of the family for Christmas. Everyone was able to make it this year - yea! - and the kids are about to outnumber the adults! :)


My baby is sitting up already! Such a big boy (aka drool master!)


Happy New Year!

Where's Savannah?

You guessed it! She's in the TENT! Savannah loves tents. Papa builds them for her at his house. Daddy builds them for her at our house. She even invites Camden to join along in the fun! :)


And sometimes even mommy ends up inside the tent. (Sorry, no picture of that one...I mean, really, who would take the picture?????)

Grandma Nancy bought her a lantern that she loves taking inside her tents, that way she won't be scared of the dark. :)

Shall We Dance?

Savannah loves to be-bop. She loves to jump. She loves innocently swaying her little hips to the beat of music. It's pretty cute! She recently had fun dressing up in a little leotard courtesy of Grandma Nancy and enjoyed working on her ballet moves around the house. Move over Angelina Ballerina...you've got competition...Savannah is in town! :)

Halloween fun!

Savannah is in to butterfly things these days. We found a butterfly costume for Halloween this year, and she loved it! Little brother was a cow, and how precious he was! Fun times!