buddy boy.

we are so thankful!...lane has been sleeping good, great! he's back to sleeping through the night. it's only taken him 11 months but he finally figured out he can play himself to sleep. it's so sweet to hear himself talk and giggle one minute and then the next to look in and see him sound asleep. but, i must admit, i miss the hours of cuddling everynight. the other night he feel asleep while nursing in the evening and i was overcome with emotion looking down at our sweetbaby.
this is him when i walk into his room in the morning:)
...notice the towels on the end of the crib? lane will seriously eat the crib if it isn't covered. any better ideas?

one day he started a new smile. it is SO funny! he tilts his head back and sticks out his bottom jaw and kinda shakes his head back and forth really fast. we laugh so hard at him everytime that now he does it to entertain us. here it is...kinda...haha.

this is why he is so addicting...



summer, oh where art thou summer?

lane's personality has really been coming out the past couple weeks. everyday he learning something new, doing something new. he is so into piling or organizing things. this barrel of monkeys...he pours them out, puts them back in the barrel, pulls them out, piles them one by one on the carpet, puts them back in the container, and continues till something better comes along. it is so funny to watch!

thought.

i read this quote the other day, not ever sure who originally said it, but i can't stop thinking about it...

comparison is the enemy of contentment and gratitude

what an amazing gift we have been given in GOD. HE is the ONLY truth we can count on. whenever i lean on my own mind/thoughts i get nowhere. in fact, i always feel worse.

"Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things." Phil 4:8

i redirect my thinking to what is true -true by God's standards, not what i think of myself/life in moments of doubt - what is noble...God's WAY and WILL.

mama kiss.

our little lovie dovie started giving kisses. this is his response to "give mama kiss"


"ok, enough mom."

more good times.

grandpa & grandma reimer and uncle ryan came to colorado! we will never get sick of having family come visit. the best part of family being in town is watching them play with lane and seeing just how much love everyone has for him.

"uncle ryan, this is our front door. see, you can see out it really good. and i like to leave fingerprints and lick it too"

shopping at lowe's...
ryan had lane full out belly laughing. it was so cute!


"hmmm, grandpa...this chainsaw is a good one!"

so big!

play time!
can't help but giggle when he's cracking up...

lane loves blocks. well he likes to knock blocks over...with his head.


lane THINKS the computer should be a toy.

seriously, how many more toys can this kiddo have? plus, he also fell back in love with the bouncer. up and down, bouncy bounce, over and over.

of course...the kids (ryan, vance, celine) had to watch smallville. wouldn't be "us" if we didnt.

sunday lunch...
strolling downtown with uncle ryan

grandpa f-u-n!


since when did our son start to like cucumbers? gross lane.

lane+whisk+grandma=happiness

request.

normally i just shurg the thought off but today i can't. we need to sell our house in nebraska. please pray that someone makes their home there soon.

hair dates and play dates.

jenni (who i know from highschool days)and her little cutie, maya, came over for a hair and play date. it was so nice to see a familiar face and lane enjoyed having such a darling girl to play with...or to take away her pacifier and steal every toy she was playing with. someone needs a lesson on being polite and sharing. we really enjoyed having then over. more please!

delivery.

thank you so much for the awesome package jason, lindsey, and shelby. it lifted our spirits on a much needed day!

you know its going to be a good gift when the box has pictures of shelby on it. hands down, the cutest box ever.


woohoo! new toys from costa rica. thanks cousin shelby!



jason and lindsey know us too well and how we enjoy a cup of hot coco nearly every night of the week. now we can drink in gourmet fashion!

the atkinson gazette was also a hit. thanks for forwarding the gift phil and kathy:)