My Favorite Jack-o-Lantern...

It's so fun to see this...



Turn into this...



What a joy to watch him growing up!  {love him}



{Random}

Jeremiah and I were having a little chat one day. I mentioned that I was really proud of how well he and Joshua were playing together lately and how it must be nice that Joshua is growing up a little and can play more with him.  Jeremiah said "Yeah, we are becoming pals."  {melt my heart}

Playing a version that "Fruit Basket" Game (sometimes called "Have You Ever") the other day.  They all sit in a circle except one who stands in the center.  His goal is to sit down.  He says "If you're wearing the color blue" and then everyone wearing blue has to find a new seat and the one left standing gets to say the next one.  In this group of  a bunch of 7 and 8 year old boys we had interesting things but the prize for most creative went to the boy who said "If you've ever licked your armpit".  A couple boys stood up.  Sadly, one was my son.  ?!?!??!

Jeremiah was caught hiding under his blanket playing his 3DS after he'd already used up his coupons for the day.  I asked what he was doing and he lied and said he was trying to sleep.  Oblivious that the light of the 3DS lit his face up nicely under the blanket.  We had a chat with him about disobeying, deceitfully trying to hide his actions and lying.  Afterward the chat, he apologized and then he prayed to ask God to forgive him.  His little broken heart cried to God and asked Him to help him make good choices and keep Satan from tempting him.  After praying, he snuggled up in his daddy's lap.  He was quiet for a few minutes then slowly crawled down to go to his room, muttering how he wished he had some Satan earplugs to stop the temptations.  Don't we all wish we had a pair?  :)