I want.....I need...

Kaitlyn has quite the vocabulary. She is such a cutie and I love to just sit and let her jabber. Lately, everything has been "Mommy, I need this...."From cookies to toys, a coke, or my lipstick....instead of the word want she uses the word need. When she says "I need candy"-I know that although she may want it, that is the last thing she needs before bedtime. 

Her mix-up of words has got me thinking.....

How much more does God look down at me and say

"Sommer, I know you say you need this, but it's not what you need."

My prayer is to be God-centered; desiring His will over my own. A verse from a song we sang at church this morning will be my prayer this week.

"Break my heart for what breaks yours, 

everything I have for the kingdom's cause"

My greatest joy will be in trusting that what God allows and cause's in my life is for His glory.

God Made Me! And God Made...Critters

This month we learned that

and God Made CRITTERS

^{Revelation 4:11"}Worthy are You, our Lord and our God, to receive glory and honor and power; for You created all things, and because of Your will they existed, and were created."

For breakfast we learned about Butterfly's. 

Didn't our breakfast turn out soo cute!!
Butterfly Toast

Poppyseed Butterfly Muffins

 We painted a pretty sun-catcher of a butterfly while wearing our 
butterfly wings. 

We made caterpillars out of Popsicle sticks and a lady bug on a paper plate.

We even got to use soap with ladybugs in it!!

We went on a bug hunt!

^{Isaiah 45:18"} For this is what the LORD says—  he who created the heavens, he is God; he who fashioned and made the earth, he founded it;  he did not create it to be empty, but formed it to be inhabited— he says: I am the LORD, and there is no other."
We made a thumb-print caterpillar and a caterpillar chain and played a caterpillar color matching game

Watched A Bugs Life.

Read and sang about The Eency Weency Spider and had an oreo spider for a snack

Thank you Lord for all making Me and making CRITTERS!

God Made ME!!

If you have been to my house for a play date, you know I love crafts :) 

I have been pondering for awhile how to make one-on-one playtime with Kaitlyn meaningful. I have seen several mommy's who have muffin tin monday or themed days.
It looks like they have so much fun with their little one.

Well, here is my attempt to live out Deuteronomy 11:19. To teach Kaitlyn about how BIG God is in our everyday lives. I'd love for you to join me as we learn that God Made Me and all about the others things God Made.....

Look out for our first God Made ME! post.....

.God Made Me! and God made Critters!!

Cori's 30th Suprise!!!

We (tried) to suprise my BFF Cori with a trip to Vegas for her 30th birthday. We had been planning for months when about 2 weeks ago she began with questions! Questions, questions...this girl wanted to know it all!!

You have heard me talk about my sweet friend Cori here and here.
This is a friendship that I truly see the hand of God in.

About 4 years ago we met Jeff and Cori at a local park one Sunday afternoon. Little did we know, this couple lived just one block down the street from us! Jeff and Chris immediatly hit it off since both of them are A&M graduates. At the time, Jeff and Cori were dating!

We have seen eachother through thier wedding, the birth of thier Son Brady, Kaitlyn's arrival, family trips, Aggie games, parties, church groups....you name it, we have shared it together.

Of course we were so sad to see our friends move to San Angelo last year, but our friendship has not missed a beat. If anything, I think our bond has grown stronger as each time we meet up is so much more meaningful.

  We had such a great time this past weekend in Vegas with our best friends! Flight to Vegas, dinner overlooking the strip, breakfast birthday cupcakes, La Reve, a morning at the spa; just the girls, appetizers with a beautiful view of the Bellagio fountains, singing at the top of our lungs at the piano bar at NY NY....whew! what a great weekend!

It's Madness,,,

MARCH MADNESS

Tonight Chris helped Kaitlyn pick her bracket for the upcoming 

NCAA games. 

It was so cute watching him cut out all the logos and let her choose her favorite team. 

My hubbie is such a cutie!

He held up each team logo and Kaitlyn carefully chose the winner.

 And boy was he excited when she chose the AGGIES!!

We all did a little jig!

Here's to week nights that are so special with our little blessing!

Dad is certain Kaitlyn is going to win big!

Who am I?

Today I am remembering who I am.

I am a chosen child, a daughter of the King, and an indispensable part of God’s heart! Remembering whose I am frees me to embrace the gifts He has given me and accept the parts of me that I question with my own fragile heart. Knowing whose I am draws my attention away from the critics of this world and fixes my gaze on the only one I have to please ... God

It’s so easy to want to be like other women I know and admire, but remembering that God fashioned me and the gifts and abilities I have are all from Him; that I am by His design….gives me such Freedom to just be me!!

Psalm 139:14-16 "I praise you because you made me in an amazing and wonderful way. What you have done is wonderful. I know this very well. You saw my bones being formed as I took shape in my mother's body. When I was put together there, you saw my body as it was formed.

Just 5 minutes...

Today I have been searching for just 5 minutes to cuddle with my sweet baby girl. I went out of town this weekend without her and missed her so much! I just couldn't get enough of her sweet kisses last night and was so looking forward to spending some one-on-one time with her today.

BUT....she is so active! I remember my sweet friend Leslie telling me to just treasure all the times Kaitlyn wanted me to hold her or rock her. Now she is a busy body and too busy playing for me to hold her :(

Love you sweet girl...don't get to big for us to cuddle!

Changes!!

Notice some super cute changes!!! My most talented friend Wynne is doing a re-design on my blog. You have to check out her super cute layout here. She offers tons of tutorials on how to do the layout and fonts for your blog. Not only that, but Wynne is a great photographer. She captured some great pics at E-Teen CBS that I talk about so much. And not only that, but she is such a precious friend to me. I tell her all the time how blessed I am that God brought us together 'cause there we have a one-of-a-kind friendship.

Thanks Wynne!!!! Love you!!!

I choose to honor...

I would much rather my hubbie recall the scripture:

“Her husband praises her: ‘There are many virtuous and capable women in the world, but you surpass them all!’ ”Proverbs 31:28b-29

Vs.

“It’s better to live alone in the desert than with a quarrelsome, complaining wife.” Proverbs 21:19

So today, I choose to honor. I choose to love and and encourage. To be a helpmate. ....and you?

Love & Logic

My friend Jodi blogged about a Love & Logic course she took after the arrival of her precious little one Parker. When I heard that a local church was offering a 6 week mini-session I joined a few friends to take the class. I must say, this style of parenting is very intriguing.
I am off to our class this morning on the topics of potty training, bedtime, manners, and eating habits. Very excited to see what I can learn.
As I was running around this morning checking e-mails, getting sippy cups, tying my shoes- I yelled "Kaitlyn, are you ready?"

Well, this is what I found. Miss Hollywood herself with her sunglasses upside down and a purse on her arm (of course!)

Here are a few pics of from the weekend. I ran fever starting Thursday afternoon and had a nasty cold, but little Miss never missed a beat!