I forgot...

I did a special post for Josiah on his 7th birthday and I wanted to do one for Gaber and Tara but with moving from one country to another and then moving from one house to another, I plain forgot and didn't have the time...I know, excuses excuses.
So I will do pictures threw the years for Gaber and then pictures threw Tara's first year.

Gabriel turned 5 this past November. I can't believe its been 5 years with our Gaber. He has changed so much. I was just looking at baby pictures of him the other day and didn't even think it looked like our boy. He is a sweet boy who is very outgoing and will be a leader someday! He loves to be in charge and he loves attention. He is funny and entertaining, the list could go on and on.
Here are some pics from over the past 5 years...




















Tara turned the big O-N-E in December. She has been so much fun this past year. Having a girl so different than boys, everyone told me it would be. Its funny how different they are even as babies. It is so neat to see how God makes boys and girls different and to see how He makes each one of your children unique. Tara is our sweet baby girl. She is funny, shy, smart and she loves shoes! She is Jeff's "mini me". She looks so much like her daddy and loves him so much. Its all about "da-deeeee". I hope it stays that way!
Here are some pics of the little miss from this past year...

Valentines Day: A Precious Gift

Yesterday on Valentines day we were at church when Tara fell down while trying to walk down a slope by herself. Jeff and I were not there and so she walked to her GAAAAAAAA (Gaber) to be comforted. She laid her head down on his shoulder and hugged him. The best part....Gaber patted her back and let her cry on his shoulder! Wow. Jeff yelled for me to come see and I'm so glad I got to watch as big brother comforted little sister. What a precious valentines gift for a mommy! I hope he'll always be so sweet to her when she's hurt and in need of a hug and a shoulder to cry on. :)

The Circus and Other Random Things

Last Friday night we took the boys to the Ringling Brothers & Barnum and Bailey Circus in Macon. This was my first time going to a circus as well, Jeff had been when he was little but said he didn't remember much about it. We had such a fun time, everything was so awesome! They had everything that I thought a circus would have except it wasn't in a tent...which is actually fine with me since its so cold outside. There were clowns, acrobats, magic, a horse and 3 little ponies, 3 large elephants, 7 lions, funny shows, tight rope walkers and drivers (a man drove a motorcycle on the tight rope!), japanese guys jumping threw blades of fire, and much more! The boys were awed by the performance and Josiah laughed so hard at the clowns. :) I'm so glad we were able to go...here are some pictures...





I have more pictures on my picasa site if you would like to see more.

Other than that, we had a great weekend. Jeff worked at the church most of the day on Saturday for the men's work day. Then we had a teen activity that night. We both really enjoy working with the teens at our church.
It seems everyone is healthy now in our house. Last week we had another bout with a stomach bug. Josiah woke up sick early Tuesday morning and then Gaber got it later that day. Luckily Jeff, Tara and I dodged that bullet.
Tara is now saying or yelling Gaber's name. She says it like, "Gaaaaa! Gaaaaaaaaaaaaa!" Its very cute! She will stand at the baby gate yelling for him when he is in his room. I think Josiah is a little jealous of him since she is not able to say Josiah yet. I explained to him that his name is a lot harder to say and that she'll probably be saying that one next. :)
This week I've been trying out some new recipes. Monday I made a nacho pie which was a hit and last night i made salisbury steak, which was ok. Everything was done from scratch, which I don't do a lot. I also made a peanut butter cake with pb frosting, all from scratch. That was a big hit with Jeff. Tonight I'm just making chocolate chip pancakes, tomorrow we are eating out and then Friday I'm making some ribs with potatos and corn on the cob! mmm! I'll let ya know how they turn out.