So happy together!

My boys are now "playing" together. It's such a joy to watch the two of them interact. Above, Clark is lining the cups up in a perfect line while Joel sucks on a dinosaur.

Clark has been a very good big brother. He loves on Joel all the time and shares his toys for a few seconds ;-). Clark's favorite book right now is Little Brother, Big Brother. It's a book all about brothers.

This is Clark's version of a hug. We are still learning GENTLE.

Sweet Joel...

At the boys' check up, we learned that Joel weighs 16 pounds, 3 ounces (75%), and he's 26 1/2 inches long (50%). Clark is 28 pounds (45%) and 37 inches (90%). I couldn't ask for more perfect boys.

Note about the house, the tree is off and repairs are about to start. The insurace is going to paint the back side for us since the tree scraped it. That's such a blessing because we won't have to do it!!!

Home Improvement and Home Destruction

As promised I wanted to share our freshly painted house pictures. Michael and I worked very hard for a month to prep and paint our house. I spifted up the front with a few touches of paint. That was last weekend. A lot has happened since.

Michael was out of town for work this Friday when a strong storm system was headed our way. So I got ready as I always do. I put the dogs and cat in the basement and lots of supplies. I was really nervous so I really prepared. I waited until a tornado warning was issued, and I woke the boys up from their nap to take them to the basement. Well little did I know I was putting us in danger while trying to keep us safe.

As I was putting them into the basement, I heard a loud crack and then felt the wall shake. Instincts kicked in and I threw Clark into the basement and shut the door.

Joel and Clark were both crying, and I was shaking. When everything settled, we discovered a tree had fallen on our house.

That little door is where I was standing trying to shut the door.
It's a really big tree. It's going to take a crane to lift it over our house!!!!!

As we walked out this stuff fell over our heads, but thank the Lord the trellis caught it.

Our view from the basement.

It was scary, but we were really blessed by all the neighborhood support received. People everywhere came out and helped me until Michael got home. We joke--at least we didn't around to painting the back yet. That is scheduled next month.

I declare today pajama day!

After a very exhausting weekend of painting the exterior of our home (thanks to some awesome friends for helping!!!), I have decided we all could use a little vacation. So today is official pajama day at our home. Mommy and the boys are enjoying a day at home in our comfy pjs. I refuse to go anywhere or do anything except change Joel's diapers of course. ;-) Potty training for Clark is going well!!!

Oh...to add to our special day it snowed for a few hours this morning!!! No accumulation, but it was beautiful.

We'll have to post pictures of our house later!!!