FFF Black and white (and some color shots)

Don't mind the dark circles and bags under my eyes .... remember I am the mom to 2 two year olds :) My older kids can be challenging but not like the twinsies . ( so far :)

A pic Angelika snapped of me

My oldest princess

Some of my favorite pics taken recently :)

I love love this one of my little hunny bunny .... look how sweet he is !!

I love this one of my sweet princessa !!!

I'm not complaining :)

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Now Arianna is to the point that is she sees a mess that she or Brayden made she will automatically go get the vacuum .... nice !! In this one you will hear her tell Brayden "naughty" even though I am positive she contributed :)

WORDLESS WEDNESDAY

I can not thank you all enough for your advice and kind words. I means the world to me to have such support :) Thanks y'all :)

PS I got a new zoom lens for my camera (canon digital rebel) so I had fun testing it out today ..... as you can see :)

EDITED TO ADD : Guess what ... Mark invited a bunch of people with kids over tonight for my birthday coffee and there was not one "incident" with Arianna !! WOOHOO !! Maybe we are making some progress !!!

HELP NEED SUPPORT

Hello all ! Help , I need support and advice !! I am in a hard place with Arianna. Let me start by saying she really is the sweetest thing but she can be very mean to other kids. I am the mother that is always embarrassed because my kid is the one biting, hiting and scratching. We are very consistent with our discipline and it is getting better slowly. But in the mean time how do you deal with criticism from family and others who look on and assume that you just sit back and do nothing when you are working your tail off all day everyday trying to be consistent . AHHH this is so hard. I know it is just a 2 year old stage but it is hard !! I honestly just feel like crying :(

PS Brayden is sooo super sweet so that makes her look worse .

Airplane crashes and mudslides

I know most of you have heard about this tragedy but I wanted to share a email that my missionary friend that lives in Zacapa wrote . Warning: If you click on the link to look at the pictures they are VERY graphic.






Hello everyone. I am writing to ask for your prayers for families of victims of a small aircraft crash in Zacapa yesterday. There were 14 passengers on board, with 10 being Americans missionaries. 10 of the 14 died from the crash, with only 4 surviving. One of the survivors is a 19 year old girl who survived with her mother, but lost her father and brother in the crash. Below is a link you can click on to see some pictures of the crash site. Click on the picture in the first article and it will bring you to more pictures. I was there not long after it happened. It was a very sad sight, with almost nothing of the plane left. The whole area stunk for burnt flesh. Please take a moment to pray for the families.

http://www.elzacapaneco.com/contenido/?cat=2 Also, if you scroll down further on the article page, almost to the bottom, you can click to see pictures from the landslides that happened about an hour and a half from Zacapa up in the mountains. Many were killed in those landslides as well. There have been many refugee camps in many of the surrounding cities, including Zacapa. Most of the families have returned home now, but with the danger that more of the city will fall down during the coming rains. Please pray for their safety and for the families that lost loved ones. Also pray that we can be used by Him in these situations, to share His love. This life is short, and we do not know when is our last day or moment. This family that was in the plane crash didn´t know that yesterday was the last day of their life.. they were just traveling to help others. So let´s tell everyone we know about our Savior, so that if our or their life ends tomorrow, they have a home waiting for them with our Creator above! Thank you.. In Christ, Ryan

Last night after looking at this article I started browsing around the Guate newspaper. I think alot of times I forget what ugly things happen to the people there. I just look at my beautiful babies and remember the beautiful country but I forget how tragic the lives of the people that live there really is. Like the mudslides, the rise in violence (especially in women), and of course the food crisis. Lord please just protect these people and give them all they need.

Fun in the rain

The awesome big sister that makes everything so fun !!

Oh my hair .... its getting ruined

100 % boy

Arianna wanted to have fun but she was just to wet and cold

Brayden on the other hand would have stayed out all day

We have been so behind on rain all summer but I guess we are catching up now :)

Wheres Brayden ??

I came out in the garage and this is what I found ................









Looks like Arianna finally convinced him to be one of her babies !!!

Imagination

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Arianna loves collecting acorns and pretending they are baby birds. Gotta love the imagination :)
PS In the beginning of this movie you will notice a VERY tired someone who thinks she doesn't need to nap anymore :)

In his blood

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This is the first time Brayden has ever kicked a soccer ball and we were amazed. It is in his blood !!

FFF Friends with stuffing

Arianna insisted her bear wore her halloween costume :)

Wendys ,Silkies, and furry friends ..... I don't think it gets any better :)

WORDLESS WEDNESDAY

Cousins .... both adopted. No words needed :)

Powerful

FATHER OF THE FATHERLESS


I don't know how, to say what i'm feeling.
I don't have words, to write you a song.
But i have this hope and i have this prayer,
and i am believing.
Your words are true,
you never leave us alone.
father of the fatherless, come down and rescue us
we need you, we need you again
friend of the friendless, come down and visit us,
we need you, we need you again
how many sons, have cried for their fathers.
and how many fathers, have cried like a son
now every tear saved through the years in memory's bottle
becomes the fine wine, You serve to the children of god

Now this is more like it .....

Yes she is begging for this kitty ...... no more pets !!

My helper

I love love love seeing my girls together !!

Arianna is so happy now that Angelika is back. It just wasn't the same without her :)

This and That

Mom , do I have to smile ??

Brayden skateboarding on his skateboard made out of sidewalk chalk. Gotta love the imagination :)

This is one of my all time favorite pictures of Anna because it shows her alive personality !!

Mr. Bray has been trying to go potty everyday !! Hooray !! He doesn't usually produce anything but at least he tries. Funny how it has to be his decision and he prefers public restrooms (nice .. ugh) He is my mild child except when he gets mad !! He is way more stubborn than his sister lately. I thought I missed the "twos" with him but this week he has shown me that they are here .... a little late but in full swing. But he is still my sweetness with his big brown eyes.

Miss Anna Banna is just growing up in me. She is starting to get a little

less feisty which gives me hope :) Lately I have really noticed she really really loves to clean. Its amazing ... I hope it continues. She is definitely my shadow. I can't go anywhere without her. Mark always says its like she knows she was abandoned and needs extra love. She will surely be a leader and If you are her friend you better believe no one will be messing with you !! We love her though ... spunkiness and all :)

This is for sure the hardest stage with the twins. By the end of the day I am soooo tired .....I can't even talk. But in those moments I am still thankful that God chose me to be the mother of them. What a blessing !!

PS My older kids are home from the beach now !! I am happy ... I missed them !! And I realized how much they really do help me with the twins :) I will try to get some pictures from my mom of there trip to post.