birthday surprises

look what i can do mommy

toby is so good with the kids

sweet kisses from a sweet brother

my little valentines

fun in the tub

thanks for my book grandma & grandpa bowler

Cody surprised me a week before my birthday and said he wanted to celebrate early! He dropped me off at Maurices and told me I could spend up to $300! I didn't end up spending that much but it was a real treat to get to shop without the kids. After that he brought me my favorite sandwich from the Breadboard and we drove up to Billings. I did a little more clothes shopping and then we came back to Cody. We went to dinner at a place we hadn't tried before called the Rib and Chop House. After enjoying a yummy meal we headed home where I opened up presents. It was a fun weekend! I turned 27 on the 20th and Cody took us out to an Italian restaurant in town. They brought out a yummy ice cream pie at the end of our meal and Samuel blew out the candle. :) I am very thankful that the Lord has blessed me with 27 years of life. I am also thankful for my loving husband and two beautiful children. I look forward to what the Lord has in store for us this year.

Samuel likes playing with the kids at Bible Study Fellowship (BSF). We go on Thursdays and his teacher said he answers a lot of the questions after the bible story. Samuel loves to have books read to him. He also likes to use his imagination and is able to play by himself for a while with his animals and cars. He likes making up stories and he likes to make up songs while playing his guitar.

Abigail turned 7 months on the 26th. It feels like she is growing up so fast. Here are some things she liked doing this month:

crawling everywhere

pulling herself up to stand

playing with Toby and Samuel

squealing

saying dada!

splashing in the bath tub

climbing up steps

sucking her thumb

playing in Toby's water dish when Mama wasn't looking :)