Laughing Babies!

There are some little things that are pure treasure...

Isabelle leaning her head on my shoulder; Judah touching my face softly with one pointed finger; Isaac's face beaming when he realizes I've stopped to play with him; Eliana staring straight into my eyes and then breaking out into a grin; or Emily exploding into giggles after I've found her hiding place. There's nothing like a baby's laugh to make me feel like I'm on top of the world. When a child genuinely smiles at me, or laughs an uninhibited laugh because they take joy in me... It feels like magic! At that moment, I feel loved. It's one of those amazing ways God reaches down, holds my heart in his hand, and says "Elisha, I truly love you."

This is one of the best laughing babies I've found on the internet! I LOVE IT!! Oh, and ALL of your children are wonderful! (I just needed room for the video.)

DEBRA'S BLOG!

My friend Debra has started to blog! And I am glad that she has. Check out her site on my sidebar and see what an amazing person she is. Say "Hi" to her if you see her in real life. I promise she will be your friend if she already isn't. And so will Eliana.

We took advantage of the mild weather when John and I came to visit a couple of weeks ago, and hopped over to the park by Debra's house. Here is Eliana on the swings for the first time. She loved them! She wouldn't stop kicking her legs! She also liked watching the other kids on the swings and she started trying to talk to them. And don't worry, Debra told me I could blog about her child all I want. (Until I get one of my own.)

John's New Friend!

This is John's new friend Andy. He and John have a class together and Andy is the leader of Overflow, The young adult's group at Abundant Life Fellowship. (Where we go to church.) It has been great seeing two men hang out and be men. I especially like it when they stick kabob sticks up their noses when we go out to eat at fun restaurants. It really is nice to see that my husband can make a friend. Even though we're both social people, I've always felt like I was more of the extrovert. And now that we are considered full-fledged adults, we can't just go out and ask someone to play with us at recess anymore. Anyway, Andy has been slowly showing us where all the best places to eat in Butte are. (I wonder when we'll run out of restaurants.) And he is a fun and genuine person who makes a great friend. I can picture little John and little Andy playing Frisbee or Cowboys & Indians at recess. I think I would be sitting on top of the monkey bars right now.