The Worleys

We are so blessed to be able to have Ava over at our house! She is a delight, but is she every busy! She is too cute not to share a few pictures! Here she is in her Valentine jammies. I gave them to her the night before Valentine's, so she could wake up in them on Valentines Day. A few from the rear! I think the back of the jammies are so cute! They are tailored! And she has such a cute little tummy now! Looks like a yoga pose! Tonight, Ava came over while her Mommy and Daddy went to dinner and a movie. Ava is sitting on our couch eating her dinner off a TV tray. She is wearing a bib I made for her Daddy when he was about her age. We propped her up with pillows. We do not have a high chair or booster seat, so we figured this was the next best thing. We also covered her lap and the couch with a napkin to protect the couch. We thought we were being clever, but we still made a mess. She had a kids' organic meal with beans, rice, and a quesadilla. She loves to dip her...

Rod's birthday was February 8. His first birthday in the United States. We celebrated very simply. Rod wanted to have dinner at Logan's Steak House. So we gathered there and took turns throwing peanut shells on the floor. Good food, good fun. We had cake and milk at Sarah and Jay's. Hence the picture above. There are such varied looks on the faces in this picture. It will be one of my favorites! Thought I would throw in a picture of Ava playing in her Baby Einstein Play Station. She is really too big for this now, but still loves it. She and Rod had fun playing with the toys. A fun, relaxing evening. My family is a gift from God! "And it is a good thing to receive wealth from God and the good health to enjoy it. To enjoy your work and accept your lot in life-- that is indeed a gift from God." Ecclesiastes 5:19

So far, Jenni has been scared by a lizard in a drawer, and a bird on the floor in the house. Could she have any more fun? Apparently! Jenni and Rod live in an interesting apartment complex. Today, they were riding bikes in the complex. Jenni sees a rabbit come running in front of her bike, and before she knows it, a bobcat crashes into the back of her bike. Yes, a bobcat! The bobcat was focused only on the rabbit. No harm done to Jenni or Rod. Jenni managed to slow down the bobcat's pursuit! The rabbit hopefully is now sitting somewhere in hiding singing praises to Jenni! To end the exciting times, a baby bobcat comes strolling after mom. Rod managed to get a picture of the baby bobcat with his phone. We have decided Rod needs to follow Jenni around with a video camera! "So be strong and take courage , all you who put your hope in the LORD!" Psalm 31:24

Currently, I am afraid of my front door. Although Jenni and Rod put up all the Christmas decorations in the house, I keep forgetting to change the front door arrangement. It is now February. It was the middle of January before I really realized the front door was still Poinsettas and ivy with Christmas packages. Luckily, you can't really tell that from a distance. The next morning, as I was leaving the house, a bird flew out of the door arrangement. That was a little startling. Later that night, when we headed out, TWO birds flew out of the door arrangement, causing Mike and I to duck. We knew one headed into the house. We searched the house high and low (literally), but could not find the bird. I slept a little fitfully that night, wondering if the bird was going to light on my face during the night. Rod and Jenni came the next day, and the bird miraculously appeared and flew out the door. So we thought this episode was over. Did I change the door arrangement? Of course...