After Fuel

This is what being around teenagers for 2 hours will do to a baby....

Griffin fell asleep on the way home from church last night and when I got him out of his car seat he didn't wake up. He laid his sweet little head right down on my shoulder and snuggled up in the crevice and stayed asleep. I got him in the house-still asleep. Sat down on the couch-still asleep. 10 minutes later, still laying on Mommy-still asleep. Finally I carefully flopped him down on the love seat- STILL ASLEEP. Never woke up. It was so funny. He was exhausted.

ps. I did eventually wake him up, give him a bath, and then put him in his bed. I did not let him sleep on the love seat all night :)

Fool Moon Rising

Another great children's book that I recently bought Griffin is one by the name of "Fool Moon Rising". PLEASE get this book for your children! It teaches such an important lesson. It is my favorite children's book that I have ever read and I could read it over and over again to Griffin. I am eager for the day when he will really understand it and we can talk about it together.

Jesus-dependent (Mark 9:14-29)

Jesus-dependent (Mark 9:14-29) from Tyler Hicks on Vimeo.

Questions for parents and students to discuss:
1. How does God get glory from our dependence/reliance on Him?
2. Are you giving God your problems, or are you trying to control everything in your own power?
3. Are you relying on past success in your walk with God, or are you pressing into God and His grace even now?
4. Are you praying? Are you praying as a family? Do you pray together with family? with friends? Do you really believe that prayer is important?

Trunk or Treat

We went to our churches Trunk or Treat last Sat. night with Griffin. Next year maybe he can actually get candy and Mommy can help him eat it! :)

Shots

we took Griffin to his 6 months checkup today. He got four shots, which included a flu shot. He screamed bloody murder the whole way through, and I almost lost it on the third one, but held it together. Tyler was able to go with us so that made everything better. We did have to wait in a waiting room full of sick kids for almost an hr., which I wasn't very happy about, but hopefully none of us will get sick, although Tyler had a cold before we went today and still isn't feeling well. Anyways, Griffin's 6 months stats are:
weight: 16.12 lbs.
height: 26 inches long

I thought he would have gained more weight than that since his last checkup, but the doctor said that its because he's more active now and is burning more calories.
The doctor had so many good things to say about Griffin. My favorite was that he said he had such a nice, clean bottom, no rashes. I was proud about that. I take good care of him! ha! And that he was perfectly healthy. Praise the Lord! We are so thankful.

P.S. Tyler and I want to get a flu shot but apparently there is no where in Clovis that has them! So if you live in Clovis and know a place where we can get one, please let me know.

6 months

Griffin is 6 months old today. It's crazy that it's already been half a year since he was born! To celebrate here are some random things we love about him:

1) We love his sweet smell. No matter what he always smells so good!
2) We love his smile and how it seems that his grin stretches all the way from one side of his face to the other.
3) His laugh is awesome! We don't get to hear it that much just yet, but when we do it's so funny!
4) He plays all the time now and really likes to do rolls (that's how he gets from one spot to the next)
5) We love his fat feet fat and hands.
6) We love his pudgy nose.
7) We love his blue eyes and how a bright, white ring goes around the middle of them.
8) We love how he looks when he first wakes up. It's so sweet.
9) We love how he'll put one finger in his mouth and just stare up at us.
10) We love to hear him talk and make noises.
bonus: he is tickelous ( couldn't find how to spell that) on his feet and thighs.

Happy 6 month birthday, Griffin!

Miserly Moms

My mom and dad recently got me this really neat book called Miserly Moms. It's all about how to live well on less in a tough economy. It talks about how staying at home with your children can work and how you can actually make money by staying home because it really costs money to work. Anyways, it's been so helpful to me. I would recommend it to all you stay at home mommas out there and even mom's that do work, because there are so many helpful hints on how to save money in general. And we all want to save money right? Check it out. You can get it on Amazon for $10.39.