Emma Claire's New Sayings

Emma Claire’s language skills are really growing fast! Here are a couple of her cute sayings.


*The other night we were sitting in the floor in the living room playing with the kids and Emma Claire decided she wanted her Daddy to go to her room and play. Trying to convince him she said, “We are going to have lots of fun…….”

*After school one afternoon Emma Claire, Camp, & I were walking to the van to unload all our things. I popped the trunk to put the stroller in and Emma Claire, thinking I had opened it for her, turned to me and said, “Thanks, Babe!”

*When Emma Claire is trying to get something to do whatever she wants it to and it won’t work she will say, “Mom, it’s not doing everyting”.

Emma Claire and Bananas

Emma Claire doesn’t understand when we don’t have something why Mommy and Daddy just can’t make it. The other night Emma Claire told Benjamin she wanted a Banana. He said, “Sweetheart, we don’t have any bananas.” Her reply was, “Well…. make some.”


She definitely keeps us rolling. ; )

God is the 'Great Fixer'

As Emma Claire grows we can see her way of thinking grow too. She is learning that God is in control and we must thank Him for all things and that we ask Him for His leadership and guidance. In her own way and at random times she will say, “Thank You, God, for…,” so and so. Most of the time if she has gotten a new toy, or if something is broken and we fix it for her, she will then thank God. In her mind if something is broken God is the ‘Great Fixer’. : ) Here are two cute stories that we have heard from her recently:


*One night Emma Claire, Camp, and I were playing in the living room and Emma Claire decided that she wanted to brush my hair and fix it. As she was playing with my hair she went to brush Camp’s hair too. I quickly stopped her thinking she was going to hurt him and said, “Emma Claire, Camp doesn’t have any hair for you to brush.” She turned to me and said, “Well, we will have to ask God to get him some.”

*In Emma Claire’s bathroom she has a reward jar we use to keep her from waiting until the last minute to go potty. One afternoon after she had gone potty she asked to get a treat. I had my hands full holding Camp so I told her she could climb up on the potty and get it off the shelf. As she was reaching for it she accidently knocked it into the floor and it broke. She felt so bad. She turned to me and said, “I’m sorry, Mommy, we will ask God to fix it.”

If we only had her faith.

The Baldwin's Came To Town

Our wonderful friends, Drew, Leah, Boone, & Anna Belle Baldwin, came in town for a visit. We had such a great time hanging out with them again. Boone is getting so big!




Right: Our washer decided to overflow and make a huge mess on the floor!

Left: Boone got to spend some time with Emma Claire and her friends at school.

Because of the internet we got to visit with the Parker's all the way out in Waco too!! Emma Claire, Boone, and Leah haven't all been together since Christmas of 2008.


 Right: Anna Belle Baldwin

Random November Photos

 This is what happens when you have an older sister.

Left: Emma Claire's clip-on earrings broke so she wears them in her ears! Right: Camp is 8 weeks old today!!

Emma Claire decided that the bathroom was a good place to read. :)

Emma Claire's class had a Thanksgiving Feast in the gym and Camp and I got to join her! Right: Their artwork was displayed for us to see.

Left: Camp thought the noisy gym was a nice place to nap. : )

Left: Emma Claire loves to decorate her own Christmas Tree.

My little Man!

"The Lizard's Will Get It"

As a way to get Emma Claire not to pick up food she has dropped outside and eat it we have told her that it’s okay because the birds or ants will get it and boy is she a quick learner. One night we were eating dinner at home and Emma Claire was playing with her food like she knows she shouldn’t. While she was playing she dropped some of it on the floor and quickly looked at us to see if she was going to get into trouble. She could tell by the look on our face that she was about to get scolded and said “its okay, Mommy, the lizards will get it”. Now tell me, how do you scold a child when they were so quick on their feet to come up with that response?

Pop's Has Been In The Ministry For 60 Years!

So thankful that we got to fly to Mississippi and be a part of this special time in our family.