Now that's an outfit...

Seriously this is the most awesomest outfit ever. Each piece has a story of its own, right down to the ball in his hand. Let's start at the BabyLegs, I ordered them, thinking the purple was blue, so he has never worn them out of the house, then we go to the diaper cover and lap tee, tie-dyed by my bestest friend Kristy, underneath the diaper cover we have a "Day at the Zoo" Fuzzi Bunz diaper, then onto the ball, a Fisher Price Roll-a-Round ball to be exact, these are Dillon's security, he actually wouldn't leave the nursery at Church without taking one with him. (I think I know what we are getting him for Christmas, lol)

And did you notice....he is standing.

Life has been busy, a good busy. We are really getting back into the groove of things in Eureka. Aidan is enjoying going to school so much, Coda is enjoying the time he gets to be the "big" brother, Téadora is potty training herself and Dillon, well Dillon is no longer a tiny baby.

We are enjoying preparing ourselves for the birth of Jesus!! Aidan and Coda are really getting into the Spirit of Christmas, they are excited to bake a birthday cake for Jesus and are even more excited that they get to eat it, :)

This weekend Nick and I get to go see Sara Bareilles in concert. Nick went to highschool with Sara and now she is a big-time musician, she is so AWESOME!! We love her music. Nick's sister Anika, her husband Bob and their kids are coming up from Santa Barbara for the weekend, it will be fun to all be together, we haven't seen them since July.

Oh and Dillon got his first pair of *real* shoes, I am in love. See Kai Run - Noah. Nick actually picked them out, boy, my husband makes me proud! Well, that was a random post. Hope it wasn't too boring...

Baby Dedication

On Sunday, July 15th, Dillon was dedicated Dillon. For those of you who do not know what a Baby Dedication is, I found this description:
Christian parents who dedicate a child are making a promise to the Lord to do everything within their power to raise the child in a godly way, prayerfully until he or she can make a decision on his or her own to follow God. Parents who make this vow of commitment are instructed to raise the child in the ways of God, and not according to their own ways. Some of the responsibilities include teaching and training the child in God's Word, demonstrating an example of godliness, disciplining according to God's ways, and praying earnestly for the child.
-taken from About.com

The dedication was bittersweet. Dillon is the first of our children to not be dedicated in the Eureka Nazarene Church and the first to have only his parents and Church family present for his dedication. However we are so blessed to have found such a wonderful Church family, we honestly feel like family. God has truly blessed us through this past year...moving to a new place, removed from friends and family has not been near as hard as we thought it was going to be.

Dillon, I will take this time to share how much of a blessing you are in our lives. I cannot imagine my days without you. You are growing so fast, already you are rolling over, sitting up like a monkey, and your trademark is your smile. Everywhere we go, everyone we see comments on your smile. It is truly amazing, it spans from ear to ear. You are a happy, calm, lovable little man.

She doesn't terrorize him.

I was told many negative things about having my kids so close together. Sometimes I got hurt feelings, sometimes I laughed and sometimes I wanted to scream at the person. Téa loves Dillon, Dillon loves Téa. I really don't think an explanation is needed, the pictures tell it all. I am not saying it is always like this, there are crazy moments. I mean come on I have four kids ranging from 4 1/2 to 4months...how could it not be crazy, at least sometimes.

Through all the chaos, there is a calm. A calm brought to our family by our Lord. He is the one who gave us our children, the children that are "so close together". He is the one that entrusted us with their lives, He is the one that gave us the joy of raising them, He is the one that allows me to be kissed and hugged by them each day and He is the one that gives us the strength when we think we can't go on. He is the ONE.