Family
by Eagy Family on Sep.12, 2007, under Family
We’re finally back! Well, over the past few weeks we’ve actually been in town every day except last weekend. Ryan’s dad and Stef treated us to a fun weekend in McCall, Idaho.
You’ll never believe it…my computer and my camera pooped out on me at the same time! Now both are back (well, the camera went to a better place so we got a new one), and I’m enjoying taking lots of pictures of the kids.
We’ve had a great week so far. I’ve enjoyed my kids in a different way (not that I didn’t enjoy them before) and God’s been good to allow me to see my role as Mama in a new, refreshing way. I’m re-reading Feminine Appeal by Carolyn Mahaney. The chapter titled “The Blessings of Loving My Children” has a great chunk of truth I’ll share with you:
Carolyn writes “What words or images come to your mind when you think about your children? Are you inclined like I was to think: work, responsibility, sacrifice, burden, more work? Look at the words the psalmist used to describe children: heritage, fruit, reward, arrows. Then he followed with this exclamation: ‘Blessed is the man who fills his quiver with them!’ ”
I am asking God to help me see my children with His eyes - to be a Mama who sees them as my heritage, the fruit of my marriage, a continuous reward and a blessing, and as my little arrows. How precious these days are when they are young. And they are only young for a very brief time.
That said, I’ve had a very fun week loving on my kids. Here are some pictures to share with you (oh, and I updated our photo album with pictures from August, Sept and the trip to McCall - enjoy!).
Abigail - 4 months old
Gabe just woke up from a nap - sweet, sleepy head!
Little Miss Hannah Banana:
All three silly kids:
Check out the photo album for more pictures. Hope everyone has a great day!
September 12th, 2007 on 3:08 pm
Love your post, as usual. And great pictures! I love the last one. Little Abigail’s chubby cheeks make her look bigger than Gabe in that picture!
So what kind of camera did you get to replace your old one?
September 12th, 2007 on 7:34 pm
How fun - time in McCall! We miss it.
Before we left, we took a trip up there and bought a small picture of the city to hang in our home someday! Can’t wait…
Your kiddos are lovely - and goodness, look at those blue eyes! Hug each other for us!
September 13th, 2007 on 8:38 am
We got a Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTI. We love it! Ryan already had some lenses from our last camera, so it was worth it to us to buy another Canon. This one is 10.1 megapixels, better than our last one!