A Day With Dr. Searcy

A couple of weeks ago Rhonald was asked to speak to Cole's school about what it is like to go to the doctor.  Of course, the kids all go to the doctor but he wanted to focus on why you should not be afraid.  It was so sweet.  Cole was able to introduce Rhonald to his school and he said, "This is Rhonald.  He is my dad and he is a doctor."  As parents we all have so much pride in our kids and while I was so proud of Cole that day for speaking in front of everyone I was not half as proud as Cole was to have his Daddy speaking in chapel.  Rhonald read a Bernstein Bears book and then taught the kiddos to wash their hands while singing the Alphabet song (so they know they have washed them long enough).  He also looked in Cole's ears and mouth and listened to his heart.  The kids loved it and asked a lot of questions at the end.  The funny thing was that they all wanted Rhonald to look in their ears and mouths.  They lined up, on their own, to be checked out.  Rhonald said the best comment he has ever gotten from a "patient" came from a little girl, Olivia.  After he looked in her ears and mouth she asked Rhonald how they looked.  He said, "Awesome!" and she put her hands on her hips, winked at him and said, "yeah, I know." and walked off.  So cute! 

Silver Dollar City - Take 1

This past weekend we had our first adventure at Silver Dollar City...and boy, was it ever fun!  We loaded up early and drove to Branson with the Burrow family, because, after all, everything is better with a friend at Cole's age.  None of us had been there before and we had no idea what to expect.  I think we were all very pleasantly surprised at how nice it was and how much there was to do...even for the boys.  Cole was very nervous about the rides but that sweet boy managed to find enough courage to ride his first one (the swings) and after that he was hooked.  He started off the day by closing his eyes and clutching the safety bar but he ended the day with eyes wide open and his arms in the air.  Rhonald and I were so proud of him for facing his fear and overcoming it!!!!  Ben and Cole ran around like they owned the place and tried a little bit of everything.  And there literally was a little bit of everything.  Even Noel and Lily Kate found some fun activities to do but mostly I think they LOVED watching their 2 big brothers run around. Before we even made it out of the parking lot Cole asked when we could go back.  I love that the kids are at an age where we can go do fun things like this together and having friends along made it even better.  It was an absolute exhausting but wonderful day!!!!

Wordless Wednesday

"Between the innocence of babyhood and the dignity of manhood, we find a delightful creature of a boy."

---author unknown

The Many Faces Of Lily Kate

Such a sweet girl...with so much expression that she does not even require words to let us know what she is thinking.  She is amazing and funny and sweet and sassy and daring and lovable and up to no good all of the time.  Lily has brought such joy to our home.  She has taught us to relax, roll with the punches and to always have a back up plan.  Lily keeps us on our toes. Just when we think we can't take another second she wraps those sweet toddler arms around us and makes us fall even more in love with her than we already are.  Thank you God for creating this sweet girl and for giving her to us.

The Love Of My Life

I could never thank God enough for blessing me with a husband as awesome as Rhonald.

Passionate.

Cole is completely obsessed with drawing and creating these days.  It is truly a passion that he has inherited from his Daddy and Paw Paw.  Cole spends a good part of every day drawing and coloring his pictures.  He will draw anything and often carries his sketch pad with him when we go out.  He is getting very creative and is trying to draw new things every day.  It is amazing to watch his mind work...to see, on paper, a glimpse into his sweet little mind.  Oh, we love that boy!

Wordless Wednesday