By George, I Think She's Got It!

Well, it appears that our days of diapers (at least for ONE of our children) are over! Juliana has decided, after much begging and pleading and bribing on my end, that she is going to wear Princess undies and say goodbye to diapers forever! It's amazing what persuasive powers Ariele, Sleeping Beauty, and Jasmine have at our house, but hey, who's arguing??? We are so proud, and we throw a little party every time she...er...completes her transaction with success. She usually will run out of the bathroom, raise both arms in the air, and shout "I POOPED!" at the top of her lungs, which is really funny when we're at home but a little awkward in the middle of Perkins.

I'm posting some pictures of Landon's dedication at church from last Sunday. We have it captured forever on video, but I can't quite figure out how to get it on the blog just yet.

We are desperate for some warm weather here. It's been in the 50's and rainy all week - we've had more rain in the past week than we have gotten all year! The rest of the week looks more promising, though, so I won't have to cringe SO much when I talk to all of you from home and hear about your mid-80 days.

Hope everyone is doing great! Love and miss ya!

Numbers

For those of you who would choose to criticize the lack of recent updates due to circumstances beyond my control (namely, potty training one stubborn two year old), this one's for you... (Tammy Cozad, I'm coming after ya...)

In honor of one of our favorite Friday night TV shows, NUMBERS, I have decided to post some numbers of my own.

Number of diapers changed each day at the Wagner house - average, 11
Number of times I wake up each night to tell Bo to quit snoring - 2
Number of goofy, drooly smiles bestowed upon us per day by Landon - 15
Number of goofy, drooly smiles bestowed upon us per day by Bo - 0
Number of times I remind Juliana to "please keep your clothes on, sweetie!" every hour - average, 4
Number of times I turn up the chocolate syrup bottle when I think no one is looking - on a good day, 5
Number of times I am thankful that I get to stay home and experience all the madness - countless!

Wish I could say that chocolate syrup one was made up, but you know how I feel about chocolate deprivation!

I am SOOO looking forward to our visit in July! I am also SOOO excited that my wonderful husband will be with me on the plane rides.

Landon is being dedicated at church on Sunday at the 11:00 service. Let's pray big sister keeps her clothes on at least long enough to stand on stage. I'll post some pictures next week.

Oh! Bunny update: We have seen one tiny little baby bunny hopping around the yard, but we have also seen one fat orange cat prowling around, so we'll see who prevails.

Love and miss everyone!

It's a bunny's life

I am so excited!!! We are experiencing wildlife in Montana like we never thought possible! It all started when we moved in to our new house. It seems that a pair of bunnies have been renting the backyard (although I don't think they are paying the same monthly fee we are) and have decided to set up a little "love nest" under a huge tree out back. Juliana and I were having fun chasing one of the bunnies around the yard a few weeks ago when I noticed she looked a little more round than usual. Yes, I am that desparate to get my old figure back that I am checking out bunny bodies to compare! Sad but true. Anyway, I digress... Momma bunny disappeared for a few days and I didn't think too much about it until over the weekend when I saw her digging a nest. It was the cutest thing - she would gather some grass and straw from the yard in her mouth and carry it over to a little hole she had dug under the tree branches. Then she would pluck some fur from her front and add it to the pile. I thought she must be working on a pretty impressive hairball until I researched a little on internet and found out that's just what they do. Kind of like their own home-made security blanket for their little ones, I guess. Yesterday we looked out the window and low and behold, Momma bunny was giving birth! She didn't ask for an epidural, so I guess everything turned out okay. We watched her for awhile and then came back out to find her on her merry little way again. No rest for the weary, ladies! She covered the hole back up, so I'm thinking, "Okay, was it just a really ugly little baby bunny and she didn't want to show him off yet?", but again, my internet research revealed that they cover the babies up for about a week and only come back to feed them once a day. (Landon would HOWL if I only fed him once over a 24 hour period!)

So, the bunny chronicles will continue. I am so anxious to see this new little life that will emerge from our backyard! It never ceases to amaze me how our Creator takes such good care of His creation, from newborn babies to the tiniest little newborn bunny! I can just picture Him waiting anxiously, too, to see what funny little antics the bunny will perform for Him.

Psalm 8 says "Oh Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens. From the lips of children and infants you have ordained praise...When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is man that you are mindful of him, the son of man that you care for him?"

Have a majestic, bunny-lovin' day!