A surprise for Ian's first Christmas

I started making this for Ian after he played on one like this for a really long time.  These are the colors in Ian's room and he needed something soft to sit on and play with in the room.

 unstuffed

 Stuffed!

Merry Christmas from the Stamper Family

Ready, Set, Go!

Not sleeping through the night...

Guess what that means?

Mark is in love with the final smile where Ian has the spoon caught in his mouth. Mark laughs every time this is played and he played it a lot while he was making the video. Without fail, when the end comes he laughs out loud. I love hearing him laugh. I love my guys.

Materialism

How do you know you are getting caught up with things? Is it easy to buy something that you could do without? Do you find yourself thinking second thoughts about an item you put in your grocery cart? Do you watch TV and find things getting your attention? Things that appeal to you because, "you will be a better person if you have them". Do you find doubles of things laying around your house? Are you frustrated with stacks in certain corners? How do you deal with things that don't make your life simplified? Do you hold too tightly to things that can be ruined by a spill? Where do your thoughts run at the end of the day? In the morning, is your thinking freed from unnecissary things? What things are you known for-are they just things?

Laughter is the best medicine

A Surprise for my Birthday! DAD

My dad was on a trip with a friend to the Boundary Waters. He stopped by on the way back to Tennessee and it just happened to be on my Birthday. It was a quick visit- less than 24 hours. He is such a great dad. I thank the Lord for all He has given me in my father. His kindness and generosity are always shown no matter how short the time is that we are together. It was fun for him to see the grandkids and nice that Beth and I are together for such a visit as this.