Where's Jonathan?

Jonathan loves playing hide 'n seek. He's so much fun to play with. He's hiding in the backyard... do you see him lol.

Sunshine :-)

Yay! The rain stopped for a few days so we could play outside. The boys enjoyed the sandbox today as you can see.

Just Us **Warning** Update Overload.

Jonathan has made it half way through his first year of pre-school and is doing wonderful. I have seen him blossom so much into a big boy this year which makes me so proud. He's really come out of his shell forming relationships with his classmates which is really quite neat to see. The school he's at is absolutely perfect and his teachers are fantastic... they report to me that Jonathan is very polite, considerate, attentive, helpful, and a good friend... he's such a precious boy. I love that his teachers see and appreciate the uniqueness that I love so much about him.

Some Jonathan's latest and greatest: Jonathan has learned to read 18 new sight words the past 2 weeks. My goal is to teach him 5 a week but he's picked up on it so fast that I almost can't keep up with him. He can count to 100, has mastered 100 piece puzzles, knows his letter sounds, loves writing and also playing computer games. He still enjoys building and manipulating objects to make things, playing pretend, telling jokes and drawing/coloring.



Adam is now running around the house! He was an early walker (first steps at 10mo). I think he may be an early talker too because he pays such close attention to certain words I say and tries to repeat them. He also loves playing with and following his big brother all around the house. It's so wonderful that the boys play nice together. I'm very lucky.
Adam sure is my feisty boy. He's also very loving and snugly and will let you know when he objects to something. I love that he is always challenging me to be the best most patient mommy that I can be. I am so thankful for him and appreciate his uniqueness.


Some of Adam's latest and greatest: Adam can recognize up to 5 animals and say their sounds and can sign "milk, more, help, shoes, all done, flower/outside, grandpa, and up". He can point to certain body parts when asked, and can say (or rather gives a verbal cue for) "car/truck, train, bubble, mama, binky, drink, ouch, pop". He also loves dancing and is very interested in Tom's guitars... I think we may have a future musician on our hands!


As for me... well, I registered for online classes (I start on Tues.) to renew my teaching certificate so that I may resume teaching again in the Fall. I'm really excited about this! Please pray that I find an awesome school to be part of.
I've also started watching my nephew Jake again during the day (my sister Erin moved back home from Iowa) which is working out wonderfully. Jake is such an easy going little boy and is a joy to have over here and it makes it easy that all 3 boys play so well together.
Also, the New Year got off to a good start for me by being able to fit back into the jeans I wore before I got pregnant with Jonathan. Yay! I've lost 20lbs within the last 3mo and am loving having my "old" body back. Thanks to running 4miles everyday on my treadmill, weights and some diet changes I finally met my goal.

All is well here in "Wagner World". Hope your 2010 is off to a good start. Happy New Year!

Just the boys.

Here's the latest pictures of the boys. We had these done a couple weeks ago. Jonathan 3.5yrs and Adam 13mo... so sweet.

1 year ago today...

My precious Adam was born at 7:30am at Paradise Valley Hospital... the 2nd most happiest day of my life (the 1st being Jonathan's birth). Adam has sure taught me what it means to be a patient mommy. He's shown me how much creativity and energy I really DO have. He's my little snuggler, precious treasure and is the most perfect addition to our family.

Mommy loves you so much my little "toodle bear". Happy Birthday!

Poor Santa!

Oh my! No one is happy here. Jonathan, Adam and cousin Jake all had a bit of Santa anxiety this year.

Jonathan says he wants a robot, a dinosaur, and a cactus plant for Christmas. He's been such a good boy I think Santa just might bring him everything on his list.

Tribute to my mom.

My mom's memorial service was last Saturday, December 5th and it was absolutely perfect... such a beautiful way to honor a beautiful woman.

Whether you knew my mom briefly or for many years she touched your life somehow. You felt her positive energy and saw how much she loved her life. I feel so fortunate to have been blessed with my mom's influence for the past 28yrs of my life. It's because of her and our relationship that I am the woman I am. She lifted me spiritually and strengthened my faith. I always admired the way my mom could forgive so effortlessly, listen so compassionately, give whole-heartedly, and love so un-judgementally. She was very close in her relationship to Jesus and this is why I can't help but feel peace knowing she is in God's careful loving hands in no more pain. There is no cancer in heaven. My mom was a vision of strength and a picture of beauty ans she was fearless in her journey to heaven. I miss her so much and I know only time here on Earth separates us and we will one day praise God together again.

I have so many wonderful memories of my mom. The best ones were of us spending time together. We always looked forward to our all day shopping marathons and I treasured her tucking me in bed at night (funny she did this until I was 14yrs old). I loved all of our long conversations and even remember when she taught me the Lord's prayer. I will never forget how serene she looked holding and rocking my boys, the softness of the skin on her arms and how her nails felt when she would lovingly tickle the back of my head when she hugged me.

I miss my mom so much. There will never be a day that goes by that won't think about her. I find comfort in remembering stories of my mom so let's never stop talking about her.

I love you mom.

We'll miss you mom

I am so sad to say... my mom, Susan went to heaven early this morning (Saturday) at 2:30am peacefully while she was sleeping. She fought a battle with cancer for much too long and our Lord in heaven finally relieved her of her pain.
Her last few days were difficult for us all but the peace we feel knowing that she is in God's careful loving arms is very comforting.
We are so thankful for everyone's prayers and support during this journey. It was in my mom's last wishes to be cremated then to have a memorial service celebrating her glorious life. Plans have still yet to be made and I will notify our close family and friends about her service as soon as we have made arrangements.

~Blessings

My Mom.

As some of you may know, I have been taking care of my mom during the day. I am so sad to say I won’t be able to care for her anymore in my home for she isn’t doing so well. This is really hard to talk about and it’s difficult to find the right words to say… I never thought this would be so hard. In a matter of just a few short weeks her condition has deteriorated and now she’s worsening by the day. As of now, she is receiving hospice care at her home where my step-dad, Jerry is taking wonderful care of her. This week he will be taking some time off of work to care for her full-time as we pray and decide whether a hospice facility may be the best place for her to rest. We don’t know for sure how long she has left with us (weeks, if not days) but we know every minute we have with her is very precious. She is in no pain and sleeps about 97% of the day and the times she is awake she tends to tune in and out of focus… that’s really hard. Today and yesterday I had some special moments with her, where only for a few short minutes she was her “old” self again. She hugged me and it really felt like she was there. I cried and told her how much I love her and miss her. It’s wonderful, the things that can be said between a mother and a daughter when you know your time is limited.
Over the past weeks my mom has had visits from family out of state, close friends, our worship pastor, and supportive neighbors. I couldn’t be more thankful to those of you who have helped and for all your prayers. God is listening. Blessings to you all.

My Perfect Pumpkins.

The boys and I made our annual trip to the pumpkin patch again this year. This time to one closer to our house. Jonathan rode on a horse, pet some chickens, we got lost in a hay maze together, then took a hay ride out to the pumpkin patch where he picked the perfect pumpkin.