Ash Wednesday - Lent 2012 Begins

This Lent I'll be feasting on thankfulness and thoughtfulness, and I'll be fasting from 2 foods that seem to haunt me (the potato and dessert) and a form of technology that seems to be addictive for me (facebook.)

I am thankful for my relationship with the Lord, and I am so grateful that He has given me the blessing of being called "wife" by Matthew and "mommy" by William and Charlie (and Bella.)

Cheers to being more thankful and thoughtful!

We now have 2 boys and other updates...

I LOVE the idea of blogging; it feels refreshing to express what I am feeling, thinking, enjoying, hating, etc. But then I start to get stressed about keeping up with my blog and keeping it cute and relevant, etc. I tend to take blog updating off the "to do" list, and therefore a lot of time can pass between entries...last entry's subject was William's 2nd birthday and today's entry comes on the heel of me purchasing William's 3rd birthday invites. Time really does fly when you are having fun...and living with not one but TWO little boys.

Meet Charles Hampton Marks; we call him Charlie. He was born on July 29, 2011, and he is a LOVE BUG.

Big brother is pretty in love with little brother...most of the time.


The whole family (minus Bella) enjoying life.


I've thought about revitalizing the blog for Lent; an entry (or at least a picture) a day for 40 days...we'll see...it's a good goal and would be enjoyable to go back and read. Until then...happy web browsing.