john piper was in my bathroom!!!

the title for this post was originally going to be "john piper's in my closet"...but since i respect the man, i would hate for any of those words to be misconstrued and be fodder for gossip. anyway, this is definitely a story from the random file. last night, i was getting ready for bed (you know, brushing teeth and washing face) when i heard a voice. i knew that it was a sermon, but i couldn't tell who...matt chandler??? louie giglio??? john piper??? i thought that maybe tom had left itunes playing so i opened the door and checked the computer. it was off. maybe i was mistaken. perhaps someone was talking outside at one of the neighbors' houses. i moved toward the window. no one was out there. i moved back to the center of the bathroom--the only place where i heard the voice. yep, it was still preaching. only one place left to check...the closet. i opened the door and automatically knew where the voice was coming from. tom had gone to the y earlier that day. naturally, he took his toiletry bag so he could freshen up afterwards. he must have stuck his ipod in there and not turned it off because john piper (j. pip in our house) was still taking it to the nations 12 hours later.

bubble mowers and bruises

it's been a random week around here...in case you couldn't tell from the heading. for mother's day, caleb got a bubble blowing lawnmower. i know that mother's day gifts are supposed to be reserved for mothers, but having an ultra cool toy that works both inside and outside, makes my job as a mother a little bit easier. for only $15, caleb and i have had a blast mowing the driveway and carpet. and the very real lawnmower sound it makes drives jack crazy...always a bonus! caleb has been trying very hard for the past week to run. until yesterday, it was cute. he waves his arms trying to get momentum and picks up pretty good speed. his feet don't quite leave the ground which is where his problem lies. yesterday, we were playing ball in the church gym (an afternoon favorite) and caleb took off running. no ball, no nothing in sight to trip him and he fell...face first onto the wood floor. of course there were tears, but thankfully, no blood. he had a small bump on his forehead, but it quickly went away. later that evening, i was getting dinner ready and caleb was hanging out with daddy. once again, he took off running and fell...face first in the kitchen. this time, there was blood. he bit his top lip and it hurt pretty bad. poor little guy, 2 bad falls in 1 day! despite the bruise across the bridge of his nose, he's right back at running again today. you may call it stubborness, but i call it dogged determination :)

water baby

today, caleb and i had yet another first. we went swimming :) our friend paula and her two sweet boys, elijah & ethan, invited us out for free swim time at the y. after the inaugural pack of swim diapers was opened, we plunged right in. much to my delight, caleb didn't wimper once...in fact, he absolutely loved the water! true to form, caleb pretended the kickboard was a car and made the car noise for 10 minutes straight. we stayed in the water so long that his little toes started to get pruney. fun times!!!