Reece's school talent show

Singing Matthew West's "Something to Say", Reece Michael Sapien, at age 7, rocked the Liberty Elementary School Talent Show in March of 2009...giggles and all!!

Say Cheese!

This post almost needs no explanation other than the obvious...Liv has perfected the fake smile!!

Our future baseball star!

Reece had his first game for the White Sox and the kid is a natural talent (so says his completely unbiased dad). But Eric really can put his money where his mouth is because in Reece's first at bat he hit a 3 run homerun!! He followed that up with a double and a single and tried his hand at first base, third base and outfield. All that to say that he had a successful first game and we are so excited to watch him the rest of the season!!

Catching up...

My hope was to update this once a month, but as you can see, that doesn't always happen! So here's what has happened in our lives over the last 2 months:

Reece turned 7 and lost his first tooth! Carrying on the tradition of my dad, the "tooth possom" visited him leaving a poem and $3.04, while the tooth fairy (via Uncle Mike) text messaged him at his Papa's house and left him $3. 05 under the guest bed pillow there. Reece is currently trying to pull out tooth #2 and I'm trying to convince him that his first tooth is worth more than the rest of them.





Carson is as crazy as ever and is making us laugh every chance he gets. He's still addicted to Nacho Libre and can quote the whole movie. He enjoys beating up on his big brother and blaming everything on his little sister. His favorite possession is his green light saber that his daddy bought for him just because he loved him a few weeks ago. We're currently filling out all the paperwork for him to start kindergarten next year and I'm still in denial that my sweet boy is old enough for this!





Olivia, at age 2 years and 3 months is coming into her own. She bosses her older brothers and her daddy, wants to talk on the phone with EVERYONE that calls the house, and loves to go shopping. She's a girly girl through and through!





Besides chasing kids, I'm preparing for our last couple of Mom to Mom meetings for the year with our ministry team...I can't believe that May is almost here! I've also been working on relaunching my bow website. Check it out soon at http://www.freewebs.com/littleangelsboutiquebows.





Eric turned 37, is working hard to build his insurance business and is looking forward to Dodger baseball, which is just around the corner.





So there you have it, you're now up to speed on all of our goings on!

The Best Christmas Present Ever...

Sometimes the best presents won't be found wrapped in a box with a bow. That sentiment is certainly true for our family this year. On the day of Chrismas Eve of 2008, I had the honor of praying with Carson for him to receive Christ. There's nothing more precious than knowing that not only are our children listening to us when we talk about God's love for them and the amazing sacrifice that was made, but knowing that they are taking those words to heart.

What a special moment it was to be there to listen to my 4 1/2 year old boy talking to our Savior and asking Him to come into his heart and "stay there forever". Carson was thrilled and immediately called his Dad, his Papa and Grandma and that night at church told his news to Pastor Bob, Uncle Mike & Aunt Katie and couldn't wait to tell Grandma Dora later at her house.

My prayer for Carson is that he always remembers how excited he was and he doesn't lose that childlike faith and my prayer for myself is the same! What a wonderful Christmas gift for us!