Oh...Milk & Cookies!!

You know during the summer time it's almost commonplace to let the kids just "hang out." (even if they're 3 and 2 years old) I love having these "chill" moments with our babies. Tonight was especially unique because we took an evening nap, went to the gym as family and shot some hoops and then had a late dinner and finished it off with "milk and cookies!" YUMMY!!


While at the gym we got out four basketballs and two soccer balls just in case "shooting" didn't go over to well with Zi and Moriyah. Josiah, with his lusciously chunky self just sat peacefully in his car seat and observed intently on his active brother and sister. We had a blast at the gym! Zi made his first basket (while on TJ's shoulders) and Moriyah was entertained by throwing the basketball at my legs and yelling at the top of her lungs "DEFENSE!" Definitely priceless moments as a family.


Once home we warmed up "leftovers" and my babies DEVOURED their food...which TJ and decided we're going to go the gym more often with them because they worked up an appetite and ate all of their food without us having to persuade them to eat their food! We had an awesome dinner time...even Josiah was excited about his oh so tasteless baby food.


After they washed up I decided to treat them to some cookies. No, no I didn't make them myself! Thank the Lord for Pillsbury cookies by the bucket! My kids love them (AND SO DO WE!) Nehemiah loves for me to turn the oven light on so he can watch his cookies "go down, down" as he likes to sing. While we were waiting I turned on some worship music to just wind down before we all retired for the evening...


Here's a verse to the song we started off with: "WE WILL DANCE, WE WILL DANCE FOR YOUR GLORY! WE WILL DANCE, WE WILL DANCE FOR YOUR GLORY! WE WILL DANCE, FOR YOUR GLORY LORD!"


Moriyah ERUPTED in a dance! Spinning and twirling around, marching in place, jumping up and down. She instantly created her own worship dance and insisted we joined in. Her and Nehemiah worshipped before the Lord together tonight and it was amazing to witness their enthusiasm to just "dance!"


After this song we took a break because the cookies were done! I took them out of the oven, let them cool down a bit and then dished them out to everyone. Poured the milk in the favorite cups and let them sit down at the table. Nehemiah came instantly to the table but I think Moriyah was distracted with trying to come up with a new dance. All I know is as I was walking out to take TJ his cookies and milk (he had Josiah) Moriyah snuck her way into the kitchen and was dipping her cookie in her milk with exuberant joy!


When I sat down to enjoy my cookie (**cookies :)!!) I exhaled a bit and relaxed soaking in the moment. Ahh...all Jesus wants to do is chill out with us. Just to take the time to enjoy him and enjoy the moments he places before us. He wants the chance to come to go to the gym, have a late dinner and then enjoy the simplest dessert of cookies and milk with us! In every way, every day he wants to be apart of your life, apart of our lives! My friend at class last night made the statement of how awesome it is to have the holy spirit consuming her every single moment of every day! how awesome is that? To be totally aware of His presence ALL THE TIME?! I am so thankful for the moments we share as a family and the way God lavishly loves on us moment to moment, minute by minute, second by second...so take some time...bake some cookies...drink some milk and enjoy your time with Jesus!!


"THIS IS WHAT YOU DO, THIS IS WHAT YOU DO...YOU MAKE ME COME ALIVE! THIS IS WHAT YOU DO, THIS IS WHAT YOU DO...YOU MAKE ME COME ALIVE!"