Be A Missionary Every Day!

I saw Ross and Carson riding the horse and thought it would make a cute video clip. Little did I know what Ross would say while I was recording! So glad I have it on camera! Ross tells where he is going which ends up being where he has wanted to be a missionary!

Ross and Carson are quite the duo and so funny to watch.

Another Ross missionary story . . .
A week or so ago Ross pulled me aside and said he needed to tell me something. He told me that at homeschooling group there was a little boy that said naughty things to him and that he would try to get away so he wouldn't be listening to them. I was concerned and thought what type of naughty things?! Anyway, Ross is the only boy in his class that prays and the little boy would tell Ross things like "God doesn't answer my prayers!" or "I don't like you!" I talked to Ross and it was obvious the boy targeted Ross due to his difference from the others which that difference was that of prayer. Even though this boy tormented Ross, Ross did not stop praying but he was finally ready to tell Mommy. We talked about some of the things he could tell the boy about prayer and then all on his own Ross said "I could tell him about getting saved." Which was a great idea.

Time went by and this week we were having devotions that dealt with being persecuted for Christ's sake. I brought up Ross and he said that the boy "did not do it much anymore since I am ministering to him". Oh, GREAT! He said it so matter of factly like it was completely common for 5 year olds to "minister" to other 5 or 6 year olds! My dad pressed him on his situation at school and Ross again told grandpa that things had improved some since he started ministering to the boy and that he had told the boy that sometimes God says we can have something, sometimes He says wait, and sometimes He says No. I don't know if he has shared about salvation or not but I think he is off to a GREAT start. "DARE TO BE A DANIEL! DARE TO STAND ALONE!" Proud of my Rossers.

Cute Stories For My Memory Bank

Today I was reading Carson a book about Jesus and I asked him, "Does Jesus love Carson?" He replied saying "Jesus loves me this I know." I thought that was so cute!!!!

I left my mom yesterday for a short period of time with Jedidiah so I could run quickly to the store. While I was gone he pooped and my mom said out loud she hoped she was able to change him. She said this because she had polio as a child and her right arm is paralyzed and as she gets older her strength is less. Anyway, Ross heard her and said "You can change diapers! You had 3 kids!!" He was not sure why Grandma was so unsure of herself. My mom told me as she changed him Gabriel and Ross were standing by telling her how to be careful (due to his circumsion) and coaching her through the diaper change. TOOOO funny.

Carson said the other day about Jedidiah. "I love him, I don't want him to cry." Today Jedidiah was fussing and Carson said "He has gas" and within a minute he had a big burp.

A Whole LOT of LOVE and ATTENTION!

                                                          He is just Cuter that Cute!!!

A Couple More Pictures!

This picture cracks me up. It makes me think of a heading that reads "Yah, I think he'll be a great Lysne boy and live up to the name."

Annalina's beauty school is now in session!!

Leaving the Hospital With Our New Bundle

I just had to get a picture of Babe walking with all our babies out to the van.

Before we left the hospital room we ended the way we started the day we found out we were expecting. We prayed and thanked God for His answers to all the many prayers that were sent up for Jedidiah that he would come to us safely. We are so thankful for the gift we have been given. So thankful.

Is it time to leave this hospital room yet?!!!

I hope Babe has enough helpers carrying the car seat out to the van!! So funny!! They wanted to be apart of it all!!!

Jedidiah Meeting The Gang!

Ross, like the rest of us is smitten with his new brother. He holds his hand. He told us he holds his hand so he won't get scared. Jedidiah really responds to Ross's voice and calms down. Ross told us that Jedidiah was "better than he could imagine."

Ross and Carson are CRAZY over this new addition. They both are so calm and SOOO gentle. They both stay calm when Jedidiah cries and talk to calm him without getting rattled themselves.

A picture is worth a thousand words and this picture of Annalina and her 4th brother say it all . . . ADORING!!!!! Annalina loves to comb his hair and hold him.

I thought Carson was going to be a good big brother but I didn't realize how fast he would take to it! He is SOOO gentle and loving and just adores Jedidiah! He is so quick to comfort and say "Don't cry Jedidiah, it's oh tay!" His selflessness has touched my heart in a BIG way. Carson and I have spent alot of time together and I am what he calls me at times "My Mommy" so to see him love and care for his brother and share his mommy with a sweet spirit has really warmed my heart and brought tears to my eyes. Carson is a tough boy with all the rough and tumble that could come in a boy but what a sweet gentle brother he has proven to be.

Annalina holding him for the first time with brothers eagerly awaiting their turn!
(pictures aren't in order)

Daddy LOVES his babies on his chest.
He looks forward to this every time.

Gabers THRILLED to FINALLY see his little brother. He considers himself a "4 star" now (like the generals, etc.) because he now has 4 siblings under him! Gabers thought he felt like a "fuzzy warm blanket" And that he was "so cute!"

He's Here . . . FINALLY!!

Jedidiah Benjamin Lysne
7 lbs. 11 ozs, 20 1/2 inches long
April 11th, 2012, 2:45 pm

Jedidiah meaning "Beloved of the Lord", name given by Nathan the prophet to Solomon at his birth. Benjamin after his uncle that is never ending in love and prayers for us.