lou let jacob experience the whirlpool the other day, and it was adorable. husbands are so good. they do such daring things with children that moms would never do, and the kids love it! i have never even considered turning on the jets with jacob…because of course children can drown in just an inch of water!
anyway, i wanted to post one of the more adorable shots of this first experience:
i wanted to write this down so i wouldn’t forget it… sunday, BEFORE i heard the great sermon i mentioned in my previous blog, lou and i dropped jacob off in children’s church. i had such anxiety about how he would be because he was sleepy, and when i left him for the first time…
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