7 Years!

I can't believe it's already been another year. We just keep getting better and better....


Happy Anniversary, Bren - I can't imagine walking through life with anyone else!

Me and My Dad


are silly!!!

Last Day of School

Lia loves to go to school and especially loves her teachers - Ms. Erica and Ms. Carol. I am so thankful for their love and care for her. They have taught her so much this year and have delighted in each day that she has grown. Their class is called the "Busy Bees" and with 9 one year olds... that's an appropriate name.

Thanks to Ms. Erica and Ms. Carol for everything this year! You are both blessings to our family.

I Scream, You Scream!

Lia is loving ice cream these days - no matter what.

Ben & Jerry's had "Free Cone Day" on her birthday and she had "pink" ice cream. She kept saying it was "berry tasty"...


And then her friend Ben gave her a birthday cake/ice cream cone set that she loves to play with...

Baking Birthday Cookies

Miss Shae-Shae is going to be gone this week to the beach so Lia and I had to be early wishing her a happy birthday. We decided to bake one of her favorite cookies and Lia did most of the work.

Thanks to Em, Dave and Will for the appropriate outfit! A baker in the making....


We measured out all the ingredients....


And started mixing...


And, of course, all good bakers test their creation before giving it to someone else....


MMMM... yummy!
Shae - I hope you enjoyed eating them as much as we enjoyed making them for you. Happy Birthday!!!

Future Photographer

She a natural! She's been using the toy camera to take our picture and the cutest part it to "take" the picture she blinks really hard.


She thought it was really funny when I took this picture of her taking my picture....

A Week of Loss

It's been an emotional week around here. My heart is heavy for three families dealing with loss this week. My prayers and thoughts have gone out to them all week and it has made me reflect about a few things that I know for sure.

#1 - Don't let a day go by without telling those people you love that you do love them! It's important for them to hear it.

#2 - A life well lived is one that leaves your family celebrating your life. Whether is is 80 years or 30 years... each day we leave an imprint on the people around us.... I want mine to be an imprint of love and caring - one that reflects the grace of God in my life.

#3 - Every child is a miracle - hug yours a little tighter today.

#4 - God is a faithful, gracious heavenly Father who wants to walk with us in the valleys of life. He desires for us to trust him and walk with him even when we don't understand the path we are on. He is the only one who can do the impossible and redeem a tragedy by bringing glory to himself.

What do you know for sure?

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For those of you also wondering about me and the lack of posts... it's mostly b/c each day I have just want to lay down and rest when the day is over. I have been sick with allergies and asthma which is no fun, but I seem to be getting a little better. I also went to the doctor today and the baby's heart rate sounds good. Stay tuned for more updates along the way.