The Winter Family

She's ONE!

2012-01-27T14:17:00.001-06:00

Making a birthday cake mess she had no problem with....picture taking -- not her favorite activity (we did get some cute ones though)!

Sweetness....11 months

2011-12-28T11:28:00.003-06:00

Happy 13 Years!

2011-12-20T11:00:00.006-06:00

It is amazing...it has been 13 years married! We have been together 16 years -- which is half of my life...Wow! Every day is sweeter. I can not thank God enough for the blessing of BJ in my life. I like to say...salvation is God's first miracle in my life and BJ is the second. I love you!

Big Boy Room

2011-12-14T14:56:00.004-06:00

Taking his preschool stuff down is such a milestone! My baby is growing up. I even finished his baby book (it goes through kindergarten) the other day.

Here is his "big boy" room! We love what we found at Hobby Lobby!! We got a solid brown/tan comforter too...so cute.

P.S. we surprised him -- he had no idea we were doing it :)

Ho Ho Ho!!

2011-12-01T20:28:00.002-06:00

What can I say....sister is not an easy one when it comes to smiles. However, she did not cry at Santa so....props for that!

Christmas is Coming!

2011-11-15T20:07:00.001-06:00

Fire Pit!!

2011-11-04T09:05:00.003-05:00

We have said for the past 3 1/2 years that we want a fire pit! We finally got one :) It was only $30! AND I finally got on the Scentsy bandwagon (you know I'm always slow)...love it!!!

40 degree weather PLUS fire pit PLUS blueberry cheesecake scentsy EQUALS a HAPPY MOMMY! Welcome WINTER (no pun intended)

Fall Festival

2011-10-31T15:41:00.001-05:00

On her way to walkin'! 9 months :)

2011-10-27T13:57:00.000-05:00

She stood on her own today about 15 times!! Mama Mia -- she is on her way!

Happy 6th Birthday!!

2011-10-16T16:56:00.007-05:00

What a 6th birthday blessing! Landon had a huge weekend. It started with a fun run at school where he ran 39 laps! We think it equals 4 miles...wow -- I was tired watching. Then cupcakes and McD at school. Then 2 nights of camping with cousins!! What joy! Thank you to the family for treking up and enjoying the experience. This might be Landon's birthday tradition :)

It's FALL!!

2011-10-06T18:30:00.001-05:00

I have to BRAG!

2011-09-28T08:43:00.004-05:00

This child is too good! Landon was 1 of 2 students out of 21 in his class to receive an award for being "Bulldog Best". He has been an example of the following requirements:

G Generate a positive attitude
R Respect yourself, others and your surroundings
O Obey the rules set before you
W Work towards personal excellence
L Live to your potential

He will be apart of a popcorn party on the patio with the principal and extra recess time. Go Landon!

Our family dedicating Quinn to the LORD

2011-09-18T20:41:00.000-05:00

QUINN'S PRAYER BLESSING
Colossians 1:10 – 11
Father, we pray QUINN will live a life worthy of YOU and may please YOU in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of YOU; being strengthened with all power according to YOUR glorious might

Psalm 27
FATHER, may you be QUINN’s:
• Light and salvation
• The stronghold of her life
• May she dwell in Your house all of her days
• May she seek your face
• May she find safety in you
• May she hide in the shelter of your tabernacle
• May she be set high upon your rock
• Father, may she learn your ways
• May she run the race with endurance

Deuteronomy 7:9
Lord, may QUINN know that you are the Lord our God; that You are faithful keeping your covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love you and keep your commands.

almost 8 months

2011-09-12T18:07:00.004-05:00

Bummer!

2011-09-06T11:00:00.002-05:00

This should have been Grammy floating in the air, but by the time she and my brother suited up the winds were too strong! Maybe next time :(

Quinn's Boyfriend!

2011-08-29T12:13:00.002-05:00

Look at that red hair!

Kindergarten

2011-08-22T10:16:00.000-05:00

I didn't take pics in his classroom because he said he could go in by himself! :((((( He's too big...his school and teachers/principal all seem great. I know he will have a wonderful year. May he be the light of CHRIST!

Happy Birthday Cousins

2011-08-20T08:43:00.001-05:00

Thank you RR for pics!

Beware of SHARKS!

2011-08-16T18:02:00.002-05:00

Summer's End

2011-08-10T09:10:00.002-05:00

My sweet family

2011-08-07T13:06:00.001-05:00

Hawaiian Princess

2011-08-06T12:22:00.003-05:00

This post is for my aunt and cousins in Hawaii. This is one of the authentic Hawaiian outfits they sent. We love it! Thank you :)

See how the 2nd picture looks like she's doing the sign -- I love you? Precious!

The 3rd picture is showing off her cute two bottom teeth....chomp!

Summer Basketball

2011-08-04T10:47:00.002-05:00

Daddy to the RESCUE

2011-07-27T15:36:00.000-05:00

Can we say "no ma'am!"

2011-07-23T12:53:00.001-05:00

Is this child really only 6 months!? She's ready to climb stairs!
P.S. pants are to protect her chafed (from crawling) knees!

Snakes!!

2011-07-09T16:57:00.000-05:00

What a fun birthday party...snakes!! Happy Birthday "other Landon" :)

6 months

2011-07-07T20:05:00.009-05:00

Happy 4th of July!

2011-07-04T14:54:00.001-05:00

Say YES to VBS!

2011-06-30T14:41:00.009-05:00

What a beautiful week it has been! We had 6 kids accept Christ in our class and 52 total!! Whooohoooo :) There were about 1000 kids and workers total this week. God is so good...what a pleasure to watch HIM at work in people's lives. xoxoxo

Summer Fun!

2011-06-13T19:19:00.004-05:00

Jesus Washes OUR sin white as snow

2011-06-12T17:53:00.006-05:00

This is a spin off the science experiment in last post....use black pepper (our sin) on top of milk then red food coloring (Jesus' blood) in the soap and touch to milk. JESUS' BLOOD WASHES OUR SIN WHITE AS SNOW!

Science Experiment

2011-06-11T11:38:00.002-05:00

This was an easy experiment I saw on the news.
*1 bowl of milk
*1 bowl with dish soap
*squirt a few drops of food coloring into milk
*take toothpick - dip in soap and tap into milk with food coloring...see what it does!

(the sister pics are bonus)

Captain Winter...Hooray!!

2011-05-27T13:16:00.002-05:00

First Cereal

2011-05-21T08:33:00.003-05:00

Mooned Ya!

2011-05-16T20:47:00.001-05:00

Sweet Angel

2011-05-11T19:21:00.000-05:00

3 1/2 months

2011-05-02T15:25:00.001-05:00

She is growing so fast! She is 99% in height and 82% in weight. This morning I walked in after her nap and she had rolled over in her crib! I can't believe it is going so fast.

Happy Easter!

2011-04-23T10:10:00.001-05:00

As Landon's song goes..."Jesus is alive, Jesus is alive...shout HOSANNA!" Praise the LORD Jesus is alive!

I had to post Quinn's new beach towel! You know the red headed Disney princess has to be our favorite :)

Definately a girl!

2011-04-21T16:47:00.000-05:00

Happy Spring!

2011-04-21T12:40:00.000-05:00

A Day in the Neighborhood

2011-04-09T13:35:00.006-05:00

How's this for a Saturday in the neighborhood! At our park they were doing a Border Collie rescue fundraiser with pony rides and a zebra! Fun day :)

10 weeks

2011-03-29T16:05:00.006-05:00

She is awesome...sleeps WELL through the night and is on her way to her exersaucer! Her neck and legs are getting so strong. She grew an inch in one week! She's already so big it seems like she should be 3 or 4 months!!

All boy!

2011-03-16T16:47:00.002-05:00

It is no surprise...I'm obsessed

2011-03-12T11:32:00.002-06:00

7 weeks

2011-03-08T14:01:00.004-06:00

SLEEP

2011-03-04T13:06:00.001-06:00

Angel slept through the night last night!!!!!!!!!! 6 1/2 weeks...it is amazing the wonder sleep does to parents :) Lets hope this is the beginning of a trend!

Sister (4 weeks)

2011-02-16T13:37:00.011-06:00

Lamb lover TOO!

2011-02-08T12:00:00.004-06:00

She has yet to let us lay her in something and she fall asleep by herself. Well...daddy gave Landon's lamb to her and put the vibrate seat on and she passed out!!

3 weeks old

2011-02-08T09:44:00.006-06:00

Angel Quinn

2011-01-27T09:49:00.018-06:00

Our Angel is here

2011-01-21T07:45:00.003-06:00

She is here! 7 lbs 12 oz and 20 in long! She is wonderful...eats, burps, and poos like a pro :) Make a mama proud :) P.S. she has NO red hair! It is dark brown!

A Perfect Day at the ZOO

2011-01-04T19:41:00.012-06:00

Sister's Room

2010-12-15T15:17:00.009-06:00

6 more weeks!

2010-12-06T17:20:00.003-06:00

The pictures aren't as good because she's so big now. The first one looks funky - its a 4D picture...not sure how accurate it can be. Looks like she has a wide nose :)

My c-section is scheduled for January 18th! Around the corner!! She is almost 5 pounds and is breech :)

That's my boy!

2010-11-24T13:14:00.004-06:00

Birthday dance - fueled by sprite, cake, and pizza!

Family

2010-11-12T05:10:00.004-06:00

I just had to post this picture. My SIL (sister-in-law) took it last Christmas in her backyard with a timer/tripod camera...isn't she good!!? It is fantastic :)

Fall Festival, Pumpkin Fun Run, & Shower

2010-11-02T13:30:00.024-05:00

We had the best time the past couple weekends! My sweet friends gave me a baby shower. It was absolutely beautiful! Don't you love all the creative desserts :) Landon had his pumpkin fun run as a school fundraiser. They had games and train rides. It was gorgeous outside too! Then of course the annual fall festival at church. My Sunday school class booth carved pumpkins and had kids shoot the candle out with a water gun - fun! As you can see he decided to be an army/rambo man Sunday, but was batman Saturday..he couldn't decide which he loved more :)

5 years old & Soccer

2010-10-14T17:06:00.011-05:00

My baby is 5! No matter how hard I tried to convince him to do something different this year -- he still wanted CHUCK E (he really wanted the ticket booth the most)! He had a great time (again) :)

Soccer!! He has asked for MONTHS to be in soccer...he finally is! He did great at his first practice and game. He and dad are looking forward to practicing in the backyard :)

Diaper Bags

2010-10-05T09:49:00.008-05:00

I love it! $5 Sam Moon bags and embroidered name on them. I am loving some baby girl!! (the little one is an insulated bag...could use for bottles or packed lunch)

Happy Harvest!

2010-10-01T12:17:00.002-05:00

Baby Quinn

2010-09-13T11:27:00.009-05:00

We went to our final ultrasound appointment today. I am into my 22nd week and all is well! It is confirmed a GIRL :) We are so happy. The first picture is a 4D...reminds me of the Stalagmites at Natural Bridge Caverns :) She is very active so it was hard to see if she was sucking her thumb, but she had her hand up and down to her face a lot.

Pre-Kindergarten

2010-08-31T13:29:00.017-05:00

I can't even believe my child is in Pre-K! We are so excited for him to be at our church in their state certified school program. His teacher seems really nice and it looks to be a very productive year. I leave in 30 minutes to pick him up --- hope he had a great first day!

Homemade ICE CREAM in 5 mins!

2010-08-21T08:56:00.006-05:00

My mom sent this to me from another site...so easy and fun!

1 Tbsp Sugar
1/2 Cup Milk
1/4 tsp vanilla
6 Tbsp Rock Salt
Qt size baggie
Gallon size baggie
Ice Cubes

~make one recipes per person and everyone gets their own bag.
~Mix the sugar, milk and vanilla into the Quart sized baggie. Seal it up!
~Measure the rock salt into the gallon baggie and fill it about 1/2 way with ice.
~Place the quart sized baggie inside the gallon baggie and seal it up!

Then hand them over to your kids, put on some crazy music and shake the baggies (or toss them back and forth to each other)!!! In about 5 min you will have ice cream!

Add fresh blueberries!

How adorable!! Yummy!

Pretty in PINK!

2010-08-05T15:41:00.012-05:00

My eyes will be seeing pink for a while! IT'S A GIRL!! We are absolutely estatic. This is such a wonderful blessing from God.

Summer's End

2010-07-30T11:29:00.024-05:00

I know it is not even August, but this was our last shindig for the summer. BJ has officially gotten his study material for his Captain's test, so we will not be seeing much of him for the next 4 months! He's got 4 books and tons of guidelines to memorize between now and November. However, we had a great time at Galveston yesterday. Landon couldn't get enough of the sand, water, and shells. We watched the baby clams dig into the sand and then back out again as the water washed over them -- it was so crazy looking -- they looked like baby rocks that move! We had dinner and even rode the ferries (Landon's first big boat ride - ha). It was a great family day!!

No more training wheels!

2010-07-26T18:11:00.012-05:00

Landon has begged us for 6 months to take his training wheels off. With much hesitation BJ decided to do it yesterday. As you can tell BJ was very concerned and packed all the first aid items as we headed to a school parking lot. Well....we never had to use the first aid kit and within 5 minutes Landon was riding his bike with no training wheels! I was shocked. It's not perfected obviously, but he's on his way. It was so funny because after he would ride a long straight away and then get a little wobbly at the turn he'd stop, get off, and say "I need a break". We kept encouraging him back on...we are very proud of him!

AHHHHHHHH!!!

2010-07-15T10:24:00.006-05:00

We are having a baby!!!!!!!! I am almost 14 weeks. My doc appointment was yesterday. I heard the heartbeat - it was 146. God is creating a little miracle. We can not be more thankful!!! Thank you for all your prayers.

Frio River 2010

2010-06-02T19:00:00.023-05:00

So we had a great time on our trip despite Landon having fever the whole time and us leaving a day early! We left a day early, but we actually wound up stopping at the Natural Bridge Caverns and the Natural Bridge Wildlife Park which was so fun. We did get to ride the river once which was so relaxing AND we saw millions of bats exit their cave to find food for the night (an attraction in Concan). All in all it was very relaxing and very eventful. Landon is still fighting fever, but doc says JUST A VIRUS. The story of his life when he is sick.

This picture is a blast from the past - 5 years ago! Wasn't he the cutest baby!! His first trip to the river.

Summer is here!

2010-05-24T16:17:00.004-05:00

We are headed to the Frio river in 3 days!! Yea!! This is Landon's boat tube...the river is flowing decent so we will be able to tube this year. It will be nice to go on vacation :)

God is good!

2010-05-22T08:02:00.003-05:00

Lamentations 3:25
The Lord is good to those whose hope is in Him, to the one who seeks Him

I love this verse...although I seek Him I don't deserve His good BUT HE GIVES IT STILL. Praise Your Holy Name Jesus!

Market Street

2010-04-27T19:52:00.003-05:00

Free kid day at Market Street. Fun Fun!!

Freshness of Spring

2010-04-19T08:24:00.011-05:00

If you live in Texas you know the state flower The Bluebonnet! I think every family takes pictures in them at some point. This is the first time we have as a family. The flowers cover the slopes along side the freeways as you drive to the country. They are beautiful. Awww...the blooming of Spring!

Easter + Camping = GREAT family time!

2010-04-05T17:19:00.024-05:00

We had the BEST time camping Easter night. I felt the headache go away as we drove toward nature and trees! This was Landon's first camping experience and he loved it! We had a HUGE tent, cooked out, roasted marshmellows, fished, hiked, and simply spent peace time as a family. It was great. I recommend it for all :)

What I'm standing on today...

2010-03-30T05:32:00.003-05:00

Beating great odds is God's specialty. It's one way He proves to us that He can do the impossible. Don't accept defeat if what you're standing for is consistent with God's Word and His ways. Perserve, believing God. Ask Him to fight for you and to show Himself mighty! ~Beth Moore

For surely, O Lord, you bless the righteous; you surround them with your favor as with a shield. ~ Psalm 5:12

31 equals O...L...D!

2010-02-11T18:21:00.013-06:00

I came home to a wonderful hubby making grilled brocette shrimp, grilled asparagus, and fried shrimp for my birthday. What a blessed day!! He's a great cook!!
(the frog pic is Landon's Valentine's Day bag from his class -- he missed the festivities because he was sick, but I thought the bag was adorable!)

Blessings

2010-01-29T13:31:00.002-06:00

All I have to say is MELT MY HEART! (these are raw photos, but you get the idea)

God is Good!

2010-01-14T07:09:00.005-06:00

NOT ONE MOMENT YOU SPEND IN BIBLE STUDY WILL EVER BE WASTED.

"The Word of God is the textbook. Its application to the hot pavement of your life is the practicum. God wants us to recognize the critical priority of deliberate training in godliness. We won't be successful without it. Not one moment you spend in Bible study will ever be wasted. Help me, Lord. I am weak in my natural self (Rom. 6:19)" ~ Beth Moore

Isn't it great how God speaks to us exactly what we need to hear! I was feeling so inadequate as a Christian then God gave me this word in my study today. It takes practice! And we all know we won't get it right the first time, second, third (or ever be perfect)....but we are getting more godly one step at a time.

Thank you Lord for your forgiveness when I fail you and for loving me as I deliberately train by Your Word to be godly.

Happy New Year and a visit from Big Papa and Big Grammy :)

2010-01-11T13:14:00.010-06:00

Happy 2010! Boy am I looking forward to a new year :)

Big Papa and Big Grammy (my dad and step mom) drove to town from California in their new truck and 5th wheel trailer. What a journey! We are so glad they came to visit. We were all spoiled rotten -- dinners, massage, and toys for Landon. It was a great time. We will miss them much! xoxo

Ice Skating

2009-12-29T09:36:00.014-06:00

It was such a JOY watching Landon ice skate. He absolutely loved it. His smile was from ear to ear the WHOLE time! Aren't these "walker" things hilarious!? He went round and round and each time he would exit the ice like he was going to take a break -- only he would turn back immediately and get back on! I think his brain didn't want to quit, but his body was tired! (I know daddy was tired :))

At bedtime we were talking about the experience. I was telling him what a great job he did. He said, "I didn't do great" -- I said, "why" -- he said, "because I don't want to hold on to "the thing", daddy's hand, your hand, or anyone's hand...I wanted to do it by myself" SO cute! He wanted to skate all by himself with no help -- maybe next year :)

Merry Christmas!!

2009-12-23T10:59:00.003-06:00

2009-12-21T21:19:00.000-06:00

Snow Days & CAN I GET A HEALING??!!

2009-12-05T08:30:00.009-06:00

It snowed in Spring/Houston Texas! Can we believe it!!?? It was 32 degrees yesterday and snowed for a couple of hours. It's always a special treat to see snow! As you can see it is a little desperate to be excited over, but we did get to make a mini snowman :) I made chicken and dumplin soup AND stayed in my PJs all day! Yea Winter!

Oh -- why the lemon, honey, and tea? I have had allergy/cold sickness for 2 weeks and I am singing a solo in our Christmas Pageant this weekend (3 nights in a row!). Praise the Lord...last night was the first of 3 nights and all went well.

Happy Thanksgiving!

2009-11-24T11:06:00.007-06:00

Happy Thanksgiving! We made cookies as a family the other night. Fun leaves! The icing turned out a little pastel -- nonetheless they were delicious :) I hope you are enjoying the holiday season!!

Our family wishes you a wonderful Thanksgiving. I hope we can all reflect on the blessings in our lives.

Flag Football

2009-11-08T13:48:00.003-06:00

I can't even believe I did this!! I was invited to play flag football with the girls from the church I teach preschool...my initial response was NO! After a little harassing from my 50 year old co-teacher, my curiosity got the best of me -- I played. It was pretty fun!! HOWEVER, the second to last play I was rushing the quarterback and was kneed in the thigh by one of her guards. OUCH! I have no bruise on the outside, but that poor muscle must be pretty bruised on the inside because I'm walking like a gimp!

Fall Festival

2009-11-02T07:13:00.012-06:00

We had the BEST time at our Fall Festival at our church. They had tons of games, bouncies, face painting, petting zoo, cake walk, food, craft show, and more! After the festival we went to my sister's for my niece's birthday party and then trick or treating. A day FULL of fun!!

Mexican Chicken

2009-10-22T17:13:00.003-05:00

I so don't have a picture, but a yummy recipe!!!

4 lg chicken breasts
1 stick margarine
1 tbsp chili powder
1 can cream of mushroom
1 medium bell pepper, diced
2 c grated cheddar cheese
1 can rotel, diced
1/2 onion, diced
1tbsp garlic powder
1 can cream of chicken
1 lg bag tortillia chips

Cook chicken then shred. In 13x9 pan, combine broken chips and melted margarine. Leave 1/2 of the chips in the pan and remove the other 1/2 to use as topping later. Place chicken over chips, then mixture of remaining ingredients. Top with the remaining chips. Cook at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

4 Years Old

2009-10-10T20:37:00.014-05:00

My angel is 4! I can't believe it. We had a wonderful day at Chuck E. Cheese. He thought it was the best day ever! Friends and family made it special. My friend, Carla, made the cake and we loved it! He got so many generous and sweet gifts. Thank you all for being apart of his big day :)

Pumpkin Patch

2009-10-04T14:21:00.006-05:00

I absolutely can't believe it is this time again! I can remember posting these photos last year :) We had fun picking out our pumpkins again...I think we are going to skip the "carving and gutting" of them this year. They are so pretty we will just put them on our front door step WHOLE (Landon didn't think that was the best thing ever anyway)! Happy Harvest :)

It's Fall!!

2009-09-26T08:48:00.005-05:00

I absolutely LOVE this time of year. The anticipation of Christmas, cooler weather, school starting... Here are a couple decorations I got from Hobby Lobby (40% off, of course). I LOVE my wreath -- it actually came from Kroger for $20! Cheaper than Hobby Lobby! I hope you are all enjoying the season :)

My Baby is Sick!

2009-09-22T17:02:00.002-05:00

My sweety is so sick...it has been 6 days! The doctor says it is viral -- no flu -- and has to take its course. My goodness...when will it end...fever, vomit, no eating or drinking (or very little). Today seemed a little better so SURELY it will be over by tomorrow. School bugs are in full swing!

Awanas (Cubbies)

2009-09-19T19:45:00.003-05:00

I am so excited for Landon to be apart of Cubbies this year. It is a club where kids memorize Bible verses and have fun together. I wasn't sure how well he'd do....I have never worked with him on memorizing anything before, but he's done great! He's already memorized 3 verses. They are shorted of course because his class is a three year old class. This is what he has already learned....

....God...loved us, and sent His Son...(1 John 4:10)

...all have sinned...(Romans 3:23)

..While we were....sinners, Christ died for us (Romans 5:8)

I would highly recommend this to all parents. It's a great way for them and YOU to memorize scripture.

Layered Pasta Salad

2009-09-06T15:39:00.004-05:00

Who does not love this FREE magazine!!?? This is our dinner tonight....all I have to say is YUMMY :)

3 c med shell pasta, cooked and drained
1 lg red onion, sliced
1 pkg (10oz) frozen peas, thawed and drained
1 pkg smoked ham, chopped
1/2 c mayo
1/2 c ranch dressing
1 c grated cheese
1 c halved grape tomatoes

- Layer first 4 ingredients in clear 3 qt bowl
- Mix mayo, dressing; spread over salad to seal
- Top with cheese and tomatoes
- Refrigerate for several hours; toss gently

Summer's Last Rendezvous

2009-08-24T19:19:00.014-05:00

What a great end to our summer! We went to Galveston and YES it WAS nice. The water was abnormally clean and enjoyable :) We were also able to stay at the San Luis (which is my FAVORITE hotel down there). They have redone the pool area making it even nicer! Landon also got to experience the Rain Forest Cafe which is totally cool on the inside, however the food is terrible (he didn't care for the fake swinging monkeys in the trees either -- they were kinda scary). We had a great time as a family and hope to do it again soon!!

Bible.org

2009-08-18T07:15:00.004-05:00

Jeremiah 1:1-10
1:4 The Lord said to me,
1:5 “Before I formed you in your mother’s womb I chose you. Before you were born I set you apart. I appointed you to be a prophet to the nations.”
1:6 I answered, “Oh, Lord God, I really do not know how to speak well enough for that, for I am too young.” 1:7 The Lord said to me, “Do not say, ‘I am too young.’ But go to whomever I send you and say whatever I tell you. 1:8 Do not be afraid of those to whom I send you, for I will be with you to protect you,” says the Lord. 1:9 Then the Lord reached out his hand and touched my mouth and said to me, “I will most assuredly give you the words you are to speak for me. 1:10 Know for certain that I hereby give you the authority to announce to nations and kingdoms that they will be uprooted and torn down, destroyed and demolished, rebuilt and firmly planted.”

Can you imagine having an audible conversation with God!! Even Jeremiah feared. I fear a lot. God does not call us to fear, but to have faith. Trust Him, He knows His children - before we were even born. May I hear His voice and ACT on it. May He give me the words to say always.

In the 21st Century!!

2009-08-16T17:45:00.003-05:00

What is up!!! We are officially cooler than cool....we have a laptop! If you know us, we are fruggle and we don't purchase anything with out major justification. Well -- for a few hundred dollars we can have a laptop and now we do! This is the coolest thing ever!!!! Oh happy day :)

Detoured from the Mission

2009-08-15T14:29:00.006-05:00

So....we were on a mission this morning to see what Halloween costumes were out (after seeing a Thomas the Train costume in a magazine for $35 - YIKES) hoping to find a cute one (not necessarily Thomas) for around $15 or so. Well....Target had no costumes out, so we looked at the toys for fun (nothing new). We tell Landon every time we go to the store -- you can look but no toys today.... well we were feeling soft because we said yes! And it was a big YES...the kid made out like a bandit! Look at this track it came with another Thomas the train AND another Percy the train. PLUS we found two Thomas books half off. Is it weird that I like getting new toys almost as much as him??!!

Serendipity

2009-08-06T06:04:00.003-05:00

I never have time for blog surfing, but this morning I did. This picture is soooooo adorable. These are someone's kids -- it's not from a magazine (oh my goodness...6 kids!!??)! Her blog is http://seren-zipitydoda.blogspot.com/ Check out the other beach picture on the right from 2 years ago. SO CUTE!!

My kid is a fish!

2009-07-30T09:40:00.005-05:00

Not the most flattering picture, but seriously.......my kid is a fish!! We were at the pool yesterday and he told me to back up, back up while he swam to me with no life jacket! He did that about 4 or 5 yards, grabbing my hand every now and then for breath!! Off to SplashTown.....

Happily Ever After

2009-07-28T22:44:00.006-05:00

Congratulations to my brother and sister-in-law!! We spent last week in Oklahoma seeing their beautiful wedding. They are a sweet example of a blended family. I pray God will continue to move in their home.

Vacation OVER..boo hoo!

2009-07-19T19:12:00.024-05:00

We are back and tired!! We had so much fun. We met people from Philidelphia, New York, Ohio, New Jersey, Switzerland/Canada, Illinois, and N. Carolina. We ate, hung at the pool for hours, hung at the beach, went zip lining over the jungle (pics were purchased), danced, saw entertainment, and soaked up the BEAUTIFUL view. We are on a mission to make this happen every year!! .....back to reality :(