That grin...

When you tell Averi to say cheese her eyes immediatley dissapear...it is so funny! She has such personality!

Eight months...

Sofie hit eight months this month! She is sleeping through the night every other night, starting stage three baby food, which she isnt fond of! And crawling! Thats right folks she figured out how to propel forward and is a crawling machine! She is spunky, she is giggly and she is a joy! WOW Sofie I dont know what we would do without your happy little face!

Lyndon Fair

the comunity we live in throws a small fair every year, and it just so happens to be in the park that backs up to our house! We took Averi and Sofie to it. Averi has a blast, she played in a bouncy, went down the slide three times, twice with me and once on her own! And the highlight of the evening was her getting to do the big bounce thing, I dont know the technical name! They strapped her in and got her started bouncing, she was not getting much air until... they put a much older girl opposite her, then Averi went flying, she LOVED it! It is so fun to watch her now days she has so much personality!

Erica and Neil get married

We had the priveledge of attending my cousin Ericas wedding last weekend! It is hard to believe she is old enough to be married, although she is older then I was when I got married! We got a little lost on the way and got there right as the ceremony ended but atleast got to attend the reception! Erica looked stunning and you could tell how in love they are just by watching them! Averi had an especially good time, she thought the DJ and dance floor were there especially for her! We were honored to join in their day and pray for many happy and blessed years!

visiting Aunt LaLa

The girls and I headed to Ohio a couple of weekends ago to see my best friend Lindsay ! It was the first time I had taken the girls on a trip without Kevins help! It went great! Very few melt downs and A LOT of fun! Averi loved to chase her aunt Lala's "puppy" (he is 50lbs) Jeter and we spent all day Saturday at the childrens musuem...which by the way is totaly worth the drive, so much fun! We only wish we got to see Aunt Lala more often!

Fathers day...

For Fathers day we went to church, then ate some yummy chinese food for lunch and then walked the mall... then we came home and all took long naps, it may not sound like much to most people but to us it is a pretty perfect day !
We are so blessed to have Kevin. I could not be a luckier women to get to call him my husband and the girls are totaly in love with him! Thank you Kevin for all you do!

3 years ago today...

Three years ago today I married my best friend...


and had the honor of becoming his wife...


We didnt know what God had in store for us...


but we knew we loved each other and that we were supposed to spend the rest of our lives together...



It has not always been an easy three years, having two babies rather quickly...


Averi...


and then Sofia...



But it has been the best three years of my life! We love each other more then we did even on our wedding day! We love our children and praise God for them and each other...we are still best friends and always make each other laugh! Here is to hoping the next three years are even better!

Miracle...

My sister is one of the strongets women I know. She has been through alot in her life. She lives in florida and I miss seeing her often. We are very different in many ways, and very similiar in others. We may not always agree with each other but one thing is for certain we both consider each other a blessing! Her sweet son Corbin is a doll, I miss him too... oh and we love her husband James and miss him as well!
Kevin and I are making a trip to Florida to see them all in January because...


she is due with my new niece or nephew the end of December and I cant wait to meet him or her, I think her but either will be SO FUN! She has suffered two miscarriages and has always come back glorifying our God despite the pain, I admire that more then she will ever know. What a miracle this sweet baby is, Ruthie is 14 weeks and going strong! PRAISE the Lord for his hand has been over her womb caring and watching out for this precious baby! What a miracle!

how does she do that...

Sofie doesn't crawl yet but she manages to get to whatever, whoever or wherever she wants! She will get into all fours and rock, or get on all fours and stretch out as far as she can then roll on her back and get back into a sitting position until she is finally where she wants to be... she is trying to pull up on everything and wants to stand at all times!
I caught this picture today... in the five minutes I was out of the living room she had made it across the room, pulled all the toys out from under her jumper then made it under the jumper to sit....yet she wont crawl! Oh well it is hilarious to watch her and it seems to wear her out as she has slept through the night the last couple of nights so I am not complaining!

weekend in TN... Holly and Andrews wedding

We spent the weekend in TN this weekend for Kevins cousin Hollys wedding. Kevin was an usher and despite the fact my kids did NOT handle the wedding ceremony well at all, although they were really good at the reception, we had a really good time! We always enjoy time with family and are so happy for Andrew and Holly! We pray God blesses their marriage and that they will seek him out in all things that they may love him most and then each other! What a joy to celebrate with them!
While we were in TN we got the day off baby duty on Sunday while Kevs parents kept Averi and Sofie so we could go to Murfreesboro and look at houses! We went to church in the morning and then met with a rental agency to look at some houses.A HUGE praise, we think we found one... we were not able to walk through it because the current renters are still living in it, we did however see pictures of the inside and drove by it. The great thing about this house is that the current renters wont be moving out until july so it should be getting painted and cleaned and be ready for us the last weekend of july when we move. We go back the begining of July to walk through it, possibly sign a lease and are currently praying over it in order to feel complete peace about this being the place God has ordained as our home! Please join us in praying for our family as this big move is coming quickly... that we will find a home in our price range that meets our needs, that we will make quick and lasting friendships and that it will be an easy adjustment for all!

you arent allowed to be this big...

Sofie is growing and growing and growing! She is literally one of the happiest babies you will ever meet. We get stopped several times everywhere we go as she grins at everyone making them want to stop and talk to her, she is so sweet!
She is trying hard to pull up and crawl, with minimal help she will stand at her play table...it is her new favorite toy!