Two True Blessings

"A friend is one who strengthens you with prayers, blesses you with love and encourages you with hope."

My family tree may say that I do not have 2 sisters, but my heart knows the truth.

I love you girls!

Fun Picts

Fun in Santee

Breakfast with Santa (and Oma)

Unsuccessful Photo Ops

Chillin' with Godmommy

The Boat Parade

Christmas Tree Decorating

Better than presents under the tree

Tagged

Nancy started this tagged thing last month and Aileen tagged me and I am just now responding , I can't imagine there is anyone left to tag.

I am: a Christian struggling not to be overwhelmed by worldly things
I want: to be a faithful Christian each and every minute of the day.
I have: a loving husband and 2 amazing daughters.
I wish: that I could truly enjoy each second that I spend with my children instead of worrying about the other things I should be doing.
I hate: that I lose my temper as a mom sometimes.
I miss: lazy saturdays.
I hear: an awesome silence.
I wonder: what my children will be like when they grow older.
I regret: all the times that I did something I should not have or the times I didn't do something that I should have.
I am not: ashamed of my faith.
I dance: as often as I can.
I sing: all the time, especially when nobody is listening.
I cry: rarely.
I am not always: as organized as I would like to be.
I make with my hands: dinner.
I confuse: more things than I should.
I need: to pray more often.
I should: eat less and excercise.
I start: feeling better when my children smile at me.
I finish: each day with a trip to each room to kiss my children good night.

Happy Anniversary!

Happy Anniversary to the love of my life, still after 7 years, who would have thought it? :) You are a wonderful husband and an amazing father and I am looking forward to growing old with you! I love you, Gregg!

A good spot

With both of the girls we are in a good spot. Anne is at the perfect age. Sitting but not crawling. She loves to be held and is not yet at the age where she wants to squirm away from you and crawl, (however I fear the end is soon as she is scooting). And Mary Kathryn is self sufficient but still young and innocent enough to look at her parents with wide eyed amazement when they point out Christmas lights. Children truly are a gift from God and Gregg and I are so blessed.

Christa's Wedding!

On Nov. 11th Christa and Mark got married and everything was amazing. She took such care in every detail. It meant so much to Gregg and I to be a part of this special day. And our whole trip to Florida was great fun! Blessings and love to Christa and Mark!

Happy Birthday, Lane!

We love you, Birthday Girl!

Oh, the Birthdays I have missed

Since I have been anti blogger this month, I have missed a few birthdays, but I did wish people a happy birthday on the actual day, because they are all special people who are greatly loved by me!

Amanda's

Alex's

Papa's

Austin's

More picts . . . finally

Well I have lifted the sanctions against Blogger, so finally here are the rest of the pictures from the Birthday party.

Fall Festival

We had Mary Kathryn's third birthday party this past weekend, a Fall Festival theme. It was such fun to see all of her friends dressed up so cute. I think we had 22 children under the age of 4! Wow! Go Fish, Hay rides, ball toss, pumpkin decorating and more - thanks to everyone who helped make it so special for MK! Here are some picts: (There are many more great picts and if Blogger will cooperate I will post them later but I can't fight with blogger any more right now!)

Happy Birthday Mary Kathryn

Happy Birthday to our wonderful girl! You are so special to Mommy, Daddy and Annie Boo. You are the most precious blessing and we are very thankful for every giggle and smile you have given us the past 3 years. Your creative mind is always amazing us with the things you say and the way you play. You are thoughtful and kind to all of your friends. You are so smart and into your letters (all of which you can recoginize). You love any kind of craft project and are showing such wonderful signs of talent already. You keep us guessing and laughing that is for sure! We are looking forward to your birthday party in a few days and tonight upon YOUR resquest we are having asparagus, broccolli, corn and turkey. Thank you for being such a sweet big sister and already helping Anne in so many ways.









You will always be our little pumpkin!



















May you always have your cake and eat it too! :)











To say that we are proud of you is understatement. You have grown into such a giving and loving little girl and we are proud of every act of kindness. God bless you today and always!