Sweet Ones Ready for Church

Took some pictures of the kids one Sunday morning. What precious children we have - I'm so thankful to the Lord for them!

Elliana Joy and Josiah Daniel

This is one of my favorite pictures of the kids... dirty faces and all! :) It really captures their personalites!!

Planting With Daddy

Ellie has especially enjoyed planting season this year!! It's been so much fun for her to help plant seeds and watch them grow. This is a sunflower that she planted and it is now taller than her! She was so happy to walk outside and find the huge bloom one day!

MFW - Octopus Unit

Elliana and I enjoyed learning about the ocean during our Octopus unit for school time! She also learned all about the short vowel O sound. It is such a delight to hear Ellie sound out words - she is doing great! We read the book "A House for Hermit Crab" and enjoyed visiting the Pet Store to see a real, live hermit crab!!

Easter 2010

Well, my camera officially died on Easter Sunday and I didn't get any pictures of the kids in their outfits. I did get some pictures of our Easter Egg Hunt and Dinner with family at MaMaw's farm, though! We had a wonderful time!

March Pictures

The month of March we enjoyed getting outside and enjoying the warm temperatues!! Our garden planning started, and we loved seeing everything blooming and coming to life once again. We enjoyed trips to the zoo and park with friends, beginning our Ressurection Eggs in preparation for Easter, and starting some seeds inside the house. Elliana has learned so much in schooltime and is close to reading three letter words! We are very proud of her! Josiah is learning a lot too, and loves "singing" (humming, really!) the ABC song and several other tunes. He sporadically says different words and sometimes shocks us with his ability to figure things out (like opening things he shouldn't have!).

February 2010 Pictures

I'm trying to catch up on my blog posts since I am SO far behind!! The month of February went by very fast. The first trimester of this third pregnancy was very draining. Most days we managed to accomplish the bare essentials (everyone dressed, fed, and dishes and laundry finished) and that was about it! :) Chris and I are trying to be more intentional about spending time with each child individually (especially Ellie right now), and she had a fun date out with Daddy, and a fun morning out with mommy by herself. Ellie also made her debut and sang "This is My Father's World" during a dinner at our church. We are hoping to sing together more as she gets older. With February weather also came lots of indoor playtime... (notice the tricycle inside!) and we made many blanket tents and even jumped on beds to get energy out!! Josiah is definitely to the busy toddler stage, and is 100% busy most of the time! Chris and I are continually amazed at how much our children are growing and changing. They bring so much joy into our lives!

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT!

On Christmas Day, Chris and I were thrilled to share some exciting new to our children and families! WE ARE HAVING ANOTHER BABY!!! My due date is August 23, 2010 and we are having another little boy. Because I am typing this in June I can also share that the pregnancy has been great and baby boy is growing and developing right on schedule! He is a very active little guy, and we can't wait to meet him! God has truely blessed us and we're very excited about this new life He has given! Can't wait to post pictures and introduce everyone to our newest addition! :)

January 2010 Pictures

We had several snows during the month of January and the kids LOVED the excitement of watching the snow fall and going outside to play! This past Winter was one of the coldest, snowiest, longest Winters I think I've ever been through! We spent a lot of time indoors baking, playing, and enjoying our school times together.

Christmas Day 2009

Christmas Day was such a fun time for all of us! We enjoyed spending time with our family and seeing the delight on Ellie and Josiah's faces as they opened gifts!

Decorating at Granna and Papaw's

We enjoyed a fun time of decorating at Papaw and Granna's house. Ellie was so excited to see all of Granna's ornaments, and it was fun to hear the stories behind some of them. Josiah was his very busy little self and tried to get into everything, of course! We also enjoyed roasting marshmallows in the fire place and having smores! So glad they waited for us to "help" with the decorations! :)

Photo Shoot - Mommy and Daddy!

I was so excited that Emily took some great pictures of Chris and myself. I think they turned out great and I'm so excited to have them!

Photo Shoot - Elliana Joy

Ellie had a lot of fun for the camera, although she didn't stay still very long!! I think these pictures really capture her fun personality.

Photo Shoot - Josiah

Sweet Josiah was such a little ham for the pictures! He loved Emily and the camera!