If you know us - you know the many reasons we find this funny!

happenings in our home ~

We have been having lots of family time together and time with friends and family and sadly the camera has rarely found it's way off the counter. The days are flying by before us, but here are a few things that have happened in our days that are fun to share:

Sadie has been keeping up her love for art. She drew this picture and then painted it for her Great-Grandma Connie. Her inspiration:

This picture was drawn and painted by Sadie's Great-Grandfather when she was 4 (he was 68 when he made all seven dwarfs for her). I loved seeing these pictures together. I also love that although Grandpa isn't here to see her talent grow, we know that part of his talent lives on through her.

Earlier this week we were able to have breakfast with our dearest friends the Caceres. Why breakfast out (which is such a fun treat!) - to celebreate our amazing friend Katrina. What a blessing she is to each one our lives!

Syrah has been busy too! She started stitching (maybe she will love cross-stitching as much as I do). This was the very beginning stages of this project.

Here it is completed and can you see the proud look on her little face. With the last stitch she said "I did it! All by myself, I did it". I love it!

On a last note with Valentine's Day behind us: I hope you all got lots of kisses!

The girls each got big kisses from Great-Grandma Connie

Sometimes the best kisses are the messy ones!

Sometimes I miss simpler days...

I loved this ad the first time I saw it and with so much recent talk of "social networking" it came to mind.



Sometimes I wonder... what's been lost?

closing out the first month of a new year...

It is hard to believe that January is all ready coming to a close. Many things took place this month, but mostly it was a quite month with lots of family time. Here is a glimpse of some of the things from our month:

A tooth was lost!

A room was painted (and a new painter was trained).

Projects were made!

(Sadie started a pottery class this month, more projects will be shared as she brings them home!)

Fern was held...

by both the girls!

Thanks Samuel for letting the girls hold your girl! They were delighted!

We continue to be encouraged by Pastor Matt's faith and we continue to pray for his healing and strength!

Read the newest article regarding Pastor Matt: http://www.thetowntalk.com/print/article/20100130/LIFESTYLE/1300301/Enduring-faith

Hear an update from Pastor Matt:
Week 3: Video Update from Matt Chandler

We look forward to many fun updates to share in February. We hope that the first month of the new year has brought you much joy, healthy and happiness!

His Glory

Faith enables us to turn from the approval of the world and seek only the approval of God. If God is glorified by delivering His people, He will do it. If He sees fit to be glorified by not delivering His people, then He will do that. But we must never conclude that the absence of deliverance means a lack of faith on the part of God's children.

Happy New Year

Snapshots from Christmas