When in situations of stress we wonder if there is anymore to give. We can be comforted to know that God, who knows our capacity perfectly, placed us here to succeed. No one was foreordained to fail. Let us remember that we were measured before and were found equal to our tasks. When we feel overwhelmed, let us recall the assurance that God will not over-program us; he will not press upon us more than we can bear.

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Family Pictures!




My awesome friend Bridget took our family pictures1 She was so fun! I thought they turned out great especially considering the fact that Lily just doesn't do well when it comes to taking pictures! Thank you Bridget! They are beautiful!

Sunday, September 27, 2009

Lily's Party!

It was so funny, she was really fussy until we brought the cake in and started singing, I think she knew all the hype was for her! Her personality is so funny!
The beautiful Princess Cake! I loved it!
Her demolishing her cake! Man it took her a second to really figure it out but after a few bites, man she started shoving it all in her mouth! It ended up being quite the mess!
She drank almost this whole thing after the cake! All that sugar caused some internal freaking out I think!

This was here enjoying her spoils! She got a few other things that she absolutely loved! It was a perfect party and was a lot of fun! Most of her friends were here and had a blast playing with the balloons and her toys as well! We definitely had fun with her first birthday party! Her birthday isn't until Monday, but I just want to post some things about her for my sake!
*She LOVES jewlery! Especially diamonds, her poor future husband!
*She is still just crawling and doesn't seem too interested in walking, but hopefully her new toy will assist her in that
*She loves playing with friends and is a very social little girl.
*Her new favorite toy is her dancing toy from Uncle Kris
*She LOVES to read books! Whenever she is fussy, I can read her a book and she would be completely content!
*She can go up and down stairs and even knows to turn around before she starts.
*She will eat about anything you put in front of her, which I am happy about. Some of her favorites is green beans and ice cream. hehe
*She has four teeth, two bottom and her two eye teeth on top. She looks like a little vampire! (Hopefully it'll stay that way til halloween)

Tuesday, September 08, 2009

Labor Day Weekend!

Lily in the car, she was so happy... ha ha
Todd having a hot dog eating contest with our Cousin Cole!
Lily in the swing! She loved it!
Out on the 4-wheeler! Oh I love going with family who have ATVs. So much fun! Lily was a fan!
She was sagging a little, but happy all the same!
My Dad's family and their spouses! It was our family reunion because on the 15th of this month, it's my Grandma's 80th birthday. From L to R goes my mom and dad, Uncle Butch and his wife Debbie, Uncle Pete and his wife Deanne, Grandma, Aunt Ann and husband Ron, and Aunt Kathy and her husband Dave.
Lily checking out her candy from the reunion! This weekend was such a blast! We had a really good time and a great end to a summer!

The house!

The front room! Yes it has a bay window, we love it! We're getting furniture at some point hopefully soon!
Our kitchen, it's messy right now, but I still love it!
The back yard! Holy Cow we have a lot of work to do this picture doesn't even do it justice!
This is our entertainment room! Like the fence? We sure do!
Our laundry room. With our beautiful new washer and dryer! Thank you earnest money! hehe
The front view of the house! I love it! It's wonderful!

Tuesday, September 01, 2009

We're in!

Well it's official, we've moved! We don't live in apartments any more! YAY!!!!!!!!! I HATE living in apartments! It's so nice to have something to call my own! I don't have any pictures because I don't think I have unpacked my camera yet, but when we get there, I will take pictures. Plus we're getting new furniture but it'll probably be a month before that gets here too, so even if I do take pictures, it won't be the finished product. We're loving all the space and are still figuring out all the stuff we have to do that landlords just took care of before now... Well Lily just woke up so I should go get her, but if any of you are headed down this way and need a place to stay, we're open! hehe