Happy Birthday Brian!!!

There are so many things we love about you, Brian! I love that you have been such a loving, caring husband. The kids love that you have been such a caring and supportive father. We love your silliness!! We cherish each day we get with you and are thankful that you have made us your priority. May God bless you greatly today, your birthday! We love you!

Birthday celebration pictures..

Lots of cake,cupcakes, and smores (yes, not a typical birthday dessert, but still yummy)...but most exciting.....getting ears pierced! (and she didn't cry!)

Happy Birthday Abby- 8 years has gone fast!!

We are so thankful for Abby. God has done such a wonderful work in her life and we continue to see evidences of Him changing her heart. She is still a determined girl, but is learning to couple that with serving and caring for others. We love you very much Abby and are proud of the young lady you are becoming. For fun here is a little walk down memory lane- will have birthday pictures to post later- including her ears getting pierced!! (pictures go from this year down to her 2nd birthday.)

this past spring

7th birthday

6th birthday

5th birthday

4th birthday

3rd birthday

2nd birthday

Tinkerbell....the dog, not the fairy

While my parent's were gone for the week to Minnesota, they decided we needed to babysit for them for a change. So we had their dog Tinkerbell for a week. The kids had great fun with her and she was a good dog, but NO THIS DOES NOT MEAN WE ARE GETTING A DOG!!! (at least not yet.)

Pictures from the flood...

Yes, I know this is old news, but I ran across these pictures on my camera and thought you might be interested to see just how much water we had. (Notice in the bottom picture the water is at our sidewalk and at the foundation of our neighbor's house.

Attn: Blog Guru's...Help me fix my blog.....

Ok, not sure what it happening with our blog- some of you say our pictures are really small and hard to see, some of you say that the pictures are all smooshed together, and others say it looks just fine. On our computer it looks fine. So, for all you blog geniuses out there- help me out- is the problem on my end and how do I fix it????????

Random pictures of my friend's baby Brooklyn

Brian has been gone this weekend to Texas to perform a wedding (and no he did NOT drop the rings this time!). While he was away my friend Sarah came over with her little girl Brooklyn. So instead of remodeling a room I decided to take pictures instead. These are a few of my favorites.

Our beloved Gigi

We are sad to let you know that Brian's grandma passed away late last night. She has fought a brief battle with cancer. We are able to grieve with hope because she was a christian woman and is now in a much better place. We ask that you pray for our family as we grieve and as Brian prepares to lead the funeral service. Above all we know Gigi would want people to hear God's word preached. She leaves a big hole but we look forward to reuiniting one day with her at the feet of our Saviour.

Just a cute picture of Claire and Grammy

Scott, Rachel, and Will were here for a visit.

While Scott, Rachel, and Will were here visiting Gigi, we were able to have some fun swimming, playing the Wii and decorating cupcakes.