Things I LoVe

My friend Sarah introduced me to Italian Sweet Cream Coffee Creamer last week. It is remarkably good!

It will make my friend Lori glad that I don't have to add ANY sugar to my coffee now!!! ;)



I think I have had more coffee this past week then I have had all summer!! And....oh it's soooo good!!

I also love Friends who come and share it with you. Beth came down on Friday night and kept me company during the girls bday party. Lorrie came too, but I forgot to take a picture of her!! :0



It was so good to catch up with each other!!

Our family hasn't had a baby in a couple years (at least on this side of the country!!) and it was very exciting to learn that Hunny's cousin Lindsie had her baby early this morning.




The Bakers got this shirt for Aaron. I think it suits him just fine!!






Dada and I went to the hospital this afternoon and met little Brooklynn.

She definitely looks like Hunny's side of the family. I think personally she looks like little Eli when he was a baby.



Grandpa Kelvin couldn't have been prouder. He got emotional in church this morning as he was telling the congregation about his newest grandchild. You could tell he was so very proud. I absolutely LoVe this picture of them together.



I think little Brooklynn picked a very fine day to be born!!

HaPpY BiRtHdAy BrOoKlYnN!!

Today is our 12 year anniversary.


I am more in love with today, then the day I married him.



I love our little life together, and I wouldn't ask for anything more.

Well....maybe a money tree. ;)



He is my forever.

Happy 9th Birthday!!

Dada's bday party finally arrived! And celebrate we did! I am actually sitting here right now enjoying the quiet! Something I haven't gotten a whole lot of in the past 24 hours!!

Aaron and Lorrie were kind enough to let us ship Brother off to their house during the slumber party. He kept asking me where he was going. I think he did NOT want to be around with a bunch of girls, so I am thankful that he was able to spend some time with Gus.



We had 5 girls stay with us. 6 rowdy, hyper, happy girls.



While they were running around....I mean playing, the movie Ice Princess was on. Needless to say by the end of the day they were doing triple sow cows and double lutzes.



They were very hard to get to actual sleep.



Even though I was exhausted, I really tried to enjoy there giggling and "whispers."

But by 1 I was ready for bed! ;) Thankfully Hunny just had to tell them once to settle down, and I didn't hear much else from them!!





Morning came and some of the girls BEGGED me for coffee!! I couldn't believe it. But I let them. Sorry Moms!! :)



Daddy entertained the girls during lunch. Kids are so drawn to him!!



Then we went swimming! The part they were most looking forward to!!

I love this picture of DADA.



The girls found another frog.



I like the girls faces in this next picture as the frog was trying to jump out of the bucket!!



I think I have bragging rights.....Kayla told me I was her favorite Aunt, and I didn't have to bribe her with cake like I have to with Eli!! ;)



My 9 year old!! I can't believe it.....



With all the heat and humidity, the icing I made just didn't turn out tonight. But Dada didn't notice. She thought maybe it was just the candle that melted the icing. She told me she better blow the candle out quick since the icing was melting!! :)

This is also her favorite cake these days. She really likes strawberries sliced and put in the icing. It is actually really good. This is the cake that was gone tonight!



Present time!!!



Safe and secure in the arms of Grandma's!!






Tonight was a very different bday party for me. Hunny was called into work and wasn't able to be at the party. He was really missed. But I am thankful for his job and the ability to work.

I have to brag on Hunny.....while I was taking the girls swimming and when he was supposed to be resting, he picked up the house from the slumber party. He took such a load off of my shoulders and made my evening so much smoother! He is so good to me!!

I hope Dada had a great bday. She is so special to us and we couldn't be more proud of her.

Tooth #6

Brother has been working on losing another tooth for what seems like all summer. The new tooth is coming in behind the old one so it really wasn't helping all that much to move it out of his mouth.

But he was determined to pull it out.

And he did!!



He was so happy when it came out!!



But I am so sad to announce that the tooth fairy forgot to pay him a visit!!! Just sayin!!

Psalm 119:9-12

Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed thereto according to thy word.
With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments.
They word have I hid in my heard, that I might not sin against thee.
Blessed art thou, O Lord: teach me thy statutes.

I was meditating on these verses tonight and I was struck with the depth of them. I feel like I need a fresh start with some things. And God's path is so clear here on how to do it. He says to just heed his word. Do what he says.

But sometimes I think that we make it so difficult for ourselves. We put so many restrictions on our life, or sometimes man puts them there for us. Well....she didn't walk an aisle today, she must not be right with God. Enough.

With my whole heart have I sought thee:

Have I sought God with WhOlE HeArT? Really, with my whole heart? I want to.

O let me not wander from his commandments.

O keep me always in your fellowship Lord.

Thy word have I hid in my heart, that I might not sin against thee.

God's word. Not man's word. Not man's ideas. Not who man idolizes. I mean...really? Not man's political views. Enough with the politics in church. Enough with Fox News. Seriously....enough.

Thy word have I hid in my heart, that I might not sin.

Blessed art thou O Lord: teach me thy statutes.

My hearts desire is to know God. To seek God with my WhOlE HeArT.

Keep me so tuned to you that I tune out all else.

Psalm 119:17-18

Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live, and keep thy word.
Open though mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law.

Lord, Open my heart and my eyes to see the beauty of your word.