Beach Time with Bibby and Aunt Katie

Mom asked me a while back when the best time would be for us to take the kids to Panama City.

We decided August would be good since school is back in session for most. 

Well it was still crowded and extremely HOT!! 

We still had a great time! 

Next time we will wait till October or so!

It was so fun to be with mom and Aunt Katie. 

My kids had a blast!

Here are some pictures from our trip.

Lake Martin 2014

Lake Martin never disappoints! 

-Family time

-Good food

-Blow up mattresses

-Two inches of actual floor showing after all the beds are set up

(Everyone in our family is at least six feet with the exception of Shelly and my two children, Folks!)

-Tubing

-Beachin it

-House hunting

-Peanut Point

-Niffers

-Grillin

-Ice runs

-Cleaning the boat

You get the picture!

Typical family fun!

Here are some of the pictures of our last trip!

Until next year…

:)

Summer Lovin' Part 3

I hope you all had a great weekend!

We had so much fun with family and friends. 

Konrad stayed in the pool at least 3 hours each day!

He's a fish!

Here are some more pictures from this summer.

We are soaking up every minute we can doing fun things!

Enjoy!

We sure do miss Avoly, but we are so thankful we go to spend time with her before she left for college!

Fun day at Lanes Packing!

My children are serious about dessert around here.

We don't eat dessert every night, but this summer has been full of fudgesicles.

Kyle and Wesley also introduced Konrad to Oreos and milk!

Don't worry!

We eat our fruits and veggies too!

Our garden has been so nice to us this summer!

This mama is thankful to not have to visit the produce department at the grocery store as often!

Watching these two become best friends this summer has been one of the greatest blessings ever! 

To see more pictures from July 4th just click here!

It's going to be fall before you know it!

Honestly I am already getting excited about fall cooking and decorating.

No, i'm not wishing summer away, but I LOVE fall!

I'll be sharing some of my favorite things from fall 2013 soon! 

I want to leave you with these two verses.

Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.

Hebrews 4:16

In him and through faith we may approach God with freedom and confidence.

Ephesians 3:12

Lately I have been approaching God with such boldness and confidence.

I can remember when I was a little timid to ask God for guidance and wisdom. I just knew there were more important things for him to do and take care of other than me.

I no longer think like that, because I understand God's love for me. 

I understand that he cares about every detail of our lives.

He expects us to approach him with freedom and grace.

What do you need to talk to God about today?

He cares about every little thing that is on your mind.

If you are his child then he expects us to be bold and confident in His name.

Let him give you the guidance, wisdom, and peace you need 

as you approach Him on the throne!

Happy Monday!

Summer Lovin' Part Two

Since you all liked seeing the pictures I decided to post some more today!

These are just every day photos from the summer.

I try to keep my camera by the door and just snatch when I see there might be a memory being made for summer 2014.

Of course, I do not document or photograph every memory, but I try as many as I can.

Many are just written in my journal.

Kyle is gone here and there during the summer  most of the summer,

 so when he is around Konrad is his sidekick!

You'll be able to see that in some of the pictures below. 

If you missed Summer Lovin Part One, just click here.

Here's some more photos for your Monday!

Happy Monday, Ya'll!

Happy Monday!