Birthday Recap

WOW! 

It's been a while since I have posted!

Sorry about that!

We have been busy, busy, busy…in a good way!

I will have lots of recaps coming up!

First…my birthday!

It was one of the best birthdays I can remember!

Nothing extravagant, no huge gift to tell you about…just family and sweet friends!

Kyle and the kids made the day so special by just being home and hanging out with me. 

This is how it went!

I started my day off with a jog with these guys!

The deer flies swarmed us, but we made it!

Then I ran errands with this little guy. 

We had lots of fun things to get for our beach trip. 

He was so sweet! 

Then we met Jordy, Lindsey, and Dallas for a lunch date at Judy's Sandwich Shop in Perry.

It was so fun!

These two were quite the entertainment for everyone!

After naps my mom came and got the kiddos.

Kyle and I went on a date to Bonefish Grill.

This was the first time we ate there, and I can promise you it will not be the last!

It was awesome!

We met Lindsey and Jordy after supper and did some shopping at River Crossing. 

I got these two books to read while we were at the beach. 

Needless to say I finished one before we left for the beach and started and finished the other when we got home from the beach. I didn't even read at the beach. 

We had too much fun playing!

After shopping, we decided to go bowling…I came in last!

Then we headed to Steak-n-Shake. 

It was a fun, fun day!

I can't believe I will be thirty next year!

Time flies when you're having fun!

This year I will be holding on the promise that God knows the plans He has for us!

They prosper us and do not harm us.

They give us a hope and a future.

Jeremiah 29:11

I'll be relying on the fact that God has planned the year He has for me.

I just need to trust and believe that He knows what is best!

I hope you have a blessed week.

"My feet don't have a prayer"

This past weekend my aunt came to stay with me and kids while Kyle was out of town. 

I told her a while back to put it on her calendar, and she did. 

She has been really busy, so a week ago I texted to make sure she still could come. 

Thankfully, she said yes! The kids and I were so excited!

I started thinking about all the things we could do to spend time with her while she was here.

Immediately, I thought about the Strawberry Patch at Lanes Southern Orchard. 

We didn't get to go last year, so I wanted to make sure to take Konrad and Mary Wesley this year. 

So we decided this was the time to go. 

The weather was beautiful. 

Here's some pictures for you to enjoy!

Konrad picking strawberries.

Mary Wesley picked her fair share of strawberries too!

Mary Wesley's first trip to the Strawberry Patch!

I think she likes it!

Then this happened. She figured out what they were and bit right in…not just one…but two!

YUM!

"What? Did I do something I wasn't suppose to?"

Her brother joined in!

Yummy!

Silly!

Me and my littles!

Driving Miss Daisy!!!

Always have to drive the tractors!

Just a swinging…

Watching the ducks!

I love this picture! We are enjoying watching these two become best friends.
I can't wait for all the fun times ahead!

Thanks for coming to stay with us, Aunt Katie!
We had so much fun!
Love you!

P.S. You'll have to ask her about the title of this post! :)

Lately

Just wanted to share a few of my favorite pictures from the past few weeks!

Hope you enjoy!

Hope you have a great weekend!

Some Sweetness for your Monday

Saturday Fun

This past Saturday I met two of my friends and their children at Lanes. Lanes is close to our house. I need to take advantage of this more often. We ate lunch outside then took the kids to play on the playground. They also have a pond with ducks back behind the play area. You can guess where Konrad wanted to stay the whole time. Thankfully we didn't take the them to the pond till before we left, or Konrad would have never wanted to swing, slide, sit on the tractors, etc. He kept saying he wanted to "go shoot those ducks." Thankfully no one really heard him. 

Lord, help me when he starts hunting. We'll never see him. 

It was so fun to watch the kids play together. They are growing so fast before our very eyes. One of the funnest things about having children is getting to watch them play with your best friend's children. 

We're family. We don't see them all the time, but when we do it's like we've never been apart. 

Here's a peak at all the fun we had. 

Everyone had to ride the tractors of course. 

Thankfully, Sophie is responsible and will be driving all the kids around first. I'm already praying for Konrad and Izzie when they start driving. 

Little man hung in there with all the big kids too! 

Cannot get any cuter than this!!!

They are growing way too fast! 

Best Buds!

Dallas loved the ducks too! 

Everyone did a little swinging before we left! 

Mary Wesley is trying to eat McKinley's foot!

It's pictures like these next two that make me stop and thank God for the group of friends He has placed in my life. I am so thankful to have a community of friends that choose to raise their children to love Jesus and always want to know more about Him! We are blessed!

Nothing like a nice cold popsicle after a long playdate! 

I hope you all have a great week! I want to end with some of Isaiah 43. Our choir sang a special this past Sunday that brought tears to my eyes! Those of us who are believers have been given so many promises that will never be broken. God has called us. He has chosen us. We need to remember He is ALWAYS with us. In the good and the bad He is right there with us. We are His and we are precious in His sight! Believe that today and every day.
 If you aren't a believer there is so much hope for you. God is with you too. Do you hear Him calling your name? If so, turn to Him, because He wants you!

But now, this is that the Lord says,
he who created you, O Jacob,
he who formed you, O Israel:
"Fear not, for I have redeemed you;
I have summoned you by name;
you are mine.
When you pass through the waters, I will be with you;
and when you pass through the rivers,
they will not sweep over you.
When you walk through the fire,
you will not be burned;
the flames will not set you ablaze.
For I am the Lord, your God,
the Holy One of Israel, you Savior;
I give Egypt for your ransom,
Cush and Seba in your stead.
Since you are precious and honored in my sight,
and because I love you,
I will give men in exchange for you,
and people in exchange for your life.
Isaiah 43: 1-4