"Pretty"

I love that I can finally do things with her hair! She looks in the mirror and says, "pretty".

CONGRATULATIONS to You!!

Thank you Thomas for all you're hard work!! We love you and are very proud of you!! Congrautlations on your raise!!!

Smooth Sailing

Do you ever feel like everything is going so great that it may at any moment just fall apart? Well that is how I feel today. Things have been rough for a little while. In my heart that is. I have just been struggling extra. But it went away. Praise the Lord!! I feel like I got a little victory over worry. And now for the last week or so, things have been so great. And whenever this happens I usually have a big let down. So then the worry starts to creep in again! Viscious cycle. So please pray for me if you think about it :) I believe there is great power in prayer! And I want lasting victory. And to keep this sweet joy in my everyday! Thanks dear friends and loved family!!

Sugar detox...

Well. Here I am week half way through week 5. Last week was to completely cut out all refined sugars, even the organic ones. And this week is cutting out all quick breads...pancakes, waffles, muffins. Pretty much any bread made without yeast of some sort...I love pancakes. And why is it I never think about something until I want to exclude it?! I went to Starbucks just the other day and got a peppermint white chocolate mocha{probably full of HFCS}...and a muffin. A muffin?! I NEVER get those. Oh well. It was a special occasion after all. I mean, I was getting a treat for the boys...anyway I really do want to better my diet and eat less, WAY less sugars. And as much as I really have cut back, this is just a lot harder than I thought! So anyway on I go...On the upside I have bought LOTS of organic produce the last couple weeks and we have had salad with every dinner! Yes even the kids :)

The boys being boys!

Our little Lyla Jane is a little handful!

Ben Bur Park!

We have a great park right by us! Just a 10 minute walk. And today was perfect for a walk to the park! Cool but not cold. A good work-out for yours truly...double stroller helps. Thomas went to men's prayer meeting/breakfast this morning, so we decided it would be fun to take a walk. And a perfect chance for me to play with my new camera!! So here is our afternoon in pictures...

Seven Years...

Happy 7th anniversary to us! What a beautiful experience we have shared. We are more in love today, this day, than ever before. We have not always put the Lord first in our personal lives and I believe that is cause for disaster, as we have experienced at times. But we have learned and praise the Lord we have made it 7 years already! I am sure that if the Lord tarries we will have many, many more wonderful years together. True love is selfless work and so, so worth it all!! Here's to many more happy anniversaries to us!