Wednesday, September 21, 2011

third birthday party

I know this is really late but better late then never right?!
Birthday Theme: Hello Kitty
Juju's Favorite Colors: Pink, Purple and Green
Favorite Song: Jesus Loves Me and singing at the top of her lungs!
Favorite Activities: swimming, playing outside, mothering her babies, loving up her brother, playing with cousins and shopping with mom.


 Trying to get a "normal" picture from this kid...I wasn't too successful.

Some of the little girlies eating their "cupcapes" together





Squeezes for my boy!

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

first day...

...of preschool for this girl started the end of August.
To say she LOVES it would be an understatement.
She walked in on the first day and dropped her bag at her teachers feet and headed right for the toys. We immediately had an etiquette discussion as to how we are to behave and hang up our own bag!


To get this girl to stand still for a picture was like nailing jello to the wall!
She's a sweet (and sometimes sassy) bundle of energy!

Super excited about her new "for preschool only" hello kitty backpack and asked me to take a picture of her wearing it.

Pretty sure this girl will be one that loves staying busy with school activities from the looks of it!

little home

has gotten an update!

new roof, paint and shutters all within about 3 months this summer.



LOVE IT!
Too bad we didn't have it painted over four years ago when we first moved in and could enjoy it all this time. Ryan Dirks painted it and it looks AWESOME!!! He did such a great job!

For those of you that don't know, we listed our house on the market back in July and it's still on the market. The housing market is horrible right now and we're busting at the seams with four people in a two bedroom home! We are continually learning to trust God through this and it will sell if that's what He wants for us!

Saturday, July 30, 2011

three

THREE
Don't talk to strangers,
You must comprehend;
I give you a warning,
Not all grown-ups are friends.

I teach you about manners,
And when to be polite,
But I also enlighten you
When saying "no" is alright.

You discover responsibility,
You master a first chore;
You learn to put your toys away
That are left on the floor.

When a bad mood
comes into play,
Mr. Grouch is invented
so you can throw it away.

Once in a while
You are out of control,
Three minutes of solitude
Takes on a role.

Your personality blossoms
More and more each day;
I like who you are
And all that you say.

from: I Liked You at Ten, I'll Like You Again
~Taylor Copeland






Your heart is so big and overflowing for your brother Julia,
You get so excited you can't contain yourself but you don't know what to do with all that excitement!

~You are an awesome big sis to Jax and such a good job helping mom and dad care for him.
~Your personality has blossomed the past year and your love for Jesus has grown deeper.
~You sing "Happy bird-day dear Dod-Desus (God-Jesus)" almost on a weekly basis and burst into songs about Jesus and his love for us.
~Your child-like faith is a reminder to me, my faith and relationship with God.
~You always have a baby with you calling her sweetheart, honey, darling and giving many loves and kisses on a daily basis.
~You are always so active and busy.
~You like to know how things work and are beyond estatic to start pre-school in a few weeks and go to cubbies this fall.

Praying you continue to develop a love for life and a heart after God's.
Love you lots sweet girl!

Sunday, July 17, 2011

6 years

sorry about the shadows, our scanner won't scan so I did it the
high performance way and took pictures of the pictures!

Wedding Day July 16th, 2005



 who knew that a year to the date, after this picture was taken we would be walking down the aisle


highschool, senior year 2004


 the three below are some of my favorites-our engagement photos taken by a french couple from Canada during the bethel college photography workshops



Thursday, June 30, 2011

some of my favorites


These are some of my favorite pictures right now.
Enjoy!







Wednesday, May 11, 2011

twenty-five

The love of my life turned 25 on April 23rd. Whoa. We've been married almost 6 years and have been together for about 12 years. God knew just who I needed as my life mate!

This is the night we got engaged...Jeremy played college basketball and he had had a pretty rough practice and threw up four times that night before proposing. Even though he was exhausted I'd never seen him smile so big for so long!!!

Engagement picture...one of my favorites!


 Who would have thought that we would be where we are today with two precious kids. I wouldn't want to travel this journey called life with any one else but you!


(Picture was taken Mother's day after Jaxon's dediation...such a special mother's day!)