Hey everyone! I know I just wrote a blog a few days ago, but now I have a little more I REALLY want to share!
Wow, it feels like this year is flying by! Summer seems like its going to be over tomorrow, yet there's another month until Monster will begin first grade, Monkey will start preschool & Beast will be 3 months old!!! I can hardly believe how much life has changed for the better this year.
Matt & I have definitely made "us" a priority. We've never been so in love, so focused on our family, or so driven to make our lives what we've always dreamed. It's so easy to let ourselves get lost in the day to day happenings & forget to fall in love daily.
This week, we took a WONDERFUL class @ church while the girls enjoyed W.o.W (which is VBS on speed, LOL). Thanks so much to Marty & Debbie for all their love, support, and guidance. I look forward to implementing the information & tools they shared. Our family WILL be transformed in the Spirit. No one will bring us to their level.
We know that God will never put us in any situation we can not handle. He knows our strengths, our weaknesses, and everything in between. He gives us challenges to strengthen our soul, not to weaken our spirit. We will seek his guidance above all & let his wisdom direct our path.
This year will bring new challenges, uncharted territory, and unforseen "LIFE" moments. I know that He will impress upon our hearts the right decisions. I can only hope that we are listening enough to hear them. We've been trusting our worldy knowledge & have been put through enough to break us. I am HAPPY to admit we've been broken down, beaten, bruised, and are dying in this world. The next step is obvious.
Proverbs 3:5-6
5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;
6 in all your ways acknowledge him,
and he will direct your paths.
We appreciate all your love & support!
Friday, July 24, 2009
Saturday, July 18, 2009
A Midsummer's Update
Hey everyone! We've been so busy lately, but I finally have a little "downtime" while Beast sleeps & Matt spends some daddy/daughter time with Monster & monkey!
Here's a little update:
Monster LOVED kindergarten, but is ready for FIRST GRADE which will start in about a month. She'll even be going to her first sleep-away camp for 4 days in August with our church. I can't believe how much she's grown this year in every way! She is 4 ft tall, can READ (OMG), write stories, and so much more! Daisies has stretched her imagination, brought her out of her shell, and made her so much more confident. Her Faith in God is growing in leaps & bounds. In fact, we just presented her with her first "big girl" Bible! It is a "princess" Bible (daughter of the King) which is magenta & has her name & a tiny butterfly embossed on it (both silver). Matt, myself, and her grandparents each wrote her a short message in it. We talked about the importance of a Bible and how we need to respect it. She can't wait to take it (and her "2 new swimsuits") to camp!
Monkey is now 4! She has more attitude than me (which I didn't believe was possible, LOL) and isn't afraid to speak her mind. Be careful what you wish for peeps! HaHa-she's wonderful! She is still small, but you'd never guess that through her actions & words. She thinks she is "all grown up" and refuses to be "babied." I'm thankful for that, but I wish she'd let us do a little more for a little longer. I hate to see her grow up so quickly. She'll be starting preschool this fall. Three half days per week will give her some structure & me a little one-on-one time with Kamrynn (or some time for my job as PTA secretary). I'll miss her, but it will be good for both of us!
Beast is growing like I can't believe! She's already holding her head up on her own, scooting around, and has so many pre-verbal cues! She is finally out of newborn diapers & may be up to 8 lbs. We'll see at her next appt! She has the most intoxicating little giggle (even in her sleep) and she smiles so brightly! She is a VERY healthy eater. So much that I have trouble keeping up with her sometimes, LOL. Her sisters are so great with her. They even argue over whose turn it is to help, even if it is just to get a wipe out of the container! I love to watch how they smile at her with love in their eyes & Beast's reaction is priceless!
Matt & I celebrated our four year wedding anniversary in July & I couldn't believe it. At times, it feels like we've been together forever. Then others, its like it was just yesterday we were spending a few cold October hours in IHOP after an ERHS football game just catching up. I love him more everyday. "Life" has definitely gotten in the way sometimes, but we've learned how to push things out of our minds & just BE when we are together. I can't imagine life without him & my girls. I am so thankful that the roads we took (no matter how hard & how wrong they seemed at the time) led us to where we are now. Our decisions have made us who we are & I wouldn't change one!
I hope everyone is having a great summer!
Here's a little update:
Monster LOVED kindergarten, but is ready for FIRST GRADE which will start in about a month. She'll even be going to her first sleep-away camp for 4 days in August with our church. I can't believe how much she's grown this year in every way! She is 4 ft tall, can READ (OMG), write stories, and so much more! Daisies has stretched her imagination, brought her out of her shell, and made her so much more confident. Her Faith in God is growing in leaps & bounds. In fact, we just presented her with her first "big girl" Bible! It is a "princess" Bible (daughter of the King) which is magenta & has her name & a tiny butterfly embossed on it (both silver). Matt, myself, and her grandparents each wrote her a short message in it. We talked about the importance of a Bible and how we need to respect it. She can't wait to take it (and her "2 new swimsuits") to camp!
Monkey is now 4! She has more attitude than me (which I didn't believe was possible, LOL) and isn't afraid to speak her mind. Be careful what you wish for peeps! HaHa-she's wonderful! She is still small, but you'd never guess that through her actions & words. She thinks she is "all grown up" and refuses to be "babied." I'm thankful for that, but I wish she'd let us do a little more for a little longer. I hate to see her grow up so quickly. She'll be starting preschool this fall. Three half days per week will give her some structure & me a little one-on-one time with Kamrynn (or some time for my job as PTA secretary). I'll miss her, but it will be good for both of us!
Beast is growing like I can't believe! She's already holding her head up on her own, scooting around, and has so many pre-verbal cues! She is finally out of newborn diapers & may be up to 8 lbs. We'll see at her next appt! She has the most intoxicating little giggle (even in her sleep) and she smiles so brightly! She is a VERY healthy eater. So much that I have trouble keeping up with her sometimes, LOL. Her sisters are so great with her. They even argue over whose turn it is to help, even if it is just to get a wipe out of the container! I love to watch how they smile at her with love in their eyes & Beast's reaction is priceless!
Matt & I celebrated our four year wedding anniversary in July & I couldn't believe it. At times, it feels like we've been together forever. Then others, its like it was just yesterday we were spending a few cold October hours in IHOP after an ERHS football game just catching up. I love him more everyday. "Life" has definitely gotten in the way sometimes, but we've learned how to push things out of our minds & just BE when we are together. I can't imagine life without him & my girls. I am so thankful that the roads we took (no matter how hard & how wrong they seemed at the time) led us to where we are now. Our decisions have made us who we are & I wouldn't change one!
I hope everyone is having a great summer!
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