Weekend

Reasons we had a great weekend...
~Mike and I think we finally found a church that we are ready to call home and get more involved in.
~The Lord continues to reveal things to us as we draw near to him.
~We had lots of family time.
~Beautiful crisp morning walks. We enjoyed soaking in and describing each detail to Savannah about the beauties of nature...the snow covered mountain tops, hawks soaring, the moon in the sky, she is so interested in looking and hearing.
~Great, meaningful, uplifting conversations with great friends.
~Christmas decorations and lights are up! 

Happy Thanksgiving!

 Savannah loves grandma, she's always showing her something new and intriguing.

Great day with our amazing family (I didn't have my camera when we visited grandadddy and nana, that's why they're not in the pics). Savannah had a fun-filled day with her all of her grandparents, aunts & uncles, & cousins. They all show her so much love!

                                                            Cousins

 She must have stacked the cookies on papa's hand about 5 times~what fun.

                                     Yum, spoonfuls coolwhip out of the container.

 Helping mommy make treats for Thanksgiving. She already learned how to lick the spoon and scrape the bowl once we were done, good girl.

Just one more taste mommy...

Priorities

My life's priorities have shifted over the years as I've become a believer, wife, and mommy.

                                      My Daily Priorities

1.     Making time first thing in the morning before the sun comes up (with my coffee, blanket & candle)for my devotional time. I love knowing that He will be there waiting for me each morning.


2. Creating a warm and cozy home for Mikey to come home to in the morning. Savi loves popping up over the dutch doors to surprise daddy! If he's home and heading work then I love getting up and seeing him off with his coffee and a kiss knowing I'll see him the next morning. 


3. Loving my baby and getting on the floor with her to play and learn. I love being silly with her, singing Sesame Street, ABCs, making up songs and dancing with her, or should I say for her. She cracks up at me, I'm sure it's quite a sight if any of the neighbors hear or see us. I love seeing what is fun and entertaining to her, she's such an explorer.


4. Don't sweat the small stuff. 


I have such good role models of mommies to learn from, and have gained so much wisdom from books I've read in the last few years. I try to make the most of each day and opportunity. I know the time will go by fast with my baby, and that I only have so long to cherish these moments. I love being here for her when she is upset, needs a hug, needs a partner to play with, wants me to take her somewhere, to look at the moon, to explore with, and so much more. 


I guess I just love being a mom and wife, and don't want to waste time being upset about little meaningless things that come up. My sis and sis in law have taught me so much, and I love being able to now put all that knowledge and years of quietly observing into place. 


God has truly blessed our marriage and home!

Our Special Blessing

Today was such an exciting day for us! Mike and I had our 18 week ultrasound and the doctor officially announced that it's a BOY! All of his measurements are looking perfect, thank the Lord. 

He was burying his head down really low so she couldn't get a good image and measurement of his head. So after trying to wiggle and put me on an incline on the table we had to take a break and come back to see if he would get into a better position. We went out for a 'walk' and when we went back in he had cooperated. I guess my two handstands in the hallway worked :) ...


The two pictures are a little hard to see, but the first is of his little feet, and the other is his profile. What a blessing!

Starting a Blog

Hopefully I get the hang of 'blogging' real soon...I really want to be able to share and keep our family and friends updated on what's going on in our lives. We'll see how it goes. 


Of course I have to start off with a picture of my little love, Savannah Lyn. My sis in law, Teri, took this pic when we went to Lake Arrowhead last weekend. Savi had such a blast picking apple after apple with her cousins.