Locally Grown... in Texas

 I was so happy to be able to spend time with my cousin Hannah and her newest addition, Colton! He is a precious little buddy and we have been dying to meet him. Hannah and her husband JUST adopted Colton from Texas about 8 weeks ago! It is so fun that Piper not only has an adopted cousin (actually two), but an adopted cousin from TEXAS! Here are some pics we took of the two together...

Easter Pictures

This Easter we were in Charleston. It was so nice to be in town with all our family. My cousin Hannah was in town from Colorado with her newly adopted son Colton and Clay was able to take a few days off work so we could spend more time as a family. To my surprise, we were dressed and ready to go to church EARLY on Easter so, we stopped by my Mimi's house to take a few pictures. It is a very rare occasion for us to all be dressed up so I wanted to take advantage of the situation. Here are the too many pictures...

Piper is 6 Months!

Our little girl is getting old. She isn't an infant anymore for sure. She is now rolling over and so much more aware of everything around her. She is still just as sweet as she has always been. We are so blessed to call her our own! Here are a few pics I snapped her a few minutes ago...

Sharptop Cove 2013

We have been sick a lot around here, but the show must go on! Yep. Even though I had strep throat, Clay had a commitment to put on program (all the skits for the weekend camp) at Sharptop Cove. We packed the family up and really had a fun watching Clay entertain camp for the weekend with Drew McCleskey and another guy Will (who is also a volunteer leader here in Gainesville). I love Young Life and I was so glad that we got to bring the boys up to experience the fun. Good food, good people, good music, and lots of space to run around... It was perfect! Here are some pics from the weekend...

 "Angel Baby" is the nickname I have given her BECAUSE

that is what she is. Perfect. 

 Hanging with Andy Dalton (the quarterback for the Bengals).

He loved Miller and Charlie.

 They were terrified of their Daddy when he was

in character.

Watching a guy play guitar the last day of camp. They

LOVE guitars...

I will end with a picture of the boys last time we were at Sharptop doing program 2 years ago. I could cry...

Ready For Summer

This past month has been crazy for us... We have survived by God's sweet grace. We have too much to be thankful for and know that our small sufferings are not comparable to so many others but... man oh man, we have been through it. The boys have had fevers, ear infections, diarrhea, ear infections, throw up, ear infections, etc... We have traveled to Charleston to get tubes put in the boys ears for a second time and got out their adenoids taken out. When removing adenoids, they can be very sore for a while and so we have had some whiney boys this past week! All that coupled with a ton going on with church, Young Life and family makes for BUSY BUSY times! Makes me want a relaxing SUMMER to come! What better way to get in the mood for summer than to try on bathing suits! Here are some pics of Piper in her swimsuit that won't be fitting come summer...