Her friend Micah...

A hug is worth a thousand words. A friend is worth more..........

Hold a true friend with both your hands. * Nigerian Proverb

"A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart, and can sing it back to you when you have forgotten the words."

Emma's Going to Be a Big Sister!

Yes! We are PREGNANT!! And we couldn't be more excited about it! Emma's going to be a great big sister! She's already asking when the doctor's going to "get that baby out of there"! She got to go with us to see the ultrasound yesterday and did such a great job. She kept asking " is it a girl baby or a boy baby, I like girl babies". Doc said the baby looks healthy and the heartbeat sounded normal. We're about 8 weeks making the due date Feb. 22nd. So, it's cutting it close. Emma's bday is March 3rd!

Please keep us in your prayers! We know this baby is in God's hands and we are trusting him to take care of it's precious little life and to recieve all the glory for it!

(The upper left is the baby's head and then down from there is his/her tummy. You can also see the umbilical cord that connects the baby. Just in case you were wonderring)

Emma's First Catch!

Well, we're back from a great visit with Nanny and Pawpaw! And we did lots of fun things. One of the most fun though, was taking Emma on her first fishing trip! PawPaw bought her a little rod'n'reel and she practiced and practiced. By the time this day arrived, she was ready! And we all had an absolute blast! It was so much fun watching her do this all on her own. She's growing up so fast and is at such a fun age. We've been able to enjoy so many different things so far this summer! After leaving the bait and tackle shop where we bought some yummy crickets, we headed off to the pond at PawPaw's hunting club. (No, Emma did not drive the truck the entire way, just on the bumpy back roads to the pond!)

Emma got an up close and personal look at those crickets! She didn't get up enough courage to stick her hand inside the bucket though! I can't blame her, yuck!

Now for the waiting part! Pawpaw and Emma had been practicing for this day. She was already a pro at throwing out the bait!

Baiting some more!



Ta Dah! Emma's first catch! A little brim! She was soooo excited! Just look at her little face! What fun!




PawPaw showed her just the right way to hold the fish, so that it's fin would not cut her. She did such a good job and was so brave! A pro fishermen already!

Fun With Friends!!

The past few days have been filled with lots of playtime with friends!

Not Too Happy

I thought today would be a good day to experiment with Emma's hair since she's going to be a flower girl in two weddings this summer. But as you can see Emma wasn't thrilled at all. She did really well while I put the curlers in, but when she saw herself in the mirror she wanted them out immediately! Maybe I'll figure out how to get her hair curled for these weddings!

Family, Fun, and Homemade Icecream!

For Father's Day weekend, a bunch of my family gathered at mom and dad's for a couple of days of good ol' southern bbq (compliments of the King of the Grill himself, my dad!) and just plain ol' fun! God sure has blessed me with a great family. We always have a blast when we're together.

Emma got to enjoy homemade icecream for the first time! Some of my fondest memories growing up were of being at my grandparents eating watermelon and homemade icecream. So it was special to me that mawmaw and pawpaw vines were there this past weekend to see Emma enjoy this special treat!

Emma's Having a Great Summer So Far!

Well the swim fun continues. Some good friends of ours have a pool and invited us over earlier this week. This was Emma's first diving board jump! She loved it and went back for more!

Emma's got all of her ducks in a row!

She went to JUMP! ZONE a couple of weeks ago for a birthday party and she just couldn't get enough of it! She's a brave one!

Wohoo!

She loves helping daddy with projects around the house. Here she helped him put up a curtain rod in her new big girl room!

And here she's helping him put together a step stool for her room. As soon as she woke up that's what she wanted to do!

She's such a joy and quite a ball of energy! She's keeping us on our toes. We'll send you more fun pics as we take them. Love you all!