we feel so blessed to be able to find this small town church. father justin will be going back to nigeria in mid july. he has made such an impression on all of our hearts. he has truly been a servant for christ. we will miss him so much!
xxoo
celebrations
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and loving life…
i barely get in these pictures but i hope you kids know how much excitement you bring me each day. you may or may not make me want to pull my hair out sometimes but it’s almost always followed by a smile 😉 . thank you for making my birthday so special daddy! we enjoyed pizza and cake and a “best of” movie of our exciting life together 🙂 here’s to whatever god asks of us this year!
xxoo
mariners’ end of season party {2016}
the end of season party was a hit…
a lot of hard work, sweat and at times some real tears went into this season 😉 i am so proud of these boys!
xxoo
joshua tyler {first communion weekend}
what a great weekend we were able to have together. chad came into town for work and was able to surprise joshua for his special weekend. of course we made such great memories this weekend 🙂
the cousins had samuel workin on his “dab”
we are so excited for joshua!
so thankful for our time with family and for these beautiful sacraments that help us grow in our faith!
“without the Eucharist, the church simply does not exist” – pope emeritus benedict xvi
xxoo
{happy baptism day}
kolbe juniper
april.15.2016
our faith is so amazing. as nadia has reminded all of us “kolbe has helped us remember the mystical truths of our faith”
a beautiful day to rejoice indeed!
xxoo
girls just wanna have fun…
and we sure did! this weekend anna kate and i went out to help throw a surprise party for two of her cousins.
dana sent the picture of anna kate and me to bailey and erika telling them to come out to gramps and granny’s house because i had “surprised” her with a visit. little did they know that there was really a bigger surprise for them just to the side of me in that picture. the best part was erika thought she knew all about this “surprise party” for bailey…. little did she know it was actually for her too!
{this was an awesome group of kids}
{granny and her birthday girls}
{ dj queens 🙂 }
love this family so much! they know how to have a fun time! 🙂
happiest birthday to erika and bailey! it was so much fun celebrating you with your wonderful family and friends.
on the way home, i’m pretty sure ak told me she wants to be like you when she grows up 😉
xxoo
alleluia alleluia {2016}
a happy and blessed easter weekend it was…
{nana finished the sweetest blanket for anna kate and gave it to her on easter sunday… perfect timing because it was a little chilly that afternoon 🙂 }
xxoo
“when you accept gods will in every aspect of your life, you will find god providing you with strength, courage and a dignity that resounds to the heavens. it resounds to the heavens because it doesn’t have that far to go. heaven, you see, is suddenly in your heart.” – mother mary angelica
weekend in pictures…
when i look at my pictures on our phone i realize it doesn’t look like we are very busy….
but with daddy in school this semester it seems that the weeks are jam packed and flying by pretty fast… over valentines day weekend, family came to town and we snuck out for a double date with dana and mike. on saturday, daddy bbq’d and us girls snuck off to shop a little. it was such a fun weekend!
{10 years as valentines to each other. wow! bailey snapped a picture of our family together… because i can never do that 🙂 thank you bailey!}
{OH anna kate i can’t stop taking pictures of you!}
loved spending a lazy valentines day/ sunday with these little loves!
xxoo
my funny little valentines {2016}
despite being cooped up for the past few weeks, taking turns catching colds…
we made use of the sunshine coming in our windows to make sure the ones we loved got some sweet valentines.
these little loves sure can make a valentine feel special!
xxoo
happy st. valentines 2016
{six months}
anna kate frances its your h a l f birthday!
yep i’ll say it again. this goes way. too. fast.
at six months you have 2 new bottom teeth. you are basically a pro at sitting. you will do everything you can to get the television remote control. this includes scooting like crazy. you are a go getter for sure! you love jumping. we recently got you a johnny jumper and you are quite the performer in it. you still are a great nurser …even in the night 😉 you got your ears pierced hopefully for the first and last time 😉 . you recently started panting like a dog when you get excited over seeing something. jack gets a kick out of that. you start to giggle when others do. you love the boys company and already love watching them play upstairs. daddy and i are constantly asking each other
“isn’t she the best?”
happy half birthday littlest love!
we love you so so much.
xxoo