Where we meet...

I am an early morning riser. From the moment I open my eyes I can almost hear birds chirping and praise music blaring in my head. I usually get up at around 5:30am to spend some time with God before I start the day. In every house we have lived in I adapt a spot that becomes my place in the house where we meet every morning. Or I should say most mornings ;) This is my place in this house.
I don't know if it is because I am getting older or because I really needed a good whack on the head, but God has really been on me this year. I feel like this year has been a long one and through various things that are happening in our lives God has shown me how very much I need His grace and mercy in my life. I have learned bitter sweet lessons that have made me want to crawl out of my skin and morph into someone else who is holier than me. But, the lessons have also been so eye opening to the fact that my God is a loving Father and He is a current that can't be stopped. Praise the Lord, HE is always in control, even if we don't feel like He is! He is always strong when we are weak. He sees the entire picture and lovingly guides us into paths of righteousness for HIS name sake. It is such a blessing and honor to be HIS! Can I get an AMEN!!

Azalea trails

We went for a walk one day after dinner in the azalea trails. The azalea's were in bloom at the time and we got some great pictures...

The look on her face is priceless!!

On day 5 Justin made this cake from scratch, even the icing. At first glance it looked like a wedding cake. In fact a few of the teachers wondered why there was a wedding cake in the fridge. However, when you cut into it it was layered in rainbow colors. He had to bake each layer separate. Not only was it a beautiful cake, but it taste really good too! My hubby is a great daddy. He loves his girl. He was right, it does remind me of her!

More from the birthday...

For some reason this blog will not let me put more than 5 pics at a time, so I have broken up the pictures into a few posts.


On day three we made rainbow jello. This was a little tricky because we had to make and set each layer separate. We made it over the course of three days.

On day four we made fruit cups out of grapes, blueberries, kiwi, pineapple, oranges, and strawberries.

Happy 9th Birthday Sweet Girl!!

I can't believe it but she turned 9!! We provided the snack for her class for the week. About a month before her birthday her dad was looking on the internet and he came across a cake that he said reminded him of her. He said he wanted make it for her when her big day came. With the cake in mind we decided to go for the rainbow theme for the snacks.


On day one we made cake pops. They are so easy to make and are out of this world delicious!! These were made with red velvet cake and cream cheese icing. YUM!


On day two we dipped pretzels in white chocolate and swirled them in rainbow sprinkles.

Lemonade for sale!

These kids got bored one day and decided to make a lemonade stand. They were so cute. We moms just sat back and took pictures. People continued to come even after the stand was taken down.
We love our neighbors! They really are the best. My little man was sitting at the dinner table the other day, obviously thinking hard on something. Then he said, "I hope we live here forever so we can always live by them." It was so sweet.

He is ALLLLLL Boy!!!

He came running in one day wanting me to come and see what he could do. He swung from the wooden beams outside and then stopped to show me how big his muscles have gotten. WOOOOO! Man was I impressed! He is going to protect some lucky woman one day. AND SHE BETTER BE IMPRESSED TOO!!!!!!!!!!!! :)