Our Cruise

OK, here are some pictures from our fabulous cruise. Derek and I took a 7 day Western Caribbean cruise to celebrate our 10th anniversary. We had a wonderful time and loved cruising. The girls did great with Nana and Grandpa and had many fun activities awaiting them. Enjoy the pics!!

Back to Blogging

I am determined to find time to share what is going on in our life. If for no other reason than to have it written down for me some day when I can't remember what I did with our kids. We have officially finished all of our "school year" stuff. Bible study has taken a break for summer and Paige is no longer a preschooler. They had a great end of the year program about Jesus A to Z. They learned a Bible verse for each letter of the alphabet. Paige knows them all and it warms your heart to hear her quoting all of that scripture. I pray that it is forever hidden in her heart! Chloe knows that she gets to go to preschool next year and is already very excited! Derek and I had a great time on our 10 year anniversary cruise. It was a blast and we did have things to say to each other at dinner. I was a little concerned that we wouldn't know what to say to each other since we wouldn't have the girls to keep up with, but we did! It was a great trip and a wonderful time to get away. The girls had a great time with Nana & Grandpa and only missed us a little! I think that about gets us caught up. I will try to get the video from the program to share, it was really cute! I am constantly reminded how great my life really is, the blessings we encounter are just astounding. I am forever thankful for a God who cares so much about the little things in our lives that really are so temporary. Our girls are growing up so quickly...time really does fly by.

Catch Up Time...

Wow, it has been WAY too long since I have posted! Ok here is a brief catch up since our last post.

• Paige had her first slumber party for her 5th b-day. Yes, you read correctly my little girl is FIVE! We will be starting Kindergarten in the fall but we will save all of those tears for another post some day!
  
• Derek and I helped coach Upwards Cheer and Basketball at our church, probably part of the reason we were so busy recently. Paige cheered and Chloe and Lyla learned the cheers and still to this day I get an "Upwards, Upwards Grant our Wish, all we want to hear is SWISH SWISH SWISH" from the backseat while I am driving...gets me pumped!
  
• Paige and Chloe had a Sweetheart Meet at their gymnastics gym. They both are doing so well and really love it! (pics to follow)
• Paige has started swim lessons, yes at an indoor pool, to try and get her more comfortable with the water. She is doing great!
• This past weekend we took a roadtrip to Fayetteville to see a gymnastics meet at the
  U of A. The girls LOVED it and it was a ton of fun. Talk about some talented girls, the team is ranked 7th in the nation and boy were they good!

I think that about gets you up to date other than our day to day. Lyla is talking like crazy and is repeating everything you say. Chloe has just about lost that toddler look and is now looking more and more like a little girl. Paige continues to excel at preschool and is such a good learner. I will try to do better on the blogging but no promises!! Things are sometimes a little busy around here!! : )

U of A Gymnastics Meet


Girls Sweetheart Meet

Ice Day = Lollipop Cookies

Well, we are "iced in" today so I decided we needed something to do. I found these super cute cookies yesterday and thought why not give them a try! The girls love doing this sort of thing!

We rolled it into balls...













and then into "snakes"













and then into lollipops...














FINALLY....













YUMMY!!!

A month to the day...

since our last post. Sorry it has been so long, but it has been rather busy and the New Year doesn't look much different. First a quick glance at our Christmas. The girls had a blast and received many wonderful new things. They have enjoyed playing with them all. A couple of explanations of the pics. The girls all got new fancy dress up dresses. Everyone likes theirs except Lyla, a little too itchy, so hence the crown and diaper only in that pic! They also have discovered $$, and were very excited about their new wallets, Sonic cards and cash! The trampoline was fun the ONE day they have gotten to jump on it. Hopefully before much longer we will at least get above FREEZING here. Although it did look really pretty with a dusting of snow earlier in the week! Lastly, you should see these three dancing, the pictures don't do them justice, they are such a hoot!

On to today, it was Paige's first day to cheer in our Upwards league at church. She had a really good time and was super cute. I am helping "coach" our 10 girls and it is really fun.

CBS Christmas Program

Today was Chloe's program at Bible study. She was SO excited!! Paige had picture day at school so since everyone was dressed so cute we took a few pictures before heading out the door. The other pics are of Chloe on the stage. I was so proud of her, she stood right where she was supposed to and sang her little heart out for Jesus! So precious. She has loved looking at the pictures and seeing herself on stage! Maybe a future star...

Sugar Plum Ball

Well tonight was the Sugar Plum Ball, a CARTI fundraising event for daddy's and their daughters. A group of daddys from church decided to take their princesses to it tonight. Here are the pictures we took before they left! They aren't home yet, so I can't wait to hear house it went!