Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Easter 2014

Before I infiltrate your screen with pictures, I just need to say how stinkin' blessed I am.  I have an amazing wife that loves me through thick and thin.  Someone who is walking this crazy life with me.   The most beautiful person on the planet.  I have 2 kiddos that allow me a small glimpse of how my Heavenly Father loves me.  A few minutes around them can make all of life's troubles melt away.   I have 2 more children in Ethiopia that I can't wait until they are home.  I can't wait to learn their personalities, to know what their dreams are, and to do everything I can to let them know who Jesus is and how much He loves them.  My extended family is the most supportive group of people I could have.  They get the call on my family and have rallied around us strong.  And best of all – I get the privilege of worshipping a risen Savior.  A God who knows I fall short every day and still allows me to call upon His Holy Name.  A God that I get to spend all of eternity with…

If you just take a minute to close your eyes, you'll see how blessed you are too.  Among the junk of the world, our Savior is with us.  I just love the thought of the Creator of the universe knowing the # of hairs on my head, and that He fearfully and wonderfully made me and you.  That He loves us so much that He willingly died on a Roman cross 2000 years ago that you and I would never have to be separated from Him. That no matter what someone thinks of me or says of me, my God has said Truth about who I am and how much I mean to Him.  That's just amazing love.

OK, back to Easter, pictures and a small glimpse into my blessedness :)

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Favorite Picture! ^^

Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Saturday Farm Fun!

There is a place about 20 minutes from us that is a fantastic family fun day.  We try to go there a couple/few times a year and this was our first time this year.  Being that Saylor is older now, it was so fun to see her be able to interact with everything.  And Silas … it’s amazing how independent he’s become.  Doing things all by himself when it used to take Daddy’s help.  Sometimes, this independence isn’t a good thing as he thinks he can run off and do the next cool thing without asking … but it’s so great to see his mind and body grow to be able to do things.  Below are a ton of pictures of the day but it recaps all the things we did so great.  I’ll let the pictures do most of the talking…

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Before we went out, I got to do breakfast with this boy while our oil got changed.

 

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Sneaky on his tip toes

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Thankful mama was there to ride with Saylor 'cause it would have been a sight to see with daddy trying it.

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Saylor enjoyed "driving"

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Silas loves "driving" these tractors

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My girls

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He could spend hours in the corn

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Out of the mouth of pigs…

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I can do it, Daddy!

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Ring that bell!

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New skill Silas wants to learn. 

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CHEESE!

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Stretch?

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"I slip, Daddy"

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Watching Silas climb up the tires

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Ringing the bell again!

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she loves her swing … like her brother

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Mama llama

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She was timid of trying to feed them but loved them.

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Baby llama

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They were so happy they were able to get the baby goat to come over to them

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She was scared of him at first but when she got up there, she liked him and realized how soft he was :)

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And that's a wrap!