Olivia's First Day of School

Olivia had her first day of fourth grade today. It's hard to believe she's only two years from middle school...YIKES! Our first baby is growing up so fast, it's hard to believe that she'll be in college in nine short years. Olivia is really excited about her teacher this year and even said tonight that she wished it was Sunday so she could go back to school tomorrow. I think it's going to be a great year for our fourth grader!

I Will Rise

I've heard Chris Tomlin's "I Will Rise" many times. I know the words, I've sang the song. But I never really listened to the words, until today. And the words came alive to me. I MUST see Chris in concert. I've always been a fan of his, but WOW!

Beautiful, don't you think?

Maxwell's First Day of First Grade

It's hard to believe our little guy is in the first grade now. He loves school and was so excited to be starting back. I pray that he will always be so enthusiastic about it!


Here he is at his desk, I'm sure a lot of work will get done here!


All ready to go!

Olivia starts school a week from today and is very excited and eager to get started (she's bored out of her mind!). :)

She's on the go.....

Abigail has taken off! It's amazing how far she's come in the last two weeks. She is walking more than crawling now and VERY proud of herself. It's so sweet to see her do her wobbly walk around the house but also kinda sad, our little baby is becoming a toddler very fast! It's hard to believe she's our last one, though if it were up to her daddy, we'd have a couple more!

Abigail had a check up on Friday and weighed in at an even 19lbs and is 28 inches long. Huge, I know. She was even cooperative enough to show off her walking skills for the doctor.

Here's a short video of her walking (she was in a very silly mood at the time, such a happy girl).

If you feel lead, please pray for my brother in law's sister, Katie. She and her husband, Jason had a beautiful baby girl (Reese) on Tuesday. Their sweet girl passed away Thursday. Katie is an amazing woman with a strong faith but of course this has been devastating for them. Please pray that God will comfort them and carry them through this storm. A link to their blog: http://therowefam.blogspot.com/