Family Pics

Here are some family pics that we had done recently! These are a few of my favorites. I am so excited about how they turned out. The problem I have now is deciding which ones to order.

Sorry It's been so long since I have updated this. We got our fingerprints done and now we are waiting on CIS approval. We are so close to the waiting list!

Down Memory Lane

I was at church tonight and I got a little sidetracked. I didn't make it to class on time so I spent most of my night talking to others in the hall...I know, don't judge. Anyway, I was in the library looking for some books on baptism, for our children's ministry. I ran across some old pics from VBS 1970 and lots of other events. Among the pictures there was a Church of Christ directory from 1970. I cracked it open and there on the first page was an advertisement for a friend of my grandfathers. I thought, oh my, how cool is this. I continued to thumb through the directory and found several names that stood out including my Dad's family, when he was in high school. I turned the page and that's where I saw this add:


I was so excited to see this. This is my Great Grandmother, Mary Smith. She was an Interior Designer for Sears. It was so cool to see this pic and so many memories resurfaced as I looked at it. It was great to walk down memory lane and to see some familiar faces. I remember all the dolls that my she made for us. The countless number of sleepovers that we had at her house. All of her beautiful clothes that she kept in her cedar closet, I can still smell it. Her hot pink round bed with matching curtains. Playing the organ for hours at her house. Mostly, I remember her love for us. I love and miss you, Grandmother Smith. It was great to relive old memories. I hope that my family enjoys this as much as I did.



New post about the kiddos and our family soon! Sorry for the wait.

House and kid update

So, we were suppose to close today and it didn't happen. We are having some AC issue that we just happen to find out about. It all seems rather fishy to us because we are pretty sure that the seller knew about it. Luckily, we stuck to our guns and had our own AC inspector out and he found all sorts of stuff that weren't right. I would go into what all is wrong, but I don't think that I could explain it all in a post...it is that much info. Needless to say we are now hoping to close on Tuesday and hoping that the sellers will work with us on lowering the price of the house. We should have some news by tomorrow.

On a better note... Dakota is CRAWLING! It's about time-ha! As a Mom of a second child I actually would rather him not move at all. But since he is I will be excited for him! The same day that he started crawling, I also noticed that his bottom right tooth was in. So, two milestones in one day. This boy sure is busy all of a sudden.

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We took the kids swimming today. Coco is getting more brave evertime we go out. Today she jumped off the diving board, several times. She also swam with her face in the water. She kept saying "Mom, teach me something!" It is so great that she wants to learn. I think that we are going to have to put her in competitive swim when she is a little older. The girl is pretty good. I will have to take the camera next time and post some video.