Friday, July 31, 2009

New Babies!!

Congratulations to Joel and Emily on their new baby girl Josie, to Seth and Katie and their sweet baby Emery, and to Michael and Stephanie, whose bundle of joy Carter arrived earlier today. It is such a blessing to see these miracles from the Lord. What a mighty God we serve!

Some days it feels like yesterday Sydney was born, and other days it feels like she's always been part of our family. We are thankful for her and the gift she is. She blesses us daily with her unconditional love, laughter, and smiles. She even blesses us on days like today where she is sick with a little cold, and overall pretty grumpy:) I think she may be getting some new teeth, which usually goes hand in hand with a red bottom around here. Poor thing!

At the moment she is being pretty sweet. As I'm typing this, she wandered off into her room to read books. I just checked on her, and she's sitting on the floor with books all around her just talking up a storm. The only word I can understand coming from her room is "hello"....Yesterday and today one of her favorite words has been "dilia," which means LYDIA!! Lyd's here with her family for a visit so they've had some good time together.
Good Time with Gramps
Sydney's finally got enough hair for a bow!! We've waited 18months for this!!

Monday, July 13, 2009

Beautiful Utah

Syd, Drew, and I just got back from a long, wonderful vacation in Utah. After a trip out there we always come home feeling rejuvenated and reminded of God's power and love. His creation there is utterly breathtaking, and it never gets old. From the beautiful mountains, to the bodies of water, it's a taste of heaven on earth. We are thankful to be able to go there and cherish every minute of it.
We were blessed to have Matt and Gabby and Michael and Emily join us for part of the trip. We enjoyed our visit with them so much. Syd loved getting to spend such good time with her uncles -- thanks Uncle Matt and Uncle Michael for teaching her her latest, hippest dance move. I wish we'd gotten it on tape! Thanks again for coming yall!!

The gang enjoying the sunset before a bonfire

The second part of the trip my mom met us out there. We are always blessed by time with her. Not only is she a ton of fun, she's also an example to me. She is constantly looking for ways to serve others. Sydney sure loves her Grammie (she calls her mammie). Thank you mom!!!
Taking a breather during a bike ride
Good times in the hammock
Hiking part of the way to Mt. Timpanogas Cave
We laughed the second half of our trip at one of Sydney's newest words....Ohgooguy....any guesses as to what she means when she says this?! She repeatedly said this word, so we knew she wasn't just jibber jabbering. It really meant something. We finally figured out she meant MOTORCYCLE...there are lots of them in Utah and she never missed one going by. Mom thinks we need to get her ears checked:)