Photo Shoot

Last week, Daniel's feeding tube came out after his bath. He was in good spirits so we decided to take full advantage and do a little photo shoot!! It was so great to see his whole face!! :-)







He still LOVES to laugh with and give kisses to his mommy...






Such a sweet photo shoot!!

Room Make-Overs

A few weeks ago, we received the okay to paint our kiddos rooms...even though we are only renting this house!! We were ALL very excited about this. We were also able to get the girls a beautiful Disney Princess bunkbed and dresser with a credit we received from a couch that Brent had surprised me with for Christmas. By June it was coming apart at every seam, was deemed defective and we were offered another couch or store credit. We chose the store credit. We purchased a much less expensive couch (as it was not leather) and had enough of a credit leftover for the bunkbed and dresser. Awesome, really awesome!!!

Here is the girls new room...





And the boys room...





We also surprised the boys by moving their room to the other bedroom. It has very high ceilings and is a little bigger. They had NO idea we were doing this, so on Sunday when we surprised them with their new room they said it was like being on "Extreme Home Makeover". Oh man were they EXCITED!! It is amazing how a little paint and switching rooms can make everything seem new and exciting again!

It is so very fun to have some color on the walls again!! And add a touch of our personality to the walls of the place we will be calling home for awhile!

Abby's 3rd Birthday

Our Abby turned three years old today!! It is hard for this mama to believe!! The theme was "The Little Mermaid" (even though she has never seen the movie!) and we had a great day celebrating as a family. Abby wanted to go to the Athletic Center Swimming Pool, have her favorite food french fries with some chicken and eat cake and ice cream. Simple, but fun!! And she ended up adding "watching Cinderella altogether" to the list. So fun! Here are some highlights...






We LOVE you SO much sweet Abby Grace. What a joy it is to be your mom! And what a privilege it is to watch you grow up! May you grow to love the Lord with all your heart, soul and mind!! Happy, Happy 3rd Birthday!!

The Fort

Yesterday afternoon I built the kiddos a "massive fort" (according to their description). And last night all five watched the movie "A Bug's Life" together inside the fort and the oldest four had a sleepover in it.






Oh yes, and LOTS of Licorice was consumed. ;-)

Kisses for Mommy

Daniel LOVES to give kisses...I LOVE to receive them. He makes me laugh! I am so thankful for these sweet times with him...