The Party

Well, I guess I better update on Conner's birthday party. The pictures above are from his actual birthday on the 18th. We got him a "Refuel" magazine (which is actually the entire new testament themed for pre-teen/tenn boys), the Dangerous Book for Boys, and a metal detector from us. On Saturday the 21st, we had just a few family and friends over for a party. The theme of the party was a patriotic Young Marines theme (since he is a Young Marine of course!). Check out the beautiful cake with the Marines emblem on it---and it was edible!We served pizza, salad, chips, and cake & ice cream. Yum! Conner got some really nice gifts and had a great time. One of his favorites was a lazer gun set, which of course got put into use immediately! Hope you enjoy the pictures!

Remembering...

July 19, 2005, I delivered our baby girl Abigail Grace. She was almost 16 weeks, so she was not strong enough to survive. She was a beautiful baby girl and we will always remember her, but with God's grace we are able to smile and know that one day we will see her again, but for now Jesus is taking care of her for us. We love you Abigail!

Happy Birthday Conner!

11 years ago, we were sitting in the hospital waiting for Conner to be born. What an exciting, yet scary time that was! Being an adoptive parent, I had not really had the normal 9 months to prepare for what I was "getting myself into" (haha). I definitely did not know ANYTHING about babies (just that I wanted one), but most certainly not about little boys! I am an only child and was a total girly-girl--no tomboy here! But we live and learn!

Eleven things that I have learned about little boys over the past 11 years...

• Little boys can be dressed a cutely as little girls!
• Little boys aren't always behind girls in their "milestones". Mine has been ahead in most circumstances.
• Little boys can drench you if you don't "cover" while changing a diaper! : )---but to add a side note, I found out little girls can do that too!!
• Little boys can climb all over everything...and survive!
• Little boys will play with toy guns (even if it is just pretending with their finger) without you teaching them how to, I think it just comes naturally to them, therefore it is important to teach them safety even with their toys.
• Little boys can have extremely soft hearts, and it is good to teach them it's ok to cry.
• Little boys can be just as particular about their clothes as girls are!!
• Little boys can be just as particular about their hair as girls are!!
• Little boys (or at least mine) like to live in an "extreme" world, making his poor Mom a little worried sometimes. But only one trip to the ER in 11 years isn't too bad, I don't guess!
• Little boys aren't always just "mommas boys", mine is just as close (maybe closer!) to his daddy!
• Little boys grow up to be big boys TOO FAST!!
  

We are going to enjoy a birthday breakfast this morning with Frank's family and then we have church tonight where all Conner's friends will be. Saturday night we will have a family birthday party, with pizza and cake for everyone. I am sure he will have a blast and their will be lots of pictures to share!

Happy Birthday Frank!

Ok, so I am a day late posting it on here...but Happy Birthday to my sweet hubby! You are an awesome husband and dad and I appreciate you so much! I hope you had a great day! I LOVE YOU!

The "Joy" of Camp!

First, let me apologize for taking so long to add a new update. A lot of things going on here in our lives...I will share them with you as God leads me to in His timing.

Friday, we picked Conner up from a week of camp at Camp Joy . He went last year too and absolutely LOVED IT!! This camp is a ministry of Highland Park Baptist Church in Chattanooga and through donations and fundraisers, they are able to offer a week of camp with great food and activities and of course awesome Bible Studies provided for the AWESOME price of $20.00!! It is almost unbelievable, but most certainly worth it! But what makes it even more special is when you see your child worshipping the Lord.

It is also a "joy" to see your boy...just being a boy!! LOL!

Thank you Highland Park Baptist for offering Camp Joy!

Look at these!!!

These are the biggest zucchini that I have ever seen! I put our phone up next to them just to compare. My bil is growing a garden this year and I asked for zucchini---and boy did I get it! Zucchini bread may be what everyone on my list gets for Christmas this year!! : ) Seriously, if you have any good recipes, send them on my way!!

Catching up....

Boy do I have some to do! It may take me several post to get everything in I want to tell!


First let me update on the Johnson Family http://www3.caringbridge.org/nc/levijohnson/. Their son Caleb, who I wrote about previously, passed away last Wednesday around 7:00pm. We were actually praying for him at Bible Study around that same time. This is one incredible family and if you have the time, read a little about them on their website, and then be sure to say a prayer for them as they continue this journey with their other son Levi.


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Now, as far as our vacation. We had a very enjoyable time. We saw more dolphins than I had ever seen before. They are so neat to watch--so playful! Frank was jet skiing in the ocean one of the days and they were right beside him! I got some pictures, but my "big" lens wasn't cooperating with me, so they didn't come out well. Anyway, I will share some of our family pics and such with you. Hope you enjoy!

I will try to add a few more later...