My little rockstars

Jacob has been working lots of long hours. I'm so lucky to have a live band around the house to keep me entertained. They play a variety of music, some covers and some original songs. The lead singer likes to really rock out, and sometimes screams his lyrics while playing his guitar. The backup singer hasn't completed her voice lessons but she's such a cutie, the fans just adore her. Here are a few of the videos currently in progress.

Rockin the abc's...

This one's for you Grandma...

Future praise team...

How sweet is this?

Sarah's new words...

Sarah has added 2 new words to her vocabulary...Papa & Grandma! It's so sweet the way she says Papa, really quietly. She really loves her Papa. She says Grandma kinda like Nana, but we know who she's talking about. She's so sweet!

And not to leave out the brother, tonight he told me his life is filled with happy meals. Whatever that means! I thought it was cute!

Just a glimpse

Just a Glimpse
by Natalie Grant

I don't have to fully know
Just how far Your love can go
To sing of Your love for me

I don't have to comprehend
How Your mercy never ends
To sing of Your mercy

And all I need is
All I really need is
Just a glimpse of YouAnd I'm in awe
Just a glimpse of You
My God

Just a glimpse of You
And all I can do is worship
[All I can do is worship You Lord Yea]

And I don't have to clearly seeHow amazing grace can be
To sing of Your grace for me
And I don't have to fully grasp
The measure of Your holiness
To sing holy holy

And all I need is
All I really need is

Just a glimpse of You
And I'm in aweJust a glimpse of You
My GodJust a glimpse of You
And all I can do is worship

I first heard this song in church, when I was pregnant with Adam. When you are pregnant, pretty much everything makes you think of the baby. So, this song was no different. It made me think of having an ultrasound and getting just a little glimpse of the baby and the life that was to be. And how God had given us this baby in his perfect time, because He had perfect plans for this baby and for our family. Since the first time I heard it, this song has been one of my favorites & I listen to it all the time.

So...now here we are, several years later and no longer pregnant! Now when I listen to this song I think of all that God is doing in our lives. I think of the ways that he shows us little glimpses of his love through the everyday things in our lives. When sweet little Sarah actually sits still enough to let me rock her to sleep. When Adam tells me how much he loves me. When Jacob tells me I'm an awesome wife. When our family is all gathered together to celebrate someone we love. When I have a really meaningful conversation with someone I care about. When I see the excitement buzzing around our church as we prepare to move into new building and reach even more people for Christ. When I reconnect with an old friend. When I think about the amazing Godly women that I am blessed to call my friends. When it feels like everything is going perfectly in my life. And when it doesn't but God gets me through it by putting the right people in the right place at the right time. Sure, sometimes he shows us how much he loves us in big, huge, amazing life changing ways. But I'm so thankful for the quiet, little glimpses of Him that I see every day. Look around your little world and I know you'll see them too.

Birthday Fun

We had a great time celebrating sweet Sarah's 1st birthday. We had a small family party this evening. I'm so thankful that our family lives near us so we can celebrate special days together. We had snacks & cupcakes and played Birthday BINGO (again!). Sarah got some fun new toys and lots of cute clothes. It still doesn't seem like it's been a whole year since she was born!

Today's the day!

Well my baby girl is 1 today! I'm happy and excited but at the same time sad that her baby days have flown by so quickly. She is such a sweet, happy girl! We've had a great day celebrating Sarah! Jacob was home this morning, so she started her day with her daddy & a few presents from us. Then our playgroup friends came over for a very pink playdate. She's had fun getting some very girly new toys and clothes! The fun will continue with a small family party this weekend. Happy Birthday Sarah!

Last one...

Last month was a fun one. We had a blast celebrating the 4th of July. We took our Mom & Me swim class, went to the family reunion & had fun having friends over to our new house. I'm just not ready for my baby to be turning 1 TOMORROW!!

Cutest. Place. Ever.

We went to the most adorable little place with some of our best friends today. It's called the Cupcake Cottage, in Fort Worth. It's a little bakery that only serves cupcakes!

best buds in front of the cottage...

the kids hyped up on sugar, look at sweet Kinsley pose for the picture...
adam, so annoyed that I'm taking his picture, he just wants to eat his cupcakes!
Sarah, little miss cupcake, she loves it!
BA- If you are reading this, I totally thought of you today. I had to drive down the brick road of Camp Bowie to get there. You would have loved this place & it was in your favorite part of town. I'm so taking you there next time you're in town!!

10 Months!!

Aww. Sweet little Sarah in her baby doll nightgown! Okay, so this was a busy month. We had just moved into our new house & were enjoying getting settled in here. Sarah started crawling & getting into everything! We started swimming a lot, which Sarah loved! This was also the month that she would not cooperate for her 10 month picture, so I just gave up & I think in the end it turned out really cute!

Little Miss Cupcake...Month 9!

Build A Bear!

This weekend I took the kids to Ridgmar Mall so Adam could go to Build A Bear. After he played in the fun play area for a while, we got started. Build A Bear is the cutest place, we hadn't been there before. First he chose a bear...

The he took it to the stuffing machine, to a guy who reminded me of Gepetto from Pinocchio. Adam pushed the petal to stuff the bear...

Next Gepetto told him to hug the bear & make sure he was filled enough...
Then Adam chose a heart & made a wish...
After Gepetto sewed up the bear, Adam gave him a bath...

Then we got him dressed. Adam chose pirate pajamas. Then we went to the name book to chose a name. It was open to the P page, so first Adam chose Papa Bear, but then we started at the first page & saw his name, so he changed it to...Adam Bear.
We ended our day with a trip through the toy store and an M&M cookie.

Leapin Lizzard!

We went to a fun indoor playground with our playgroup last week. It's called Leapin Lizzard. They had lots of inflatables for the kids to run around and play on, and a huge climbing structure with slides. They also had a toddler area for the little ones. Adam & Sarah both had a fun time there!

Month 8

We took Sarah on her first camping trip this month. She loved being outside & did great sleeping in the tent. I can't believe she will be ONE this WEEK!!!

Still counting...

This was a fun & busy month for us. We celebrated Sarah's first Easter, (I know we just celebrated her first Christmas, I'm confusing myself the way I'm doing this countdown. And just to confuse me more, Easter was early this year.) We also went to Tyler, TX with Becky & Baylee to participate in the Azalea Run and spend the day at the Caldwell Zoo. The landscaping there was so pretty!

1/2 way there...

We are up to month 6. She started getting really smiley around then! :)

He did it again

Okay, Adam just keeps saying the funniest things & I just have to share them with ya'll. I guess he knows I'm posting about Sarah every day, he wants to be in on it too.

Okay, so this morning we are reading the Bible story about when Lazarus died. It said Jesus was very sad and he cried. I asked Adam if he knew that Jesus ever cried.....


Are ya'll ready for this..."yeah, I know that, like his name, Jesus Cries."


He is too funny.


As I'm typing this, he shows up in my room (supposed to be resting), totally naked, except for a pair of my shoes & asks "how do I look?"

He is really keeping me entertained, which is a good thing because Jacob is working really long hours and having no days off this week! We are missing him!

Month 5

This month we celebrated Sarah's first Christmas! Our family gets a little Christmas crazy (if you know my dad, you know what I mean, and I totally take after him!) Anyway, we had a great time celebrating with our sweet girl. Isn't she pretty in her two Christmas dresses! I just couldn't choose between them! I really didn't mean for this countdown to be a look back at Sarah's fashion through the year, but that seems to be what it has turned into. :)

Still counting...

During Sarah's 4th month, we celebrated her 1st Thanksgiving & started getting ready for Christmas. I loved that little cupcake outfit! She wore it all the time, it was one of my favorites! She's so sweet and pretty! I love that girl!

My funny boy again

Last week Adam got a present. It was a police k-9 set. It has a truck with compartments he can put things in, and it came with a policeman, police dog, etc. Today I noticed he was playing with a toy I hadn't seen before. I asked where he got it & he said it was from his new police truck. I looked at it closer & it's a little bad guy. He's wearing an orange jumpsuit & has a mean look on his face. I said "Oh, it's a bad guy!" Adam's sweet reply....

"He's not bad, he just needs to hug someone!!!" awwww. Then he walked the guy around the other toys & used a deep voice, saying "Hey, I need to hug someone." ha ha ha.

Continuing the countdown...

Sarah's 3rd month...lots of fun! Her first Halloween, first trip to the Pumpkin Patch, the month I discovered the interchangable bow making her an official bow head with a bow to match every outfit!! So fun!