Saturday, August 25, 2012

August 2012

August has been quite the month for our little household. In the beginning of the month we greatly surprised my wonderful mother-in-law for her Birthday. Brenda and Tom were already there celebrating their 30th Anniversary as well as her 50th Birthday and she didn't suspect any of the kids or grandkids to be there. Melissa even flew from Honduras to join in on the surprise. The excitement in the air before she walked in the door was crazy! There were tears and laughter to follow the rest of the weekend. Great job Tom for planning it all! 

Look at Tom as he stands their feeling proud of his work. Kudos Tom :) 
 (All of us hid on the stair case) 

Adyson wanted to help Grandma blow out her candles. Adyson believed it to be Brenda's 1st birthday all weekend. Guess it doesn't hurt to start the counting over at a certain age. haha 

OOPS, please excuse the random shot of JT and our nephew Ryker. I caught both of them off guard but i wanted you to see the chunky thighs on Ryker! LOVE that kid so much already. 


One of our dear friends, Jason Robinson, has been a part of this show for a couple years now and was so kind as to comp all 10 of our tickets for this special Birthday weekend. This will be the 4th time JT and i have seen the show in Branson. Yes, we are old but we can't help but LOVE Branson. I may or may not be planning my retirement already. 

Aunt Melissa with Ryker. It pays having your twin around when you have a little one to take care of. Katie was finally able to sit down for a bit and rest. We tried convincing Melissa to come back to the States and be a nanny for Katie and Dustin.....she didn't agree. haha Apparently Dustin wasn't ready for the pic either....man, these men just aren't picture friendly. :) 

I may have asked JT for one of these on our porch.......you can guess his answer. 

We decided Jaxon needed to dip his feet in the water for a bit. It was hot outside! I think Heather and Poppa enjoyed it more then he did. haha

We had a great time hanging out and I personally enjoyed all the babies! We now have 2 nephews and one beautiful Niece. The joke is that JT and are should be adding to the mix soon but alas, it is just a joke. We are loving this time in our lives when it is just the two of us...oh and Lily of course! 

I realize there is about one more week left in August and we have much more to share but i am running out of time this morning-- we are about to sign a lease for our new place in 2 hours!!! We have been blessed with an opportunity to save some $$$ this year in hopes of buying our dream home next summer. We are down grading a bit but feel so incredibly blessed to have this opportunity before us, Oh and they will take Lily!! (You'd be surprised how many places turned us down because of Lily's weight. Just rude. Guess you can't blame them, she is a hefty 70 lbs.) Well, I will keep you posted as best as I can with this whole moving process. Until next time, may God bless each and every one of  you! 

Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Well, to say the least, we attempted to take a family picture this evening. Our family may be small but we still enjoy a good photo from time to time. Needless to say, Lily did not want to sit still. Anyone shocked? haha JT isn't much of a picture taker either, so after about 3 shots it was time to call it a night.