Videos!!

Posting videos has been on my to do list for a long time.....finally, today, I was able to get a few up. I love seeing videos on other blogs, and I want others to be able to enjoy ours too.

Thank you to all those who have been praying for us in regard to what steps God would have us take after residency. We are thankful for the direction the Lord is providing for us and will hopefully be able to share more specific details soon.



Below is a video from our recent trip to Breaks Interstate Park in VA. It is on the VA/KY stateline. It was a blessed trip. We had beautiful accommodations and a great time with good friends.

Oh, and I took Layna for her 9 month appt on Wed and she weighed 16.2 lbs, (15%) and 27 and 1/2 inches long (50%). We praise God for two healthy girls! Layna is pulling up on everything, but not walking yet.

Yay for Fall!

Yes, Layna is pulling up on stuff and acting like she wants to walk!! We are making guesses on when she will take off....maybe by 10 months, we will see....

In the last couple of days she has actually started walking behind this toy! Watch out world, here she comes.

And these are just some fun pics I took today of my cutie pie. Can you tell she is teething? No teeth yet, but she is definitely working on them! And I realize that she always has a mop head of hair unless I take the effort to try to tame it :) which I didn't here....it grows two ways and is kinda curly which leaves her always looking like she has bedhead :)

I couldn't get any real smiles....she was too busy trying to find something to put in her mouth! Gotta love the upside down paci look :) She has been doing this lately.

And lastly I caught a shot of her blowing with her lips.....love this little girl. I am enjoying her more and more. I am so thankful for these two precious gifts the Lord has given us. Oh, and she has started saying "Ma Ma" in the last few days. Gotta love that!
She loves it when Braelyn tickles her and is happy to play by herself sometimes too. She LOVES being outside. If she is fussy I just take her outside and usually that solves whatever is bothering her. She is clapping her hands a lot now. I need to post some videos on here of that.

Please continue to pray for us as we pray and seek the Lord's direction for us in the next steps we take after residency. We are excited to see where He will lead us next.

End of September fun pics

Braelyn trying on her new Belle dress up outfit that Nana & Granddaddy got her for her birthday. She loves playing dress up right now.

Taking her new bike and new elbow/knee pads out for their first spin......

She did good. We have a nice flat area behind our backyard that she can ride in.

These are just some funny pictures of my two sweet girls! Braelyn was wanting to hold Layna and Layna was happy so I just kept taking pictures.

A little too much loving??

HELP!! and that is when I put the camera down and rescued Layna from her big sister's hugs!

Here we have Braelyn taking down all the toys off the shelf and being so kind and sweet that she wanted to give them ALL to Layna. Layna was overcome with toys and once again had to be rescued. :) Actually, she was enjoying every minute of it. So that is it for September. Hope you enjoyed!

Braelyn's 3rd Birthday Pics

The birthday girl excited to get the party started!! She loved her Dora cupcakes! We had her birthday at the park again. It is a tradition, at least for her first 3 birthdays. It will be interesting to see where we celebrate next year.

So glad most of our family could join us.

Happy Girl!!

Braelyn had a blast playing with her balloons. It's the simple things they love :)

We had a double birthday party...we also celebrated Colton's 7th bday. Here is the whole gang!

Braelyn was very blessed to receive a lot of great birthday gifts from our family. Our big gift to her was her first bicycle! I think her cousins were more excited about it than she was, but she has enjoyed learning to ride it. Overall, it was a wonderful night of fun with family and being able to be outside and enjoy a beautiful fall day.