September pictures......more to come

Me & my girls :)

Just a few pics of what we have been doing around the house......laundry, which Braelyn LOVES to help with. She loves to put each piece of laundry in the washer one at a time and then push it as far down in the water as she can. Usually we have to change clothes bc she is soaked!

This is my homemade sandbox. We looked at getting her a big sandbox, but it just didn't seem practical for us right now. I was excited to find out how cheap a bag of play sand is at Lowes!

Layna enjoying her exersaucer

It is fun to watch them start playing together some. Layna loves to chew on all the play food. Braelyn likes to pretend she is feeding her, so it works out well.

Below are some pictures of us making "birthday cookies" for Braelyn to take to preschool and share for her birthday. They are chocolate yum yums, and we had a good time making them. The Lord was gracious and Layna actually napped the whole time we made them!! Part of why it was so nice :)

She really enjoyed putting the sprinkles on.

August Pictures...sorry so late!

We made a trip to Dollywood with a few of the cousins and had a lot of fun. Layna stayed with Nana.

Sisterly love :)

Playdate at the park with some of our friends. We are so thankful for the park and our friends!

Layna enjoyed the park as well.

Braelyn was the flower girl in Ryan & Amanda's wedding Aug 20th. She did great, although she didn't throw any flowers :). Can you tell she was excited?

She looked so pretty all dressed up!

This is her and the ring bearer.....I love her face in this one.

Mr. & Mrs. Williamson

Learning to crawl......she figured it out pretty quickly. And the last one is Braelyn "sliding" down the couch. Sorry I am so behind.

September happenings

We have had a whirlwind here in Bristol! Friday night we headed to ToysRUs to let Braelyn get a birthday balloon and hat and just browse the toys. We had a $3 gift card, so we picked her out some dress up shoes and a ring pop. She was much more excited about the ring pop than the shoes :). Then when we got home, the shoes didn't fit. She didn't seem too upset. Maybe we can swap them for a book. A book always fits. Saturday was spent getting ready for the double birthday party at the park. We celebrated Colton's 7th birthday(Braelyn's cousin) and Braelyn's 3rd bday. The weather was great and it was so nice to be outside and enjoy time with family. Braelyn had a Dora party and got her first bicycle along with some other great gifts. Thanks to everyone who helped make it a great party.
Then this morning we were able to see Colton baptized at church! A very special day. Tonight Braelyn was talking about his baptism and said "yeah, and we watched him get thrown in the water." :) She is starting to say some funny things.
And finally tonight we ended the weekend with a sunday school party/fiesta/game night! We had some great food and some great fellowship. So thankful for how God is growing our church and our sunday school class. It is always fun to have more friends.

That was our weekend. Just a quick update on the rest of "life".....we received an acceptance letter from Samaritan's Purse/World Medical Mission. We are excited to be accepted and now are waiting to hear more information on possible hospital locations. This is a two year post residency program for people who want to do full time medical missions. Please continue to pray for God to give us wisdom in making decisions and that we will have peace about where He wants us to go after residency.(which is June 29th) We have not made a final decision about whether we are going with this program yet or not.

For me, I am excited to be back in my Precept bible study on Tuesday mornings. We are studying the Sermon on the Mount and I am already learning new things and having my brain challenged to think deeper. This week we are looking at the first few verses of Matt 5. Talking about what it means to be "poor in spirit". The one definition that stuck with me was "to know that you have nothing to offer". There is so much more I would like to share, but I need to head to bed.
Hopefully I can post some pics soon. Oh, and Layna is now 8 months old. She started waving last week and pulling up to standing in her crib. She tries to pull up on a few other things, but is a bit wobbly. I am pretty sure she will be walking in the next couple of months. I am still waiting for her to learn how to nap a little better and wake up a little happier in the mornings and from naps. But overall, she is a good baby and I am enjoying her more and more. We thank God for the gifts He has given us in Braelyn and Layna.
Happy Fall!

Layna's 6 month Pics

So here are my 6 month pictures of Miss Layna Aleese Jones! I just smile looking at these. The dress she has on was actually one of mine when I was a baby that my Mom gave me. I haven't edited any of these, but don't worry Mamaw and Nana....I will print you some :)

So for her 6 month appt.....Layna weighed 14.1 oz and was 25 in long. She was in the 25th percentile for ht and wt. She is our little runt :)

One last thing......please pray for us as we have an interview with World Medical Mission on Saturday. If we are accepted then we will know what we will be doing for the next 3 years. Aaron has one more year of residency here. It is a two year overseas program, working at a mission hospital somewhere. More details to come.....the WMM website says that we should know details by the end of August if we are accepted! So that's not long. Thanks for your prayers! We are excited to see what God has planned for us.

A few more July pics

Just some fun pics of the girls. Layna, as you can see, is chewing on everything! And she is officially sitting up all by herself. She is 6 and a half months old now. I am going to do a post of a little 6 mo photo shoot I did with her the other day. I am really enjoying her more and more the older she gets. Braelyn is such a good big sister. She enjoys playing dress up and cooking in her kitchen. Honestly, she probably loves watching PBS kids most of all :). I have to make her turn the tv off or else she would sit there all day i think. She loves puzzles and anything Dora. She is doing well with potty training....still diapers during nap and bedtime, but big girl panties most all the rest of the time. She stayed with her Nana for a few days and our house was so quiet! even with Layna still here. We feel so blessed to have two beautiful girls who bring so much joy to our lives. The bottom picture is our Sunday School class at church and our teachers(He is also our associate pastor). We had a wedding shower for Ryan and Amanda who are getting married Aug 20th. Braelyn is the flower girl and I think she is most excited to wear a "pretty dress":). We are so thankful for this group of friends that God has provided for us here in Bristol, just another picture of His faithfulness to provide for all our needs. Because friends are a "need" :)