by: Niki … ok, I have to confess I’d be lying if I actually said that Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year … I do enjoy hearing the song every year at Christmas but I’m always a little bit like “hmmm… if this is the most wonderful time of the year then […]
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Five Going On Ten
By: Niki December 28th, 2006… a day that changed our hearts and lives. Nya has always been our BIG girl… always learning, always striving for the next phase, always taking the world in and learning to articulate it back to us. Her first night in the hospital she layed next to me and neither of […]
Two Weeks With Grami & Papa
What a blessed fall we’ve had! We’ve enjoyed the company of family from back home to carry us through summer into winter. In October (just in time for Niki’s birthday!) Grami Tami and Papa Ray arrived in St. Joe… they literally sneaked in the back door! And the fun, squealing, snuggling, apple picking, and playing […]
10 Days Is Too Short!
We recently had our sister, Tera, and her two precious girls (Sadie and Ruby) with us for 10 days ~ which we have concluded is NOT long enough! We crammed in almost every possible activity, making the most of every moment together and had an absolute blast together. Lets get on with the pictures and […]
Off To Preschool!
Oh my goodness, is it here already? What a bittersweet time for a mom… excited to have my big girl getting to experience something new (something she’s been looking forward to for soooo long) and yet so aware of the fact that once school begins her life will pass before me even fast than it […]
Happy Birthday Elliana Grace!
By Niki: Our precious little one is THREE today! I cannot believe how quickly these first three years of her life have flown by! How did we get from this… To this… I invite you to take a trip down memory lane with me 🙂 That’s Elli’s first year! Now it’s time for exploring, […]
Home Improvement
By: Niki Did anyone just get a kick out of that show Home Improvement? 🙂 I would probably like it even more now that I’m an adult in the midst of raising kids, building a marriage, and trying to remodel a home! I know one thing, I’m EXTREMELY thankful that my husband is no Tim […]
God Wants to Make You Rich, Successful, and Keep You Safe
Author: Niki Oh how we love to quote Jeremiah 29:11, “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future”. But as I’ve been studying the book of Jeremiah I am challenged to look as this […]
A Magical Night
A couple of weeks ago we got to take the girls to their first carnival! Our little town of St. Joe hosts the Venetian Festival every year and it supposedly brings in about 200,000 visitors every year (that’s what I read online anyways)… and everything on the internet is true, right? We chose not to […]
Conquering Fears
Well, now that I have you captivated let me warn you that this post is probably NOT what you were expecting 🙂 I’ll be straight with you ~ this post is about 1) me learning to sew 2) Elli going poop in the potty and 3) Nya learning to wipe herself … all of which […]