Graduation

He graduated!!! He made it through the intermediate class, and now it's time he advances to the class where he learns to be a good citizen. Ha! Well they take them through the training to take the test. But our teacher said he would be able to pass it now... he's so behaved!

We're so proud of him!!!





Look at that stay!



Mmmm... ice cream... like mother like son! Ha!



This is his buddy Guiness... they were in both puppy and intermediate class together...

Jason & Sarah :: Engaged

What a fun couple Jason and Sarah are!

They make each other laugh and smile, along with having that "look" that means they are totally in love and think so much of the other. It was so fun to hang out with them, get to know them, and see them in action. Pure naturals in front of the camera... so comfortable and was up for whatever I suggested. Love it!

Congrads you guys... looking forward to the wedding in August!

They looooove black and whites, so that's the route I took...









Something about this photo makes my heart warm... so soft and sweet...





This wall was pretty cool, and added all that texture to the back ground... mmm...





I love this one...

Happy Birthday to My Beautiful Sister!

Happy Birthday Rachel!!!!

My sister turns 2* today! I won't give it away, but she is still very young! I am so excited for her, and excited I am able to visit her on her birthday. Poor Todd got stuck working, for the first weekend in a REALLY long time. I hope he has fun with Maddox while we sing "happy birthday!" and eat cake! Ha! No worries honey... I'll bring you my piece home!

This is LAST year, but I thought in honor of the birthday... birthday photos would be good!





Have a great weekend! I promise to post Jason & Sarah's engagements when I return!

Happy Late Valentine's Day!

Happy Belated Valentine's Day to everyone!!!

I know I missed posting, but how are you suppose to make time to blog when your husband is so sweet and plans a whole day of fun! Yes... that's what he did! He took poor Maddox to Doggy Camp for the night, which I always hate because I feel bad for him... but it was all for the good of hanging out and not worrying about entertaining him as well. We went and saw Slumdog Millionaire, SUCH a GREAT movie, I highly recommend it! We then came home and he made fondue, similar to the Melting Pot, which we usually go once a year for our anniversary! It's sooo good, and I have to add that it is actually healthy and very filling!

I hope everyone had a great day and felt a LOT of love from the people around them! Thanks to my love for making me feel sooo special and sooo loved!

Here is Maddox after we picked him back up... he literally slept all day yesterday! He must have wore himself out as he was so lazy!



Yes, he is half on the couch, half off... too lazy to decide what to do! Ha!




Also.... coming this week...

Jason & Sarah: Engaged

Miss Christiana :: 1 week old

Such a cute baby, and sooooo good!

Her mom and dad are in our small group from church, and they have been waiting for their bundle of joy for awhile now. Her mom has had the worst pregnancy with being sick to just being really uncomfortable. The day before she was born, we met for our study and we said our requests at the end, we were to pray for the person on our right... and her mom was on my right. That night I was up ALL night, and it's a good thing I was. Her mom's water broke that night, and some hours later she was here. What a cool story! But she has been such a blessing to them and I can see why! Although she was not a fan of being naked, she was pretty content.





Those cute lil' feet of hers...



Sooo tiny...



She really liked one of her arms down... (no worries, mom was right there!)





She actually didn't mind being on her belly... most babies want to squirm and wiggle out of it



The blanket in the three of these was really special to her as her grandma made it especially for her! How nice!!! (Good thing she didn't pee/poop on it!)



She was done...



Congratulations Ivan and Dina! Can't wait to see her again!!!

The worst Babysitter... EVER!

I was so excited to go back down to visit my family because I was going to babysit for the very first time! All alone with a baby... a bit nerve racking, but exciting all in the same sense. If I can handle a baby that's not mine... I'm sure to handle one that would be mine ONE DAY. (Not anytime soon though! Nobody get any ideas!)

Well... I got to Indiana Wednesday evening... hung out for a bit, and got up Thursday morning refreshed and baby ready. Little did I know Isabella had something else in store for me!



Yep... you guys got it right! That photo describes what she did... for 40 mins. straight until I ended up calling my sister having her come home because I couldn't calm her down! (No I didn't take that photo of her when I was watching her... I was trying to calm her down... just to clarify! I just so happen to catch her in another crying fit. Ha!) I think I'm the worst babysitter ever! Ha! Little did I know it WASN'T my fault but more she had a tummy ache. I think my sister was trying to make me feel better... haha! No but we did have fun the rest of the weekend. She's so much more smiley and can sit up all by herself!













This was her first time in the snow... she had fun!





And bath time she loves as well!!!





All the girls... sooo pretty in the morning huh?!

Sweet Potatoes....Mmmm...

I went to visit my family this past weekend, and Lil' B is eating food now... well baby food now. But if you guys know me... I LOOOOVEE loooveeee loooveee sweet potatoes. If you didn't know that, now you know that it's probably my favorite food, plus SUPER healthy for you (without all the junk on it!) But since Isabella is getting to eat real food now, I got to do the honors of feeding her SWEET POTATOES! I think she liked them a LOT! Maybe even her favorite food too? I'll hope we have that in common one day. I'll post more on my trip later this week, but I just wanted to share the love with everyone who loves sweet potatoes too! Mmmmm.... deeellllicious!



This photo is for those of you who don't like sweet potatoes... Ha... just kidding!