"Blue" photo contest

I decided on this picture of TJ for the "Blue" photo as I just LOVE the blue background and of course those BLUE eyes!

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He got it

Just when I thought TJ wasn't paying attention in church yesterday...which wasn't hard to figure out since he was drawing fighter planes on the bulletin, he wrote this in his Bible.

"When you go to church do you just have a mask on? You shake people's hands, say your a christian. You might not really be a christian. Do you really want to wear the mask? Also, put God first, people second. Enjoy your life without the mask on and live a life with joy, happyness, and not faking to be a Christian. God is our SUPER God and not just any kind of God."

Thank you God for this gift!

Ahhh....it's been too long!

I have really been in the crafting "mood" lately which is probably why I haven't posted on my blog in a while...(NOT!  but it just sounded like a good excuse...).  Actually, things have been quite busy here with school and sports going again.  When I have had a free moment, I have been working on painting a personalized canvas for over Morgan's bed.  It turned out really cute (for my first one)...and it is definitely not perfect as you will see in the picture!  I tried fixing up a mistake and the spot of course showed up darker than the rest of the paint BUT that's OK!  Overall...I really do love it and thinks it adds just the right touch of whimsy to her room.

Out of the mouths of babes

TJ & I spent the day together today.  His last day of "summer" before he starts school on Monday as a third grader!  Unbelievable!  My little peanut is growing up too quickly...anyway, we were in Orlando getting ready to go into a vintage clothing store.  Todd and I are going to a "1974" birthday themed party this Saturday and I was on the hunt for my outfit.  As we pulled into the parking lot, there was a big (ok...HUGE) picture of Uncle Sam holding a money bag.  TJ said "Mom, that guy is stealing money!".  It took ALL I had not to bust out laughing although inside I was cracking up...so true babe, so true!  This will definetely go down in the book of "TJisms" and a book that will be so fun to read in the years to come.

I (heart) faces sports photo contest

This is a picture of TJ at one of his soccer games and I just LOVE the action and the look on his face...it definetely shows his true colors of being an intense player!

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sweet esther

Our babysitter, Esther stayed at our house while we were gone on vacation for 10 days.  She watched the dog, the cat, took care of the pool and all the hiccups that came along with that!  She was absolutley great and to top it off, this is the sight we came home to...ahhhh...We literally drove 10 hours in the car home and got to sit right down to have dinner!  What a blessing she is and continues to be for our family!

~ vacation photos coming soon...they are on hubby's labtop ~

Sweet Emma...

This week at IHeartFaces

the contest theme is "Kids"...and I couldn't resist entering this cute

picture of Emma from our RV vacation last summer