Rain, Rain Come Everyday!

What a sweet surprise to wake up this week to harmonious rain drops...

 The smell of rain all around.

 Homemade waffles for my sick family to cheer them up.

and Puddles all around.

Semi Homemade Waffles (*and a bit altered by me)

Wheat Honey Pancake Mix

*1/4 cup of brown sugar

2 tablespoons of vegetable oil

*1 tablespoon of vanilla extract

*1 tablespoon of sugar

*pinch of salt

mix until lumpy, preheat waffle maker, grease it up and pour! My waffle maker is set on a timer but if yours is not try 4-5 minutes. Then ENJOY!

4th of July

Corn, rice, ribs, pizza, and a BLT sandwich...

with a side of H2O fun...

side of kisses...

and a side of fireworks...

Good times at Dennis' house :)

Happy 5th

Our anniversary this year was a bit interesting because of how we celebrated.  Our Seattle trip was for our anniversary, but our official date June 25th landed on a Friday, and we wanted to go out of town for a night but that couldn't work because PJ needed to study for the sermon and his thesis.  So, this coming weekend we're doing an over nighter with hopefully no Story (awh I still love her and will miss her but a break would be nice).  I felt we had to do something on the 25th, so we celebrated with a nice breakfast at Foxy's.  

"Great camera work Rock!"

Our anniversary rings we got in Seattle.  Our love notebook to each other since we've been married included another page for our anniversary.

I love you SO much Lovely, I can't imagine my life without you!  You are my help mate, sexy, best friend, and I thank God for you.  I love your silliness and how we can laugh to avoid fights.  I LOVE how you play and interact with our beautiful children.  I love how you strive to have hot dates with me.  I LOVE how you want to point me to Christ (sorry for when I am sinful and don't want you to).  "You spice up my life!" (inside joke).

Grad Nite

My first day in the wonderful land of Seattle, I was smitten by the geography.  I would love to live here! But my lovely hubby said no :(

With no time a'wasting, for lunch, before Lovely's graduation...

we headed over to the much talked about hoggie spot, Tat's.  We both enjoyed our hoggies, very yummy.

Then mingling before the ceremony at MarsHill Church in downtown.

Story congratulating her abba

and encouraging him to press on.

After, we were charmed with a dinner cruise around Seattle with all of the graduates and their wives.

Story taking some attention with her much talked about hair do :)

Gawking views of the city.

Making friends and celebrating our husbands accomplishments.

With all their goofing off, you'd think, "what did they accomplish???"

A swell night.  Meeting some of the wives was a definite highlight.  Some amazing, encouraging ladies.  God was too kind.

Growing Big

My little girl is making big adjustments in her life.  She's been sleeping in her own big girl bed, and now has started potty training.  She looks so cute and small in her big girl bed, and she seems to love it, especially when her "Snow Man" is there.  I hope to continue the potty training but who knows what will happen when Story comes.  She runs around in her "birthday suit" and manages to make pee pee in her potty, and other times on the floor!  But she's slowly learning, and God is growing my patience.

We LOVE her SOOOO much!  She truly is a BIG blessing in a little package.  How we pray for our Key Hava.

The day after Thanksgiving was filled with preparation. We couldn't wait to get the tree up, and the kids had fun decorating it. Key was actually taking them off while Rock was putting them on...eventually it worked out.

After decorating, drawing, and baking, it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!