My Girls Turn 21!

We have adopted several new college students to the family in the last year, and Alyson and Emily have been a great addition. These two girls are so special, and their hearts are absolutely amazing. Any time I think about how the younger generation is facing more issues than I ever had to, I think about these two girls, and how they stand so strong in the Word. They both have a heart for youth and spend their summers at Kannakuk. We were honored to be able to have them for dinner on the Birthday and to have their mom join us. We love you both!

AHS Game

These are pictures from the game where Noelle performed. Amy is in the pictures with the girls. Amy lives with us on the weekends, and she is so precious to us! She will be graduating in Dec. The boys is the picture with Hunter are some special guys, Steven and David. I love the picture of LeeLee with her little hand on her heart for the National Anthem! It just makes me smile.

Baton Camp

Noelle has really enjoyed taking baton. She went to baton camp at the high school, then twirled at one of the games. She had a blast! She is convinced that she is going to be an Auburn University Majorette. She will be taking lessons soon from an all SEC twirler. She is so excited!

The Overflowing Fountain

So, this is what happens when you add detergent to a fountain. This is the fountain at the Opelika courthouse. It is right across the street from the church. This is the second time in a month that the fountain was full of bubbles. After church, all the kids wanted to go play in it. I know it was a pain for the city to clean up, but it really made alot of children smile.

I'm Just A Little Late

Sometimes, life just throws some delays in our plans. I just got around to doing Eleenah's 3 year old pictures today. She has had bruises, or a busted lip, and I have been unable to do them. Not to mention, that it got hot. Today was a great day for it. It was overcast, not to mention we were up early for Noelle to go to school. So we got dressed early and headed out on our adventure. I have so much fun taking pictures of LeeLee. She is so full of life, and her expressions are amazing. When I look at her I think perfection. To me she is so incredible. She embraces life, and lives it each day to the fullest. I am often in awe of her, and inspired by her. When I think about LeeLee, I think about God's promises for us. Over four years ago now, when he let us know in such a clear way that we were to bring home a daughter, I was so excited to embrace whatever came my way. When I look at these pictures, or look at her in general, I realize that God had perfection in mind. Not to say that LeeLee is perfect by any means, but that he would develop his perfect plan through our obedience. Truth be known, I don't know, nor will I ever know the whole plan. But I do know that I am thankful that he chose me to be a mommy for LeeLee. I wish I could share all the pictures from today. My favorite is the first one. She loves to pump the water in. She was soaked for the rest of our pictures, but she didn't mind.

My Big Second Grader

I can't believe Noelle is in second grade. She was excited to start back. She really loves school. I was really proud of her today, because she had to do homework for the first day, and be prepared to give a presentation. She has to come up with her own projects, then I will help her if she needs it. She did this one on her own, and went into school and presented her faith to her class on the first day. I am so proud of her. She is a warrior for Christ, and such a light in the school. I was sad to see her go back to school, but she is definitely in her element there.

The End of Summer

I hate to see Summer come to an end. We have had a great Summer. This is from our last trip to the lake. Paul, Noelle, and Hunter were trying out for the new hit show wipe out. Or so they thought. Noelle was actually the best at running across, but I didn't get her on video. While they bounced around out there, LeeLee looked like the ultimate beach bade as she washed up on shore. Hopefully we will make it one more weekend to the lake. It's always so much fun!