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CHRISTMAS BREAK!

This is the 2nd of my 14 days off and it has been glorious! I have been spending time with my family and cleaning my house, both much needed things. Being a full time employee (in the ministry), a full time mother, and a full time wife is....challenging...to say the least. The Lord has been teaching me many things about setting attainable goals, not perfection, and serving Him with what you have, time included. I LOVE my little Elli and am so blessed to have her in my life, but I had no idea what a task of being a mother was. It is an awesome task, but one definitely learned as I (we) seek to raise her to serve and love God.

Thank you Lord for your blessings of family, friends, fellowship, and faith.

Merry Christmas 2011!

Stationery card

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Valentine's Day Card

Band of Hugs Valentine's Day 5x7 folded card

Unique party invitations and announcements by Shutterfly.

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Trying to Keep up!

I now understand why it is so hard to keep up with friends, well anyways. Children lovingly need a ton of your time. I never really realized that until now. Eliana is a very good baby but even though she will play by herself most of the day, she wants to be with me or around me lots which in turn deters me from accomplishing much while I AM at home. It truly is a lovely thing to distract me from my duties, but I can't seem to make the time to keep in touch like I would like. I used to be pretty good at it, I thought, until now.... Oh, Well! As Steve Piggot would say. You Live, Learn, and Adjust!

Christmas Time Again!

Christmas is a great time to make memories with your family and others! What a great way to share your family memories with others than to send a picture Christmas Card! Shutterfly is a great tool to use with this endeavor. We have used Shutterfly for Elli's birth announcements and for picture books and they are beautiful! I was browsing the choices for different Christmas card layouts and designs and there are so many to choose from. It would be easy for anyone to make a Christmas card or any other themed card using their choices and software. Go check it out! You will see that I have from my Christmas card you will recieve this year! See the examples below:

Choose from so many more at Shutterfly! Thank you for making beautiful products!

Ahhhhhh.....

What can I say? School is out, the yearbook is done and submitted, etc. A sigh of relief is being uttered. Ahhhhhh........It is nice to just be at home with Phil and Elli and hang out for a few days until summer school starts. Elli LOVES being at home! She is so good and relaxed when she is at home rather than school; to be expected I suppose.

Well, Elli has eaten rice cereal, oatmeal cereal, sweet potatoes, green beans, pears, and bananas. She does NOT care for, but will eat, green beans and bananas. She loves sweet potatoes and the cereals so far. Pears are tolerable; the face she makes when she eats bananas is hilarious but she will eat them.

We just got Elli's 6 month pictures and I think they turned out ok for a man photographer. She does alot better for ladies because of their higher voices. We are enjoying our little Elli very much. Thank you Lord!

22 Weeks and eating

On Tuesday, May 4, Eliana was 22 weeks. She has been trying to eat everything we eat and drink everything we drink so I decided I would try to give her rice cereal. I gave her some that evening and she did very well. I believe that she likes it and enjoys eating like mommy and daddy. She is so funny; it is so amazing to watch a child learn. =) We also got her one of those beginner sippy cups to occupy her while we try to eat. Likes that too! Such a "big girl." Thank you Lord for your gift this Mother's Day! Truly a blessing!

Excuse the imprinting on the picture; we haven't gotten them back yet!

5 months old! (20 weeks)

Our little Elli is getting big! She is getting fun now and we get to play sometimes. Things are getting a little bit harder having her at school everyday since she wants to go and do and see now but it should work until the end of school.

Early baby pics

13 week picture taken today

8 week picture taken 5/12/09