Okay I am at our neighbors house right now trying to upload our videos...hope this works!
The first 2 are from the beach...they are a little long so only grandparents might enjoy =D
This next video is from today. Sawyer was just being too cute and I know there are many out there who need a Sawyer fix! Enjoy!
We should be getting something that will allow us to upload pictures to our iPad...hopefully that will happen soon!
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Friday, July 29, 2011
Birthday weekend
So we are still having issues with our computer situations, so no pictures yet...sorry!!
Well this is my birthday weekend! It's a little different with a baby, and not being at home with my family, but it will still be great! We have a packed weekend. Tomorrow morning I am hosting a double baby shower for two women in our church, I'm so excited about it, I'll do a post on it later if I can get the pictures on here! Then we have all our church stuff on Sunday and community group is starting at our house Sunday night.
My mom is always one to make me feel super special on my birthday, she sent me a box packed with goodies! One thing that I am just loving our these sandals from Sseko Designs. These sandals are handmade in Africa by women. Here is some info from their website:
"Sseko \say-ko\ Designs was created to help these bright young women continue their education. The Ugandan school system is designed with a nine month gap between secondary school and university. These nine months are intended to allow time for students to earn money for tuition before continuing on to university. However, in an impoverished and male dominated society, many of these young women struggle to find fair work during this time.
Sseko Designs hires recent secondary school graduates for this nine month period to live and work together, while earning money that will go directly towards their university education. These women will not make sandals forever. They will go on to be doctors, lawyers, politicians, writers and teachers that will bring change and unification to a country divided and ravished by a 22 year-long...Every sandal has a story. This story has only just begun, but with your help, it will be a story of hope, success, and change!"
I have wanted a pair of these for almost a year. Go to the website and check them out: http://www.ssekodesigns.com/
I love these for several reasons, first off they are supporting a company that I support and believe in. Secondly, because of how they are made you get multiple pair of shoes! I am so excited about all the possibilities!! I'll take some pictures of mine later and show them off :)
Here is my birthday present from Clint (he doesn't know all these details yet, haha), I will go to Starbucks and get a special drink, then head off to Target and get a few items, and then off to Williams-Sonoma (my mother-in-law got me a gift card from there!) to buy a few items I've had my eye on for awhile!! While I'm doing all of this sweet Sawyer Beth will be home with her daddy...Ahhhhhhhhh this will be delightful!
On a side note, Clint has been busting his bootie off at work and I am so proud of him! Thank you Clint for providing for our family!!
Happy Friday!!
Well this is my birthday weekend! It's a little different with a baby, and not being at home with my family, but it will still be great! We have a packed weekend. Tomorrow morning I am hosting a double baby shower for two women in our church, I'm so excited about it, I'll do a post on it later if I can get the pictures on here! Then we have all our church stuff on Sunday and community group is starting at our house Sunday night.
My mom is always one to make me feel super special on my birthday, she sent me a box packed with goodies! One thing that I am just loving our these sandals from Sseko Designs. These sandals are handmade in Africa by women. Here is some info from their website:
"Sseko \say-ko\ Designs was created to help these bright young women continue their education. The Ugandan school system is designed with a nine month gap between secondary school and university. These nine months are intended to allow time for students to earn money for tuition before continuing on to university. However, in an impoverished and male dominated society, many of these young women struggle to find fair work during this time.
Sseko Designs hires recent secondary school graduates for this nine month period to live and work together, while earning money that will go directly towards their university education. These women will not make sandals forever. They will go on to be doctors, lawyers, politicians, writers and teachers that will bring change and unification to a country divided and ravished by a 22 year-long...Every sandal has a story. This story has only just begun, but with your help, it will be a story of hope, success, and change!"
I have wanted a pair of these for almost a year. Go to the website and check them out: http://www.ssekodesigns.com/
I love these for several reasons, first off they are supporting a company that I support and believe in. Secondly, because of how they are made you get multiple pair of shoes! I am so excited about all the possibilities!! I'll take some pictures of mine later and show them off :)
Here is my birthday present from Clint (he doesn't know all these details yet, haha), I will go to Starbucks and get a special drink, then head off to Target and get a few items, and then off to Williams-Sonoma (my mother-in-law got me a gift card from there!) to buy a few items I've had my eye on for awhile!! While I'm doing all of this sweet Sawyer Beth will be home with her daddy...Ahhhhhhhhh this will be delightful!
On a side note, Clint has been busting his bootie off at work and I am so proud of him! Thank you Clint for providing for our family!!
Happy Friday!!
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Beach Bound Baby
We have been beach bound this weekend. It was a random trip but it's been a blast! So thankful for wonderful neighbors who decided to bless us with a mini vacation!
I'll share more details later! Also, Sawyer turned 9 months on the 4th of July, I am majorly delayed in getting that post done :)
And our laptop broke, so I need to figure out a new way to upload pictures...bummer!
Hope everyone has as wonderful as a Sunday that we will!!
I'll share more details later! Also, Sawyer turned 9 months on the 4th of July, I am majorly delayed in getting that post done :)
And our laptop broke, so I need to figure out a new way to upload pictures...bummer!
Hope everyone has as wonderful as a Sunday that we will!!
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Mission Trip
This weekend it was the first time that I have been on the other side of a mission trip. What I mean by that is a young adult ministry from a baptist church in Virgina came up and served our church, Trinity. It was neat to sit back and let others serve you. We had 3 girls staying with us in our little apartment, I was a little nervous about how it would go, but it was totally fine. It was another reminder to me that we are called to be hospitible with what we have, even if it's not much =D
The group blew us away with their generousity and willingness to serve us. Right now Trinity meets in a community center, it is pretty run down and was cluttered with lots of stuff and dirty. They cleaned and cleaned and cleaned! We couldn't believe how much work they did. And the room that our kids meet in was transformed! And on top of that, last night they all babysat for the members of the church. We went on a group date and had a blast, seriously it was perfect! Sawyer had her first babysitting experience besides her grandparents! She was a trooper and did amazing. We are so thankful for Spotswood Baptist Church! It is beautiful to see the body of Christ working together!!!
The group blew us away with their generousity and willingness to serve us. Right now Trinity meets in a community center, it is pretty run down and was cluttered with lots of stuff and dirty. They cleaned and cleaned and cleaned! We couldn't believe how much work they did. And the room that our kids meet in was transformed! And on top of that, last night they all babysat for the members of the church. We went on a group date and had a blast, seriously it was perfect! Sawyer had her first babysitting experience besides her grandparents! She was a trooper and did amazing. We are so thankful for Spotswood Baptist Church! It is beautiful to see the body of Christ working together!!!
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Louisville Trip
We made it back to the land of brotherly love (whatever that means). Our trip back "home" was wonderful...way too short though! Sawyer did fantastic, I mean this girl was such a trooper, she always surprises me with how well she does when I except her to have a difficult time. She adjusted so well to having so many different people hold her, kiss her, play with her, etc... And we even stayed in three different houses. She surely set the bar high for future trips.
Here are some top favorite moments:
-Spending hours chatting in person with my best friends
-Clint loved spending quality "guy time" with his best friends
-Having Sawyers 3 great-grandmothers hold her and love on her
-Eating at our favorite restaurants
-Seeing the kids I use to nanny for, and my have they grown!
-Watching Sawyer and her cousin Ezekiel "talk" to each other
-Letting Sawyer's grandparents (all 5 of them) spoil her rotten
-Staying up late talking with my in-laws
-Watching a movie with my mom (even if it was so0o0o0 not what we thought)
-Being loved on by our friends and family
All in all it was a wonderful trip and we can't wait to go back...hopefully in October!! =D It was sad leaving but also exciting knowing what we were coming home to. We know God wants us up here, and we are seeing him use us to further his Kingdom. Right now Philadelphia is our home, and we are thankful for the many blessings we have up here!
Sawyer also turned 9 months old this week, we'll do her monthly post when I get her stats and stuff from the doctor.
Okay there are hundreds of pictures but I will just have to put a few of my favorites!
Here are some pictures of Sawyer playing with her friends:
Sawyer with her grandparents:
Sawyer with her great-grandmothers:
Here are some other random pictures of Sawyer Beth:
And I'll end this long picture blog with a family photo and Sawyer on the plane:
Here are some top favorite moments:
-Spending hours chatting in person with my best friends
-Clint loved spending quality "guy time" with his best friends
-Having Sawyers 3 great-grandmothers hold her and love on her
-Eating at our favorite restaurants
-Seeing the kids I use to nanny for, and my have they grown!
-Watching Sawyer and her cousin Ezekiel "talk" to each other
-Letting Sawyer's grandparents (all 5 of them) spoil her rotten
-Staying up late talking with my in-laws
-Watching a movie with my mom (even if it was so0o0o0 not what we thought)
-Being loved on by our friends and family
All in all it was a wonderful trip and we can't wait to go back...hopefully in October!! =D It was sad leaving but also exciting knowing what we were coming home to. We know God wants us up here, and we are seeing him use us to further his Kingdom. Right now Philadelphia is our home, and we are thankful for the many blessings we have up here!
Sawyer also turned 9 months old this week, we'll do her monthly post when I get her stats and stuff from the doctor.
Okay there are hundreds of pictures but I will just have to put a few of my favorites!
Here are some pictures of Sawyer playing with her friends:
Sawyer with her grandparents:
Sawyer with her great-grandmothers:
Here are some other random pictures of Sawyer Beth:
And I'll end this long picture blog with a family photo and Sawyer on the plane:
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