Louisville Trip

Well we've been home for almost a week. It's been a crazy week. Clint got sick on Tuesday, he said home from work Wednesday and Thursday. And Sawyer still is not 100%, going on a week of diarrhea. So I have not really had the time to sit and update the blog. But as Sawyer is taking her nap, Clint is watching football...I thought it was the perfect time to update on our life and mainly our trip to Louisville.

Well it started out perfect...I mean we had some wonderful days, and the weather was perfect. We stayed with Clint's mom and step dad first. I could tell as soon as we got there that Sawyer felt comfortable and at home, having Riley the puppy dog helped too! Here are some pics of our time with Susu and Paw Paw Steve:





Then we went over to Clint's Dad's for breakfast...Sawyer great-grandma Doris was there! They were loving there time with Sawyer and she was such a good girl for them, and she loved her Papa Bella's breakfast!!! Here are the pics of our time there:




Then we went and spent some time with one of my best friends Tereza, and her sweet boy Gabe. Sawyer loved playing with all the new toys, and I loved my time with Tereza:




When Sawyer was napping I went over to Amy's, my sister-in-law, house and loved on her sweet boy Zeke! We had a great time!!!



Later that day Chad, Amy, and Zeke came over to the Blanchards ( Clint's parents) and we walked the boulavard. It was so sweet because I spent the first 5 years of my life walking and playing on the boulavard!!! Here are some awesome pics we captured:












Oh my goodness I am already tired of typing and uploading pictures and I am not even half way through the week =D We were busy girls! On Tuesday my dear friend Hannah and her little girl Lydia came over. Hannah and I always have so much to talk about!!! Here are our sweet girls:




Then we headed to my parents house. Sawyer did amazing as soon as we got there, it was as if we had never left and she still lived there!! Too sweet!!! She got to go on a walk with her Grampy, her great-grandmother loved on her a ton..she was living it up!





Then we had Sawyer's first birthday party. It was perfect! All the kids who came were amazing, the food was delightful, the weather was ideal, I could go on and on. I laid in bed that night with such a full and thankful heart, I couldn't stop smiling! And I think Sawyer felt the same way. I didn't take a ton of pics but here are my favorites:






I got lazy the rest of the week and didn't take any pictures! I'm so mad that I didn't. I went to see my best friend from college and her little boy Colt. It was great to see them and there new little house! And then we headed over to my uncles and hung out with his family. Sawyer loved her 2nd cousins. They picked her up and carried her around and all had a blast! Then my mom and I took Sawyer to get some professional pictures taken. Sawyer did great! I can't wait to see the results!!! And I started to get ready for one of my best friends weddings. We had the reception Thursday night. It was perfect!!!! Then things started to make a turn for the worse. I started to feel sick Friday afternoon...my mom got sick Friday morning. My worst nightmare came true. I had the stomach bug!!!!!!! I had to miss my best friends wedding...I couldn't believe this was happening. Sawyer went and stayed with Steve and Susan ( who got sick later). She did great with them, which was such a blessing. We had to re-schedule our flight for Sunday instead of Saturday because I still didn't feel well. The Lord's plans are different from ours. I still can't believe I missed her wedding, my heart still aches and I am so dissapointed. But what do you do???? Okay I am tired of typing...it's nap time in the Casabella house!!!! I'll try an do a post later for Sawyer's 12 months!!!

Happy Birthday Sawyer!

Well Sawyer just had her first birthday party, the only thing that could have made it better was having her daddy here!!! We missed you so much Clint! But some how we still managed to have a blast, even though the daddy couldn't be a part of it.

Sawyer did amazing, I mean she was such a trooper! I was so made of her! You could tell she felt good being surrounded by all the people who love her so much.

WALKING

WALKER!!!!





Our world has forever changed...

HOLY COW...

Okay I just want to prepare you all...in this post you will see pictures of a girl who is adorable, precious, beautiful, smart...and yes believe me it's Sawyer. I know, you will think how could this be Sawyer...these pictures are of a big girl and Sawyer is a baby. But I promise you this is my baby Sawyer who is just growing up so fast. This weekend was very fallish here in PA and let me tell you I was loving every minute of it.

Sunday was wonderful. Even though Sawyer and I didn't make it to church because she was still under the weather we had a great day. It was the perfect fall tempature outside, with the perfect fall sky! I had lentil soup going on the stove, cornbread in the bread machine and my little pumpking in her big girl fall clothes and we went on a gorgeous walk to the park (where we had a blast). OKay enough rambling here are the pictures of this big girl who I promise is Sawyer =D

She can color, she can stand all by herself...and look at those blue jeans...too much cuteness!





This picture was taken after a long night for us all, she was bundled up with her mitch match outfit


Playing with Mommy's hat



She played for an hour on our steps having a ball. She was entertaining herself so well, and I just captured the moment!






Look at this face


Look at that butt in those jeans....ahhhh!


Being adorable in another fall big girl outfit



And if you can't tell...she's feeling much better now...praise the LORD! Alright I better go fix some yummy dinner! Hope you enjoyed looking at this big girl who will be one in a few weeks!

Goodbye Epi-Center

Tomorrow morning will mark a big change for Trinity. We have overgrown our previous sight and are now moving into a brand new school building really close to our house. We were meeting in a community center that was a little run down. It served us well for a few months but we are thankful that the Lord is continuing to add to our numbers. I took some pictures a few weeks ago of the Epi-Center.

Here are two pictures of the room that we would gather in to worship. These pictures were taken after the service


This is the outside of the building

This picture is of a few of the kids at Trinity. We are full of life!

We just had 3 baby boys born in the past few months, and we are waiting on a little girl to be born any day now!

Trinity is growing, which all glory goes to God for that. It's difficult planning all the small details, but we try to keep things in perspective and remind ourselves why we are here and who we are serving! Please keep praying for the Lord to give our leaders wisdom, and for him to continue to help us grow.

I'll post pictures of "our" new building in a few weeks.

On a Sawyer note...she has been under the weather this weekend. We aren't sure exactly what is going on. I took her to the doctors and they said her throat was really red. She had a temp a few nights ago of 104.1...I was scared! Now she doesn't have a temperature but she is still not herself. Very fussy, cranky, and if something doesn't go her way she loses it! We are praying for a better night sleep tonight!

Have a great Sunday and enjoy this amazing fall weather! =D

11 months

Okay so our monthly post is a little late as usual. We've had a busy few weeks around here, and they are going to keep getting busy through October! I'll start out with what Sawyers day looks like:

Wakes around 6:30-7:00
Bottle (half formula/half whole milk)
Play in family room
Breakfast- Oatmeal/cereal with fruit
Play in room/read books
Nap 9:30-11:00
Go on walk/ park/ friends time
Lunch veggies/fruit/meat
Read books/play
Bottle before nap
Nap 2:00-4:30
Play/wait for Daddy
Dinner 5:30
Play with Daddy, dance, walk, etc...
Bottle at 7:30
Bed by 8

Favorite things to eat: goldfish, grapes, avocado, edamamae, lima beans, chicken, pizza, carrots, bread...and she does have a sweet tooth like her mommy but sweets are very limited!

Right now Sawyer LOVES her baba (bottle), as soon as I say those words her face lights up, she gets the biggest smile, and starts looking all over for her baba. We are slowly transitioning to just whole milk and two bottles a day. I think I will do bottles for a few more months. I love the time with her, holding her and being super cozy!

Sawyer is getting closer to walking. She loves walking with just one hand. She pushes her cart all over the place and can go super fast. Here are some pictures to capture our little soon to be walker:






She loves being outside. It doesn't really matter what she's doing out there, she justs has to be out there. The winter might be a little difficult...but right now it's going to be a gorgeous week and fall is getting ready to be in full force!!! =D Here are some sweet pictures of Sawyer playing outside with her friend Gianna, and her daddy:





Sawyer loves time with her best buddy Jane. These girls love their time together. It can be difficult at times with sharing but they are both learning lots of patience, selflessness, and what it means to be kind. Here are some sweet pics of the girls watching Seasame Street:






Another one of Sawyer's favorite things to do is look at the windows and watch the world go by:




I'll close with some cute pictures of our almost one year old: