Tuesday, May 23, 2017

Spring Tour Recap

What an exciting Spring Tour we had, from the end of December til mid-April! Over 100 days on the road, and literally traveling from coast to coast! We had some amazing meetings, met some special people, enjoyed time with old friends along the way and made lots of wonderful memories! Praise God for the safety He gave us and for blessing each of our ministry endeavors!

First stop: Oklahoma City!

Our first meeting was January 1st at Bethhaven Baptist Church!

We had a great visit with our dear friends, the Leeders, in Albuquerque, NM!

David started learning how to read!

First Sunday in CA: Freedom's Way Baptist Church in Santa Clarita!

Caleb preached and we both taught split sessions for Lancaster Baptist School's revival.

Ready for church in Simi Valley, CA!

Caleb and I got to tour the Reagan Library! 

Alyssa loves her big brother!

David loves to sing and quote Scripture in churches! 
This was at Berean Bible Baptist Church in San Diego, CA.

With the Pastor's kids at BBBC!

We had such a fun day at Lego Land!

Lego Land!

David LOVED riding on the rollercoaster with Daddy!

Wonderful day of services at Downtown Baptist Church in Sacramento, CA!
The Hedgers are dear friends!

Our kids LOVE Cassy and Courtney Hedger!

Spanish Fundamental Baptist Church in Los Angeles. Gorgeous *pink* building!!! :)

February 14 - Jonathan is 2 1/2!!!



This boy loves puzzles! He is extremely detail oriented and has amazing dedication and concentration!

"ta-da!"

David's passion is legos!!! He can build some amazing creative things!

Pretty princess!

Finally, it was time to leave CA and start heading back east. We stopped for a week in Utah and got to enjoy time with my sister and her family. We went sledding (the boys' first time!) in all the beautiful snow there!

Aquarium with Aunt Laura and our cousins!

The 3 Garraways and the 3 Fulks' :)

From there it was on to Kansas City, MO! We got to spend a day visiting my other sister and her pretty little ladies!

Finally, after 12 days (and a couple stops and meetings in between), we made it to Washington D.C.! My parents, who live in FL, happened to be nearby that week and came to visit us for a couple days!

We greatly enjoyed Capitol Connection again this year, helping with music and Caleb filming throughout the entire conference. We always enjoy getting to see friends from all over the US while there - including Patch the Pirate!! We are grateful for the friendship we have with the Hamiltons and Morgans!

March 20 - David is 4 1/2!


This big boy is growing up so fast! 
He has picked up reading and really enjoys it! 
He also enjoys his piano lessons and can't wait to play in church one day!


Enjoying the scenery from the church lawn in Virginia!

This girl is always pretty happy, but she's the happiest when she's eating!!

We spent a week in Greenville, SC, filming 3 new music videos with Patch the Pirate and the Hamilton and Morgan families!

Thankful for the inspiration these ladies are to me! 
(with Megan (Hamilton) Morgan and Shelly Hamilton)

Final meeting of the Spring Tour in North Carolina!
Thankful for God's leading, protection and blessings all along the way!

Monday, May 22, 2017

Alyssa Turns ONE!!!!!

Last week, Alyssa turned ONE! We can't believe how fast this first year of her life has flown by! Here are the latest updates leading up to her birthday!





We had a fun party for Alyssa the evening after her birthday! We were at home that week and got to have a bunch of friends from church over to celebrate with us! Enjoy these few photos of the special night!



The excited birthday girl!



Looking at the beautiful drawing David had done for her card!





She LOVED her cupcake!!


With our sweet girl!

She adores her baby doll (gift from Daddy and Mommy)!!

She loves giving her baby kisses!

Already learning how to be a good mommy! :)


Wednesday, February 1, 2017

Our Growing Kiddos!

I don't get lots of pictures of all three kids together like this, so whenever I decide to carve out the time, figure out a location, dig the professional camera out of the van (as opposed to snapping pics with my phone which is what I do most of the time), coordinate outfits, clean the kids up (no, just kidding, I clean them every day! haha!), etc.....yeah you get the idea...it can be quite the challenge and thus doesn't happen often! But today I was determined to do it. The kids are growing up too fast for me. The boys are almost 4 1/2 and 2 1/2 and Alyssa's already coming up on 8 1/2 months...I could just cry! So anyway, today we did a photoshoot...a casual, mostly stress-free one, where I didn't demand perfection (because, let's face it, with 3 kids as young as mine, there pretty much is no such thing!) - just wanted to capture sweet faces, love, snuggles and kisses! So that's what we did!

(note: this blog only lets me upload low quality photos 
so sorry for the grainy look...but you get the idea!)

My blessings: David Matthew, Jonathan Lee and Alyssa Lynn


My FAVORITE!!

Wow....I am blessed!!




Monday, January 23, 2017

Alyssa - 8 months old!



Alyssa turned 8 months old on Jan. 17! This past month was a big month as Alyssa perfected her sitting skills even more and loves to join her brothers as they play (they play, she sits and watches and chews on their toys - duplo legos, toy food, action figures, etc). She started eating real food (baby cereal and pureed veggies!) and LOVES - and I mean LOVES- it!!!! When she sees her bowl and spoon come out, she starts squeeling and leaning toward them, super excited for her meal! (If the lid is on her bowl with food inside, she has been known to grab the bowl and bite on it, trying to get the lid off!) This girl is the happiest, most chill baby I've ever seen. She adores her big brothers, loves traveling the country making new friends, and continually melts our hearts with her smiles, giggles, kisses and sweetness!!