Diaper Baby and Christmas Trees!

Diaper Baby-I am so proud of myself! I made a diaper baby! Kinda like a diaper cake, but a baby! It actually took me a lot longer than I thought it would-it wasn't too awful hard, but harder than the directions made it sound! Anyway, here's my final project...his name is Grinch.

Christmas Trees-Yes, trees with an "s"! We put up our Christmas tree a little bit early this year. Last Sunday we arrived home and our next door neighbors had decorated their house already. Evan was so excited and kept saying "Mommy, it's so beautiful" and then asked if we could put ours up. Being that we didn't have plans for that evening, I caved. You would've too if you'd been there to witness his reaction to seeing the neighbor's house! So, two weeks early, up went the tree and on went the lights and ornaments!

AND since that was so fun last Sunday, we decided to do it again yesterday! Last night we went to my parent's house to help them put up their tree. Here are a couple of pictures from the putting up of the tree at Grammy and Papaw Phil's house!

The sad goodbye! Unfortunately, we had to leave before all the ornaments were on the tree, which was very sad for the kids! Here they are sadly hugging Grammy and Papaw Phil goodbye!

A Carriage Ride

For those of you who don't know, I have been wanting to go on a carriage ride in downtown Louisville for as long as I can remember. So, I finally got my carriage ride~YAY! It was a beautiful night and the weather was perfect. THANKS, Honey, for my carriage ride!

The Love Dare

I have been reading the book "The Love Dare" (by Stephen & Alex Kendrick, featured in the movie "Fireproof"). Whether you've been married one week or thirty years, you could benefit from reading this book. The purpose of the book is to teach you how to love your spouse unconditionally, just as Christ loves us. Each day has a short devotional and then a "dare" for you to complete. The book also offers a space for you to reflect your thoughts after completing the dare.

Now, I don't think (nor have ever thought) that I have a bad/rough marriage. BUT, after seeing the movie, I thought it'd be fun to get the book and give it a try. The results have been AMAZING! I have found myself thinking about Nick and missing him throughout the day, even through all the daily chores, work, etc. Not that I never thought about him, but you know the way you think about someone when you first start dating them??? That's what I'm talking about. Yesterday was our 8 year "dating" anniversary, and I still feel as if he just asked me to be his girlfriend! I truly feel like I'm falling in love all over again!

So, for those of you wondering, no, I haven't been paid to promote the book! :-) It's just that I've really been enjoying the book and the results. Not only do I feel close to Nick, but I feel closer to God. I'm only on day 15, so 25 to go, but I have a feeling that I will be starting over again after my 40 days is up!

I leave you now with a few verses from today's chapter titled "Love is Honorable."

"Live with your wives in an understanding way...and show her honor as a fellow heir of the grace of life." 1 Peter 3:7

"I will also honor them and they will not be insignificant." Jeremiah 30:19

Halloween 2008

Sorry for letting so much time go by between posts! I somehow "lost" my USB cable so I haven't been able to download my pics lately. As you can see, it is now found and here are the Halloween pics of my beautiful children.

I let them pick out their costumes this year.

Evan was Darth Vader and, yes, we know, Evan's light saber is the wrong color.

Gracie was a "princess" (Sleeping Beauty, but Gracie wanted it because it was a pink dress).

Here are some pictures of our family and friends at Trunk or Treat:

The family

Charlotte was a lobster (too cute)

Evan was so excited to find Larry the Cucumber

Ella was Minnie Mouse (so cute)

Michaela was a lady bug (aaww)