Beach Bums

We are being beach bums again for the next couple of weeks. We haven't really been bumming it though, because Lilla is very busy.  She loves the pool and really got into jumping.  The weather has been great, and it is just nice to be away.  These are some cute pictures of Lilla and Jay below.  I love how Lilla's mouth is open with excitement in the last picture as she jumps.

Surrendering To The Unknown...

I wanted to share with everyone a website that I love.

It is http://www.surrenderingtotheunknown.blogspot.com/. It is a blog of a friend of mine from high school, the daddy below, who just went to Ethiopia to adopt two siblings. It is an amazing story, and I actually cry when I see their new pictures posted. That is probably because I read this unbelieveable book There Is No Me Without You about the orphan crisis in Ethiopia, and was just so stunned and thrilled to see some fellow believers taking action and reaching out and making theses beautiful babies their own. If you have a minute, go check out their site. It is a story only God could create.

Sydney and Andrew with their new family.

Our Two Year Old!

I really can't believe that it has been two years since Lilla was born.  We had a small family party last weekend to celebrate, and then a party at school with her little friends.  I will post those pictures later.  But on her actual birthday, we went to chickfila for a fun treat and then played in the yard for a long while and then had cupcakes.  Below are just some sweet pictures that we took on her big day.

Strawberries!

We found a great pick-your-own strawberry orchard not too far from our house recently. Today was the second time we have visited, bc the strawberries are so much better than at the grocery store.

Lilla loved it, though she kept picking the green berries until she caught on that the red ones were what we wanted. She loved holding the basket too as we moved down the row. She and Jay ate the whole time we picked, so Lilla came home covered in red and Jay came home with a stomach ache.

The farm had some chickens in a pen, which Lilla could not get enough of. She howled when Jay picked her up to put her in the car and she couldn't watch the chickens anymore.

We might try and go again next weekend since it is the last weekend they will be open. After that, I don't know how we are going to wait a whole year for those strawberries.

We're Back!

So, I have definitely been out of the habit of blogging the last four months. It didn't help that I could not find our camera plug for the computer. But now we are back with all the proper equipment.

We've had a great few months. Everyone is healthy, and Lilla is so much fun. Below are just some cute pictures from the last few months.

Lilla playing peekaboo with the camera.

I love this yellow stripe shirt because her hair looks white with it.

We have been enjoying driving around with the top down this spring. Lilla LOVES her sunglasses. She usually wears a hat also. Our dermatologist described Lilla as a "clear baby" because she is so fair, so my bag is always full of hats, suncreen, and diapers. She starts to get pink in no time outside, so we are always slathering something on the poor baby.

And she loves to read, which I am thankful for. She will just climb onto the sofa and read to herself, albeit not actual words, but whatever she babbles out loud to herself while she reads is so sweet to listen to.