Sting rays

There was a friendly sting ray at the children's aquarium yesterday.


EK and Luke were just staring. They wouldn't even turn around for a smile.


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five days...

then Mary Beth will be home from Uganda!!!!!

yay!!!!!!!!!!!

a night at the ballpark {and a special treat}

we enjoyed a Ranger's game friday night thanks to jenny

and we got to go on the field afterwards for the fireworks show (also thanks to Jenny)

Molly was bending her head back trying to see the fireworks!

Emery Kate liked them as long as she was in daddy's arms.

oooohhhh, ahhhh, Wow

Bebe, PawPaw and Mama Duck were there too!

EK enjoyed running around the field after the fireworks were over!

it was hilarious b/c molly was waving to everyone in the stands when we were walking back to the dugout. I think she knew she was BIG time being out there :)

the visiting team dugout (jenny's hubby is in charge of the visiting team/locker room...that's how we got the hook up )

coming up from the dugout

that night when blake was putting Emery Kate to bed (nearly midnight) he asked what she wanted to thank God for that night and she said,"fireworks" and Blake asked if there was anything else. her reply, "more fireworks!"

thanks Jenny!

lucky charms

i should have known better than to buy lucky charms. It was an impulse buy. They looked so good and they were on sale.
emery kate ate all the marshmallows and placed the whole grain/healthy portion of the cereal next to the bowl. wow.

and the milk tastes extra good when it has the sugar from marshmallows.

probably won't be buying them again soon...except I sure did enjoy it too :)

we love play-doh

we love making it into jewelry too!
love that chubby hand

and sweet molly looked so grown up today!

happy 6 years!

Blake- I am so thankful that God brought you into my life at the ripe old age of 12 :)

I really couldn't imagine life without you.

You are my best friend.

Thank you for being the best daddy to Emery Kate & Molly.

Thank you for loving me well.

So thankful for our family and friends who make life even better!
I wanted to add this picture of Jordan as I am excited about starting Elevate (a discpleship training school which jordan& christy are helping to lead) next week with you. I am so thankful to have a husband who wants to grow in the Lord with me and lead our family. I can't wait to see what God will teach us through it. I know we will have to sacrifice and it will be hard... but I also know that is what the Christian journey is about.

i have loved every year even more with you.

happy 6 years!

i love you, blaker

EK's first day of school

Emery Kate had her first day of mother's day out today. Last night she told blake that tomorrow she had school, was going to wear her backpack and it would be fun. So cute. She was walking so confidently into the church, wouldn't even hold my hand (tear), and only started crying when we got to the room and she found out Molly wasn't going too. How sweet is she.
\the backpack looks so HUGE on her. Blake met us for some fro yo after school. I love this picture of them.

I really enjoyed having Molly all to myself and it is a LOT easier running errands with one child. Sweet molly just went with the flow b/c the pick up times kind of interfere with naps.

happy thursday!