My husband

I saw this on another blog that I read and I thought I would try it. These are 10 of my husband's favorite things.

1.) His Savior ~ Tim loves the Lord and loves to serve Him. I am so blessed that we both love the Lord and love to serve together. It makes our marriage stronger.

2.) Me/Us ~ Tim is committed to me and our relationship. For this I am thankful and blessed. We love being together and spending time together. He knows my days are busy with 3 little ones, and he makes sure I have time for myself. He is always encouraging me to get out of the house while he watches the girls. We are more then husband and wife - we are soul mates and best friends.

3.) His girls ~ Tim LOVES his little girls! I know Tim's heart and he was thrilled to learn Avery was a girl! He never had/has to have a boy. He wouldn't have minded it, but said he always saw himself with girls. He is so good with them and is so committed to them. What a blessing.

4.) Sports ~ Tim loves sports!! I love to watch him as he watches sports!! He can make any game look good! I love to sit and watch a baseball game with him.

5.) Basement ~ I know, odd title, but he is in the process of finishing our basement. He loves to work on it. I have enjoyed watching him as he has gone through the process. I am so proud of him and the work he has done. We both can't wait for it to be done - or maybe that is just me!

6.) Guitar ~ He loves to play his guitar! I gave him lessons for a present when we got married. I am amazed at how well he plays for only having a couple of lessons. He used to play for church and loved it. My prayer is that he can do it again one day.

7.) Hitting golf balls ~ Another odd one, but he loves to go outside and hit golf balls around in our yard. If he is ever missing from the house I just look out the window and find a ball whizzing by!

8.) Home Depot!! ~ He loves this place! He takes the girls on dates there! It is his home away from home.

9.) Summer ~ We both love summer and being outside in the sun. He loves the sun, sand and water.

10.) Life ~ Tim loves life and is a very optimistic person. He doesn't complain much and is very fun to be with. He is the love of my life and I want the world to know that! I love you, Timothy!

The girls.

I just had to share. Grace and Halle were playing on the kitchen floor last night. I was busy cleaning up the kitchen. I hear Grace say to Halle "Aren't we having so much fun?" Halle doesn't respond. They play a little more and then Halle says " I love you, Grace" Grace says, "Since you said you love me, then I love you!" I love moments like these. It just makes me realize they do love each other and they do have fun playing together. I can't wait for Avery to join in on their fun and conversations. I went in their room last night to put something away. They were both in bed, tucked in. They were sitting up and singing "If you're Happy and You Know it". Another cute moment...a sister moment!

Time for an update!

It has been quite awhile since I have posted. We have been really busy and Tim has been working a ton of overtime. I finally found some quiet time to sit down and download pictures and blog!


Grace is really liking preschool. She loves her teachers and has made new friends! Here is her first day of school pictures.












Avery started on solids last week and loves them, but is still getting the hang of how to eat! The Dr. said we should start on them since she was eating every 3 hours and still was hungry. This is her first time eating.




Grace loves to help mommy!







Halle, Avery and I are adjusting to Grace being at school. I can tell Halle enjoys time with me and her little sister. Avery wanted to watch Halle color!







And lastly, my Grandma's birthday was on September 30th. No one in the family had been to the cemetery to see the grave. The tombstone had just been installed and my uncle thought it would be a good idea to take my Grandpa out there on her birthday. We had a little memorial service where we shared memories of Grandma. I was glad we were able to be there with my Grandpa. It was hard to be there and it made me miss her more. I decided before I went that I wanted to bring a flower. I did some research and wanted to find a flower that meant "circle of life" or the meaning of her name and Avery's middle name. Margaret means pearl. I went to the flower store and after talking with the lady, we decided to get one carnation and include pearls in it. We put 3 groupings of the pearls in with the carnation. Avery and I headed off to the memorial service with our little carnation. I was glad Avery could be there with us. I decided to take the pearls out when we left. I plan on giving them to each of the girls as a remembrance of their Great-grandma. How special it could be to include those pearls in their weddings.