Rainy and Sick Day

Sarah Anne seems to have hand, foot, and mouth disease which has not been fun!!  She has been fever free for over 24 hours now and really seems to be feeling better!!  Minus the fact that we were up at 5am today the day hasn't been too bad.  It was good for us to take it easy and stay inside, due to the rain.  This morning she got her baby dolls out and spent all morning taking care of them.  She has such a precious and sweet spirit and wanted to make sure those babies were well taken care of!!  So here is my sweet girl and her babies!!

The big girl thought that she could sit in the baby seat!!

Then she put the baby in...

Look I'm feeding my baby!!

Then it was time to go night-night.

Kisses for them!!

Rubbing their "backs"

Rocking the baby.

Going night night with baby!!  (The other one got kicked to the curb)

The baby needed a burp!

Look at the rain.

Skipping to Mommy!

Fixing baby's hair.

Then it was time to put the pacifier in!!

My sweet girl!!

"A Friend Loves at All Times"

My favorite verse has always been Proverbs 17:17, "A friend loves at all times".  It is basic and seems simple, but recently I've realized just how important it is.  Friendship is something that is extremely important to me and God has taught me a lot about friendships.  A verse that seems to be coming up a lot in sermons, Bible Study, Focus on the Family, etc is Matthew 22: 36-39, "'Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?'  Jesus said to him, 'You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.  This is the first and great commandment.  And the second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.'"  Friendship is a large part of loving your neighbor as yourself.  I value my friends and have realized and worked through many different types of friendship.  God has shown me that there are friends that are fun to be with and good acquaintances and friends that are always there for me and help me grow in my relationship with Christ.  There are friendships that I have dropped the ball on and friendships that God has shown me are not healthy for me.  God is really growing my definition of what a friend is and how to be a better one.  I have had close friends through the years and although we may not talk or see each other (sometimes years at a time), these friends are one that I love and they hold a special place in my heart. One such friend was my Junior college roommate Brownie.  After probably 3-4 years of not seeing each other, we were able to catch up and it was as if no time had passed at all.  Sarah Anne LOVED meeting Brownie and was very pleased to show her how to play!!  I know I wrote a TON, but I really felt like I should share about the importance of friendship and what God has really taught me.  Here are the pictures of Brownie...

Teach me how to use your phone!!

Oh we can take my picture!!

OUTSIDE NOW!!!

CHEESE!!!

Outside we went to blow bubbles!!

My excellent bubble blower!

Blowing bubbles together!!

Friendships are a wonderful and special thing, the most important thing to remember is that, "A friend loves at all time".

New Friends and the Zoo

Sarah Anne and I got to enjoy a day at the zoo with some new friends!!  We had a really great time and Sarah Anne enjoyed being the "big girl".

Hanging out watching the people clean!!

My little photographer!!

Would you like to hold my hand?

Waiting to feed the llama.

If you climb the rock....

it makes a great slide!!

Peek-a-boo, we're in the tree!!

My cute girl!!

Watching the fish!

Then climbing off for the next adventure!!

Proverbs 17:6

"Grandchildren are the crown of old men".  I know that the Bible talks about the blessing that grandchildren are to their Grandparents, but they are certainly a blessing to their grandchildren.  We had the opportunity to surprise my Mom this weekend in Charleston with Sarah Anne (despite the fact that it didn't completely work the way we wanted too) and also got to see my grandparents.  I know that I probably blog the same thing every time I see either set of my Grandparents, but I am so truly blessed to know each of them and even more that Sarah Anne knows her "Gigi", "Pops", "Grandma", and "Grandaddy".  And she can tell you about each one of them. Even today on the way home she was talking about how Gigi was at home and wasn't taking a nap.  We didn't get to spend a lot of time with them, but we did enjoy the time that we did spend.  Friday night we got to go to the beach, then Saturday was a lot of running around, then that evening we enjoyed dinner and an evening of playing before we left.  Mimi and Uncle Todd also joined us and we had a blast!!  Oh what a blessing family is and how blessed I am to be a part of such a loving and caring family!!  We certainly aren't perfect and have all kinds of crazy things that happened, but I am thankful for a family that loves each other and is there for each other.

SURPRISE NANNY!!!!

Telling Nanny all about things.

Nanny we need to GO!!!

I have some work to do!!

Trying to get Nanny's work done!!

The next day, this was Sarah Anne hanging out with Daddy!!

Here Pops....blow me some bubbles.

Coloring with Gigi!!

Loving on Nanny!!

Very pleased to be with Gigi and Pops!!

Then they added Mimi!!

Silly Mimi wanted to ride the car like Sarah Anne!!

Going for a ride together!!

Our sweet family!!

Hanging out!!

One last picture with Mimi!!

These were my "crafty" Mother's Day gifts.

Sarah Anne's pictures on the clay pots and her "handprint flowers".  They turned out much better than I thought!!

Letter to Nanny and Bubby #2

Dear Nanny and Bubby,
Once again Mommy and Daddy won't tell me when I will see you (although there is a rumor of a Mother's Day Brunch next weekend), so I'm writing again to fill you in on me!!  I am a week older than I was last week and as a result am getting even bigger!!  I now go potty more regularly and am keeping my panties dry!!  Here are a few more things...

I don't really sleep anymore, so I look exhausted all the time!!

I got a new water bottle....

that I LOVE!!!

I love to sit in my little chair.

At nap time Mommy and I rock....

I really enjoy it until....

I fall asleep.

Aren't I a sweet sleeping girl?

Well I think that is all I have for today.  I hope that I will see you soon so that I can show you what a big girl I am instead of sending these letters.  

I love you!!

Sarah Anne