Little Adventurer

Tom is beginning to become mobile.

Where has my baby gone?

Yesterday, he also figured out how to turn around in his bouncy seat. So he was on his hands and knees bouncing the seat. He looked like he was having fun! He ended up climbing out of the seat by tipping it over and rolling out. 

P.S. Look at those thighs! : D

Two Years!

My baby will be two tomorrow!
Where has my baby gone? He is so big, he's not a baby anymore.
I praise and thank the LORD for Bob! Life would not be the same without him, I can't even imagine it.
I'm very thankful:
for his cheerful spirit
for his good obedience and patience (for a two year old)

for his contagious giggle
for his butchered words
for his clear words (Daddy!)

for his snuggly hugs
for his kisses that are more and more like real kisses
for his soft, warm feet rubbing my leg when we snuggle

for his adventurous personality
for his goofy dancing

for his soft blonde hair and big brown eyes

for his efforts to be a big boy
for his thumb sucking and belly button fiddling
for his little "thank you"'s

for his "singing" out of the hymnals
for the little mole/freckle on the back of his arm

for his help with chores (he is really good at unloading the dishwasher : ) )
for his love for his little brother (it melts my heart when Bob hugs Tom, or holds his hand)

I have been blessed greatly with this little boy!
I love him very much! He has a chunk of my heart, right next to his daddy and baby brother.

Bob, I pray that you become a great man for the LORD. That you follow his Word. Always honoring your Father, by respecting and obeying your earthly father and authorities, and loving your brothers in Christ. I pray for many more years for you to live for the glorification of the Lord and edification of the brethren. I love you so much son!

Major Adventures!

We have had a number of adventures as a family. Here are just a couple of the big ones:

Marriage, Oct. 2011

Me moving to Missouri, Oct. 2011

General Lee's birth, June 2012

Buying our first home, Dec. 2012

General Stonewall's birth, Feb. 2014

Moving to South Carolina, June 2014

We praise and thank our LORD for his guidance and protection of our family over the past 2 1/2 years! He is all powerful, and all that has happened is part of His perfect plan!

Mmmm.... Canned Green Beans!

So, we have all these beans from our garden... they had/have to be dealt with...

So, why not can them?

No reason not to, except I don't have a pressure canner (it is much quicker and efficient to pressure can beans). 

I could borrow one, forgot to ask.

My dear mother-in-law told me that they can be water bath canned, it just takes about 3 hours in the water.

(I'm more comfortable using water bath than a pressure canner anyways.)

Cool! Off to google...

Where I found this link!

Most of my beans are snapped, so I got busy!

Sterilized jars ready to be packed with beans

The beans all washed and ready.

My setup of beans, salt, boiling water, and ready jars.

The jars all packed and starting their hot soak.

... 3 hours later...

Tada! 7 pints of beans!

Only 6 sealed, so one is in the fridge for a meal sometime soon.

Bob is A'movin!

Bob has started to move around the house more rapidly. He does this thing where he lunges, or catapults, himself a little bit at a time. Bryant and I had him do it while taping...

So for your enjoyment...

Well after a few failed attempts, here is the link to the video...


http://youtu.be/phC6VXtt9pw

2012

What a wonderful year! The Lord has blessed us greatly with many things and here are a few:

Bob ~ what a sweetie! We love him so very much!

Joining the Church ~ I am excited to have joined our little body! Even more so since I joined with another Brother and Sister! 

ITP ~ It was a blessing in disguise. We both grew closer to each other and our Lord in that event a few weeks ago. What a great practice in trusting our Sovereign and Omniscient King!

Visiting ~ With my parents and most of our grandparents! It is fun to travel and be visited from those that are far.

New Jobs ~ How thankful we are for Alpha Foundry and the ability to babysit! McDonalds was helpful for its season, too.

New Friends ~ The few families we have met have been so fun! Learning, playing, and just spending time together has been great and profitable!

Our Home ~ The Lord blessed us greatly with a new home to live in and raise our little family!

2012 has been full of blessing, gatherings, and a few trials... growing us in the Lord. May 2013 bring us closer to our God and Savior, and glorifying Him with all of our words and actions!

Cuddling with my Aunties

Aunt Bellhannah
She love to give kisses!

Aunt Brigitta

Aunt Bethany
We like to look at each other

My three little aunts!

Aunt Brytni and Uncle Berean
He likes to give me kisses too!

Aunt Brytni and Grandma

Talking with Auntie Amy
Photo Credit (mom's blog)

~ Bob

Oh! the love for this little boy! I am thankful the Lord blessed us with a large family with many loving arms to cuddle Bob!

Can you believe it?

I can't! 

It has been one year since this:

It has been nine months since this:

And a week since this:

Oh! How the time does fly!

I have enjoyed the time with my husband and our son immensely! 

The Lord has blessed us greatly, and I am thankful!

The Lord is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.

 The Lord is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works.

 All thy works shall praise thee, O Lord; and thy saints shall bless thee.

~Psalm 145:8-10

Robert's Shower

This past Saturday was Robert's baby shower!

The shower was hosted by my mother-in-law and sister-in-law. They were very creative and detailed in the whole thing. Everyone seemed to enjoy themselves. I had a great time myself! I am very thankful to them both for putting it all together and making it fun for everyone, including the little girls. I'm also thankful to Sarah for helping them, and me, during the shower. It was a wonderful time!

"That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth"
~Psalm 144:12a

Mmm... Fried chicken and watermelon 

Cake and Haystacks

The Picnic Table

The cute place setting

"Cheese!"

All the guest-decorated onesies

Mrs. Cutler also prepared a devotion on child raising concerning the five inputs:

• Prayer
• Daily Bible Reading
• Friends
• Music
• T.v. or Movies

It was very thought provoking on my part, in helping my husband, in raising Robert. I am very thankful that the Lord has blessed me with mothers that love children, and are more than willing to give me creative, practical examples of how to teach Robert about the Lord, while keeping his mind and body busy and focused. 

"Train up a child in the way he should go; and when he is old, he will not depart from it."

~Proverbs 22:6

Today's Adventures! March 3rd

Today we filled out the application for our new apartment. Lord willing we will sign the lease next week sometime. We came back to our apartment and started packing our stuff. Here is a picture of the mountain of boxes. :)

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Our First...

Seedling!

Bryant noticed it today. It is our first (and second; to the left) seedling of the year! 

Yay! Tomatoes! 

Bryant set-up our growing area. It is next to the door that goes onto the balcony. I brought in a raised planter box that Bryant bought for me to grow our vegetables in. He bought a "seedling heat mat" to keep the little growing guys warm and cozy. We are borrowing a lamp that has a "grow-light" in it that somehow helps the seeds; I don't know how it works. Then we have our box with 24 planted pellets inside.

Our nifty set-up

We planted bell peppers, two varieties of tomato, and lettuce. I am excited to see all of the pellets, with little specks of green, filling most of our starter box.

I am thankful for the little box that fits in our home, and the means to get an early start on our plants. The Lord has been very good to us, and we are mightily blessed!

And sow the fields, and plant vineyards, which may yield fruits of increase.

~Psalm 107:37

Honeymoon Adventures

Misadventures of our Honeymoon
Part 1

As far as misadventures go . . these were very fun and funny :)

Vicksburg . . .

We wanted to take a shower, so we turned the water on to get warm, and it was warm . . . for about 2 min, then got too cold to take a comfortable shower.

Cedar Grove Inn

In the morning, we were headed to leave Vicksburg, but Bryant wanted to ride by a Civil War Ironclad ship.

The ship in Vicksburg

 We rode around seeing if we could just see it from the road. Well, we couldn't, so he just kept driving down the road. Bryant saw a sign for a ferry across the river 8 miles down a different road. The road was gravel so we had to go pretty slow and it took about 20 minutes to get to the ferry. Once we got across we started going on down the road, which was still gravel (if I remember correctly), and Bryant was beginning to notice that this road had a continual left turn. The ferry took us to a loop road of homes. :) We finally got back to the main road after a 1 1/2 hour detour. So we stopped for lunch, then headed on to our campsite.

Along the way though we found that the directions that Bryant had printed weren't complete and we didn't have an accurate timing or mileage . . and ended up getting there at dusk. Also, It was dark by the time we found a place to set up the tent and Bryant got it done . . .

. . . . To be Continued . . . .