Kara's Dedication

Last Sunday we participated in a Baby Dedication (or Family Dedication) at our church. The life verse we choose for Kara is from Psalm 121:7 & 8

The Lord will keep you from all harm, He will watch over your life. The Lord
will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.

We were so thankful to have our family and friends there. Here are some pictures from the day

Creating Family Memories

That was the topic of our MOPS meeting today. I realized there is so much I would like to do for my children to create memories for them. But where do you find the time? One thing that I have tried to do is keep a journal of cute things they do/say and different milestones they reach. I got the idea from my sister, who keeps a journal for each of her children (she has three!) I need to get one for Kara. Another idea they talked about was high/low of the day. Going around the dinner table and asking each person to tell about a great part of their day, and a part of their day that was difficult. I totally want to do this with our family. I have always thought they were too young, but the speaker suggested that as a parent you can tell about a great part of their day, and a hard part. Another idea was writing a letter to your child on each birthday, telling about their year and saving them. Then 21 days before their 21st birthday you start mailing them a letter a day! That is so sweet, I would like to do that and have a little catching up to do. It would be fun to add pictures and little keepsakes from the year. Almost like a mini time capsule! I do want my children to feel connected to their family and as they grow up, know it's a safe place where they are loved.

Finally feels like Fall!

It's finally starting to cool off out here in the desert and I am so happy to be able to put on jeans again. Today we made pumpkin bread, it feels like fall! We had a lot of fun celebrating the Harvest season, Joshua really enjoyed trick or treating. Here are a few pictures:

I wanted to take a pretty picture but I wasn't quick enough


Chicken Pot Pie YUM!

My aquatic sweeties



Pumpkin Patch