Anna's 13th Birthday!

Our baby girl is turning the big 1-3 today!  So very hard to believe that she is now a teenager! It just seems like yesterday we were seeing this baby girl for the first time......

8 lbs. 8 oz. ~ 19 1/2 in.
Born at 4:48 a.m.

Now for a little trip down memory lane!

1 Month Old

3 Months Old

6 Months Old

1 Year Old

Her First Birthday

2 Years Old

3 Years Old ~ Anna with her BFF Sissy!

4 Years Old

5 Years Old

6 Years Old

7 Years Old

8 Years Old

9 Years Old

10 Years Old

11 Years Old


12 Years Old


13 Years Old
She has matured into beautiful, sweet, caring, and gracious young lady and we couldn't be more proud of her!  We're very excited to see how God is going to use her in the years to come. 

Happy 13th Birthday Anna Elizabeth!!!

Holly's 4th Spiritual Birthday!

Holly turned 4 years old today....spiritually that is!!! Can't believe how fast time is going by!

Family Fun Day!

Brian's work had a family fun day today! We had lots of fun and the best part - he won the big prize - a T.V.!!!

Amber, Bella, and Baby Sister!

In a few weeks we're going to have a new addition to our family!  

Bella is getting a new baby sister!

We took a few pics tonight of Amber, Bella, and the baby sister!

We're all getting pretty excited!

Cheesecake Dip - Pinterest Recipe

I found a super easy Pinterest recipe that is really very tasty!

1 boxes package of cheesecake mix
8 oz. whipped topping (you can use fat free!)
Mix it up and add a can of cherry pie filling on top. I served it with graham crackers.

First Day of School - Tree of Life Homeschool

We began our school year on August 27th!  Anna is in the 8th grade and Holly is in the 5th.  Seriously, where did the time go?!

Brian and the girls went that morning to pick up breakfast to kick start our school year off right! :)

This year to make things a little more interesting we have decided to go Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday to the office where I work on Fridays to do school.  The couple I work for didn't mind and it motivates us to get up and get out!  We just finished our second week and we absolutely love it!  We have zero distractions and we can concentrate on getting our work done.  Beginning this week we'll be going to our new co-op on Thursdays, so we're planning on staying home on Thursday mornings and doing a few subjects.

And just to take a little trip down memory lane, here are a few pics from years past.......

2008

Anna - 4th grade, Holly - 1st grade

2009

Anna - 5th grade, Holly - 2nd grade

2010

Anna - 6th grade, Holly - 3rd grade

2011

Anna - 7th grade, Holly - 4th grade

2012
Anna - 8th grade, Holly - 5th grade

3 John 1:4
"I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth."

Battle of Richmond Reenactment - 150th Anniversary

The girls participated in the reenactment at the Battle of Richmond's 150th anniversary a few weeks ago.  They always have a great time and this year they had to get new dresses because they are growing so fast!  We also started school a couple of weeks ago and that post will be coming soon.

Here are some pics from the reenactment:

 The pictures above and below are two of my favorites!

 We stopped by to show Papaw and Granny the girls' new dresses!

 Then we went home and took some silly pics! :)