Miss Jerrie Laneigh Harper

We welcomed a new niece into the world on October 9th!!!
Bella's baby sister was born. :)
Here is Jerrie Laneigh Harper -

She is precious and we think she looks like a baby doll!

Sweet feet!

This is Bella (left) and Harper both 1 day old!

Psalm 139:14
" I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
Marvelous are Your works,
And that my soul knows very well."

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!

#263 - An Impromptu Photoshoot

We were able to keep Bella this afternoon and the girls took her outside to play so I just grabbed my camera and had a little photoshoot with her. :)

She didn't care much for Jonathan (the girls' name for our neighbor's horse.)

Most of my pictures look like this ^ With her either running away or to us!

But we did manage to get a few good ones. :)

Proverbs 22:6
"Train up a child in the way he should go,
And when he is old he will not depart from it."

#232 - A Blessed Day

After a fun day of WMU with sweet ladies at our church this morning, cleaning :) and swimming the girls wanted to ride their bikes on their roadway that they drew out with chalk.

Then we were blessed with a visit from Nana and Bella! She LOVES the girls and especially when they pull her in the wagon. :)

She had a little boo-boo on her forehead. :( She is just too cute!

We were enjoying the night and sunset when this cloud appeared to take the shape of a heart!♥

Such a blessed day!

Psalm 42:8
"The LORD will command His lovingkindness in the daytime,
And in the night His song shall be with me—
A prayer to the God of my life."

#200 - Two Things

I recently discovered popping popcorn on top of the stove in an actual popcorn popper! It's one of those that has a wheel you turn and it rotates the heating kernels as it pops. Tried it for the first time a few weeks ago and now we love it!

I remember being a little girl and my mom fixing it even more old fashioned than me and even using this pan:

Sweet memories!
We got to keep Bella last night and we had so much fun! I also pulled out this old step stool that my mom also used for a high-chair for all of the grandkids! It was perfect for Bella!

Psalm 71:17
"O God, You have taught me from my youth;
And to this day I declare Your wondrous works."

#195 - Bible School & Bella

Since I hadn't taken a picture of Anna at VBS I thought I'd catch her off guard tonight and snap one:)

Pam and Bella came over to visit us tonight and she found the box of styrofoam peanuts that I hadn't gotten rid of yet. She had a good time!

John 3:16
"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life."

#184 - First Official Photo Shoot

This morning we went over to Best Buy to get a few accessories for my new baby:) and then headed to Brian's mom's house for a cookout this afternoon. I had a little photoshoot with Bella and then it got too hot that we headed to our house for a swim!

Here's a few of the ones I took:

Isaiah 18:4
"This is what the LORD says to me:
“I will remain quiet and will look on from my dwelling place,
like shimmering heat in the sunshine,
like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.”

#180 - Tuesday

This week I'm helping out at the real estate office while our office manager is on vacation and it's been a busy one!

Anna made our dessert after dinner and then we had a little visitor: Miss Bella and Nana came over to visit with us. She was saying, "hi" everytime she saw the phone. She is just too cute and growing up way too fast! She was drinking out of one of the girls' old sippy cups and we had a few flashbacks.

On a side note: I ordered something tonight and I can't wait to share what it is, but I'll wait until it comes in! :)

Psalm 138:8
"The LORD will perfect that which concerns me;
Your mercy, O LORD, endures forever;
Do not forsake the works of Your hands."

#165 - Bella

I was looking back at some of my pictures from a year ago and came across some of Bella, our great niece. So hard to believe how fast she has grown!

She was a little over 3 months in this picture.

And now look at her :)

She is a little over 15 months!
She has the cutest personality and makes the funniest faces :D We just love her to death and she is in love with our girls. Brian's mom says she always gets pictures of the girls and looks at them. :)


Time sure does fly by, but then again this seems like yesterday:
Anna at about 8 months old.:)

Holly at almost a year old. :)

Psalm 102:12
"But You, O LORD, shall endure forever,
And the remembrance of Your name to all generations."

#126 - A Sweet Visitor

This afternoon when I came home from working my usual Friday I found this precious baby girl in our back yard!

Anna cleaned out their wagon and took Miss Bella for a stroll through the yard!

Today while Brian and the girls spent the day working in the yard, they found this toad! Bella was so fascinated! She kept touching it and saying, "Awwww!"

Hope you all have a wonderful Mother's Day weekend!

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
"Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you."

#109 - Revival and Testing!

This week has been very busy, but also very wonderful! Our revival at our church began on Sunday and will go through Thursday with our Good Friday service rounding out the week. A young man came forward last night and was saved! While his mother and father were being baptized about a month ago his brother was getting saved at a youth revival and now his salavation has made their family complete! It has been such a great revival so far! I can't wait to see what the rest of the week holds.

Also this week the girls have been taking tests with our co-op group. This is an optional standardized test just to see how we're doing and is not required by the state. This is our third year homeschooling and it'll be nice to see how we're fairing!

By Saturday we're gonna be dragging our behinds! But I wouldn't miss out on the blessings for anything!

I didn't get a picture today, but this one is of Bella from Sunday :) She is too cute! I was trying to teach her tonight how to fold her hands and pray. She was almost getting it!

Have a great Wednesday!

1 Chronicles 16:34
"Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good!
For His mercy endures forever."

#64 - Isabella Turns One

Today is our precious great niece's first birthday!

So hard to believe that she is already a year old :( Where did this baby go to?

Now look at her!

About half way through the party she decided it was time for a nap :)

I LOVE her expression in this picture!

She is definitely a blessing in our lives!

And I'm pretty sure these girls are a blessing to her as well!

Psalm 139:14
" I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
Marvelous are Your works,
And that my soul knows very well."