Happy 4th of July!
I love this holiday weekend when it's packed with family, friends & fun!
Skwareks rolled into town! yesssahh!
a beautiful boat ride!
so blessed!
cousin time at Gino's East Pizza
this was also a celebration supper that mom's health has been cleared to go to Paris with dad for their 50th wedding anniversary! We are SOO thankful!
painting some patriotic nails.
watching a world cup game together
and blessed pool time together
so thankful for mom & dad's health and the blessing of their pool! so many fun memories are made there with the fam.
celebrating dad's birthday! love you dad!
off to the fireworks!
check out this panoramic of the fam and friends gathered for sparklers, root beer floats & fireworks. I am not sure if you can see close enough... but Neal's and mine's twins showed up!!
midnight tacos at TB!
super fun weekend together.
blessed to have a home to host people.
blessed to have a hubby that supports my love to host.
and blessed to have family and friends that are a JOY to host.
Thankful for our country's freedom... and the service men & woman that serve us.
Uncle Cookie & Fancy Nancy- thank you for the sacrifices your currently live on behalf of us!
and since this will prob be the only post for another month... let me give you some bullets of what's going on...
gow-
-work is good. he is currently working on a feature length film. it's a dream come true as he is being paid to be the editor. the film is a documentary on a man & his love, commitment, growth & sacrifice to his wife as she battles MS. more on that as he works more..
- as for worship - he has the month of July off as they are doing a trial run with a potential new leaders.
- is in the midst of practicing for Troastapalooza III where his band "Gow & the Shorts" will be playing. he thoroughly enjoys this as it's playing fun music together with alot of friends from church/worship team.
- leaves for a fishing trip up north this week for some much needed R & R
Sally-
- told me this week that she hopes to grow up to be a dancer. aye yi yi.
- has truly matured in that she is a big helper and fully understands the beauty of keeping her emotions in check and helping DK & H with that.
- is a jokester. her personality loves to joke, laugh and be absolutley silly.
- she loves to create art of almost any kind.
- and is practicing her reading this summer.
-mastered the monkey bars for the first time this week.
Daisy-
- told me she wants to be a vet or a teacher this week.
- loves vanilla ice cream cones
- is also learning how to read mostly from context clues and occasionally corrects Sally as she is reading.
- is a thinker. i am seeing Daddy in the way that she observes, thinks & then reacts on her own time and usually with a whole lot of love and compassion.
- swam 3/4 of the pool by herself this week. we hope to have her be a swimmer this summer without any floaties.
- has some belly issues, where she often chooses to lay down after a meal for 5-10 minutes while eating a tums.
Henry-
- loves water. swimming in it, pouring it, splashing it or spraying his own face with it.
- has no sense of fear or danger on his big wheels while zooming down the drive way.
- has turned blondish with the sun this summer.
- loves juice & is happiest when eating.
- is a nut and loves to copy what his sisters say and make jokes.
- currently sleeps with a trucks blanket that he loves.
Me-
- well, i am doing great.
- spinning the plates of our family, our extended family, youth group & keeping the clothes clean & food in the bellies.
- am celebrating God's faithfulness thru our youth groups' first mission trip. and thanking Him for His love and presence in the lives of our youth & leaders.
- I am thankful for summer and more time with the kiddos and the freedom to stay up later and do things that we can't do during the school year.
- and thank God daily for an amazing life partner. Gow is truly amazing and God's biggest blessing to me.
Here is the video from our Mission Trip. 5 middle schoolers, 10 high schoolers & 5 leaders to Sautee Nachoochee, Georgia with TEAMeffort.
and THAT is alot! hope you enjoyed this chapter of our life book! ;)
