Abigail and her walker

Abigail hasn't walked on her own yet but she loves using the walker that our friends, Tommy and Amy, got her for her birthday. Here are a few clips. She should be walking on her own soon. :) Until next time...God is good! All the time!

Mark's 30th Birthday Party

We celebrated Mark's 30th birthday Saturday afternoon with a few close friends from church. It was a nice get together with our friends at Brandon and Misty's house. Thank you for your hospitality Brandon and Misty! We always enjoy visiting your home. Although we had the first bit of snow of the winter season during the party, we still had a good and safe time. Before dinner, we all snacked on chips and Misty's french onion dip and chips and salsa and cheese. Football was on the tv for the evening (Florida and Alabama-sorry that the Gators lost, Dad!). Pizza and boneless wings from Domino's was Mark's choice for dinner. Mark is not a cake person, so I made his favorite brownies with peanut butter chips. Brandon made his famous dirt which is always delicious. Mark received money, gift cards and a sweatshirt hoodie. We are very thankful for the gifts and time with friends. Thank you to all who came! Until next time..God is good! All the time!

Abigail is 13 months old

It is hard to believe Abigail is 13 months old. It feels like just yesterday that I was still on maternity leave and getting up every couple hours to feed Abigail. I don't miss the lack of sleep for sure. Abigail has changed so much in 13 months. The pictures below give a glimpse of how much she has changed. We are certainly blessed with a good-natured baby. She is a miracle and we thank God for her every day. She is so close to walking. She will stand up on her own straight from the floor but no steps yet. She will walk along things in the living room all the time. It won't be too much longer! Until next time...God is good! All the time!

Bath time 1 month old

Bath time 13 months old

Happy 30th Birthday Mark

Happy 30th Birthday to my wonderful husband, Mark! I love you with all my heart. I am so blessed to have met you 4 1/2 years ago. Thank you for your compassion, love, support and kindness. You are a great husband and father. Here's to many more years to come! I love you!

Happy Thanksgiving

I am truly thankful for a wonderful family. God has blessed us with such a loving and caring family. Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday by far. It is a time for me to reflect on all of God's blessings and also to spend quality time with family. Belle came up yesterday and spent the night with us in Richmond. She is always so bubbly and loving. We got up early this morning and headed to Elizabeth City to have Thanksgiving dinner with my mom's family. My cousin, April, has a beautiful home. The food was delicious and the company was even better. Thank you God for my family. I even sang a special duet with April for my mom. What a blessing that was. Thank you April for singing with me. Thank you Mom for asking us to sing. I hope it was as much a blessing to you as it was to me. You are such a great example for me. I love you with all my heart!
I only took a few pictures today. Abigail got about a 20 minute nap while snuggling with me on the love seat and then about a 40 minute nap on the way home. She did get to see some helicopters before we left. :) April's husband, Brian, is in the Coast Guard and he let her play with a small helicopter while he showed her a video on the computer. I wish we could have stayed longer but Mark has to work at 11 tonight. We are thankful for his job but the hours sometimes make it hard for us to travel. Well now that Abigail has gone down for the night, I am not far behind. Until next time...God is good! All the time!