Monday, August 29, 2011

Grandaddy Phil's Visit

Last weekend, we had my dad come and visit us for a few days.
While he was here, we made a trip to the Children's Museum,
played at the pool, and went to a Houston Texans football game.
At the children's museum...ready to paint...or wash his hands!
In the forensic lab at the Children's Museum
While at the Children's Museum, we must go grocery shopping too!
His first item to pick up was ice cream...go figure!
"Mom, you want a chicken?"

Texans game!


Thanks for visiting, Grandaddy Phil!

Friday, August 26, 2011

Grayma & Graydaddy's Visit

Last week, we had a great time with Jonathan's parents in town.
They came in for a few days, and it was so fun to have them around.
That Saturday, we went to a Lowe's Build and Grow clinic, 
and they built a schoolhouse picture holder.
This picture cracks me up...Graydaddy & Brayden,
both working hard with their tongues sticking out.




While they were here, we got to celebrate their 40th anniversary!
...with sombreros and all!

Thanks for visiting, Grayma & Graydaddy!

Thursday, August 25, 2011

Happy 30th Birthday Jonathan!

The BIG 3-0 is here for my hubby, and I'm so excited to celebrate the big day with him.  It's really hard to believe we're 30...well, I'm not there quite yet, but my bday is just a week away.  I am so thankful that I get to walk through life with such an amazing man!  He is such a great husband.  He loves the Lord with all his heart and desires to live for Him and make His name known.  I am honored that God gave me a man like him.    

 He is such an incredible Daddy.  He loves to play with Brayden
and teach him what it means to love Jesus and live for Him...
to grow in wisdom and stature and favor with God and man.
Jonathan truly brings fun into our home; he is a kid at heart.
I love that he loves to have fun and simply enjoy life together as a family.
Happy 30th Birthday, Juan!

Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Tabletop Tapestry 2011

This year for our women's event at church, we had Tabletop Tapestry with a twist.  Instead of just decorating the tables, everything we used for decorating was donated to one of four amazing organizations.  Free the Captives was the organization that our table donated toward.  Free the Captives is an anti-human trafficking organization based here in Houston.  They work with at-risk teenage girls to help prevent or rescue girls who are or have been susceptible to being trafficked.  I pray that God uses these donations toward their freedom from this awful problem that is so rampant (yet somewhat hidden) here in the U.S.  They asked for art supplies which will help toward art therapy with the girls.

The centerpiece is an 'art cake' made of wrapped 
boxes surrounded by lots of fun art supplies.
Around the table was a rainbow of hundreds 
of circle punched paint chips.
Composition journals covered in scrapbook paper
 Marshmallow pops in a vase covered with colored pencils


 The place settings were blank canvases with paint and a paintbrush
Rainbow printable nametags & notes
 I made placecards of index cards held up with a crayon

 The chair backs were covered with rainbow crepe paper
 It was so great to have my mother-in-law, Dixie, there with me
for the event.  I was so excited she got to be a part of this night!
 Alison and me
It was such a fun night!  I'm excited to see what all God
does through the ripples of what happened at Tabletop this year!

Wednesday, August 3, 2011

What a Fun Summer

This summer has been so much fun having my sister, Amy, living with us.  We were sad to say 'goodbye' to her yesterday, and we'll definitely miss having her around our house everyday!   It was such a memorable summer, and I'm so thankful that we had that time to get so much closer and for her to be a part of our lives here.