Lately...

Savannah and Niah

Weiner dog outfit

Elijah wanted in on the picture
taking fun

Making daddy proud with a baseball
helmet and bat

she's getting so big... 3 1/2 months

Happy Father's Day

We didn't get to do really anything to celebrate Father's day, but we did manage to get a picture of the kids with Phil...so at least the day is documented. :)

Savannah really is liking tummy time (complete opposite of her brother)

This is Elijah wanting to do "tummy time" with Savannah
with his VERY scary "cheese" smile for the camera face...
I hope it'll improve. :)

Savannah is 3 months old

can you believe it? I can't... I'm a few days late on my post...but here she is...

she wasn't too happy in this one,
but even when she's not in a picture taking mood
she's still cute as a button (i'm bias, i know)

The Weekend

The weekend was packed with all sorts of fun. My childhood best friend, Jenny, (who is more like a sister) came for a visit... She got to hang out with the kids and meet Savannah for the first time.



Then, on Saturday, the kids and I went up for the day with the college camping trip and hung out with everyone. Elijah stayed with Phil for the night and did great and had a blast camping.

The End of May

Since its the end of May, I guess that means Summer as we know it is fast approaching now that we're almost in June...Savannah's smiling a ton now and I love trying to get her to laugh. Despite my best attempts of getting her hair under control, it no use...it just likes to stand up on end...Elijah loves his friend Noah (who is in the swings picture)...they love to wrestle and laugh together...too much fun.

More graduation...

Notice how wet the ground is...and you can't tell but the skies were nearly black...

He didn't want me to take pictures of him in his robe and hood, but I thought it looked pretty cool, so I made him...

Phil Finished!!!

After two and a half years of hard work, Phil graduated with his Masters of Arts in Christian Apologetics. We went down to LA this weekend for his graduation. It was a quick trip (we left Thursday and came back Saturday) but it was filled with so many great times.

I have to say, I've never been more proud of my husband (well maybe except for how great of a daddy he is to our kids) for the hard work and perseverance over the past two years. When I think back on the past two and a half years, I think about how much has happened...we've had two kids, he's worked full time in ministry (which is often more than the standard 40 hours) and spent endless nights staying up late working hard on his school work. Without much complaining, he's managed to succeed with school, always making family his first priority, and making sure that our well-being is always being met. For all that, I'm so proud of him and the hard work he's accomplished...congrats babe...you did a fantastic job!

Going to LA was a little nerve wracking for me because we hadn't driven that far with Elijah since he was a baby, and many of you know how full of energy he is...so I wasn't sure how he'd do in the car for that long, but much to my surprise, both of the kids did fantastic and slept like champs the whole weekend...they didn't skip a beat and despite the stress of the weekend, they handled it super well. The weather in LA was FREEZING and it rained most of the time we were there...unfortunately, I didn't pack a single warm piece of clothing for anyone except for a sweatshirt, because who would of thought the weather would have been that way while we were there...especially after the week of 100 degrees here in N. Cal.

Phil's Parents

Heather's Parents