WE HEART CANDY CORN!!!

Here is a little outfit that I Made for Emma....It turned out exactly how I wanted!!!

I love it when that happens!!!

She is just too darn cute!

Candy Corn anyone?!?!?!?!

I am also in love with the exposure of this photo...not sure why...but...yeah...I LOVE IT!!!

Happy Fall Yall!!!

FALL craftiness

I really wanted a FALL wreath to put on our front door...

so we headed to michaels craft store....

and this is what I came up with...

I LOVE IT!!!

ABCs biscuits....

Emma has really picked up so many letters lately that we are trying to find them everywhere....

so one day we cooked up some of Mimi's yummy chicken soup.....

i made some yummy biscuits and why not put letters and numbers on top!!!!!!!!!

Emma Really Enjoyed them!

S for STEWART!!!!

YUMMY and EDUCATIONAL!!!

WE GOT PECANS...

Just a few pics...

we really have enjoyed picking up 'nuts' as emma calls them!!!

Chalk art.....

Like any other kid in the World, Emma Loves sidewalk chalk....

however....other children may not have an obsession with ALL THINGS MICKEY.....

so yes....we have been perfecting our mad Mickey drawing skills....

along with other things.....

like, chalk footprints, flowers, shapes, EMMA....

and of course the loverly MINNIE MOUSE!!!!!!!

We also like to draw on our faces....fun times fun times!!!

Emma also has been working on her facial expressions....

here is her sad(but looks more like mad).....

and her happy!!!

Such a sweet girl!

Houston we have.....peepee in the potty!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So today we started the task of potty training...the morning drug along with melt downs and accidents....praise the Lord that both were from Emma...and mommy held it together...not sure what what us with Emma girl...but she was just UN-happy.....So after lunch we laid down for a 3 1/2 hour nap...praise the Lord!! He knew what she needed....

She awoke...to two peepee spots in the bed but was in a better mood...and seemed happier to conquer the whole potty thing....so after about 8 accidents today....we officially had about 4 drops of it in the bowl...that is right...My daughter went potty in the potty(Hopefully next time she can get ALL of it in the bowl....not 2 feet away...hehe)...

Here she is with daddy...YAY.....i got an m&m!!!!!!!! oh yeah....and i peed in the potty!!!!!!

Weekend getaway...for mommy and daddy

This past weekend Michael and I headed south for a "Weekend To Remember"....a marriage retreat....It was amazing...we had such a great time...and dont worry about little emma girl...She was snug and safe here at home with Mimi and Pa....I am under the impression that they watched lots of Mickey, played ALL day...and slept really good....YAY for mimi and pa!!!

Our Tampa trip began of course with our traditional self-portrait in the car....

we ate at arbys along the way....and got the great opportunity to serve as volunteers....

WOOHOO...gotta love serving with your hubby.....

During the weekend we had projects and were challenged....God is good...throughout it all....all i can say is that God is good....He not only sent His son to die for me, to save me for hell....He sent Michael to live alongside me, to help me glorify Him DAILY.....I am one blessed girl! We ate sushi, rode on the trolly, wrote love letters, walked and Laughed alot....

Time away was hard..but so worth the time we had together...just being the three of us(GOD, Michael and I).....cant wait until the next one.....

The Stewarts Visit...

We had alot of fun the first weekend of September...Grandma and Grandpa Stewart(Michael's parents) made the trek up north to see us...we were so excited and thrilled to get to hang out and love on them....and them on us.....

The First full day they were here, we went to Thomasville and ate at a cute 'ol school' soda fountain....super cute....lots of fun memorabilia....that we wanted to sneak out and keep for ourselves....

We also accomplished alot....I have been wanting to start a little garden and they graciously helped up get it going....WOO HOO!!!!

So we loaded up on all of the gardening stuff..hehe...

I decided to do an above ground garden...so we used galvanized tubs...perfect and look super cute in the yard....hopefully i wont kill all of it....and we will get to eat some fruits of our labor(or veggies)....

We also discovered that we have several hummingbirds that live in our yard....and bought some feeders...to help coax them into staying around longer!!...They are interesting creatures....hehe...

Over all it was a great visit and we hated to see them go...until next time....we love you!!!!

rewind....the last months happenings!

This last month and half have, well.....been a whirlwind! It has been a crazy but awesome journey!

I will try to recap:

July 7-9:Beach Retreat with our youth(girls)....we took 8 girls, michael, emma, myself and my parents came along as our gracious and AMAZING chefs/emma-sitters! We had a great time! God showed His amazing grace and taught us of digging deeper into the Love letter of Gods Word! The weekend was a great way to begin our summer! And really helped us get to know our 'girls' more!!!

July 14-16: The next weekend I headed to OHIO...for the National Thirty One Conference! Boy....was it amazing! God showed up and well BLEW MY MIND! 8000+ Consultants singing God's praise....That is a company EVERY christian Woman would LOVE to work for! The weekend was filled with lots of Girl time, FREE stuff and many many laughs! Just what I needed! I am so excited and blessed to be a Thirty One Consultant, and really really want God to be glorified in all that I do with this Little Business!

July 21-23: The Stewarts headed west through Graceville(a walk down Memory lane) to Dothan Al...where we spent the weekend with friends from college! It was great to catch up and just have a relaxing, fun and enjoyable weekend among friends! Boy do we miss Josh and Cassidy(and Heidi their dog as well)!!!!

The last weekend Michael's Parents were supposed to come but were unable so we used that for a MUCH needed weekend at Home! We went to the Tallahassee Museum that friday and then hung around the house saturday....it was great to be able to relax and just enjoy each other!

August has been a slower month but the end of it and beginning of Sept are picking up quickly! Our next few weeks include: a fundraiser Thirty One party for a good friend Lindsay/AlyaCottons adoption of little Josiah, Thirty One Party with my mom and Family, Michaels parents are coming for visit, Michael and I are heading to Tampa for Marriage retreat and we are hoping to visit Family down south as well! God has also given us many opportunities around town to love and get to know our youth more!

So many things to be thankful for....God is good...ALL THE TIME!

...St. George Island!

So we are heading down to St. George Island with 7 of our youth(all girls...hehe)...for a Beach Retreat! So we decided to head down ourselves to check out the place and have a little family 'retreat' !

So we unpacked our little car and went out to explore...

It is beautiful there, God creation at its Finest!! The retreat center has a camper that they let pastors and their families stay in...just for....RENEWAL!!

Emma hadn't had a nap so after we got ice cream and walked around a bit we were so thankful that she zonked out in the backseat!!!

We had a good afternoon just chillin...however our night was less than restful...Emma decided she wanted to get up at 4:15am...(sorry this is the earliest i am thinking of taking pictures...but 6:17am is still too early to be awake)

so what else do you do that early...we took a walk, found some crab...

saw the sunrise(at least the last part of it) and...

picked up rocks....

We had intended on spending the day at the beach...but thought it would be less than perfect with ALL 3 of us being exhausted so we headed home....!!!!

(Which emma slept the ENTIRE way!! Praise the Lord!)

...messy face

I just had to post this...we had Mushroom Spagetti the other night(yes it was AWESOME)...but the best part about dinner wasnt the sauce...but emmas face and how crazy funny she was!

Say Cheesey!!!

Thank goodness she was done chewing.....hehe...

She just kept saying...'chesy, chesy, chesy'

Love it!

now for the clean up.....'hoo hoo' *owl sound*

She was really on it....too funny!

I am amazed daily as I watch her grow just how much God really does create individuals....even in her little body you can see little things that are so 'emma' and not anyone else! Thank you Lord for not making us little robots, thank you for showing off your creativity and creating us differently but still in your image! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU for Emma!

clothing ministry.....

Well last weekend we headed up to the church to be a part of the clothing giveaway....

it was great....FREE CLOTHES!!! I am so amazed at how meeting NEEDS

of the community is sometimes the last thing that many believers see as MINISTRY!

There were two rooms and a hallway completely organized and PACKED

with clothes for ALL sizes, shapes and ages! We had men, women, children,

black, white, old and young there....IT WAS AWESOME!....

here are just a few pics I snapped!

Cant wait for the next one...hopefully we will

be able to meet more needs and touch more lives with JESUS love!!!