HAPPY 6 MONTHS AJ!!!

Yes, it's true! AJ is now six months and making new discoveries everyday of the world around him. We celebrated his six months by taking a trip to our neighborhood library...also, here are some pics from the last couple of weeks...enjoy!

...on our way to enjoy the fish in the children's play area...





...and of course, we travel with Mr. Nebraska bear...

It was soooo great to see my friend Sydney (and she brought along two of her adorable nieces)! Sydney and I met in college and shared a love for theatre becoming fast friends. She also directed me in a few plays on campus. Now she travels extensively, has her very own Theatre Conservatory (http://thetofuchitlincircuit.wordpress.com/) where she shares her passion for directing...

...check out Jayla's B-boy stanz (some things just come naturally!)

Gabby (cousin) playing with AJ

Fallon stopped by for a visit...AJ enjoyed Auntie Fal's company!

I just love watching my baby sleep!

Jeff dropped Will off...Robin was officially in labor!

We loved having Will over...he's such a funny little guy. He is a great helper and enjoyed playing with AJ.

We read plenty of books (any guesses as to how many times I read Thomas the Engine...anyone? anyone?)

...and we even made homemade pizzas...yum!

Introducing....baby Robert...welcome to the world!!! Mom (Robin) and baby are doing just fine!

So, Ayanna, one of our dearest friends in the whole-wide-world just joined the 30's club. We also celebrated her moving into her very own home...it's beautiful...congrats Yanna...we love you!

Tammy, another friend from college, joined in on the celebration as well...she and her husband just celebrated their first year of marriage...yaay!

Tosha, her daughter Kyneddi and AJ

We must have stayed up 'til 3am or so catching up and laughing about our college days...what great memories!

Mommy stopped by for a visit

To New Beginnings...

I'll first proclaim that God is truly a keeper! This is never more striking of a realization than in the midst of a struggle. The title of this blog posting will make much more sense when we can share our testimonies to new career beginnings...stay tuned! Food for thought: What can you thank God for keeping you from today?!


This has been a great week because I've had the opportunity to see my niece Kiara and cousin Timia off the school bus during their first week of school...they are both in the 2nd grade and attend the same school. I couldn't help but to be just as giddy as they were when they came running off the bus so excited to share all the details of their first day...and there Deanna and I were ready to greet them with big hugs...PRICELESS!


The girls would have their snack, we'd talk and because their was no homework this week we even had time to do a little crafting :) They love reading to AJ so we did that as well. This was my cousin Kayla's first week of school too...she's an eager-to-learn Junior-High student...ya' gotta love it when young people are thrilled to learn at every opportunity!


So here are some pics highlighting this week...enjoy!