Anna Claire's Big Day

Hey guys, we just wanted to let everyone know that Sarah and Anna Claire are doing great! We came home on Thursday and have spent the last few days getting accustomed to being home again. Here are a few pictures of Anna Claire and some of her first visitors.

What a MESS!!

As many of you know, we have had WONDERFUL rain several days during the past week. Today was really the first day that it was dry enough for Jeremy to cut the grass (or in our yard's case...weeds). Well, as I was on my hands and knees scrubbing the grout on our kitchen floor ( Can I please just take a moment to express how much I HATE ceramic tile! I do not understand everyone's obsession with it. It is hard to clean, and when you do get it clean it still looks dirty. If I ever have the chance to build a house it will not have one inch of ceramic tile or grout!!) Jeremy knocked on the back door to let me know that Tucker, our cute little doggie, had taken the opportunity to roll around in the fresh-cut, damp grass. What does this equal??? A HUGE MESS!!! The picture does not do it one bit of justice. He had grass wedged in every strand of fur on his body. He was actually grass stained. I threw him in the bath tub and grabbed my camera. He was looking at me the whole time like- "am I in trouble or do you think this is cute?" Well, so much for my clean floor and groomed dog (he had just had a visit to PetSmart). I guess that is just how life goes!

Congrats!!

Congratulations to our friends Will and Carley- they are getting married! They are the cute couple on the far left. We celebrated their engagement by going to eat at Basil's. It was our first time to eat there, and I highly recommend it! The food is good and the atmosphere is so fun. It is behind the old Jitney Jungle on Fortification St (I think it may have been Brent's Drugs at one time???? Not that familiar with that area). Anyway, we are so excited for y'all and can't wait for the wedding!

Happy Birthday,Dad!!

My wonderful dad celebrated his birthday on 8/8/08. We had so much fun cooking out, eating cake, and watching him open his birthday gifts. Well, actually we had the most fun playing with his birthday gifts. My mom gave him an ipod and a medicine ball (one of those big things you can workout with-since my dad works out so much). We decided to blow it up which took the efforts of my brother, dad, and Jeremy. As you can see by the picture below he found a really good use for it.

All joking aside, my dad is truly the BEST dad ever. He has always been the Christan leader of our household. I think one of the reasons we respected him so much is because he led by example and not just with words. We love him SO much and hope he had a great birthday!

To All The Teachers...

I would like to give a shout out to all of my teacher friends out there. I am thinking about y'all this week (especially Friday). May your classrooms be filled with respectful, well behaved children and parents that never complain because they realize just how wonderful you truly are! Have a great year!!

Prayer Request

My friend Cindy, who is 18 weeks pregnant, sent us an alarming text the other day letting us know that she was in the hospital and things were not looking good for the baby. I do not want to confuse details, so you can click on The Beckwith Family for the accurate story. However, the past few days have proven very hopeful and God is showing his never ending goodness. We know that HE is always in control! Please continue to pray everyday for this family.