This weekend...

This weekend the girls spent the weekend at the lake. They have been beside theirselves with excitement about going up there with their Awmaw and papaw. I know they had a great time. 

Matt and I went on a date Friday night 🎉

Which was lots of fun and yummy too! 

Saturday morning since we sent our kids away..we did what everybody does... We surrounded ourself with more kids :)

Me and Jenna went to Waffle House for some waffles. 

Then we went to watch her big sister cheer at her homecoming game.

In the rain..

Saturday night we cooked hamburgers and just rested. And Sunday our sweet babies came home!!

A+ Student

My sweet five year old is learning so much every single day at school.

And she is just living it...

She had reading homework last week and started reading all by herself and she was SO proud of herself... And so were her mommy and daddy.

Yesterday she counted to 100 all by herself and she got herself a tshirt for doing such a great job 😉

My girls...

Sometimes I look at these sweet, precious faces and just wonder how I was chosen to be their mommy...

My heart could just explode with love for them..

They make out lives so much fuller and complete...

💕

Skating party

This weekend Ellies friend Brenley had a birthday party at the skating ring. Ellie could have not been more excited. She was counting down the day. 

All of her little friends from 4k were there and she was so excited to play and catch up with them.

One thing I must add is that ellie has never roller skated in her life. Before we went to the party she was calling it ice skating... So it was pretty amusing to see this take place. The skating ring did provide they awesome trainers that helped tremendously. 

Before the party was over ellie was skating without the trainer and really actually doing pretty well. 

Annie took one shot at it and gave it up. She did not want to take part in it... At all.  She preferred running around the ring singing and dancing the night away. 

Homestead Hollow

This past Saturday we went out to homestead hollow. This is something we look forward to every year. The vendors are not always the greatest but I am always reminded every year that we go... We don't go for the vendors... We go for the food and the atmosphere. 

I warned the girls before we went thank would be taking lots of pictures so be ready to cheese... And they did pretty good.

We had told them before they went in that they could both do one activity and pick out one thing to buy. 

This was Ellies activity... Right when she walked in she saw it and immediately wanted to do it...

Annie was in deep thought.

The ducks are always a big hit every time we go. There is one duck in particular that is always so agressive and the girls will just stare and stare at him.

Annie had to catch a ride on her daddy's shoulders. 

We had a fun time and according to Matt We stayed longer than we EVER have... 

Blessed Be Your Name

This morning while I was cleaning this song came on and it just gave me an overwhelming feeling of peace. It reminded me that no matter what we are faced with our God will always be. It reminded me to always turn to Him even through difficult times because He is the giver of life... That all things come from Him and his name will always be above all others. 

Blessed Be Your Name
In the land that is plentiful
Where Your streams of abundance flow
Blessed be Your name

Blessed Be Your name
When I'm found in the desert place
Though I walk through the wilderness
Blessed Be Your name

Every blessing You pour out
I'll turn back to praise
When the darkness closes in, Lord
Still I will say

Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your name
Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your glorious name

Blessed be Your name
When the sun's shining down on me
When the world's 'all as it should be'
Blessed be Your name

Blessed be Your name
On the road marked with suffering
Though there's pain in the offering
Blessed be Your name

Every blessing You pour out
I'll turn back to praise
When the darkness closes in, Lord
Still I will say

Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your name
Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your glorious name

Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your name
Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your glorious name

You give and take away
You give and take away
My heart will choose to say
Lord, blessed be Your name

Dancing queens

I can't say this happens to often. I would love it to happen more often than it does... But every now and then these two little ones just can't get enough of each other. That was the case the other night and it was just the sweetest ❤️

They danced and performed and danced some more. 

When things are this great and sweet around here it makes me wonder what I have done right :)