Eat more Chicken!

Luke loves Chick-Fil-A and the cow that visits him there. He also got a big boy haircut this week because his mommy tried to cut it and totally botched it. Daddy had to take him to Sports Clips and of course he sat perfectly still for them.

Game Day! Go Hokies!

Cuteness!!

Lydia is fitting into 3 month clothes and thanks to some great gifts she has some really cute clothes. Here is one example. Lydia is now 12 weeks old.

New Milestone.

Lydia slept 10 hours and 20 minutes last night. I am so excited. I got 8 hours of sleep uninterrupted and a lot sooner than I thought. Actually Lydia has been such an angel for the past two weeks. The colic has passed I think. She doesn't even fuss when I put her down to sleep. Just wanted to share my excitement. We will see what she does tonight. Yeah!

Tired writing...

I was just thinking, as I was reading over my blog posts, that I always write at night when I am so tired. Next thought was I probably shouldn't do that. I read some and they didn't make much sense and with lots of typos and my thoughts were jumbled. Anyhow, I guess blogs don't have to be perfect. I just corrected a few things and then thought " why bother at this point". So if anyone is reading my posts, you are getting my state of mind in my life right now (mostly tired jumbled mess with moments of clarity). My mom told me a couple times that she just scrolls down to the pictures, so maybe I don't need to worry too much. My journal is the same way, but I don't share quite as much on here.
These are my jumbled thoughts for tonight.
Have a good night. I am off to bed at 9 PM!

Fall is already here!

I have been so unmotivated lately to take pictures or blog or be on the computer. I even realized that I went a whole 2 weeks almost without taking any pictures. I need to get on the ball because these days will pass by so quickly and I will never get them back. I have been trying to get my energy back as well. Drew is not traveling this whole month except for one overnight trip so I think that will help a lot. My children are growing like weeds and are adorable and crazy all at the same time. Lydia is 11 weeks now and Luke is 20 months old today.

I am continually praying that God will teach me everyday how to seek Him with all my heart and to have Him as my greatest joy and desire. How impossible that sounds to me as I write it. John Piper writes in "Don't Waste Your LIfe" that He should be our greatest joy and desire: not our family, job, status, productivity, friends, etc... I have been trying to wrap my mind around that concept all the more as I see my love for my children and husband. Do I love God this much or more? I definitely don't act like it everyday, but luckily our actions do not completely define our love or I would be in a heap of trouble. I do love God so much and pray that I can find my greatest joy in Him before anything else. Then what would my love for my family look like-so much better, God-centered, and in the right place. Only then will I be able to express the love for my family that God designed. How imperfect I am, but How perfect He is-and that is more than enough. Let me lay at His feet everyday and give thanks that He delights in us when we find our greatest joy in Him. Praise God.

Here are some pictures of the kiddos that my friend took for me. I will hopefully be getting a birth announcement in the mail soon with one of these. They are sitting on my counter waiting to be addressed and mailed.

Lydia 2 Months

Lydia turned 2 months old this past Wednesday. She is growing like a weed and our whole family is adjusting well. She weighs 10 pounds 9 ounces (50th percentile) and is 22 1/2 inches (50th percentile).

Luke is getting so sweet toward his sister. I think he is adjusting to her permanent presence. Troy also came back this week and I think it will be a little of an adjustment for Luke, but I think he will settle in great. They already played together well on his first day back.

Everyday I pray that God will give me the strength, wisdom, patience, and endurance to raise these little ones. I also doubt myself everyday which comes from the knowledge that I can not do this without God uplifting me and my family the entire way. I am so thankful for His grace and willingness to be involved in the details and life of my small family. Praise God!





Luke teaching Troy how to play piano.


Mouth full: Luke has been growing like crazy and eating everything in sight.