summer has been busy...

Well, I’ve been away for awhile..I honestly needed a little break. With the move and the busyness of life, I felt like my “creative juice” just wasn’t there, BUT it’s slowly coming back! Ha! 

We’ve had so much going on the last several months and this summer has flown by for us. We recently celebrated Annie Rice’s 3rd birthday! Our little tinker bell wanted to go to Bojangles for her birthday breakfast dressed as tinker bell. The old men eating breakfast loved flirting with her. Hartsville recently opened up the Splash-pad, so we’ve had a lot of fun going there. Annie started taking swim lessons and she is slowly getting used to the water:)

Maggie is growing so fast I can’t keep up. She started crawling at 5 months and hasn’t stopped! She is so fast and will be walking very soon I’m afraid. I just can’t believe in less than 3 months she will be 1 years old. Time goes by too fast...

We have been spending the last few days with Kaz’s brother’s family. We spent the weekend at the beach[which was a lot better than our last beach trip..it was full of sickness and the stomach bug]. The kids loved playing with each other and Maggie thought the sand was food so she ate enough to keep her full all day! 

Here are a few pictures from our last few weeks...

crazy Friday...

Well, this week has proven to be a crazy one! We spent all week cleaning the house like crazy people to get ready for a 60th surprise birthday party for my mom! It forced me to finish unpacking and finally put everything in it's place. Thursday night after the party, we took a deep breath, thinking the craziness of the week was OVER...We were WRONG! Let me set the scene...

Friday morning, my parents took the girls along with our van to town, while Kaz and I went to the closing of our new house! After the closing[SO EXCITING by the way], I called my dad to see where they wanted to meet...What he said to me was a bunch of mumble, and I could tell he was nervous and something wasn't right. He told me to get to Wal-Mart as fast as I could, that my van was in the middle of the parking lot, and he wasn't sure if he put it in P. When we pulled up to the scene, I wasn't sure exactly what happened...I couldn't figure out why my car was in the middle of the lane, and not in a parking spot. We found out that, a lady pulled in front of the van[while it was in park AND in a parking spot] and instead of hitting the brake, she hit the gas...She hit the gas so hard, it pushed the van all the way back into the driving lane, causing her to come through our previous parking spot. A good 25-30 feet that the van was pushed..THANKFULLY, no one was in the car OR AROUND the car. It could have been a even worse scene than it was. We definitely have a lot to be thankful for! There is a lot of damage, but it can be repaired or replaced! I felt so bad for the lady who was responsible, because it was an accident, and I knew she was shaken up. Here's the catch: We are leaving for a week long vacation in the morning, so we knew we needed to get a rental vehicle fast. Being a small town, the rental company only had a truck, but thankfully there was a SUV in Florence that we could get. Yesterday was a crazy day, BUT the Lord's blessing continued to rain down on us, even in a bad situation. I can't believe I wasn't upset...I really wasn't. I was THANKFUL. 

The good news, we now own a house:) We are so blessed!

Now, we are off for a week of vacation. No emails or blogging for me this next week. I'm spending as much time with family as I can! 

the last few weeks...

Life just hasn't slowed down...I THINK, I'm finally almost settled in and getting used to "normal daily" routines. The last few weeks have been a whirlwind! I've felt like all I've been doing is unpacking, cleaning, laundry, changing diapers, making bottles, sleeping, and repeat. 

These 2 girls of mine are growing entirely TOO FAST! I can't even believe that Maggie is almost 7 months old and Annie Rice will be 3 soon! Maggie started crawling a few weeks ago and hasn't stopped! She's getting into everything! Our first project at the new house was going to be the kitchen, but because she is full on crawling, we had to change that to built ins in the living room to hide all the cords! Annie Rice is learning so much every day! We pray over the girls at night for their future, relationship with the Lord, future husbands, etc...We constantly pray that these girls will come to know the Lord at an early age. Lately, Annie Rice has asked to hear about Jesus. Melts my heart every time. I'm so thankful for these opportunities to share more and more with her, and pray that continues. They are both such a blessing! 

We are going on vacation next week to the beach for a week, and I can't wait! Annie Rice has been asking for the last 2 months if today is the day we are going to beach! She will be so excited when she ask that question and I actually say yes to it! 

Here's a few pictures from the past few weeks as my way of "catching up".

 We love being right across from the lake! 

 Visiting our 2 favorite men at the nursing home...Mr Billy and Mr AP. 

 Annie Rice loves being so close to her 2 cousins. 

 Kaz working on the built ins. 

 We love lunch dates with aunt Chris and uncle Ryan. 

 Annie Rice went skating for the first time this past weekend! The skating rink was my favorite place growing up! 

 Maggie has 2 front teeth coming in! 

 This one will eat anything and everything! She wants to eat so much baby food, our pediatrician told me to cut her formula intake in half and give her as much baby food as she will eat! She LOVES to eat!