We've had many o' arrogant people sign Ford's cast...what is is about making yourself feel better as you sign the cast of a crippled person, much less a crippled baby who doesn't know any better. Seems so off, doesn't it? Can you believe these are the words of that encouragement that people family wanted to say to dear Ford...
Okay, minus Olivia... she is so sweet...
It's even more colorful now... even the ladies at the Y have signed it and many other close friends.
I had a fun ladies night out the other night! Supporting the good ole Ball of Roses.
It would have been fun to have Mac there, but it turned out to be a great girls night. We ate at Daniel George and then attended the Ball.
And, the presentation begins...
Borrowed a dress from a friend and obviously really enjoyed wearing it. It's always fun to dress up!
All the ladies up front dancing all night!
Ford in the pack-n-play...
He just loves his bath time. I am so glad I grappled with the doctor to get what they called a soft/wet cast... I can't imagine not letting him get it wet in bath time or having to take off and put on a removable cast every day. So, this was for sure a blessing...
He's got two toofs coming in... can you see them?!
I seriously do have the sweetest, cutest, best friends ever!!! I have always wanted to do one of those wine-in-a-bag parties. Where each guest brings a bottle of wine then you hide it in a bag and everyone votes on how good it is, what grape it is, what country of origin etc... whatever you want them to guess! By the end of the night there should be one bottle that was voted the BEST and then the person who brought that bottle wins and takes home a bottle of champagne. I am sure there are other version of this game, but that is how we played it this fun night!!
I have to highlight one lady from this night, Mary Cox Brown (a.k.a. Martha Stewart). She is one of the most generous, creative, thoughtful, loving, beautiful, and well-dressed friends I know. When she throws a party she doesn't mess around. Normally, they are hosted at her humble abode, but since she was throwing one for my birthday, we hosted it at my parents so Ford could be watched by my mother etc.
This is just a taste of what she came up with.... I am always blown away by her creativity and thoughtfulness!!!!!
Look at how cute this chalkboard table is!!!
Wine bottles painted with chalkboard paint...
Here she is... the head chef and creative genius...
Of course, Ford was played with and passed around until his bed time...
Are you wondering who the baby is in the background of the picture above??! Yeah, that's me!! What is so funny, is that Ford will make that wide-eyed face sometimes too! Runs in the family, I guess. My mom had that blown up for my 16th surprise birthday party and it continues to show up and certain occasions in my life.
We all had our cards and were ready to vote on the wines as they were passed around...
The puff decors became bracelets and hair bows throughout the evening...
Another dear friend and best friend from the age of K-5, Margaret....bringing out the cake.
Rhodes had to come help me blow out the candle!
All the ladies...
And then, to top it off, people put their hand print on Lovey's famous "Wall of Friends" dated back to the 1990's!
I cannot thank my dear friends enough for such a fun night. A night to hang with the ladies while Ford was well taken care of. Thank you, thank you, thank you to the ladies who helped, planned, and participated in such a fun occasion. I felt so loved!
I have anticipated this weekend for quite awhile. I knew the festivities of the wedding weekend would be so fun and also relaxing. Mac and I were staying with my parents in a house called Narnia in Seaside. The lady who owns the house told us before we went that we would hear from the Lord in this house, that we would have the best quiet time ever because God's presence is there. This house was absolute beautiful with 3 levels and a porch on each one. In the afternoons we would go the the top level and sit out on that porch and watch the sun begin to set over the ocean as we rested. At one point everyone fell asleep but I began to think as I look at this gorgeous view: "God you are in control of everything.... you are in control of that little bird right there, you are in control of each and every wave that hits the sand... and it is so beautiful." 1 Chronicles 29:11-12 came to mind:
"Everything in the heavens and on earth is yours, O LORD, and this is your kingdom. We adore you as the one who is over all things. Wealth and honor come from you alone, for you rule over everything. Power and might are in your hand, and at your discretion people are made great and given strength."
It is at His discretion- no one elses! I adore you for being in control of everything... isn't that relaxing.
So, I am sitting there, and began a listening prayer...just sitting there letting the Lord speak to me. As I feel the sun kiss my face in my mind I hear, " You're in the heat of the moment.........things are about to boil over." I heard it, and of course, we all question was that God? Was that me? And then I looked up at the sun. I saw shadow of a curve under the sun- it looked like the shape of an upside down rainbow. It really was glorious, unlike anything I had ever seen around the sun. And, of course, I had the thought, "Why aren't all rainbows upside down, because then it makes a smile...and the treasures would be in heaven instead of the earth..."
Regardless, I knew they Lord was revealing his promise to me, even though it was just the mere shape of a rainbow. He is in control of everything and he promises us that he will guide us through any storm. I took those thoughts and words for what they were worth- thinking that it had to do with Mac and I and our life situations. I then laid my head to rest for about 30-40 minutes or so. As I woke up, I looked up again to see if the rainbow looking shape was still there as it was so beautiful the way it framed the sun. And, the precious Lord was so kind to confirm that what I was thinking and hearing was Him. To the right of the sun, where the rainbow would have ended, there was a little peep through the clouds of a rainbow. And, on the other side, where the other end of the rainbow ended, was another little peep of a rainbow. It moved me so much that I took a picture of it with my phone...
It is kind of hard to see in my phone pic, but that was the rainbow on the right side.
I looked up rainbow to see if it had any other meaning, and in Revelations it says:
"A rainbow, resembling an emerald, encircled the throne."
That was His throne... the Lord received 2 precious treasures the next day. It was such a blessing to be in Narnia that weekend as my parents and their other best buds were able to be in the same house together as they mourned over the loss of their close friends. It was a difficult night that night. But, God was ready for them to come home and he had the throne ready- I can't even imagine how beautiful it was up there if it was that pretty enough for me to take a picture down here!!
Here are some pics and clips of this precious couple:
At one of mom's dress up parties...
Best Buds...
Peggy dressed up like my mom at her big birthday party! They have known each other since they were sorority sisters in High School...
Dad was in the plane with Evan just a couple of weeks ago...best buds doin' what they do...
I participated in this tacky christmas party wearing my mother's High School sorority (TKD) fall formal dress...
it is a red and green gingham white collard dress. Real cute.
Notice I wore a tank top underneath due to the hole in the middle of the dress...
Mom is still trying to find the picture of her wearing it in High School. She thinks the dress "didn't hit her at that spot"..."I can't imagine wearing that dress with that hole in that spot in High School!"
Once you find it mom, let me know!
Saturday night:
We went to family tradition of going to The Club with my Dad's side of the family...
And Sunday:
We did our "immediate family Christmas" the Sunday before Christmas this year to spread things out a little bit.
Since I was little our family has celebrated Christmas primarily on Christmas eve. We go to both sets of grandparents that day...
my mom's parents for lunch and my dad's for dinner.
Fortunately we are so blessed to have all of our grandparents still alive and going strong! And now that my parents are grandparents
they want to start building their family traditions thus the "immediate family Christmas day" came about and it is ALL DAY and SOOOO FUN!
At this joyous occasion we:
Cooked some really good food!
Skyped my cousin Rachel in China to say Merry Christmas and WE MISS YOU AND KEITH!
...here is us "skyping" for the first time:
It was 7:00 p.m. for us but 8:00 a.m. for Rachel and Keith...so we basically said good morning!
Lovey (mother) always gets a toy for all the boys to play with outside...this was the toy this year. You basically put a target on your chest and try to throw the ball on the velcro target.
Robert set up a game and here he is as a "moving target" worth 20 points! Yes, his arms are swaying back and forth as he moves left and right- very creative! Mac is a "still" target in the back ground...
There goes Robert again...
We exchanged gifts
I gave this limbo toy to the kids it was the most popular gift being played in the back of Smith's Variety:
And, some "Blessings in a Bottle"... I infused garlic and red pepper into the oil and bottled it for the fam...
a little drizzle will give a little kick and a little flava
Mac and I have already used some of our gifts...one was a gift card to PF Changs which we used Monday night. Then we came home and rested in all of our snugly accessories! Thank you for our gifts we love them all! I need to get rested for the rest of the holidays!
We've had many o' arrogant people sign Ford's cast...what is is about making yourself feel better as you sign the cast of a crippled person, much less a crippled baby who doesn't know any better. Seems so off, doesn't it? Can you believe these are the words of that encouragement that people family wanted to say to dear Ford...
Okay, minus Olivia... she is so sweet...
It's even more colorful now... even the ladies at the Y have signed it and many other close friends.
I had a fun ladies night out the other night! Supporting the good ole Ball of Roses.
It would have been fun to have Mac there, but it turned out to be a great girls night. We ate at Daniel George and then attended the Ball.
And, the presentation begins...
Borrowed a dress from a friend and obviously really enjoyed wearing it. It's always fun to dress up!
All the ladies up front dancing all night!
Ford in the pack-n-play...
He just loves his bath time. I am so glad I grappled with the doctor to get what they called a soft/wet cast... I can't imagine not letting him get it wet in bath time or having to take off and put on a removable cast every day. So, this was for sure a blessing...
He's got two toofs coming in... can you see them?!
I seriously do have the sweetest, cutest, best friends ever!!! I have always wanted to do one of those wine-in-a-bag parties. Where each guest brings a bottle of wine then you hide it in a bag and everyone votes on how good it is, what grape it is, what country of origin etc... whatever you want them to guess! By the end of the night there should be one bottle that was voted the BEST and then the person who brought that bottle wins and takes home a bottle of champagne. I am sure there are other version of this game, but that is how we played it this fun night!!
I have to highlight one lady from this night, Mary Cox Brown (a.k.a. Martha Stewart). She is one of the most generous, creative, thoughtful, loving, beautiful, and well-dressed friends I know. When she throws a party she doesn't mess around. Normally, they are hosted at her humble abode, but since she was throwing one for my birthday, we hosted it at my parents so Ford could be watched by my mother etc.
This is just a taste of what she came up with.... I am always blown away by her creativity and thoughtfulness!!!!!
Look at how cute this chalkboard table is!!!
Wine bottles painted with chalkboard paint...
Here she is... the head chef and creative genius...
Of course, Ford was played with and passed around until his bed time...
Are you wondering who the baby is in the background of the picture above??! Yeah, that's me!! What is so funny, is that Ford will make that wide-eyed face sometimes too! Runs in the family, I guess. My mom had that blown up for my 16th surprise birthday party and it continues to show up and certain occasions in my life.
We all had our cards and were ready to vote on the wines as they were passed around...
The puff decors became bracelets and hair bows throughout the evening...
Another dear friend and best friend from the age of K-5, Margaret....bringing out the cake.
Rhodes had to come help me blow out the candle!
All the ladies...
And then, to top it off, people put their hand print on Lovey's famous "Wall of Friends" dated back to the 1990's!
I cannot thank my dear friends enough for such a fun night. A night to hang with the ladies while Ford was well taken care of. Thank you, thank you, thank you to the ladies who helped, planned, and participated in such a fun occasion. I felt so loved!
I have anticipated this weekend for quite awhile. I knew the festivities of the wedding weekend would be so fun and also relaxing. Mac and I were staying with my parents in a house called Narnia in Seaside. The lady who owns the house told us before we went that we would hear from the Lord in this house, that we would have the best quiet time ever because God's presence is there. This house was absolute beautiful with 3 levels and a porch on each one. In the afternoons we would go the the top level and sit out on that porch and watch the sun begin to set over the ocean as we rested. At one point everyone fell asleep but I began to think as I look at this gorgeous view: "God you are in control of everything.... you are in control of that little bird right there, you are in control of each and every wave that hits the sand... and it is so beautiful." 1 Chronicles 29:11-12 came to mind:
"Everything in the heavens and on earth is yours, O LORD, and this is your kingdom. We adore you as the one who is over all things. Wealth and honor come from you alone, for you rule over everything. Power and might are in your hand, and at your discretion people are made great and given strength."
It is at His discretion- no one elses! I adore you for being in control of everything... isn't that relaxing.
So, I am sitting there, and began a listening prayer...just sitting there letting the Lord speak to me. As I feel the sun kiss my face in my mind I hear, " You're in the heat of the moment.........things are about to boil over." I heard it, and of course, we all question was that God? Was that me? And then I looked up at the sun. I saw shadow of a curve under the sun- it looked like the shape of an upside down rainbow. It really was glorious, unlike anything I had ever seen around the sun. And, of course, I had the thought, "Why aren't all rainbows upside down, because then it makes a smile...and the treasures would be in heaven instead of the earth..."
Regardless, I knew they Lord was revealing his promise to me, even though it was just the mere shape of a rainbow. He is in control of everything and he promises us that he will guide us through any storm. I took those thoughts and words for what they were worth- thinking that it had to do with Mac and I and our life situations. I then laid my head to rest for about 30-40 minutes or so. As I woke up, I looked up again to see if the rainbow looking shape was still there as it was so beautiful the way it framed the sun. And, the precious Lord was so kind to confirm that what I was thinking and hearing was Him. To the right of the sun, where the rainbow would have ended, there was a little peep through the clouds of a rainbow. And, on the other side, where the other end of the rainbow ended, was another little peep of a rainbow. It moved me so much that I took a picture of it with my phone...
It is kind of hard to see in my phone pic, but that was the rainbow on the right side.
I looked up rainbow to see if it had any other meaning, and in Revelations it says:
"A rainbow, resembling an emerald, encircled the throne."
That was His throne... the Lord received 2 precious treasures the next day. It was such a blessing to be in Narnia that weekend as my parents and their other best buds were able to be in the same house together as they mourned over the loss of their close friends. It was a difficult night that night. But, God was ready for them to come home and he had the throne ready- I can't even imagine how beautiful it was up there if it was that pretty enough for me to take a picture down here!!
Here are some pics and clips of this precious couple:
At one of mom's dress up parties...
Best Buds...
Peggy dressed up like my mom at her big birthday party! They have known each other since they were sorority sisters in High School...
Dad was in the plane with Evan just a couple of weeks ago...best buds doin' what they do...
I participated in this tacky christmas party wearing my mother's High School sorority (TKD) fall formal dress...
it is a red and green gingham white collard dress. Real cute.
Notice I wore a tank top underneath due to the hole in the middle of the dress...
Mom is still trying to find the picture of her wearing it in High School. She thinks the dress "didn't hit her at that spot"..."I can't imagine wearing that dress with that hole in that spot in High School!"
Once you find it mom, let me know!
Saturday night:
We went to family tradition of going to The Club with my Dad's side of the family...
And Sunday:
We did our "immediate family Christmas" the Sunday before Christmas this year to spread things out a little bit.
Since I was little our family has celebrated Christmas primarily on Christmas eve. We go to both sets of grandparents that day...
my mom's parents for lunch and my dad's for dinner.
Fortunately we are so blessed to have all of our grandparents still alive and going strong! And now that my parents are grandparents
they want to start building their family traditions thus the "immediate family Christmas day" came about and it is ALL DAY and SOOOO FUN!
At this joyous occasion we:
Cooked some really good food!
Skyped my cousin Rachel in China to say Merry Christmas and WE MISS YOU AND KEITH!
...here is us "skyping" for the first time:
It was 7:00 p.m. for us but 8:00 a.m. for Rachel and Keith...so we basically said good morning!
Lovey (mother) always gets a toy for all the boys to play with outside...this was the toy this year. You basically put a target on your chest and try to throw the ball on the velcro target.
Robert set up a game and here he is as a "moving target" worth 20 points! Yes, his arms are swaying back and forth as he moves left and right- very creative! Mac is a "still" target in the back ground...
There goes Robert again...
We exchanged gifts
I gave this limbo toy to the kids it was the most popular gift being played in the back of Smith's Variety:
And, some "Blessings in a Bottle"... I infused garlic and red pepper into the oil and bottled it for the fam...
a little drizzle will give a little kick and a little flava
Mac and I have already used some of our gifts...one was a gift card to PF Changs which we used Monday night. Then we came home and rested in all of our snugly accessories! Thank you for our gifts we love them all! I need to get rested for the rest of the holidays!
