blessing.

In my daughter, Jesus, you have given me so much.
I could never count my blessings, for there are too many to number.

raising her right.

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family day is never complete without a little Starbucks!





and it always involves lots of Daddy time!

look at that face...

there's just something about it. pure. sweet. totally unaware. too deep for words.

another beautiful day outside

Jersey kept saying, "Du Du" -- of course that's what she says anytime she wants to talk about something... but she does say it for "dog" and "duck" too! :)

couldn't resist...

putting my little girl in pink polka dots...


looking on to some sweet Father Daughter time...


letting Jersey eat grass and try to make friends with a bumblebee...


pretending it was summer...


going outside for one last bask in the sun...

first days of spring!

the Brunswick Stew

We had an awesome day with family cooking a massive amount of delicious Brunswick Stew in an ginormous iron pot. Fun! Here are some pics of the day!


my nephew Aidan kissing Jers...awww!

the 2 babies watching Elmo

my gorgeous Kerri and her crazy Pop Pop (my Dad!)

ok, these sunglasses were hilarious! she kept them on all day!

took a break from stirring the stew for a little park fun!

toy box fun!

Brian put Jers in her toy box to play... we thought she'd hate it... we were wrong. :)



goofy grin...

for some reason...

for some reason, I just like this picture. I don't know if it's the coloring, the tongue thing, or her static charged hair. I just like it.

Prayer Seige for the Unborn

Many from KPC and beyond come to Hillcrest Abortion Clinic to create a wall of prayer, aproxomately 100 this particular day. It is a silent prayer, signifying the silence of those sentenced to death by abortion. We stand. We ask them to choose life. This was Jersey's 1st seige, though she has visited this abortion clinic before in an effort to help save babies that come to be slaughtered. May we join together to cry out for the speechless.

a morning bath

for fun I decided to give my girl a bath in the a.m for a change. here are some pics of the aftermath. :)

which one do you like best? Black & White or Color?

warm & cozy at Starbucks after a Winters walk

it began with a rescue...

It was Family Day and we were on our walk at a local park. Jersey decided she wanted to get out of her stroller, and Daddy decided he would rescue her. After all, it was Family Day and she was his girl. And so began some very sweet Father Daughter time... take a look.

pajama days

stuck inside all day because of the cold, we like to stay cozy in our pj's... cute for her, probably not as cute for me! :) oh well, the perks of being a Mommy while your husband is at work (you don't have to look cute!)

changing everyday

My Jersey ~
changing everyday.

I can still remember when she was born so vividly ~ tiny, perfect, and oh so sweet. She was everything I hoped for and more than I dreamed. She evoked in me a kind of emotion that was somewhat unexpected, yet welcomed, yet so consuming.
she was so small ~ curled tightly and so peaceful still dreaming of the womb, the only home she had known.
And now almost 10 months later, we are her home.

Oh how sweet it is...

can't stay away

Another gorgeous day so we decided to head to the park again... this time Daddy came!! Everything's more fun with Daddy!

a girl and her hat