Happy 28th Birthday to my Baby

We celebrated Dan's birthday on the ninth of August. I planned a surprise get together at one of his favorite restaurants, Texas Roadhouse. I was honestly overwhelmed with joy at the response I got when I invited everyone. Everyone gave an immediate yes. I was so happy everyone came. We had a great time. I hope Dan knows how many people appreciate and love him. Happy Birthday Baby! LOVE YOU!

At Texas Roadhouse they make the birthday boy ride the saddle as they serenade him with song. Is this also another reason I chose Texas Roadhouse?...Maybe :)

BFF's

Every place Dan and I go we seem to make BEST friends with a couple who end up hanging out with all the time. Trent and Laurin are two of our AMAZING youth leaders in Proxy. They are newly weds , fastly approaching their one year anniversary soon. Halle adores them! She is always asking if they are coming over for dinner or to play. When talking on her telephone, it is Trent or Laurin she is always talking to. Halle actually has a little girl crush on Trent. When Trent is in the room she says his name over and over and over until he turns to answer and then she turns her head and cuts her eyes as she sticks her finger in her mouth out of shyness. IT is really funny. She will run up and hit his leg and run away just grinning and laughing. They are both amazing youth leaders. They are always hanging out with the youth outside of church and there to help with Proxy every chance there is. It is truly seen that they genuinely love the students and care about their growth in Jesus. We really love them and are so glad to know them and so blessed to have them involved in Proxy.

We went to a petting zoo with them the other day which turned out to really dirty. I mean I grew up in south Georgia in the country surrounded by animals but this was DIRTY! They had a chicken in a cage with just a simple paper sign saying, "Chicken being tested for West Nile, PLEASE KEEP AWAY!" What? Like every child can read and keep their hands away from the cage which is not out of reach. But we still enjoyed the company.

G-ma And Papa John come to visit

We were so happy to have all three sets of grandparents visit this summer. My mom and her husband Jon came to visit us for a few days in August. It went by way too fast. They were only able to be here two full days but we made sure to pack those days full of time spent together, early mornings to late evenings. Here are some pics from the time we spent with g-ma and papa Jon.

We all took Halle to an art Pavilion here in town. It was so cool! We all found something to do and were pretty amused.



We lost Papa Jon for a second and turned round to a loud cajun voice screaming about losing his car and saw this. All three floors of the museum heard him talking about his lost car. Papa sure makes things exciting and fun.
We then of course spent lots of time at parks, taking Halle on the swings and slides. Papa Jon had lots of fun going "weeeee" too.
My momma's so pretty.

Our little Rebekah Joy is so beautiful.

"Weeeeeeeeeeeee!"

Those two beautiful girls!


We took some evening walks in the neighborhood. Bekah Joy enjoyed the ride.
Papa Jon fixed us some amazing homemade Louisianna Jambalaya one night, so good! We played Catch Phrase one night, couple against couple. I really enjoyed getting to know Jon more. He is a joy to be around. We were so grateful that they came. We had so much fun and loved having there company. We have watched too many people leaving down our road this summer saying good bye. Miss you G-Ma and Papa Jon.

Papa and Manda's Visit

It has been a summer full of grandparents visits. We've had so much fun. My Dad and Amanda, my stepmom came to visit us for a whole week. We loved their stay with us. We went swimming, took Halle to parks, ate really well, went hiking, took lots of pictures, and toured the city and countryside. Halle helped Grandma Manda get ready every morning and got some lotion and perfume. Daddy chased and played and tossed Halle around the whole week. She loves them so much. We are so glad they drove all that way to see us. We miss them so much. Halle asks about them all the time. And gets excited when we mention their names. She'll run to the door and ask if they are here. Amanda is an amazing photographer. Here are some photos from the week. It was a week of relaxation and just enjoying the company.

We can't wait for them to visit again. MISS you guys ALOT! Thanks for a great week.