Weekend Recap

We had a fun and busy weekend!!

Friday night after releasing Hadley's balloons we headed to my brothers last senior football game.  He hurt his ankle a month or so ago so he wasn't able to play but they did make it to the playoffs so we are hoping the doctor will clear him for those games.  We did still want to go to support him because it was senior night and John and my parents were recognized on the field!!

John and my parents name being called!!

Briley and her Mega (my mom's mom)

 Briley got to go on the field with her Gigi and Pa!! 

 Singing the L.D. Bell Alma Mater!!  Where Briley's Pa, Mommy, Daddy, and Uncles all graduated from.  Well Uncle John will in May!!  I love how she had her finger up during the song!!

 Here comes Uncle John!!

  So proud of my little brother!!  He is such a great kicker and we are hoping to attend college football games watching Uncle John as the kicker!!

After we heard my brother receognized, we rushed over to Daniel's Dad's house to watch Game 7 of the World Series.  Sadly our beloved Rangers did not win :(  We all took the loss pretty hard...we just knew this was their year!!  But there is always next year and we are still Ranger fans and will be there opening day in April!!  A family tradition we will not break!!

Saturday evening we went to Daniel's Nanny's house for a yummy dinner and a hay ride!!  Briley had so much fun with her "cousins" running around Nanny's backyard...I love fall nights like this!!

My sweet little Halloween princess loved the hay ride.  Daddy drove her on her first one!!

Sunday, Briley and I enjoyed sleeping in, cleaning, and painting pumpkins!!  I hope to make painting pumpkins a tradition each year...she LOVED IT!!

She said the pumpkins were for Briley, Hadley, and Daddy...I love that she thinks of her baby sister!!

Sunday evening we headed over to my Grandaddy's house to celebrate his birthday.  Grandaddy is my Mom's Dad and I have so many special memories at his and my Granny Nell's house and I love that Briley had so much fun tonight!!

 Opening her Halloween presents from Granddaddy and Granny Nell

 Playing with kitty's Rex and Roxy!!

 Piano time with cousin Jake!!

 Happy Birthday Granddaddy!!  We love you!!

 Busy weekend and even busier week...fun Halloween memories to take pictures of tomorrow!!

In Christ's Love,

8 months

You lift me up with your love
You lift me up with your love
You lift me up with your love
You lift me up

 Waiting for the sunrise

Waiting for the day

Waiting for a sign

That I’m where you want me to be

 You know my heart is heavy
And the hurt is deep
But when I feel like giving up
You’re reminding me
That we all fall down sometimes
But when I hit the ground

 You lift me up when I am weak
Your arms wrap around me
Your love catches me so I’m letting go
You lift me up when I can’t see
Your heart is all that I need
Your love carries me so I’m letting go

 You lift me up with your love
You lift me up with your love
You lift me up with your love
You lift me up

 I know I’m not perfect
I know I make mistakes
I know that I have let you down
But you love me the same

And when I’m surrounded
When I lose my way
When I’m crying out and falling down
You are here to  

Lift me up when I am weak
Your arms wrap around me
Your love catches me so I’m letting go
You lift me up when I can’t see
Your heart is all that I need
Your love carries me so I’m letting go

 I can see the dawn is breaking
I am feeling overtaken with your love
With your love
I don’t know what I can offer
In this moment I surrender to your love
To your love

You lift me up when I am weak
Your arms wrap around me
Your love catches me so I’m letting go

How humbling it is to know I can let go of guilt, pain, sin, fear and HE will always be there to catch me.  When I fall (and I do all the time) I'm never going to hit rock bottom because he won't allow it.  He loves me too much. 

8 months in Heaven

October 28, 2011

We love you so much Hadley D'Layne!!

In Christ's Love,

Pumpkin Patch 2011

I love going to the pumpkin patch with my family...

I can't post pumpkin patch pictures without comparing to last year...one of my favorite things to do!!

Did you notice Hadley's pumpkin in a few pictures??  Our sweet baby girl is never off my mind...especially on days like this.

I will be honest...I did get tears in my eyes several times seeing sweet baby girls all dressed up in their fall tutu's taking pictures with their siblings.  How could I not?

But looking at this face with her baby sisters pumpkin reminded me of how blessed we are...

...and who doesn't love a cute cowgirl and handsome cowboy??

In Christ's Love,