July 4th

Hope you all had a wonderful July 4th. We spent the entire day letting the kids play and then watching fireworks at the Georgia Mall. I was a great day. Here are a few shots of the kids.







































Gabriel is 15 months now. He is walking and trying to talk. He can even say his name. . . too cute!




It is hard to believe that we have been here in Georgia for two months already. Our home is still on the market. Please continue to pray that it sells soon. We finally found a church home. It is a fairly new church so there will be plenty for us to do. Bobby and I are both excited to see what God has in store for us.

We miss all of our Tennessee friends. We will be visiting next weekend July 13th - July 15th. We hope to see many of you then.

Hugs,
Julie

Moving!

We will be out of touch for a short period. We are moving today and tomorrow and we will not have internet again until next week or so. Please keep us in your prayers as we travel to Georgia and get settled in. We should have some great family photos to share as soon as we get back online. Our friends Marcy and Rose took them for us. It is the first family photos we have had since Hannah was a year and a half old!

Gabriel's Hair Cut

After Gabriel's birthday we gave him a haircut. It makes him look totally different and like such a little boy. Isn't he just the cutest thing!

On another note, our family is just about ready to move. We will be leaving Tennessee the first week of May. It is bittersweet as we leave many friends and our church family, but we are very excited to see what the Lord has in store for us. Please keep us in your prayers.

Nicholas Turns 4!

Nicholas celebrated his 4th Birthday on March 31st. We had a Power Rangers SPD party for him on the 30th. Then on his "special day" we took him to McDonalds and shopping to spend his birthday money. We got him a bike. He kept saying he wanted one after Hannah got hers. I cannot believe he is already 4. Below are some pictures of his party.

Some Snapshots from Gabriel's Birthday

Gabriel celebrated his first birthday on Tuesday. Here are a few shots of his party. He was more interested in Daddy taking his picture than actually opening gifts.







But the cake was a different story. He had a construction themed party. The decorations said, "I dig being one"!










He started of just tasting the cake, but soon he was all into it.

















By the end of the party he was covered.

Getting Ready to Move

Well things are in full swing now. Bobby spent the weekend getting the front yard ready to be photographed and I am constantly packing unessential items. It seems to be a never ending job. We hope to get paint on the walls before the week is over. Here is then front after Bobby was done.

Gabriel will be one tomorrow and Nicholas will be four on Saturday. So this week will be full of birthday parties. I hope to get lots of great pictures up on Wednesday and Saturday. Until then here is a picture from last week of Gabriel after lunch.

Happy Birthday, Hannah!

I cannot believe Hannah is six! Doesn't that sound like a big number? Four and five didn't really bother me. I mean, I thought, " Where did the time go?" but six just seems old. Maybe it is because we had to get her a bigger bike. Maybe it is because she is beginning to have a life that I am not a part of, conversations that I don't hear. She has started to ask me thoughtful questions. She has learned 20 sight words so far and can sound out many more. She can also add single digit numbers and count past 100.

Yes, she is growing up very quickly.

We celebrated her birthday twice. This has become something of a family tradition. On her actual birthday Bobby takes off work and we do whatever she wants. She calls it her "Special Day". This day usually includes presents from us, a pancake breakfast, shopping with any birthday money she has received, getting her picture taken and eating out. This year we ate at the local Japanese restaurant. I love taking them there because they love the hibachi style cooking. It is so much fun to watch them watch.





Then on the Saturday we had her party. She had a pony party. She adores horses so it was a hit. She had a blast playing with her friends and eating cupcakes and ice cream. We even played pin the tail on the donkey. Next years party should be much larger since we are moving closer to family.

Happy Birthday, Hannah!