The Dedication of Emma

Emma's Dedication

We presented Emma to the church today to be dedicated. It was a special day. A day that I will always remember. Emma wore a darling delicate dress handmade by her grandmother, shoes and a cross necklace given to her by her great-grandmothers, and an intriguing and beautiful smile. All these gifts were special, but the most special thing that Emma received today was a church family. A family dedicated to teaching her about God. A family that will tell her about Abraham and Sarah, about Moses and his sacrifices, about Ruth and her faithfulness, about Mary and Joseph, and about Jesus and his never-ending love.

We made many promises today. We promised to give Emma to God. To allow God to control Emma's life. To be there for her and to raise her in a home full of God's love. To raise her to know God and to encourage her to develop her own relationship with him.

Thank you, God, for a glorious day and a beautiful dedication service. Thanks to all who helped to make this a special day for Emma.

I want need a new camera!

Dear Crappy Silver Camera,

Frustrated. That word completely describes how I am feeling about you. You run out of batteries at lightning speed. You always take dark pictures. You can never catch Emma's grins because it takes 5 minutes for you to decide to take a picture. I no longer like you very much. You will be replaced shortly with a much nicer, quicker version preferably black with a cool strap and a big flash. Something flashy. You see, this time I am going to splurge. I am going to get somthing nice. I'm sorry if I hurt your feelings, but you and I are breaking up. It's not you, it's me. I just need something that fits my needs and you're no longer it. I promise to use you every once in a while for pics that don't require rapid flashes. Again, so sorry!

Love,

Seriously Disgruntled User

All of ya'll blog ladies and gents...I am seriously wanting a new camera. Any suggestions? I have been looking at a Canon Rebel. I heard they were pretty good. Do ya'll have any other suggestions?

I'm a little tiger.

I agree totally with Abby. Life has been a little boring around these parts. The days pass by quickly and are a blur of diapers, driving, working, and sleeping. I've been thinking a lot about how easy it is to get wrapped up in the little things. The shopping and cooking. The bills and the bank statements. The things that don't really matter in the long run, but are REALLY important at the moment. Is it really that hard to sit back and relax. Take in the small things and enjoy life? I feel like Emma's first year of life is rapidly passing us by and I want to try and savor every single moment with her. She will never be this age again and I love this age! Now, I'm sure I'll love the next stage too, but right now, she is just so darn-stinkin' cute I could just eat her up with a spoon. Don't you think? I mean how cute is this?

Seriously, couldn't you just eat her up? She's my little tiger.

Weekend Recap

I HAD a great post typed. I HAD an awesome recap of the glorious long weekend perfectly typed with pictures. I HAVE a computer that is crappy. It STOLE my perfectly good post and put it somewhere unfindable to me! You will have to settle for just pictures and labels now. Sorry. Enjoy!

Almost crawling. SO close! Our life is going to drastically change VERY soon!

Lovin' the new toy! Emma L-O-V-E-S to stand!

Emma's first boat ride with David, Kendall, and Briggs.

Are you ready for some FOOTBALL?

Round here we have winter, spring, summer and football season. Today marked the beginning of Clemson football season. Ems didn't make her way to the game today, but we wore our orange proudly and cheered for our Tigers!

Down, Set, Hike... HUH?

What is your favorite football season tradition?

What is going on?

I don't know what happened to my super cute blog layout. It was lookin' kinda funky. This new layout is a work in progress. Maybe I'll get to it this weekend! Get it all cuteified!

~Whew, it's been a long week! We'll catch up soon!

28 Great Things About Birthdays

In honor of my 28th birthday today.

(This was me on my birthday last year. Very preggo!)

1. Cake. Red Velvet is my fav.
2. Wrapping paper. Love it. Love to wrap thing and make them look super cute. I'm a dork. I know.
3. Ice Cream
4. Birthday Hats. They look good on everyone!
5. Funny Cards.
6. Getting presents...I mean who doesn't love that?
7. Spending time with family.
8. Gettting lots of FB messages. I've been feeling very loved today.
9. Unexpected texts from old friends and new.
10. Kids singing Happy Birthday. So cute. Every time!
11. Eating cake and not worrying about the calories because it's YOUR birthday!
12. Being a year smarter.
13. Party Favors.
14. Spending time with friends.
15. That feeling that you get when it's your birthday. You're special and it's your day.
16. Getting mail. (that's not bills)
17. Balloons.
18. Flowers. I Love lillies.
19. Running out of things to love about birthdays.
20. Being the center of attention. Even for just a little bit.
21. Sappy Birthday cards from my Mom and Dad. Love them!
22. Homemade Ice Cream. Nothing like it!
23. Planning parties. I am SO looking forward to doing Emma's first birthday.
24. Invitations.
25. Cute thank you cards.
26. Matching paper products.
27. Cute napkins. Have I ever told you that I have some kind of paper fetish? I love paper products. Expecially cute napkins. You could say that I collect them, but then I have a hard time finding occasions that are special enough to use them.
28. Surprises. Surprise parties, surprise e-mails from former students, surprise presents. Surprises are just fun!