Wednesday, July 24, 2013

July is Birthday Month!

Bobby turned 30! 

Val wanted everyone to dress up like superheros, so we went with the Batman and Robin theme
 Clara turned 5!






More Birthday Celebrations to come later this month....
Mark's Dad 
Tina
Natalia
Maddie

Tuesday, July 23, 2013


 We had such a nice time riding horses for the twins 9th Birthday. I found a Groupon (2 for 1) so it helped save some money. Chatfield Stables is about 20 minutes from our house and they did an awesome job helping all four girls who have never ridden before. 


 We rode through some fields for about 30 minutes and then thru the woods single file for another 30 minutes. Quite the adventure. Took a little video on the trail on my phone. 


 On the trail! 


this picture cracks me up! Look at what the horse is doing and look at Ari's face! 





Monday, July 22, 2013

My twins are growing up.

My sweet twins turned 9 years old. 
Nine years ago, I became a mother and started an amazing journey. 
I remember being so nervous packing those two little humans
into our car and driving towards home. 
Walking in the door with two little lives dependent on me was an overwhelming feeling.

That first year of being a mom was rough. 
I made many mistakes. I was tired. I was living life in a blur. 
But all the sleepless nights, dirty diapers, crying babies and chaos was totally worth it 
as I watched my little girls grow and change. 

As my twins become more and more independent with age, 
its a great feeling but also a great responsibility. 
I cherish the awesome conversations we have around the gospel 
and how it works itself out into every day life.

I feel the weight of "redeeming the time". 
To instruct them in wisdom. 
To point them to Christ. 
To share with them the Gospel daily. 
To saturate them with truth from God's Word. 
To have conversations about a spirit filled life. 
To show them by example the difference the Gospel makes.

I know I am incapable of doing all this but for Christ!  
As I am in the Word, 
as I am filled with the spirit, 
as I am living and meditating on the Gospel daily- 
 these truths will flow out of me.   

There are many different seasons of motherhood, 
and I pray that through them all,
Christ will be exalted and lifted high! 
I pray that my girls always cherish Christ above all else. 








Saturday, July 20, 2013

Happy 9th Birthday Sophia and Arianna!






 We celebrated the twins birthday with our traditional birthday breakfast. 
The girls each invited a friend over and we went horseback riding at Chatfield Stables.
 (more pics to follow in a separate post) It was AWESOME! 



 We then swam in the lake for a bit. 

 Went home, ate dinner, opened presents, ate cake and had a sleepover. 
Fun times!