My Beautiful Dancer

We are so proud of our little dancer. She worked so hard all year learning three dances to perform in her recital. It was a lot harder to concentrate this time because of the multiple dances but she did AWESOME!

Who couldn't love this smile?
She was mad because her ballet shoes were hurting her feet.
Thank you Meg for saving us and loaning us Lainey's shoes.

Team Malawi!

So, I know that it has been a long time since I posted something but I have been very overwhelmed. That is why I am now stopping to breath and asking for prayer.

As most of you know, Brandon and I are leaving for our mission trip to Malawi in about 15 days. God is so good and he has continued to bless us every step of the way! As we get closer and closer to July 11th I am getting more and more nervous and working daily to overcome my anxiousness and focus on this amazing gift and opportunity that God has given us.

This morning I was running (in the crazy heat), listening to my ipod and praying when Steven Curtis Chapman's song Dive In came on and I felt an overwhelming sense of comfort. The next 15 days may be crazy but SINK OR SWIM.... I'M DIVING IN!!!!!

Tanner, Scott, Richard, Brandon, Jim

Betty, Suzy, Mary, Stephanie, Kelley

Our Malawi Team!

Lake Trip

Our sweet friends, John and Melissa Fanning, invited us out to the lake this past weekend. We had a blast chillin, boating and swimming. What a blessing it was to spend a weekend with our family, great friends and a beautiful setting. What more could we ask for!

Family Pic
Tyler, Emma Grace and Cayden

Brandon on the tube

The Couple--Tyler told us he was going to marry Emma Grace

Melissa and I

Chillin

Me and my sweetie!

Brandon and the kids on the jet ski

Noah and John driving the boat

Tyler and Emma Grace

Limo Ride

For an end of the year treat, Emma Grace's Daisy Troop had a party at The Jump Zone in Franklin. The best part was that a Limo picked them up in Spring Hill and drove them around for an hour before dropping them off at their final destination. Emma Grace loved it! She said she felt like a Princess. If all of that wasn't enough, they even drove past Miley Cyrus' house and saw all of her horses (definitely a highlight for EG).

~ The Excursion Limo~

All the Daisies in the Limo

Coming down the slide at the Jump Zone

Our little Biker!

Noah has recently acquired a love for bike riding!!! His favorite thing to do is go on a bike ride around the neighborhood. Luckily his sister really enjoys it also so it has become one of our new family outings. If you have a bike and a helmet and you are close by come and join us!!! We would love to share our new hobby with you.

The hot rod bike!

Sweet Friends!!!

Good friends are hard to find, but I feel like I have been blessed beyond belief!! Life is so much better when you have girlfriends to enjoy it with.

~Girls Night Out back in April~
Sarah's Baby Shower at Sol

What an amazing group of girls!!! God has truly blessed me!

Noah The Gymnast

For the past few months Noah has been taking a gymnastics class at Let It Shine. He loves it and is very sad that next week is our last class until the fall. He has really learned a lot about taking turns and staying on task. I think he even picked up a few tricks along the way!

The Star!

Walking on the low beam

This is his favorite part: Coach Jaime throwing him into the pit!

Working hard on his cartwheel

What is gymnastics without a little running in place on the little trampoline.

Did we get transported back to the 80's?