play date!

Today we had our friends Page and Selah over for a lunch play date! We wanted to fit in one last play date with the girls before Miss Zoe makes her debut!

The girls loved praying and eating together. We had chicken/feta/red pepper cold pasta salad and a fresh cucumber and tomato salad. Page brought amazing cupcakes that we enjoyed a bit later in the afternoon for dessert.

The girls also had tons of fun playing with all the balls and babies (two common faves of both of theirs). They mostly shared ;) minus the few times Adeline wanted to hoard all of her toys from Selah or push Selah "gently" away from the front window so she could see better. (I am pretty sure I have a little boss on my hands. A sweet one none the less, but a bossy gal. ;)

We knew it was time to wrap things up when the girls were getting a bit grumpy and whiny (aka Adeline asserting herself quite loudly and Selah wanting to snuggle with Mommy a bit more ;)

We had a blast and I'm always so blessed by my time with Page- such a raw, Christian woman! Seeing our two (soon to be three) girlies playing together makes my heart so happy!

Thank you, Lord, for sweet friendships!

Beyond Excited

I'm beyond excited for my dear friend, Page, from Crazy Joy! 

As some of y'all know, Page and I became friends last year when we were team teachers teaching next door to each other.  What a blessing she is in my life! She is one amazing person and such a faithful follower of Christ.  Go on over and congratulate her on their precious blessing of their first baby! I have no doubt she'll document the journey on her blog in such a precious way pointing right back to her Savior.

Happy Thursday!

crazy joy...crazy talent...one special friend

My sweet real-life friend, Page, is hosting her first giveway! Yay for her! I'm so excited that she has been blessed with more time to blog and allow her creative side to shine.  She is one joy-filled, talented woman of God.  I was extremely blessed to teach with her last year and was touched by her creative ideas and passion for life.  When I saw she was hosting her first giveaway, I knew I had to post about it! If you haven't checked out her blog, make sure to take time to do so! Whether she's sharing about what God is teaching her and putting on her heart, sharing a story from her daily life, or sharing an amazing craft idea, she'll get you hooked! Head on over and check out her great giveaway--a Max Lucado book and one of her unique headband creations! Here's to more of your creative dreams being fulfilled, Page! What a blessing you are to me!

Here is a glimpse into her creations...now go enter the giveaway on her blog, Crazy Joy!

image courtesy of crazy joy

Happy weekends, friends! May you find time to let your creative, joy-filled sides loose this weekend!

friends, pumpkins, fun

This Sunday we spent some time with our friends, Chad and Cheri, at a local farm.  We took a hay ride to pick pumpkins, acted like kids by taking some silly pictures, and ate homemade ice cream! A much needed relaxing day that was good for the soul! 

(All pictures are courtesy of my talented friend, Cheri, with the amazing camera.  

Hope Santa's listening and gets that hint!)

a hut of pumpkins

Chad and Justin being silly...they're good at this role

Chad and Cheri

us with our pumpkins

on the hay ride

cheesin'

my man with our first pick

nothing says fall like the perfect pumpkins