Emery Claire's Baptism

Two weeks ago Emery Claire got baptized. We are very proud of the decision she made to accept Christ as her personal Savior. Our Children's Pastor Jason, baptized her. We are very close with Jason and his family, so this was very special for him to do it. Adam and Abbey brought Olivia to see Ec and Dave's parents drove in. EC's best friend Bailey and her parents came to church also. We were very excited about EC's preschool teacher and her husband coming to church with us. After church we had lunch for our family and special friends to celebrate. EC has a lot of special people in her life and we were so grateful to share this day with them.

Give me Roots and Give me Wings

Painted on EC's wall is the phrase Give me roots and Give me Wings with 3-D butterflies around it. This morning as I walked into her room to get her ready for school that was the first thing i saw. I knew that today was the day she would sprout her wings. I just have to cling to the fact that we have taught her what is right in her 5 years of life. She did great this morning and was so excited. I will post pics later. My mom called a little while ago and said she saw her in the hall and she was very happy.

Few More beach pics

Beach Trip

So, I think I am finally caught up. We went to the beach in June . Dave could not get off to go, so we went with my mom, Trina and her kids, and Aunt Brenda. Aunt Brenda is my mom's best friend and the girls just call her Aunt Brenda. We had a blast. The girls loved having Mason and Lexi there to play with. I loved all the help. Emery Claire loved jumping waves with Mason and Ella liked playing in the pool.

Putt- Putt

This summer since my cousins Tyler and Katie have been staying with us we have been able to do lots of fun things in the evenings. Tyler and Katie have been a huge help for us. One night a few weeks ago we went to play putt-putt. My mom had some of her teachers to the lake house so my dad stayed with us and joined in the fun.

4th of July

We spent the 4th at the lake with my family. As always we had a blast. My girls and Olivia are at such a good age and play so well together. I love spending time with my whole family all together.

An Awesome Day and one Big Girl

Yesterday we went to the lake with my family. While Dave, Emery Claire, and I were tubing behind the boat she prayed to receive Christ as her Savior. She had been asking lots of question lately about it, but we did not want to push her. So, out in the middle of the river Dave and I talked in depth with her and she told us that she was ready. She prayed in the middle of the Tennessee River for Christ to come in her heart. We question her understanding when she first started asking questions, but it was clear to us yesterday that she fully understood what she was doing. This morning she walked to the front of the church and by herself told our pastor what she had done. We are very proud of her. She will be getting baptized in the next week or two. Dave and I are over joyed with her decision.