Five Years Old

Kylie Sophia {divine beauty & wisdom}
She is the first bright light in our lives...
we are humbled and deeply thankful that God chose to give her to us.

Kylie's birth-day turned into a birth-week - and it was a glorious week!

 

On her actual birthday our planned trip to the zoo got rained out.  So instead, we opted for her first mani/pedi!

Kylie really enjoyed the massage chair and Avery remained very focused on what was happening to her feet.



That evening we went down to the farm so Philip could finish a little building project. 
Meanwhile the girls enjoyed several games of Go-Fish with Gan.

Friday brought ear piercing!  Kylie has wanted to do this for a while and she was a CHAMP!

Then this little one climbed up in the chair...

...and she actually did it!  No tears : )

They look super cute and enjoy telling everyone they meet that "it really hurt!"

Saturday Kiki & Pop came bearing gifts.  We got a large pool for the backyard and a darling summer wardrobe!

By the end of the weekend we were all pooped out.  The girls spent Sunday afternoon watching a movie with Dad.

Spring Has Sprung

Easter

Well, spring is closing and summer is upon us and I have been a little delinquint in documenting the girls about their business.  Last month we listed our house, so we spend most of our time keeping it clean for showings!  Additionally, April found us visiting the Atlanta Dorrs, whom we love so dearly. 

May has brought the end of Ky's pre-school year, as well as her soccer season.  She started playing goalie and really gets the concept!  Her 5th birthday is later this week - sometimes we find it hard to believe 5 years have passed since she joined us, yet sometimes I struggle to remember life without her.  She is a very special person - I would recognize this even if I weren't her mother.  

Other than all that, we are looking forward to a fun summer with lots of pool days and time spent with good friends!  Birthday pics will probably be up next week!!



Cousin Caroline pushing her on the tire swing

My animal lover - Caroline's cat finally stopped running away : )

Defending the goal!!!

Slice of Life

This March has been a busy one for us...




Celebrating the first day of Spring!

 

Kylie began her spring soccer season!  She is playing for the Butterflies again this year - same wonderful coach and teammates.  She seems to "get" the game a little better and especially enjoys defending the goal.  We are in the second semester of her preschool year with Classical Conversations.  It has been a good year educationally & socially.  Now we are in R&D mode as to what we will choose for kindergarten.

 



Sportin' the pink hair - a creative use for sidewalk chalk!

Avery has been battling sickness for a long time now - a chronic low-grade infection that traditional medicine wanted to treat with repeat rounds antibiotics every few months.  Thankfully, we have found a naturopath doctor that has helped us treat the causes rather than symptoms only.  For the first time in over a year Avery is free of her cough and allergy symptoms.  We are taking relief in her new found health and humbled by our dependence on the Lord's benevolence and guidance.  Societal advancements, such as modern medicine, lead us to believe we are in control of our own destinies, but this year of mysterious sickness has reminded us how small and not in control we are.


The Grown-Ups

Philip left early in the month to teach a short screenwriting course at a boarding school in Germany. From there he met the G2 team in Bulgaria to work on final touches of THE SAVIOR. The littles and I snuck in a visit to KiKi & Pop's house while Dad was gone.

When Philip returned I attended a 3-day workshop in Dallas for doula (pronounced doo-lah) training.  A doula is a childbirth assistant who provides support and education for expectant parents before, during, and after the birth.  Also, I ran my first 10K this past weekend!  That's 6.25 miles and I did it in 1 hour 5 minutes (a good time for me!).  It was Tyler's annual Azalea 10K which supports a local Christian foster home called The Children's Village.

Winter Beach Day

One sunny, winter day at the beach...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finding Fossils

Lately the girls have really been into a show called Dinosaur Train. 

It teaches all sorts of facts about how dinosaurs lived and how we have learned about them via fossils.

So, when we came upon a pastuer scattered with "fossils" at the farm,

we could not have stumbled upon a BIGGER adventure!
 

**note: these fossils were from a bull who died of natural causes years ago**

We now have a pelvis and a skull in our backyard flower bed,
as well as a vertebrae on the bookshelf :)

Yes, wearing this in Texas winter.

So proud of her discovery!

 

 

Not so sure...

Under inspection

 

Avery Noble is Three

 

Avery

{wise council}

Noble

{noble one}

 

January 8, 2010

3:23 am

7 lbs, 8oz

 

 She is "a mind maker-upper that makes up her mind."

~ Dr. Suess

 

She is our "heritage from the Lord,

yes the fruit of the womb is His reward."

~ Psalms 127:3

 

She is our "treasure - and a cause of sleeplessness."

~ Ben Sirach

 

 

She is
"a bundle of firsts that excite and delight, giggles
that come from
deep inside and are always contagious, everything wonderful and precious and your love for her knows no bounds."
~ Barbara Cage

The Holidays in Review

Thanksgiving...

 

{Texas} Christmas...

Adventure in the woods

 

Galveston

 

{Kentucky} Christmas...

Such personalities

 

All the littles

New Year's...
                                the flu found us.