Raising Arrows

So there's not much to say about all this cuteness - except, Fall is here!!  So we took some time and celebrated with a morning at our favorite fall place, Gull Meadow Farms! :) You were as cute as ever and pretty good with the whole picture thing too, as long as you got to see the tractors afterwards. (the donut wasn't bad either) so i'll leave well enough alone, and just say that we love so much!!  your faces crack me up! this was one of many "great" shots i got in this chair...  you LOVED the donut 

So I've noticed it's been a while since I've updated my belly shot. There's not a whole lot of new info. on our little guy Theo, except that he's growing … and moving. A LOT. :) Which is fantastic and just what we've been praying, not too mention great entertainment for those lazy evenings. :) Seriously this kid knows how to rock out my belly. I'm tempted to get him a Rockstar shirt for when he comes out, cuz he doesn't just move gracefully, slowly, and softly inside – this guy is like a jumping jacker! He kicks, pops, hits, and flips at forces and speeds I'm just not use to. :) My whole belly will shift one way then another within seconds. Milo moved a lot, but not like this … it's so fun to “see” Theo grow in his own way. And I truly believe he's gonna be at least as big, if not bigger then his big brother. I've been trying to get his movements on video, but as soon as I move to get my camera and get all comfy again … well it...

So i started this post last week ... and have been updating it for the past few days ... enjoy!  So I finished your slideshow today for your bday party!! It has so many fun pictures from the past year … and it's incredible to watch you “grow up” in the 14 minutes it takes to watch the show. It got me thinking of all the fun and not so fun things we've tackled, moved on from, grew into, and learned. Then I thought – Hey! That'd be a fun blog post. So here's below are a few of our favorite pics and some things we've accomplished and learned this past year. you are the cutest Lion in the world … whether a Lion Fan or a true Lion with a ROAR! :) you really have your animals down now … and most of their sounds. ZuZu is still your favorite however. your friend collection just keeps growing but you and your blankie … that's always been and I have a feeling always will be your favorite! :) we LOVE art projects … even i...

So about 25 minutes ago I got a response to a email message I had sent about dates we wanted to visit Germany. And the reply was nothing but great news!!! The dates we chose work out with the church and pastoral staff we will be visiting with. :) It's an answer to prayers!! And it's funny what can go thru your head in just a short half hour of time … We have to book flights … and to get the price we saw, it better be fast! I need to apply for my passport and yours, Milo. We need photos for our passports. Does our credit card have that big of a limit on it to place our flights on it till all our money comes in? We need to start our support/prayer letter and get it sent out!! How do you start a letter like this? 10 days is a long time to leave you, Milo Man … (then you disobey me as I think this, then I think maybe it'd be a good, short vacation …) Theo, oh boy I pray Theo will do alright on that long of a flight! Wait, we will have ne...

So I finally start prep for your bday party … it's so unlike me to wait this long to start any planning, but I knew that we didn't have much money this year to put into a big, elaborate shindig and I kinda wanted to keep it simple, yet fun for you! So we decided to just invite the family that's here, and some close friends of yours (and ours) from church. I'm still working on finding the right person/place to do the cake – I want that to be the main thing. I have the picture in my head, I just don't know who and if it can be done... no worries it's nothing BIG or over the top, just taylored to you! And what you LOVE so much. :) But the funnest and biggest part of throwing this fun, simple party is the invites!!! So the other day we took you outside on a nice cool, sunny morning and took your “2 year” photo shoot (even tho it's a bit early). And to make them a bit more fun for you and sentimental to me and dad – we had Georgie join you. You lo...