Gabbing with Granny

Granny was missing Annabelle so she called to gab with her. We thought it would be fun to go get the camera and take a pic of her talking to her since Granny can't see her while they are talking. Annabelle was just smiling especially when Granny would say her name!

Granny talking to Annabelle

Annabelle smiling while Granny is talking to her.
I held the phone up by the camera,
otherwise she wouldn't look at me!
Annabelle talking to Granny and eating the phone!

Urologist Update

As many of you know Annabelle had a UTI about 2 months ago, so we went to see the urologist today. He has set up 2 tests for Annabelle to have in the next few weeks. One test will to see if she has Vesicoureteral Reflux and an ultrasound to check her kidneys. He is putting her on an antibiotic until she has the tests. He said really she should have been put on this after her last infection cleared up. This will prevent any future infections.

Tomorrow she will be 7 months old. They weighed her today and she was 20 lbs. Josh and I measured her and she is 26 1/2 inches.

Here is a pic of the patient!!
Auntie Jenny got her this outfit!

There once was a Girl....

.....who had a little curl, right in the middle of her forehead!

Annabelle's hair is getting so curly in this humidity. I had to take some pics!

Rainy Day Crafts

My diaper bag, didn't come with a changing pad. So today while I was at Joanne Fabrics with my friend, Jen, I picked out fabric for one. Since it has been raining all day, I made this while Annabelle was napping. Thanks to Mom who got me those sewing lessons in 6th grade, I was able to accomplish this fun task! I am so excited about it! I also included a pic of the baby food I've made - Thanks to the Magic Bullet and the Wilsons for getting it for me ;-) I really feel like a stay at home mom now!

I chose a pattern that went with my bag!

Here it is opened. The dark side is
the side I will change her on. It is quilted.
To store it you just fold in half and roll!

I took a hair elastic and sewed the material around it
and created a tie for it. As you can see in the above pic
I attached the tie to the changing pad!

In the plastic bag are carrots, and in the
ice cube trays are pears.
Couldn't resist one of Annabelle,
she now feed herself her WHOLE bottle!

Swinging Day

Lisa, a lady from our church, bought Annabelle this swing a few weeks ago. Today we got time to put it up! She absolutely loved swinging in it! I think this might become something we can do with her in the evenings! She loves being outside and having the wind blow through her hair!

Daddy hanging the swing

Mommy cleaning the swing

Me in the swing - I get the best job!

Daddy got the first swing!

Then it was Mommy's Turn

1st Tubby in the Tub

We had to move to the bathtub because Annabelle is getting to tall for the counter top. Her head was starting to hit the cabinets! Plus, she started splish-splashing and both Mommy and the counter tops were getting soaked!

Getting ready for the Tubby!

I'm ready to get out!

Harley's Party

Today was Harley's (Josh's cousin's kid) 9th Birthday Party! It was a blast! Shannon (Josh's cousin) always does a SUPER job of throwing parties as you'll see with these pics! It was an Army Themed Party! There was a lot to do at Mosher Military Base. They could paint their faces with green, black, and brown face paints so they looked like real soldiers. They also put some Special Forces tattoos on them. There was a really cool Obstacle Course, Water Balloon War, and Sergeant Says.

The Birthday Boy with Annabelle!
Shannon bought Annabelle her Camo shirt!

Shannon recruiting Annabelle
Annabelle got a dog tag with her name on one side and her initials on the other side.

Sgt. Kelble teaching the troops

Annabelle's Tattoo

Sunny Sunday!

Annabelle enjoying the sunshine! Peggy Shupp got her this outfit!! It is a 9 month outfit, but b/c Annabelle is so big she finally fits into it!!She got a lot of compliments at church today in this outfit! I think BLUE is one of her colors!

Annabelle Grace and Taylor Grace

My Montage 7/21/07

A slide show of our time with Sara and Taylor!
Click on the picture to see it!

This was the first time Taylor and Annabelle have met in person! Since we now live on different continents the last time I saw Sara she was 21 weeks pregnant and I was 27 weeks. Our girls are actually 5 weeks apart!

Daddy and Annabelle Playing

As I was cleaning up after dinner, Josh and Annabelle had some fun! Daddy put her in the middle of all of her toys!! I never know what to expect when he plays with Annabelle! Too cute!

This is FUN!!!

Josh and Andrew from Bangladesh

Josh and Andrew in BangladeshFriday, July 20, 2007

Josh lived and worked with Andrew when he taught in Bangladesh in 2003. Josh has always spoken so highly of Andrew and his friendship. This is Andrew's first time visiting the United States. He is taking Master's classes at Cederville University, so we went down there to visit him. We took him to Buffalo Wild Wings and he got the Atomic WINGS! Which are the hottest, they even come with a warning! But since Bengali food is so spicy it didn't seem to bother him at all! No runny nose or sweat!!

We had such a nice time with Andrew. I was thankful to finally meet him after hearing so much about him.

The Butterfly House

The Butterfly House
Whitehouse, OH
Thursday, July 19, 2007

Some Ladies from our church invited us to the Butterfly House. Annabelle and I had such a nice time watching and observing the Butterflies. They especially liked my green sweater!

Most of the Butterflies congregated in this area,
although you can't see them well in this picture.

I did not know that butterflies like bananas!

We couldn't resist this picture!! Too cute!

Annabelle Grace

Annabelle Grace was born December 31, 2006. We are so blessed by her and we are constantly amazed by her! It is amazing to think that God created her out of our genes! She is little Miss Personality and makes us smile and laugh a lot! This blog will probably mostly be dedicated to her!! ;-)

Annabelle at 1 week old!

Why Blog?

Well I've finally made it to the BLOG world! I decided to start blogging because I want to use this as an online scrapbook for our family. It wouldn't be as creative and decorative as my other scrapbooks, but it will be a great way for the family to keep up-to-date on what we are doing.

Our Beginnings

Our freshman year at the Spring Banquet 1997

Josh and I met our Senior year of High School on our Senior trip in March 1996. It wasn't love at first site, but when we saw each other at BBC our freshman year sparks began to fly. We dated off and on for 8 years before we got engaged in 2004. Below is one of our engagement pictures.
We got married in June 2005. We moved out to Michigan where Josh was finishing his Master's degree in English. He finished in 2006 and then was offered the position of Assistant Pastor in charge of Youth at Jasper Bible Church. We officially moved in and began working at the church in July 2006. God blessed our family with a little girl on New Years Eve, Miss Annabelle Grace! More to come on her in the next blog!

Our Wedding Day!
June 18, 2005