She wore us all out, including her brother. See? Incidentally, he got a pillow pet over the weekend and LOVES IT!
Monday, December 20, 2010
Guess Who...
decided to WALK this past weekend? Yep! Shiloh Hill! Of course, she's not walking in this photo, nor do we have any footage of her walking. But we will soon. :) It's just that with all the walking and festivities of the Risher Christmas weekend, we're a little tired.
She wore us all out, including her brother. See? Incidentally, he got a pillow pet over the weekend and LOVES IT!
She wore us all out, including her brother. See? Incidentally, he got a pillow pet over the weekend and LOVES IT!
Friday, December 17, 2010
Something Big at Deeper Still
Well, it's been two weeks now since Deeper Still in Birmingham. And I have yet to report how awesome it was. I guess I've been processing all that we heard from the speakers since then and it was a LOT to process. Overall, it was just an awesome time of fellowship with some lovely women and an awesome word from Kay Arthur, Priscilla Shirer and Beth Moore.
I'm not sure what's going on with blogger, but my photo uploading is all wonky, so I can't separate my comments to the pics below. The first picture is our ladies group from Pinelake in front of our bus right before the trip home. Below the group photo is a shot of the speakers...the best I could really get given the lighting in the arena and the distance from the stage. :)
This last pic is VERY special and awesome to me, as it represents me meeting Angie Smith, author of the book "I Will Carry You!" For those of you who have no idea who this is, the really REALLY short version of the story is that Angie is married to Todd Smith, lead singer of Selah. Angie and Todd had a daughter, Audrey Caroline, who was born and died on April 7, 2008, one day before Aaron went Home to be with Jesus. Angie has a lovely blog (www.audreycaroline.blogspot.com) wherein she shared her walk through grief after Audrey's death. As I walked along beside Angie in loss, it was encouraging to me to see her dealing with the same issues and struggles as me on a day to day basis. Angie has been able to use her loss in a BIG way, writing the book I mentioned above and speaking at events about her walk through grief and the Lord's plan for Audrey's life and death. It was great to see how God has used her loss to encourage and impact others...I only hope the Lord will use Aaron's short life in a big way, too!
I'm not sure what's going on with blogger, but my photo uploading is all wonky, so I can't separate my comments to the pics below. The first picture is our ladies group from Pinelake in front of our bus right before the trip home. Below the group photo is a shot of the speakers...the best I could really get given the lighting in the arena and the distance from the stage. :)
This last pic is VERY special and awesome to me, as it represents me meeting Angie Smith, author of the book "I Will Carry You!" For those of you who have no idea who this is, the really REALLY short version of the story is that Angie is married to Todd Smith, lead singer of Selah. Angie and Todd had a daughter, Audrey Caroline, who was born and died on April 7, 2008, one day before Aaron went Home to be with Jesus. Angie has a lovely blog (www.audreycaroline.blogspot.com) wherein she shared her walk through grief after Audrey's death. As I walked along beside Angie in loss, it was encouraging to me to see her dealing with the same issues and struggles as me on a day to day basis. Angie has been able to use her loss in a BIG way, writing the book I mentioned above and speaking at events about her walk through grief and the Lord's plan for Audrey's life and death. It was great to see how God has used her loss to encourage and impact others...I only hope the Lord will use Aaron's short life in a big way, too!
Monday, December 13, 2010
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
11 Months? Say What?
Yep, it's true. Shiloh turned 11 months old over the weekend. It hardly seems fathomable that she's almost a year old!
She's such a fun little thing. Loves sucking a wet rag and playing with her brother. They play "chase" and she screams at him. When she's had enough, however, she fusses at him or says "no-no," her favorite word these days.
Her vocabulary started with jabbering "mama," "dada" and "nana," although she doesn't really associate them with anyone. "Bye-bye" was the first real word (accompanied by a sweet wave of the left hand), with "uh-oh" starting soon after. She uses "no-no" if you do something she doesn't like or if she sees something she wants to play with, but knows is a prohibited item. She also recently started saying "thank you," although it sound more like "tah-too." My favorite new word is "bow," which she sings sweetly any time she sees Riley or Mama Kitty. :)
Along with sucking a rag, she loves to crawl around and investigate her world, pulling up on anything remotely stationary. Our prediction is she will be walking before she turns one...we'll see if that happens! Her favorite foods are yogurt, carrots, zipper peas and dumplings. Oh, and she loves cookies and suckers, just like her biggest brother!
She's such a fun little thing. Loves sucking a wet rag and playing with her brother. They play "chase" and she screams at him. When she's had enough, however, she fusses at him or says "no-no," her favorite word these days.Her vocabulary started with jabbering "mama," "dada" and "nana," although she doesn't really associate them with anyone. "Bye-bye" was the first real word (accompanied by a sweet wave of the left hand), with "uh-oh" starting soon after. She uses "no-no" if you do something she doesn't like or if she sees something she wants to play with, but knows is a prohibited item. She also recently started saying "thank you," although it sound more like "tah-too." My favorite new word is "bow," which she sings sweetly any time she sees Riley or Mama Kitty. :)
Along with sucking a rag, she loves to crawl around and investigate her world, pulling up on anything remotely stationary. Our prediction is she will be walking before she turns one...we'll see if that happens! Her favorite foods are yogurt, carrots, zipper peas and dumplings. Oh, and she loves cookies and suckers, just like her biggest brother!
Monday, December 6, 2010
I'm Pretty Sure...
this is the most adoring big brother ever created.
Shiloh is certainly lucky to have him. And we are, too. :)
Shiloh is certainly lucky to have him. And we are, too. :)Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Some Keystone Pics
Levi and I took a little field trip to the summit on our last day. We had oreos on our way up the gondola. Can you tell?
One of the prettiest views. But literally, there wasn't a bad view in any direction. Everywhere you turn, there are gorgeous mountains. This is by far the most beautiful place we've ever skied.
One of my favorite easy greens. :)
Tired, sore and cold. But smiling. :)
I managed to sneak a few pics of Levi on his way to ride the gondola up the mountain with his ski school class. It wasn't hard to go unnoticed...since I was covered in clothing and goggles from head to toe. Isn't he a cute little ski bum?
One of the prettiest views. But literally, there wasn't a bad view in any direction. Everywhere you turn, there are gorgeous mountains. This is by far the most beautiful place we've ever skied.
One of my favorite easy greens. :)
Tired, sore and cold. But smiling. :)
I managed to sneak a few pics of Levi on his way to ride the gondola up the mountain with his ski school class. It wasn't hard to go unnoticed...since I was covered in clothing and goggles from head to toe. Isn't he a cute little ski bum?
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