serve day 2017

On SATURDAY (7.15.17) our church had their annual SERVE Day. Outreach is not everyone’s spiritual gift (I can tell you right now, it’s not mine), but our pastor strongly encourages the congregation to participate one Saturday of the year and serve their community. It’s an effort that has motivated many people, and multiple churches across the country (+ other countries) participated with […]

summer blast 2017

This last MONDAY, TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY (7.10-12.17) was Summer Blast with Church of the Highlands. I was the leader of Kindergartners & it was a lot of fun! The theme was “Wanna-Be-A-Leadera” so all the props were outdoor themed. Blurry, but we’re a group of bears so I guess we scared off our picture-taker 😜 […]

rylie – 8 months old

LIKES :: playing with her toys talking  (cooing, sighing, gasping, sticking her tongue out, saying “mama,” “dada,” and “nananana” and making a noise, etc.)  making her duck / kissy face (<– which makes us giggle every time 😛 it’s just too cute!) bouncing her legs being in her jumper reaching for stuff DISLIKES :: when she tries […]

3 year anniversary

On WEDNESDAY (6.21.17) Aaron & I celebrated our 3 year anniversary. It was really simple – mostly because we had just gotten back from Seattle 2 days beforehand, but also because we had Rylie and couldn’t get a sitter on short notice. So we ordered Olive Garden To-Go and ate at home. The rest of […]