Around The Home

February 29, 2016April 3, 2017

This little squirt is soon to be 1, which is crazy, but actually not so crazy. We feel we have enjoyed every minute with her and we are just soaking in every moment we can!

Mazy sure is learning so much, so quickly! Now if she wants something, she can eventually scoot on her tush over there. It is pretty funny to watch, but boy is she proud!

Mazy still loves her books! Not sure how much she actually looks at the pages (depending if it’s a dog book or not)

One of her new favorite activities is “fishing” with daddy

We found out she loves the Praise Baby DVD! She just talks and soaks it all in. So cute to watch!

Maybe she is a bit narcissistic, but Mazy likes to watch videos of herself! She gets such a kick out of them

And she still likes her “snugglies” as we call them!

I decided to pull out the ole “backpack carrier” and do some housework with her. She is a bit heavier than she used to be!

It has been SO INCREDIBLY GORGEOUS in Minnesota that we have taken MANY walks! Thankfully she loves them!

It was so nice on Saturday (got up to 56) that we were able to sit outside in just shortsleeves! Though we were outside so long that I feared her skin burning, since my face felt tight from the sun. Who knew in February I’d have to think about that! She didn’t get burned, but oh was it nice out there!

She scooted herself over to where she is at – smart girl!

Oh how we love our sweet Mazy girl! What a DAILY blessing she is!

Worth The Wait

GOD’S plans are worth the wait. If someone told me that I would give birth, I would have laughed. In fact, I probably would’ve cried because why would anyone tease me with that idea? If someone told me that I would have our first child at 31, I would have laughed. In fact, I probably…

Mazy Grace’s Delivery – Part 2

I know I shared this picture before, but what God has done in our lives, speaks volumes through this very picture. Great is thy faithfulness! Continuing Mazy’s birth-day story… I was never so excited to wake up early in the morning! We were told to come in at 5:00am, but to call the labor and…

Around the Home

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As If She’s Your Own

As the saying goes, “It takes a village to raise a child.” Dan and I have often said being in youth ministry, that we treat our youth group kids as our own. We always have. We talk with them, care for them, hug them, and cry with them, as if they were. That whole concept…

Around The Home

This past week was a little hectic as I went back to work! I felt I had thoroughly enjoyed the summer, spent amazing and quality time with Mazy, and so I felt ready to go back to work my 2 days. Plus, Mazy is just such a sucker for her dad, so I knew she…

Labor Day Weekend Festivities

The past few days, we have been blessed with having another visitor out to the great lands of Minnesota! One of my college roommates, Stephanie, from Canada, was able to visit for the weekend! We had so much fun catching up, laughing, playing games, and just enjoying the great outdoors! On Saturday, we headed out…