Growing up

One of my faves!! Such a sweet little guy!


Just hangin with daddy!




Growing up so fast! Annalise loves to read to Bryce during "tummy time." He thinks it is pretty neat too. It is so sweet to see his "eyes" for his sissy. It's a different look than for anyone else!

This week Annalise has hit a few milestones herself. She began pre-ballet lessons at the YMCA. She absolutely LOVED them, listened so well and is beginning to have some organzied movement to her dance steps. We play music almost everyday and she dances and/or we watch some type of dancing movie or cartoon! She also started belting out the ABC's song! Wow! Her first song came 2 weeks ago...it goes like this "A Dream is a wish...your heart makes"...then she fast-forwards to to "DONG!! DONG!!...oh kill-a-joy...even he orders me around!"

Goodbye Parkwood

Yes, the house did finally sell December 4th 2009! Wow, that seemed like forever and it was only 6 months...:) In hindsite I see how much hard work, time, and money went into owning and restoring that house to a very lovely place to call home. At the time it just felt like a burden so often. Considering when we purchased the home we had anticipated both working full time for 4 more years and begining a family sometime this summer. :) SO thankful that the Lord plans our lives and not us in the end. I Love my two children more than any house or job or anything on this earth next to Brad. Also, in hindsite it was only the Lord's hand and favor that sustained us financially to live there. Brad's job promotions were always just in time and my two jobs while annalise was young were only from the Lord. They were each a gift, I learned so much in each of them. Brad had hoped to conitinue at Intrust if possible thru the summer of this year, but when he began pursuing a higher position he found out there was nothing available or becoming available. After accepting his position with CUA and leaving Intrust, they did not replace his position and all jobs were frozen with no raises and no openings even if short-staffed. (eek!) So, basically the Lord provided a new position for Brad at his branch at Intrust for just the amount of time we needed and then it was done away with just as he left. My heart is so thankful for our ever-watchful and providing Father. Well, this is becoming much less about Parkwood and much more a rambling of my heart... if you would like to see pics of our home before we sold it check out this link...http://www.1322parkwood.com/