Aquarium

The aquariums are always a hit, so we thought it would be fun to go there!

Beach

We did the beach a couple of times while Dawn was here...you can't do Savannah and not go to the beach!! Here are some of my fav pics from our trips down to Tybee....

water baby!

Digging a HUGE hole!

See how big the hole got?!

Girl feet in the sand!

Gabe's first priority when going to the beach is to get sandy from head to toe...

This is the sand throne that I made for Shiloh!!

See the thing sticking out from the water in the middle of the pic? THAT would be one of the dolphins that we saw...I tried to get a video, but it came out to grainy, but there were a bunch of them out there, and they played for a really long time, it was awesome that Dawn got to see them!

Silly us

The beach wore us out!!

dawn is visiting!!

My friend, Dawn, is visiting us! She drove 11 hours from PA to come see us (along with her wonderful dog!) Dawn's husband is in Tyrone's brigade, and he is deployed, as well. She got here yesterday, and we are having a blast. She even brought us a box full of presents. We are having lots of fun, and more pics and posts about this visit will be up soon!!


The last time Dawn held Shiloh, she was less than 2 weeks old!

awesome rocking horse from Ms. Dawn! (her favorite thing is picking its nose...who knows?!)

Gabe, in the box that was holding all the presents!!

More on sno-cones, tye-dye, hotwheels, and more later!!!

God is with us...

...there really is no other explaination. Do you remember back in December when Tyrone was on the phone with me and he got to hear her laugh for the first time? And when he was able to hear her say "mama" and "dada" on the phone the very first day she was talking? Well, today Tyrone and I were chatting via webcam and in the background, what does Shiloh do for the very first time?!

THIS!

It is a big deal. There are a million and one ways that deployed soldiers and their families can start to feel disconnected, not the least of which is children growing up "in the meantime." We have truly been blessed by our Lord to have been allowed to find so many ways to stay connected.

gabe's project

Gabe has a new project! He is growing flowers, and we had lots of fun getting our hands dirty this morning! We will be sure to post an update with Gabe's flowers once they start growing!!!

Happy Mother's Day

We had a lovely Mother's Day weekend, starting with a picnic and playtime at the park with Mom, Jeanie, Tyler, and all of my crew. This morning we had a very nice church service, despite severe weather. My husband arranged for me to get this beautiful corsage, which was unexpected and completely wonderful.

Happy Mother's Day, everyone!

8 months old

My baby girl is now 8 months old. We commemorated the day with her very first time ever feeding herself!! Shiloh is officially a serious fan of the banana flavored puffs! You can see in the pic how hard she is concentrating on this!!!