Tuesday, September 27, 2011

The Park

Tony and I have found this park that we have fallen in love with! Its beautiful and only 5 minutes from where we live. It has become our family routine to go there every night after dinner. The weather here has been fabulous lately! The park is big and has a half mile walking trail with tons of trees and a creek running down the side. It also has tons of swings and jungle gyms for the kids to play on, as well as tons of open field to play all kinds of games. There is a volley ball court, basketball court, and a pavilion! Right now the boys aren't big enough for a lot of the things the park as to offer, but Tony and I have big ideas of all we can do with the boys when they get older.

The time we spend at the park has become my favorite time of the day. Tony and I spend that time telling each other all about our day. Our struggles and joys that have faced. Its also a time we use to get to know each other even better than we did before. We try and quiz each other to see if there is anything we don't know about each other. We also talk about our future and what we want to accomplish. Our dreams for our children and much more. It has been such a special family time. Its such a great time to unwind from our day and enjoy being with family.

We love to stroll the boys and the boys love to go to the park. Even when they are a little fussy you put them in the stroller and they calm down. Its so fun to watch the boys look at all the trees and their surroundings. We have talked about when the boys get big enough how we will play football in the big field and basketball on the basketball courts. But for now we are just enjoying the moment and the sweet talks we get to have with each other. The Lord has blessed us so much. We couldn't be more happy! We are in such a neat place in our lives right now and so excited for all the joys that are to come!

Thanks for reading and God Bless!

Saturday, September 17, 2011

Today's Thoughts...

Today is Ethan and Eli's 4 months! That means we have lived in AR for almost two months. Its crazy how fast time flies. We watched our Clemson Tigers play a great game today. We were all dressed up in our Clemson outfits cheering them on as a family! Its such a different feeling being a Clemson fan in NW Arkansas. We live 10 minutes from the University and there are hogs everywhere! Instead of seeing everyone dressed in their Clemson clothes and flying their Clemson flags we see Razorbacks everywhere. Not that we are against the Razorbacks, but we are Clemson fans first! Its also hard to see the stadium on TV knowing that Tony and I use to go to the games all the time together. Crazy how your life changes so quickly. Its been nice getting on fb and seeing the usual clemson and gamecock comments. I told Tony its a little piece of home staying connected that way. Don't get me wrong we are settling in well in our new home, but we do miss SC! We know we will make new memories and find new places to visit that we love here, but we will always have a special place in hearts for SC and all the people we love there!

The Lord has blessed us so much. We know that He brought us here! He has big plans for our family and we cant wait to see what he has in store for us. We are just relying on Him to show us the way and guide us. He has already blessed us with wonderful friends and family here! He has also allowed me to stay home with the boys, which is one of the best gifts I could ever ask for! We are still searching for a church home. Please pray for our family has we look for a church home for our family. We are desperately wanting that fellowship again with God and church family!

God Bless!