Eli's parents came over today to see out little fur ball and guess what
they brought?? TOYS! At first, Sasha didn't know what to do with them, and she was afraid of the ball that squeaks. But it sure didn't take her
long to warm up to them! When his parents left, she had a blast playing
with the ball!!
October 30, 2011
October 29, 2011
Sasha!
Announcing the newest member of our little family: Sasha!!
She is so sweet and loves to play!
Look at that chubby tummy!
The Jacksons, party of three :)
We've been wanting a puppy for a while now and finally decided to go look at the animal shelter. Right inside the door, there was a pen with three little female puppies that stole our heart! We took two of them outside to play and we knew we had to take this one home! Sasha is part Labrador- part Australian Shepherd. So cute!!
She is so sweet and loves to play!
Look at that chubby tummy!
The Jacksons, party of three :)
October 17, 2011
Over the Weekend
First of all, I can't believe it's already fall! I love the cooler weather, which means sweater and scarf season is here! But i think my favorite part of fall is watching the leaves on the trees change colors. I love seeing the yellows, oranges, and reds. God has a real sense of beauty in mind when He creates!
This weekend, we drove up the road to Waco to see Stephenville HS play against Waco University HS. Since Renee is in the marching band, we got tosee tackle hug her! I just want to say that I am so proud of her and everything she has done in high school. A few weeks ago, we went to see her in a production of The Wizard of Oz, Friday we watched her march in the band, she is in more than one UIL event and has gone to State competition more than once, she sews her own clothes and knits scarves... She's pretty fantastic!
So anyway, here are a few pictures from Friday at the game.
Renee plays the second biggest bass drum, but the guy who plays the biggest couldn't play on Friday. So Renee was the biggest one on the field! And if you know Renee, you know she's not that big of a person! But you should also know that Renee has a strong will...!
The band's show this year is called "1776". It's full of patriotic music and tells the independence story. It's a really neat show and they looked really good, but no, I do not miss marching band from high school! Proud of Renee, though!
On Saturday, when I woke up, I felt really motivated and artsy. (uh-oh, you know where this is going right?!) So I decided to create one of the many pins I've added to my Pinterest boards. I've pinned so many things that I want to do eventually, but up until now, I haven't made too many of them.
Saturday was a different story though! I've had my eye on this canvas from World Market for a while now. I even saw another girl's version of it on her blog. I hate to be a copy-cat but the colors are perfect for our dining room, and I just love the design... So I painted my own version!
What do you think? I was pretty happy with the way it turned out!
I absolutely love to paint. I don't think I'm terrific at it, but there's something almost therapeutic about it. I've always seen painting as a way to express feelings and creatively use energy. Over the years, I've painted several paintings that are stored in a closet somewhere, and I've also painted a few things for our walls in our house. I'm thankful that God has given me this gift and I want to use it to glorify Him.
Here's a few closeups. And yes, that's a mini muffin tin with my paints in it! My pallet just wasn't big enough and paper plates soak up the paint and make it dry out quicker. So, I used my resources, which, in this case, happens to be a muffin tin!
*****
This weekend, we drove up the road to Waco to see Stephenville HS play against Waco University HS. Since Renee is in the marching band, we got to
So anyway, here are a few pictures from Friday at the game.
Renee plays the second biggest bass drum, but the guy who plays the biggest couldn't play on Friday. So Renee was the biggest one on the field! And if you know Renee, you know she's not that big of a person! But you should also know that Renee has a strong will...!
The band's show this year is called "1776". It's full of patriotic music and tells the independence story. It's a really neat show and they looked really good, but no, I do not miss marching band from high school! Proud of Renee, though!
*****
On Saturday, when I woke up, I felt really motivated and artsy. (uh-oh, you know where this is going right?!) So I decided to create one of the many pins I've added to my Pinterest boards. I've pinned so many things that I want to do eventually, but up until now, I haven't made too many of them.
Saturday was a different story though! I've had my eye on this canvas from World Market for a while now. I even saw another girl's version of it on her blog. I hate to be a copy-cat but the colors are perfect for our dining room, and I just love the design... So I painted my own version!
What do you think? I was pretty happy with the way it turned out!
I absolutely love to paint. I don't think I'm terrific at it, but there's something almost therapeutic about it. I've always seen painting as a way to express feelings and creatively use energy. Over the years, I've painted several paintings that are stored in a closet somewhere, and I've also painted a few things for our walls in our house. I'm thankful that God has given me this gift and I want to use it to glorify Him.
Here's a few closeups. And yes, that's a mini muffin tin with my paints in it! My pallet just wasn't big enough and paper plates soak up the paint and make it dry out quicker. So, I used my resources, which, in this case, happens to be a muffin tin!
*****
Saturday night, Eli asked me out on a date! Of course, I said yes! We want to continue dating through our marriage. It's a way we can grow closer together and continue to learn more about each other. We went to BJ's for pizza (they have the best gluten free pizza!!) and saw this movie. I'm not really a baseball fan, so this was an okay movie for me, but Eli enjoyed it. Then it was time for winding down at home, which has lately involved a few episodes of Frasier or Golden Girls (yes, we love those shows. Don't make fun of us...) and a cup of hot chocolate!
How was your weekend?
Oh, and one quick note: today we have been married one year and three months! We are so blessed every day.
*****
Sunday, we went to church and then did school work all afternoon...boo. But we decided since we rested and had fun on Saturday, we should get some work done at some point.
How was your weekend?
Oh, and one quick note: today we have been married one year and three months! We are so blessed every day.
October 9, 2011
Pepé Le Pew
Oh the joys of living in the country...No really, we love living out here! Peace and quiet, fresh air, tons of stars, plenty of critters running around like skunks. See aren't they cute?...
(JUST KIDDING!!) Imagine this little stinker times seven. In your yard. And under your house. EVERY NIGHT. Yes, that's right. We have had this little war going on with skunks for the past few weeks or so. We originally saw them at the church, about 50 yards from our house. They were playing around under the street light, looking for bugs. They're actually pretty cute when they're playing! But don't let their cuteness fool you!
One at a time, Eli (along with the help of some neighbors and a church member) have killed off 4 skunks and chased the rest of them away, hopefully! But trust me, this hasn't happened without our fair share of stinky air around here...
I'll let you know if any more critters come out. Let's just hope the next critters aren't so stinky!
One at a time, Eli (along with the help of some neighbors and a church member) have killed off 4 skunks and chased the rest of them away, hopefully! But trust me, this hasn't happened without our fair share of stinky air around here...
I'll let you know if any more critters come out. Let's just hope the next critters aren't so stinky!
September 19, 2011
It's a bird, it's a plane...
Since I moved off to college, my sister, Renee, and I have had a yearly tradition of spending her birthday weekend together. Each year, I would meet our parents halfway and pick Renee up (along with a little "fun-money" from Momma!) and head back to Belton to celebrate. In celebrating, we always tried to out-do the last year's fun and crazy adventures. The first year, we were brave little daredevils and lit candles on her birthday cake in my dorm room! And it only escalated from there...
We've been rock climbing,
SKYDIVING!!
That's right! This year, Renee and I topped every other year and we jumped out of a plane! This is something I've wanted to do for a long time, but never had the opportunity. Renee started asking me my freshman year of college if I would take her one day, so we decided if she saved her money I would take her for her 18th birthday. So that's just what we did! Eli, Momma, and Daddy came to watch as we risked our lives!
SO excited to go skydiving!
After weather delays for 4 hours, we finally got to suit up!
Heading to our plane! We each decided it was worth it to pay for a photographer to take pictures in the air. And it was SO worth it! That's my photographer in the orange and black and my tandem instructor in front of me. Renee's tandem instructor is next to her and her photographer/videographer is way up front in red pants. They were all really great and super nice. And it was very comforting to find out that our instructors have made over 13,000 jumps each!
Here we go!! We flew up to 12,000 feet in the air (yes, TWO MILES high!) and got ready to jump. This was the point when our instructors started strapping us in and there was no backing out!
Here is my photographer, oh just standing outside of the plane. No big deal.
three... two... one... JUMP!
If you can't see, you should click on the series below to enlarge it! Pretty exciting!
When we jumped out of the plane, a small balloon went up to balance us out and keep us upright. Then we had a 60 second freefall! This part was so crazy and exhilarating! My photographer was only a few feet away and stayed with us until my instructor, Sam, let out our chute. It is so hard to smile up in the air when you're falling that fast! But then again, it's hard not to smile when you do something like this!!
Now it's Renee's turn!! (She made me go first "just to make sure it works" Haha!)
And here's Renee's jump series:
After our parachute went up, we got to relax and enjoy everything around us. It was actually very quiet and peaceful as we took our time to get to the ground. Renee got to "steer" her parachute and even do a few 360s in the air! After about 10 minutes, the ground started to look familiar again and we could see everyone waiting for our return.
Prepare for landing!
I am so blessed to have such a wonderful sister! It wasn't even my birthday, but it was the best birthday ever! These birthday weekends will always hold a special place in my heart. Not because we were crazy went skydiving, but because I got to share them with Renee!
I love you so much, Little One! Happy 18th Birthday!! Love always, your big sis.
September 13, 2011
Back again - part 2
This post comes completely from July and August. But a ton has happened lately, so it's definitely worth it!
First up, we celebrated our first anniversary on July 17th! Some days, it really seems like we haven't been married long. And then other days, we feel like we've been together forever! This past year has been a series of blessings and we are so thankful that God has allowed us this time together.
To celebrate our anniversary, we stayed the weekend in Austin, ate a wonderful dinner at Chez-Zee, and spent the day canoeing in Zilker Park.
It was such a great weekend. We can't wait to celebrate again next year!
Another highlight of our summer was going to Florida with my family. We got to see all of my family, relax at the beach, show Eli where I grew up, and go to Disney World! I forgot to take my camera charger, so unfortunately I didn't get too many pictures, but here's a look at our time in Florida.
We ran into a couple of dorks on the beach... :)
While in Florida, we took a little tour of the University of Florida (Go Gators!!) It's so crazy to think that my little sister is graduating high school this year and has already applied for college! College!! She's supposed to still be a pestering 10 year old, not this almost-grown-up college kid. I'm so proud of her and I know God is going to use her in huge ways!
But, sadly... she got eaten by a gator while we were there... Haha!
And a few pictures from Disney, before my camera died.
Okay, that puts us at August, which was the most eventful month of the summer. Eli got a job as a youth minister in a small country church and we moved into the parsonage right next to the church. This was such a huge blessing. God has really provided in ways we never expected.
We've been in our new house for just over a month. It's been quite the adventure, but we're loving it! I'll post more pictures and stories about our house soon. But for now, here's the view of our cute little country house.
First up, we celebrated our first anniversary on July 17th! Some days, it really seems like we haven't been married long. And then other days, we feel like we've been together forever! This past year has been a series of blessings and we are so thankful that God has allowed us this time together.
To celebrate our anniversary, we stayed the weekend in Austin, ate a wonderful dinner at Chez-Zee, and spent the day canoeing in Zilker Park.
Another highlight of our summer was going to Florida with my family. We got to see all of my family, relax at the beach, show Eli where I grew up, and go to Disney World! I forgot to take my camera charger, so unfortunately I didn't get too many pictures, but here's a look at our time in Florida.
We ran into a couple of dorks on the beach... :)
While in Florida, we took a little tour of the University of Florida (Go Gators!!) It's so crazy to think that my little sister is graduating high school this year and has already applied for college! College!! She's supposed to still be a pestering 10 year old, not this almost-grown-up college kid. I'm so proud of her and I know God is going to use her in huge ways!
But, sadly... she got eaten by a gator while we were there... Haha!
And a few pictures from Disney, before my camera died.
Okay, that puts us at August, which was the most eventful month of the summer. Eli got a job as a youth minister in a small country church and we moved into the parsonage right next to the church. This was such a huge blessing. God has really provided in ways we never expected.
We've been in our new house for just over a month. It's been quite the adventure, but we're loving it! I'll post more pictures and stories about our house soon. But for now, here's the view of our cute little country house.
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