30 years

Can it be? Am I 30 already? My parents would have to say that these 30 years have flown by. Now being a mom, I know exactly what they are talking about.

My day started off with the kids and Brad serving me breakfast in bed. Not for the first time this weekend. They did it on Valentines Day as well. How blessed am I? Although we had to spend the day at our last basketball game for the season, we had a wonderful day spending it as a family.

All of my sweet babies and my wonderful husband made me this cake for my 30th birthday. I loved it and it tasted yummy!

How could I ask for anything more?

Brad gave me this funny card...You know you're turning 30 if.....

.....you ever had a mullet, "tail," or side ponytail.

.....you have used a Commodore 64.

.....you owned a trapper keeper.

....you can name all the members of New Kids on the Block.

....you remember when fast food burgers came in styrofoam containers.

...you had a crush on Zack Morris or Kelly Kapowski from Saved by the Bell.

Hope that gives you a good laugh!

Carsyn's big day

We got Carsyn's first hair cut today. She got about 2 1/2 inches cut off. Bye bye sweet baby curls and hello big girl. It almost made Daddy cry! Although she doesn't look happy in most the pictures, she did not move the whole time while sitting in the chair.

Valentines Weekend

This is what we (or the weather) have been up to the last week.....

Yes, we live in the south and no these are not repeat pictures from January. It really did snow again on Friday. My parents and my brother we able to make it in later in the evening for a combo Valentine/birthday celebration weekend.

We did a little bit of this....
And a whole lot of this......

We even went to Dave and Busters for some yummy dinner and games.

Hope your weekend was full of snowy fun!

Encouragment

Our family (particularly on Brad's side) are going through some tough times in the last couple weeks and it will continue to be a struggle over the next year. Some of you may know what is going on. Please pray for Brad and me and our guidance in how we can help the situation. We know that God is telling us to be the light in the situation, we just don't know how to go about it. I can't give out details now, but I will keep you all updated. As for now, please read these lyrics to this song and watch the video. I hope it brings you encouragement like it brings Brad and I.
Thank you all for your prayers and support!

Love is not a fight by Warren Barfield (you may recognize it from the Fireproof movie)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsnIHUQTp5U&feature=related
Love is not a place
To come and go as we please
It's a house we enter in
Then commit to never leave
So lock the door behind you
Throw away the key
We'll work it out together
Let it bring us to our knees

Chorus:Love is a shelter in a raging storm
Love is peace in the middle of a war
And if we try to leave, may God send angels to guard the door
No, love is not a fight but it's something worth fighting for

To some, love is a word
That they can fall into
But when they're falling out
Keeping that word is hard to do

Chorus:Love is a shelter in a raging storm
Love is peace in the middle of a war
And if we try to leave, may God send angels to guard the door
No, love is not a fight but it's something worth fighting for

Love will come to save us
If we'll only call
He will ask nothing from us
But demand we give our all

Chorus:Love is a shelter in a raging storm
Love is peace in the middle of a war
And if we try to leave, may God send angels to guard the door
No, love is not a fight but it's something worth fighting for

I will fight for you
Would you fight for me?
It's worth fighting for