{ 28 Weeks and Counting}

it's hard to believe that i'm actually entering the last stage of this pregnancy. and while i like to think that it has gone by pretty fast jeff keeps telling me that he feels like this is the pregnancy that will never end. every day i'm reminded of the goodness of our great God, of His perfect sovereignty and will, and that He loves sweet little rielyn more than jeff and i ever could. He knows how many hairs are on her head and what her little fingers and toes look like. He has already numbered her days and knows who she is. just like we pray for peyton and ethan, we pray that sweet little rielyn's life will glorify the Lord. i'm amazed and humbled at what the Lord has taught me in the last 7 months and i am so excited to see what He will teach me in the last 3. for those family and friends whom i haven't seen in a while i thought i would post a picture...funny but sad, there aren't many pictures to choose from. it seems that the more kids you have the less documentation you keep!!

{All things princess}

our little girl turned 4 this past week. FOUR! she's getting so big and it's going by so fast! the Lord has used this little girl to teach, stretch and humble me in more ways than i could have ever imagined. i am so thankful for her silliness, her sensitivity and even her strong will! i look foward to watching her grow into the little lady God intends her to be and i feel so priviledged that the Lord chose me to be her mommy.

 when i asked her what kind of party she wanted she said "a princess party". how could i resist such a thing! i love all things girlie and i so enjoy creating sweet things. i got right to work on making all the decorations including little tutus for all the girls attending. everything was pink....and papa curtis made her a castle out of cardboard to play in, which was a big hit! we decided to have an icecream bar, decorate jewelery boxes and just hang out and play. and although it may look over the top it was actually really layed back. our little princess enjoyed a wonderful night of family and friends and i got to enjoy watching her little face sparkle at the sight of all things princess! below are a few pictures taken of night...enjoy!

boys will be boys...they didn't want to play inside with the boy toys
...they wanted to be where all the festivities were!

shhhh...don't tell daddy! he wanted to dance with his sister!

Yum!