Beautiful weather!

So thankful for the sunshine we got this weekend! Here are some pictures of our stroll through River Falls Park with the Temples this weekend! Good friends + good weather = good times!!! :)

Baby Nathan!!

Oh we are so excited Nathan is here!!! We were honored to see him moments after birth and will continue to be honored to watch him grow into a young man. We love you Nathan!!

Happy 36th Birthday Daddy!

A Proud daddy with his two best gifts (Claire and Camdyn) and a close third place - his new blower!

Happy Birthday Nathan! We love you very much!

Best Book I've Read in a Long Time

Okay so I have a confession to make. A BIG one.

My sister gave me this book to read a few years ago and due to the subject matter of a certain Chapter 8: The Beauty of Submission I couldn't bear picking it up to read. I noticed that my sister was rereading the book a few weeks ago and had to order another copy from Amazon because the first copy ended up in our donation pile....

So here is the thing. Every woman I know needs to read this book once every year. Seriously. It is that good. It has changed my thinking and outlook on so many aspects of being a wife and mother and follower of Christ.

It is called Feminine Appeal by Carolyn Mahaney.

It is based on the Titus 2 passage:

3 Likewise, teach the older women to be reverent in the way they live, not to be slanderers or addicted to much wine, but to teach what is good. 4 Then they can urge the younger women to love their husbands and children, 5 to be self-controlled and pure, to be busy at home, to be kind, and to be subject to their husbands, so that no one will malign the word of God.

I know this passage is scary right?! Trust me I don't have it all figured out and I fall so short of what this Titus 2 passage calls us to be but I am convinced that much of the pain, frustration, and stress that I have caused in my life is because I did not have a clear understanding of this calling on my life as a wife and mother.

Trust me. Just read it. And yes, if my sister recommends something now....I will take her advice the first time and just read it!
Love you sister!

Blizzard of 2011

More snow!!! :) Thank you so much to Brooke who took the majority of these pictures of my family! :)

Adventure Princesses

Daddy and the girls attended their first Adventure Princess event this past Saturday.

A Cake decorating contest + Swimming indoors + Square dancing = precious memories for all three of them

Although I wasn't there to document the square dancing of Nate and the girls you can picture that in your head! Here are a few pictures of the girls and the caterpillar cake they made with Nate for the cake contest.

Dad's Retirement Dinner at Rick Erwin's

Dad we are so proud of you and the work ethic you instilled in us through your example. I am excited to see how God is going to use you and your free time!!! We love you very much and I am so lucky to be your little girl. Thank you for all you have done and continue to do for us.