One of our Favorite Places

We recently took our first road trip since Brynne was born. Granted, it was only three hours, but hey - that's a big deal to first-time parents :) We took off for Charlottesville to visit Rob's Aunt Gayle and Aunt Lynn. They live on the side of a mountain with the most gorgeous view of the Blue Ridge. Here are a few pics of our stay...

Brynnie hanging with Aunt Gayle

Our visit to the Green Valley Book Fair - Brynne wanted to check her height

Lynn's incredible sunflower!

Aunt Sharon came for a visit and taught us kumihimo weaving - so we made bracelets

Brynne soon learned how to kick back and relax

And last but not least - she received her first pair of crocs :)

Thanks for a great weekend!

Our New Bathroom and Our Brynne

Brynne and dad watching tv together

A little dirty

Thanks Aunt Sarah for my outfit

Sorry these were not in order....I was having issues - I'm so pumped about our bathroom - it's so nice to have it almost finished. Brynne is almost 2 months now and we are loving every day. It's fun to see her smiles!

Our Little Miracle

Brynne Eden finally arrived on June 29th at 9:30 pm. We cannot believe what an amazing miracle she is! For those of you that have not heard the details...I'll give a short summary :) I went in for an appointment on June 29th in the morning and my doctor had me do a test to make sure Brynne was doing okay as she was about a week late. They noticed that I was having minor contractions and during a few of those, her heart rate went down. They wanted me to go to the hospital and be monitored for a little while...and offered to just go ahead and induce to be safe. I was ready to go - so I headed to the hospital at noon, had my water broken at 1:00 pm, got the blessed epidural at 5:00 pm, and pushed from 9:00 to 9:30 and she was here! It's a huge adjustment, but I love being a mom and praise God for His wonderful gift.

A few cousin pics....their first trip to the beach - they both slept through it :)

My Evolution

Well - I thought I would share one more post before Baby Brynne comes. Right now I'm looking at two weeks until the due date. For those who care - I'm 70% and 2 cm...hopefully nobody gets offended by that and for those who don't know what that is, you probably don't want to :) The doctor has been very positive and thinks things are looking great - praise the Lord! Thanks for all the great advice everyone - Rob and I are so excited about this new stage of life. We know there will be many challenges but are so thankful for the sovereignty of God as He continues to guide and direct us. We'll let ya'll know when she finally makes her appearance!

Congrats to my Grad

I just wanted to say a big congrats to my honey. He officially has his MDIV. I'm so proud of all the work he has done and effort his has put into balancing school, work, ministry, and our relatioship over the last four years. We are so thankful for God's goodness. For those of you who don't know, we are praying about church planting in Vancouver, British Columbia and are looking to the Lord for direction in this.