My blessing

I am just LOVING this little ANGEL! She is such a blessing to Matt and I!! She is so full of energy, and I love that there is NEVER a dull moment with her! 

Presley you are such an amazing little girl..I am blessed to call you mine! You are so smart, full of life, kind, gentle, and most of all..HILARIOUS! I can't even begin to explain how much LOVE I have in my heart for you. God made you so special..from the inside out! I love seeing you grow, even though it is hard sometimes. My favorite part of the day is reading, rocking, and praying with you before bed. Hearing you say your prayers, and a AMEN..is icing on the cake. I pray you have a love for Jesus and strive to live the life He has called you for. You are and always will be my baby! ;)

Love,

Mommy

New Friendships..

Presley and I had a great day today.. We meet our sweet friends for a McDonald's playdate! The McDonald's near me has a great toddler play area, which worked perfect for our kiddos! We just love these two girls and their families! Ms. Avery was visiting her grandparents, so she wasn't able to join us.

 This is my sweet, creative friend, Tiffany..she and I hit it off from the start..and Presley and I love hanging out with her and her adorable children!
(~Not sure what my hair is doing in this pic!lol)

And this awesome girl is so much fun! She was my first friend in Ohio..and we have so much in common, its crazy.. Our husbands are great friends..and we love hanging out with this family!

Here are Presley's boyfriends :) Aren't they the cutest!!?

Presley thought it was more fun to go down the slide hands first! :)

 Meet the Babies!

Ms. Mia

Ms. Selah

Look at these sweet hair clips, Tiffany made for Presley :) We love them!

This is what our place looks like at the moment..A little like the North Pole..but, its gorgeous..and I am trying to enjoy it! 

My Dream home:) This place is super close to us..and its just gorgeous with this beautiful snow..so I had to take a picture! :)

Oh, happy day!

My photography logo is complete! My sweet friend, Jennifer did exactly what I envisioned. Matt saw it and his first word was feminine. I thought that was a great way to describe it. :) I am excited to get my photography blog updated..so bear with me..its still in the works! Here's a few pics of my baby doll. :) Seriously, how did I get so lucky?

This morning was MOPs, which I just LOVE..so great to have other Christian Moms with Preschoolers, going through the same things I am. I have been blessed to make lots of friends, and hear wonderful speakers and mentor moms give great Godly advice. Today, our pastors, wife spoke about being a Christian parent in this crazy world..it was great..basically following this verse.

Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it. Proverbs 22:6

I am just very thankful for this group at our church..and happy I get to be a part of it!

On a another note, we are getting more snow tonight.. It just started and we should have a few inches by the morning..Can we say, love it..its pretty, but, I'm ready for SPRING! lol

My little Chatterbox :)

Fun with the McKown's

Today was a great day! IT started with a huge blessing.. I took my camera in to Cord Camera ( Kenwood area for you Ohio friends) and the sweet man cleaned my camera for FREE!! I thought I was going to have to have it sent off ( for $$ and take 3 weeks to get back) He just used a Blower Bulb to blow out the dirt..AND you better believe I bought one for $10, in case it happens again..and b/c he was HONEST and polite! See customer service does pay off! :)
Camera fixed= Happy Tiffany

So then we went to see Lindsey, Greyson, and sweet baby Selah..

Haha. looks like these two just got engaged! Presley adores Greyson..and he is not shy with hugs for her :) Its too sweet!

Sweet Baby Selah was sleeping, so I had to snap a pic!

Before, my camera was giving me problems, I didn't like shooting in AUTO..but, now I love auto..well, maybe not love...but, I don't take Ms. AUTO for granted :)

She made this hilarious face :)

I had zero natural light.. so here's some pics in AUTO.

 Greyson got creative:)

Then we all went to Panera and enjoyed a nice lunch with our sweet friends! Gotta love getting out of the house on a cold day and spending time with people ya love! :)

Pretty in Pink

Today it snowed some more.. So, I thought we would play dress up and see how Presley's new outfit from The Judd's looked on.. It was TOO CUTE! I love her in pink! Especially HOT pink! We played with her Dora Megablocks today.
I am having a hard time getting her to be still, so sorry about the pictures not being super sharp. Not that anyone really cares, but me :) lol

Her eyelashes..are AMAZING:) 

She loves swinging Dora :)

Still holding on to her bday balloon..25 days later..LOL

Best Birthday buy ever!

We are looking forward to a full week..Bible Study, lunch with friends, and Mops..Love a full week :) Makes it easier to live away from home. 

I am going to take my camera this Wed.. Praying it doesn't have to be sent off to be cleaned..IT will take 3 weeks if so.. Long time without it. :( 

And this is how we feel about the Superbowl coming up!! :) Presley is enjoying watching football with her daddy.

Funny story~

 I actually guessed the score last night.. I told Matt that the Steelers would win by 5..he laughed, and asked if I knew points in Football.. I said, yes.. And guess what..They won by 5! :) lucky guess for sure.

The Sharp motto :)

I love "subway art" so I have been thinking about a good "motto" for our family. I wanted to frame it a put it in a place where we would all see it daily..and strive to act it out..for each other, Presley, our family, and our friends. This morning we all got to go to church as a family..Which I LOVE. Matt usually works Sundays, so I fly solo most of the time.
Our pastor, Tom preached an amazing sermon from Romans 12.

Romans 12

A Living Sacrifice

 ¹ Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. ² Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.

Humble Service in the Body of Christ

 ³ For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you. ⁴ For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, ⁵ so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. ⁶ We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us. If your gift is prophesying, then prophesy in accordance with your^[a] faith;⁷ if it is serving, then serve; if it is teaching, then teach; ⁸ if it is to encourage, then give encouragement; if it is giving, then give generously; if it is to lead,^[b] do it diligently; if it is to show mercy, do it cheerfully.

Love in Action

 ⁹ Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good.¹⁰ Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves. ¹¹ Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. ¹² Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. ¹³ Share with the Lord’s people who are in need. Practice hospitality. ¹⁴ Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. ¹⁵Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn. ¹⁶Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position.^[c] Do not be conceited.
 ¹⁷ Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everyone. ¹⁸ If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone. ¹⁹ Do not take revenge, my dear friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,”^[d] says the Lord. ²⁰ On the contrary:
   “If your enemy is hungry, feed him;
   if he is thirsty, give him something to drink.
In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head.”^[e]
 21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

It was talking about living the dream that God has for us.. to surrender everything to Him, and living your life for Him..being different, not like this world, to live soberly like the verse states, and mostly loving others! So ironic, because I had just framed this the night before.
These were taken with my little camera.. no judging! lol

I just uploaded these cute pics I took at our playdate at the Judds a week ago.. Presley loves playing with these 3! Tyson and Presley were cracking Tiffany and I up..trying to "play" Dr. with Mia. :) Tiffany sent me the last one, saying that Presley would make a great big sister one day. :) Presley LOVES babies.. as you can see in the pictures.. Maybe, one day ;)

This girl hates wearing socks!

Ha! Tyson is a DOLL!

My Favorites!

Well, Presley didn't know where the heart was,

 but she knew a bottom when she saw one! :)

Mia, be scared! Very scared!!

Sad, I didn't get any pics of Avery :( Hopefully next time!
We love this family!! They are the sweetest friends to us... We are looking forward to lunch with them this week :)