Random mobile pics and other GREAT stuff.

So unfortunately I am not real good at having my camera with me at ALL times, but I do always have mine or Casey's iPhone. In which case, I will probably be posting pics from our phones that have no connection, but are still VERY cute. :) Oh, we videoed Lyla dancing in her ballerina costume at Hallelujah night, but it would not let me upload it! Something about the type of file... I'll figure that out later.

This was a life size (for Lyla) nativity scene! We walked into Hobby Lobby a few weeks ago, and she was just almost glued to it for 20 minutes. She did ask very sweetly if she could pet the animals however, which I was glad she did instead of barreling off into it! She also told me who everyone was, and asked to hold baby Jesus.

So as you all know, we adopted "little baby turtle Cecil" back during softball season. When we found him, he was only 1inch in diameter. He has grown to about 3 1/2 inches since then, but we no longer have him. The rest of this for adult ears only!  Unknown to us, turtles are VERY messy creatures. Don't want to get into the details, but I'd rather have a dog, that can just go outside to do his business, any day. We ended up putting baby turtle Cecil outside in his tank for a few weeks. After not changing the water for two weeks, it got VERY dirty! Out of site, out of mind right? Wrong. So I go to clean his tank out. As I pull his big sunbathing rock out of the tank to dump the water out, about 50 mosquito fly out!!!! And then I notice lots of larvae. YUCK! I quickly rush Lyla inside while screaming like a little girl. I DO NOT like mosquito bites. Then, gathering up some courage, I run back outside and dump it quick!!! (I also read online, and the larvae must have water to survive, so just dumping out the water would have killed them :)  ). Okay, so all that to say this....

Lyla and I go outside to enjoy the weather (after spraying down with some bug spray!). We get a quilt, read some books, and watch/ hold baby Cecil, who is also on the quilt. Then we really get into to some of the books and forget about baby turtle Cecil. And then I hear a crunch.... coming from Duke's direction!!!!!  :O  I rushed Lyla inside and told her we couldn't go back outside until daddy got home. So rest in peace baby turtle Cecil. We will miss your shy character, but not your stinginess. Thankfully, Lyla has not asked to see or hold Cecil. So we are not bringing the subject up!!

This is a tree we are planning on planting on our land! Mimosa (sp?) My parents have one and its blooms in the spring are sooo pretty and smell so nice! It also made a good easy climbing tree when we were young. Lyla is helping me carry one of them.

This was taken at the Schrimshire wedding! Papa stayed home with Lyla, so it felt like a date night! We were all dressed up, watching some good friends say their vows, and hearing some groovy classics to dance too. Fun night! I always enjoy going to weddings because it reminds and freshens our vows to one another. :)

October 23rd Jeremy and Sarah Pearsons came to RCC! It is so good to see Sarah when she comes down, and this time we got to meet Justice! He is 18 months old. Lyla and Justice hugged, smiled, and played for a while before and after church. Sarah sent me this picture from her phone. For quite a few days afterwards, Lyla would ask to see the picture of Justice, and then she would show anyone near her, who her new friend was.  Too cute.

We have been in a creative mood lately. Well maybe just Lyla and I, but nonetheless here is one artsy project we created.  I painted the tree and the leaves are our fingerprints. I think we may add some more leaves later, maybe some orange?

I will work on posting the way cute video of Lyla dancing! But in the mean time here a pic of her hair slicked back with ballerina eye make-up on, with her mimi. Casey kept saying "She looks so different!" I don't think he liked the make-up too much.... haha.

Oh! We also got Lyla a new car seat. The old one was SO bulky and heavy. I need to move it pretty often, so we were looking forward to the day when we could get a new one. She hit 30 lbs, so we rushed off to pick one out. Lyla enjoyed trying out the car seats in the store and discovering where the cup holders were. This one has elastic cup holders so any size cup will fit! It is so nice. Lyla can move and the actual seat is only like 2lbs. Nice!

DRUM ROLL PLEASE!!!!!............................................

Casey's got a new truck! We have been saving and diligently working on our finances for quite a few months now. We have looked for new cars several times, but never decided it was the right time. I still have the Lincoln, but if we needed to haul anything then we would have to take two vehicles, because not all three of us could fit in Casey's truck. Ralph Greer had been driving this 2006 1500 Silverado Z71 to church for a while with a for sale sticker on it. Casey mentioned that he liked it, but it was out of our price range. So we didn't consider it any further. A couple of other people looked at it, and made sure we were not still interested (at which time we said no). Then last Sunday Ralph came up to Casey and asked if were still interested. Casey said no, it's not in our price range. Ralph then told Casey a number that was in our price range without even knowing what it was! God is sooo good. We knew we wanted something that we could haul stuff in, and that Casey could use for work. It is extended cab so Lyla easily fits in it and we could fit two more back there!

Here is the really awesome news though! When we decided we were going to buy it, we had the thought lets give your old truck away. We didn't need the money so we were excited use it as seed. Then we heard a name and told this individual that we would like to give him our old truck. We knew he didn't have a vehicle, but we did not know that, a couple weeks ago, he had gone up after service for prayer and agreement for a new vehicle. So when we gave him the news, he teared up thanked us, and said "I'm in agreement with ya'll for your return". We said thank you, and he said "No, really, I'm in with ya on this one". :)

God is good.