Scenery

Here are a few pics of Highbridge, which is a park right by us that overlooks the Kentucky River. It's very high up- but a great view. When I see landscape like this it reminds me how small we really are. I see God so much in nature and his creation. I'm so thankful to be in a place which is so beautiful and shows me so much of God's love.

Halle is doing great- stitches are out and scar is healing well!







My dad moved my brother down this weekend and it was great to have Papa here. He got to watch Halle swim in her pool and play with her all day!

Poor baby

Here's Halle conked out after a morning of church and out to lunch. She was so cute when I looked back to see her book open and her eyes closed.





And then, unfortunately, here's out little girl with 2 stitches in her head. She had a little run in with a dresser drawer and it got her good! The cut was just too deep and we took her to the ER and waited 3 1/2 hours. She was such a good sport. She walked around in her jammies saying hello to all the people waiting. It was a pretty traumatic experience for all of us. Brian thinks I cried more than she did. It was such a hard moment to see her in so much pain. But we're thankful we were able to get it taken care of and that it wasn't worse. If you want to see the wound without bandage, click on Brian's blog on my links and he posted one.




She looks really sad here, bc she didn't want to eat breakfast, but she's really doing well!

Welcome to our home

Our front door



When you walk in, here's our family room




And the kitchen




That's basically most the downstairs, and the bedrooms are upstairs and non-exciting, so I'll spare you those. It seems like we've been here much longer than 8 days. It just feels so much like home. We're really liking it a lot. Brian is plugging away at orientation classes and homework already. It's going to be busy, busy. I can't wait to see what this year brings!

My little model...

Some moments with the Hal Gal

Halle moments

Happy 4th of July

We had a great 4th of July in our new home- a little rainy, but great! We skipped out on the parade because of rain, but went to the Wilmore Festival for lunch. We got 20 cent hot dogs, free watermelon and dessert- how can you beat that? Halle loved walking around, and of course tasting some of our ice cream! Then at night we had a dinner with Brian's entire doctorate class. It was a great chance to meet everyone and get a little more insight into this year. We were again reminded at how challenging it will be and really how much work Brian really has. So we're gearing up for him to read, read, and read some more!







Here's what Halle has been up to...

Pics

Here are some pics of this past weekend that we spent in Michigan...








Some weddings...

We're here!

We are officially in our new home! Our move could not have gone smoother! So many prayers were answered with people helping us load and unload, and Halle being an angel in the car, we felt so blessed! We are exhausted and have been trying to get setteld since last night. We love it so far, it's so pretty and the people we've met have been great. We have felt so welcomed already in this community.

This past weekend we were able to go up to Michigan for a few weddings and some time with friends. It was so great to be able to see so many people and my paretns were able to watch Halle while Brian and I went to weddings. We miss MI very much so it was nice to go once more before our move.

I can't get pictures to upload, but I'll post some soon!

How can I live like this?

No TV, no internet, no washer and dryer, sitting amongst box after box. Yes, this has become my life. I'm actually sitting in the bathroom where I pick up a low signal that we got the password to of someone else's internet. Our TV is sold, and man what a difference. So I've been enjoying reading, and staring at the boxes I have to finish packing. Only a few more days until we leave for a few days, then head back, and then leave for good. It's seemed to creep up so fast. We feel like we've been in transition forever and are anxious to get going to get settled in. I've realized how important a home is to me, when mine is in disarray, I feel like everything is chaotic!

Here are a few snapshots into our lives lately, mostly of the Halle bug- saying new words and sounds each day. Today she said, "back" and "cricket"- all while reading her favorite books. The last one is all of the girls from our couple's small group who have helped make life here wonderful and I will miss them all!













While being excited to move on, we've been reflecting lately on how great life has been here. It's crazy to think Halle will never know how loved she was in this place, or how her whole life started here. How she learned to walk in our teeny tiny house, as I like to call it. Our years here have been important years in our lives. Tear. I could not have imagined

Home sweet home...at least for now

We are finally back in IN after a few weeks away. We had an amazing time and enjoyed some much needed rest. Brian and I took our fist vacation away from Halle. It was great to relax, but we missed her like crazy. We went on a cruise, which was a lot of fun for us both. We went to 3 islands in the Bahamas, and loved every minute. Here are a few pics...









For now we are packing up the house and getting ready for the big move. We officially take off on June 30. Brian is busy getting a lot of studying done before we leave. Hallle seems like she is getting bigger each day. Yesterday she said the word, "book" and now says it all day long. She'd rather read than do anything else. She carries books around and will bring them to you. We put her big girl carseat in the car and we can't believe how grown up she is. We love every minute.