.........and Baby makes Four........

Wow!! It's been a long time.....

2009-10-25T15:21:00.000-07:00

Soooo, a LOT has happened since my last post! One of the most amazing things is that our sweet baby girl was born on July 7th. She is absolutely perfect. We were once again amazed at God's grace and beauty. Holding a newborn baby is an unbelievable experience. To know that this tiny miracle grew for 9 months (actually 10 :) ) and how each intricate part formed is amazing, and I don't know how someone could experience all of that and still not believe in God.

Okay, sorry, off of my soapbox for now!! :) Ella Grace Warren was born on July 7th by c-section...10 days before her scheduled arrival! Both of my children obviously don't have much patience...neither waited until they were actually supposed to come!! She weighed 8 lbs 5 oz and was 20 1/4 inches long. Big brother Grisham has loved her from the very beginning and is an awesome brother! He adjusted very well to having a new baby at home and has been an awesome helper! I recovered a lot better after her birth than Grisham's, so I was only down for a few days. I'm thinking it may be in part to me having a 4 year old that needed me to do things for him....which I am so grateful for.

At her 2 mth checkup, Ella Grace weighed 12 lbs 13 oz....she's a big girl just like her big brother was!! Well, that's all I have time for now...the princess is waking up and is ready to eat!! I've posted some pictures from her first couple of days....I'll post more recent ones a little bit later!! There's still a lot more that has happened in our lives!!! :)

Sweet Ella Grace

Mommy and Ella Grace

Happy Family

Grisham, Daddy and Ella Grace

Mommy and Ella Grace talking :)

Gingerbread House Fun!!!

2009-01-17T08:30:00.000-08:00

Alrighty...moving right along to Christmas fun! Brent and Grisham decorated a gingerbread house at school and built a bigger one at home.

It was too funny seeing them work together...especially at school. Brent was wanting it to look good, and Grisham was just wanting to eat the candy!!! Too funny! Then, when we started to do ours at home, the roof fell in, and Grisham was very upset by this. He didn't even want to see the side of the house where the roof was broken!

Grisham's 3K Class

Working Hard

I want to eat this tootsie roll!!

And now for our creation we built at home.........

The big hole in the roof!! :)

Look at that concentration! :)

I don't want it on my fingers!!

Telling us what he's doing.

Discussing what to do next

This is fun :)

Deep concentration like Daddy

The finished product!!! Yay!

So....it's been a while! :)

2009-01-17T07:31:00.000-08:00

I apologize for the lack of updates. :) After we got back from the Grand Canyon....life got really busy. I know, no excuse, right? ;) So...needless to say, I have tons of pictures to update everyone on our big boy. I have to call him that now, because over the Christmas break....he decided he wanted to start using the potty!! Praise God....that has been one of our major challenges with him....but once he decided to do it, he did.

For Halloween, he decided he wanted to be a cowboy. So, we took him to Cowboy Corner to pick out his clothes. Believe it or not, he chose the purple shirt. :)

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving...spending time with family and friends. While at Nana and Tata's house, I decided to take some pictures of him at the barn....so below, you'll find some of my favorites. Because of the amount of pictures I have, the Christmas update will be the next blog...that I'm going to post right after this one. Can you tell that some people have been asking about my reasons for not updating??? ;) I hope they are happy today...because you will all be getting at least 3 updates in one day!!! :)

LOVE those EYES!!!

Looks like he's up to something:)

One last thing....I can't talk about Thanksgiving break without talking about the Egg Bowl. :) My cuz Lauren, great friend, Mary and I went. Needless to say....Lauren and I were VERY happy with the outcome!! :) Sorry, Mary! ;) We still love ya! Hotty Toddy!! Go Rebels!!

Lauren and Me

Mary and Me

Hope you all enjoyed the updated pics of Grisham....until next time :)

Life is Grand!! :)

2008-10-14T15:02:00.001-07:00

So...here they are...Grand Canyon pictures:)! We took over 500 pictures...so I may post a few each day...just the ones that are my favorites. :) For the first few minutes of seeing it, Brent and I were both speechless. Completely in awe of God and his awesome creation. There are simply no words to describe it. We hope to go back and spend more time there soaking up all the beauty God made for us. Isn't that amazing? That God made something so beautiful for us? Why do we deserve it? We don't. He just loves us that much...and more...to send His precious Son to die to save us, sinners. Wow. What love is greater than that? Hope you enjoy the pictures. And I hope and pray that you know God loves you. I pray that you have accepted Him as your Lord and Savior.

Beautiful...simply beautiful.
Really close to the edge!
Blessing.

Wow.

God is so Good!

2008-10-14T14:01:00.000-07:00

Hello:)! I'm so sorry it's been awhile! We had a really busy summer that seemed to fly by!! Brent and I spent a week in Mexico on a mission trip. Grisham grew, grew and grew some more! He is now in 3K at Magnolia Heights...so surreal for him to be old enough. He is changing so much everyday.

Brent, Grisham and I just returned from a mission trip/vacation last week. Our church is planning a mission for next October to Shiprock, NM. We went on a "scouting" trip to find out all that can and needs to be done. It was such a blessing for us to be able to take Grisham with us. While in Shiprock, we met with Russell, who is a missionary with the NAMB. He covers a wide area of that part of New Mexico. He gave us many different things that could be done, and we also went to the First Baptist Church of Shiprock....it has a lot of repairs needing to be done to it. All in all, it was a very eye opening experience for both Brent and myself. We spent two days there, then drove over to Monument Valley for a day, and then to the Grand Canyon for a day. My birthday fell on the Friday we were in Monument Valley....such a great way to spend my 30th birthday. I've posted some pics below of Monument Valley...the next post will have Grand Canyon pics. :)

Look at this BIG rock!!
God's amazing beauty
So Blessed
Grisham getting tired of pictures:)
Silly, silly boy:)

Belize...God's Amazing Grace...

2008-06-10T14:10:00.000-07:00

Wow...I'm not really sure where to start, so I'll just start at the very beginning. This mission trip started way before we arrived at the church early on the morning of April 19th. It was obviously all in God's plan for Brent and I to be on this team of amazing people that would be going to an amazing place.

Back in the Fall of 2007, our pastor, whose name is also Brent, announced a mission to Belize. Brent and I knew that the church was planning one, but we had decided that it wasn't the right time for us to financially be able to go. Well, that Sunday, I was in the balcony, running the video cameras and Brent was downstairs to collect the offering. Brother Brent got up, talked a little about Belize and a picture was put up on the screen. I have really never felt the Holy Spirit move in me, but that day, I did. I knew in my heart that God wanted us to go. Not just me, US. So, Brent came upstairs after he collected the offering, sat down and looked at me. I mouthed to him that we were supposed to go to Belize....and he said...I know. He got the same exact feeling at the same exact time. Wow. God is amazing!

So, our next thing was...the way to pay for it. But, we gave it over to God and prayed about it constantly. We had gone to Mexico on a mission trip last summer and definitely wanted to go back...but, we knew that it was God's plan for us to go...so we left the financial stuff to Him.

Obviously, He provided for us to go on BOTH mission trips. This was only the beginning of His Amazing Grace.

We arrived at the Memphis Airport early April 19th. After a brief layover in Houston...it was on to Camp Destiny, Belize. We arrived in Belize later that afternoon and took our time getting acquainted with Pastor Jim, Mrs. Jenny and Mardenie. This precious family has now become a part of our family. They are truly servants of God....Brent and I learned so much from them that week.

Sunday, we had a Vacation Bible School day camp. We ministered to around 200 children that day. Of course, it was crazy...but what VBS isn't? The children were precious...Brent, Chantay and I were in charge of crafts....one craft being a photo with a "frame" that they decorated. This was the most popular craft because they don't have many, if any, pictures of themselves. This day was awesome..but very tiring. I've gotta run now, stay tuned for more on our exciting adventure....I'll leave you with a few picutres from the week....

God's Beauty
Taking pictures at a local school
Brent and I at Altun Ha...Mayan Ruins
Our home away from home....Camp Destiny
Mardenie and Me....precious girl:)

I'll finish later.....plus add more pictures....I have just a few!!:)

GOD IS GOOD!

So....it's been a while!!:)

2008-06-09T21:27:00.000-07:00

Okay, so a lot has obviously gone on since Easter. I promise to try to update more often!! Brent and I went on a mission trip in April to Belize....needless to say.....it was amazing and we definitely felt God move in every minute of every day. I'll post those pictures next. I've added pictures below of Grisham's birthday. It was back in May, but better late than never! I've gotta go now, time for bed and getting ready for VBS!!

I love my new tent!!
My new "glub" and ball!
AHHHH!! This baby goat wants to eat me!
Old McGrisham and his Thomas the Train
I loooooved riding the ponies...ALL DAY LONG!!

A Mini-Vacation!!!

2008-04-09T16:49:00.000-07:00

Dyeing Eggs is FUN!!!
Look at all my Bulldozers!!!:)

Daddy, Mommy and Grisham before going to church.
I liked these little chicks....

after about 30 minutes of not liking them:)

There were 2 yellow ones and a PINK one!

We are headed to the beach tomorrow!!! YAY!! Grisham has been asking all day when we are going....needless to say, he doesn't grasp the concept of time and days yet!:) One of my close friends is getting married this weekend in Gulf Shores, so off we go! I know I will have tons of pictures to post next week, but for now, here are some Easter pics. I still need to figure out how to put the pictures after what I write:). I'm working on it!

Our First Post:)

2008-03-24T15:38:00.000-07:00

Sitting on a fallen tree in our

backyard---I guess he thought we

were being funny!

This is where Grisham stayed while

Brent and I built him a snowman!

He LOVED the icicles--but got mad when

they broke as he threw them at his trucks!

Okay, so I'm new to this whole blogging thing, but I figure it is a good way to keep in touch with family and friends we don't get to see very often---and a good way to let them see our precious gift, Grisham, grow up. Please bear with me---it may take me a while to get used to updating and uploading pictures. Well, here goes, I'm going to try to put some pictures of the recent snow we had----these are taken in OUR backyard---at our NEW house!! I'll post pics of our new home at a later date!:) YAY! I figured out how to put pictures and comments under them!!
Time for supper---I'll add more about our story later!:)