more snip-its

*i am terrible at coming up with titles for my writings. it's ridiculous how much i think about this and how little i come up with. i always want to pick the perfect title that will attract people to read more, but rarely come up with anything close!

*i have spent most of the morning trying to set up my new embroidery machine and to figure out how exactly it works. they offer a class at the store i bought mine from that i am seriously considering taking... it seems complicated right now! all the same, everything is hooked up and ready to be used! i'm super excited and already have lots of ideas...we'll see how they turn out in actuality. :)

*ryan is out of town for the day! he went white water rafting with his brother and dad. nick is one week away from heading out to san antonio to begin his air force training, so they decided to squeeze in a little fun before he moves away.

*noah is smiling quite often these days! he is one studly little man if i've ever seen one!

*we have taken him out to the pool twice now. the first time, he was not very happy about his experience: but the second time went much better. personally, i think he likes swimming with mommy much more than with daddy! ;)

*he is continuing to grow and grow. you might look at this picture and think he's not getting enough to eat...but his rolls would say otherwise! ;) he is doing a great job of controlling his head and each day, his neck seems to grow a little bit more. it's at least half an inch now!

*it's amazing to watch as God continues to provide for us in spite of our lack of faith at times. i was reminded of this yesterday when God provided for me in a seemingly small way...at least, in a minor detail. as has become commonality for me, i couldn't find a thing to wear yesterday. we were throwing a shower for my soon to be sister-in-law after church and i wanted to look cute...and knew i couldn't wear the same thing i wore to the last shower (which would be just about the only dress that fits me these days)... i tried on at least a million different things and nothing was working for me. i got super frustrated, way too sarcastic with ryan and then threw myself on the bed for a little pity party. after a few moments of wallering (yes, wallering) in how terribly my life is and unshapely my body is, i was struck with an idea for something to wear. i made my way downstairs to see if it would work and it did. i ended up with a super cute dress that i already had shoes and a necklace to match. it was such an unimportant-in-the-big picture sort of a thing, but I was so encouraged to be reminded that God is even in the smallest of details in our lives. as ryan and i struggle to figure out how we will make it through the month, it was nice to see physical evidence that God has not forgotten us...

*i have a few more pictures to share from the past two months! (ahhh-our little boy is ALMOST 2 whole months old! where has the time gone?!)

he loves to sleep in his chair:
loves to relax in mommy and daddy's chair.. and loves to get his picture taken...

"how about a hawaiian punch??"