Silly Jilly: Jumparoo Jilly

Baby Jilly has gotten so good at jumping in her jumparoo!  Now, when the music plays, she goes crazy!!!  Check out this video to see her in action. 

She didn't know we were filming her but towards the end, she notices us watching her.  Silly Jilly!

Life as a House: If These Walls Could Talk...

It's been a while since I provided an update on our house.  A lot of progress has been made, including the windows being installed, all the electrical work is done, and plumbing going in.  But the biggest change of all is that the inside walls have been put up! 

Putting in the windows

And Here are the Walls

I had the idea to go in and write saying on all the walls of our house.  "If these walls could talk..." they would tell you our wishes for our new home. 

In the entryway, "Bless this home and all who enter"

In the front room, "As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. -Joshua 24:15"

In the kitchen "Eat, Drink, and Be Merry"



In the Dining Room, "Come Gather at our Table"

In the Master bedroom, "All because 2 people fell in love"

In our little girl's doorwaay, "Good morning, Beautiful!"

And over her crib, "Every good and perfect gift is from above. -James 1:17"

And in the guest bedroom, "May our home be warm and our friends be many"

I know that the sayings and scripture will get painted over, but we will remember the words that are written there.  This was just another little touch to make this home more our own. After all, "A house is made of walls and beams.  A home is built of love and dreams."

From the wall in our living room, where the fireplace is...

Also, they have finished putting the stone and brick in place so the outside of our house is coming along great.  It is so beautiful, exactly as we hoped it would look!

The Front of our House

Almost ready for us to move in!

Next up, they will be painting the walls and putting in the cabinets!  We hope to be in the house in about a month.  For now, we start packing (the not so fun part of moving)!

Happy Father's Day

 The greatest gift I ever had came from God and I call him Dad!

Happy 2 Year Anniversary!

2 years ago today, Julian and I said "I do!" 

Happy

So happy to spend the rest of our lives with each other as best friends, lovers, and soulmates

Enjoying the amazing experience our relationship has been thus far as we have grown and changed together

Continuing to fall in love with each other everyday, especially as we watch the other fall more in love with our daughter

Only two years of marriage so far, but they have been the most amazing years of our lives

Never forgetting all the love and support we have gotten from each other and those around us

Dreaming of our future together and working to make our dreams come true

Anniversary!

Our First Kiss as Husband and Wife

All our Wedding Guests

So In Love on Our Wedding Day

Our First Dance

Partying all night

So much fun!!!

Sealed with a Kiss



What an Amazing Day!



Happy 4 Months, Jillian!

Happy baby in her Bumbo

What a fun month this has been for our little girl! In the past month, Jilly has started to laugh, smile lots, roll over, and play with her feet!

Playing with my feet

She is becoming more and more aware of the environment around her.
We went to her well-baby check up and she weighs 14 pounds, 10 ounces and is 24.5 inches tall! She's in the 75th percentile in weight and 50th percentile in height, which is good because she's evening out.
Another big occurrence this month is that Jilly went on a plane for the first time! We were in El Paso for Jilly's 4 month birthday, where our little girl was getting loved on by her grandparents, aunts and uncles, and by cousin Lauren!


Off to Grandma's in El Paso!

In my PJs on the plane

Unfortunately, her monthly mile-marker monkey did not make the trip with us so I took her pictures with him before we left!


Look how big I am getting!

I love my monkey

And Jillian also got her ears pierced on her 4 month birthday!

Look at my earrings!

Overall, this past month was great as we continue to watch our precious baby girl grow, change, learn, and love! We are so in love with our little girl and can't wait to see what next month has in store for us!

***Please note - I have failed as a blogger!!!  I did not work on the blog while we were on vacation in El Paso...and I left my camera in El Paso on accident so these are all cell phone pictures.  I will update this post with more/better pictures as soon as I can.  But thanks for reading this post anyway!***

Happy Birthday Cousin Lauren!

Lauren and her birthday cake

Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday Little Lauren
Happy birthday to you

To our beautiful god-daughter, niece, and cousin Lauren,
We hope that your first birthday is as special and amazing as you are. It has been so wonderful to watch you, from the day you were born...

Lauren and her Daddy

And came home from the hospital...

Little Lauren

And all the special little memories in between...

Lauren's 1st 4th of July

Sleeping/praying Lauren

Lauren and Grandma Pauline

Me and my niece/Goddaughter

Cute little family

Lauren and Jilly now split this role =)

Lauren's 1st Halloween!

Thanksgiving at our house

Lauren's 1st Christmas!

Lauren meets Jilly

Pretty Little Lauren

We have so many fond memories of your first year of life and all you have brought to this family. We cannot wait to watch you as you continue to grow before our eyes. Though we are not there with you everyday, please know how much we love you, support you, and will always be there for you!
Happy Birthday Little June Bug Lauren!