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The Little Girl

We're a little behind, but we finally planted a tree in honor of Abby's dedication.  Hey, it was within the year...that's not so bad, right?   We went to our favorite local market/nursery because they were having a sale and I would much rather have my money going toward an awesome organic nursery and farm than Lowes.  After much hunting for the perfect tree for Abby, we settled on a Magnolia hybrid appropriately called The Little Girl.   It will grow to be only about 6 feet tall, which I think is perfect considering that Abby is destined to be little. I love the beautiful purple blooms! We had an old holly tree that we needed to get rid of, so we got some help from a boy in the youth group with a much greener thumb than either of us!  After the tree was cut down, he started in on planting Abby's tree.   Abby already points to her tree whenever we go outside.  If she's anything like Caleb, she will take a strong liking to h...

There Was a Time..

...when I was so frustrated with life... ...that I thought Abby would never go out in public... ...and I wanted to give away her beautiful dresses she had. Now, I'm so glad... ...I listened to my mom and kept them!

I Take a Lot of Pictures...

Maybe I went a little overboard... ...with all the picture-taking... ...but how could I resist... . ...when I have such cute kids?!

Wordless Wednesday

Photo Shoot

Sitting up (not by herself, but it looks like it!) Getting sleepy after so many pictures She just loved playing with her dress!  She's such a girly girl!  Do you like the bloomers?! The closest to a smile I got. There are MANY more to come...Sunday's pictures have given me a miriad of post opportunities!!

"Our God"

As a special gift to us, our church choir sang a beautiful arrangement of  "Our God" on the day of Abby's dedication.  The talented Michelle also created a slide show to coordinate with the song, which brought on lots of tears from our spot in the back row!  You can watch the song below.  Thank you, John, for doing this for our family.  It touched us so much and allowed others to see how far God has brought our family in the last 7 months.  It was perfect!

Wordless Wednesday

The Dedication

Disclaimer:  I am going to take full advantage of the photo ops I had on Sunday and S-P-R-E-A-D the pictures I took out over the next few posts.  :) The dedication was, in a word, perfect.  It meant so much to us to have so many family members and friends there to share this moment with us.  Here are a few pictures from the dedication itself. Family Photos Pastor Wagner gave Abby her very first Bible. Caleb and Abby were both really good!! Pastor Wagner shared the meaning of Abby's name and decided that she is a Joy, Joy, Joy!  :) Abigail:  Father's Joy Elizabeth:  Consecrated to God Joy:  Joyful   Then, Abby went to "Papa Wagner!" Pastor Wagner shook Caleb's hand too.   Off we go with our little entourage! Stay tuned for many more pictures!  :)