Visiting Virginia

We went to visit my family in VA last week! We had a great time seeing family and spent some time at the lake as well! Elsie met her Uncle Matt for the first time, went on her first plane ride, her first boat ride and had her first life jacket experience! It was hilarious to see her in that huge life jacket...she never made a peep, but you could tell she wasn't crazy about that thing "choking" her! Once we got going she tried to "eat" the wind...so cute!! She kept sticking her tongue out to catch the breeze!! My family just kept going on and on about how good of a baby she is. She acted like she was at home on her normal schedule. She is so sweet and had everyone wrapped around her finger!!! Here are a few pics :)

On the boat....I think she is a little stunned!!! (That is my Aunt Peggy Jo in the background)

So cute in her float and sunglasses!

Uncle Matt (just after awaking one morning)

Mama Dot and Elsie....Elsie is a 4th generation Marable woman. We were all together :)

Elsie and Gigi......fell fast asleep on the flight to VA.

Happy Father's Day!!!!

You are our hero!!!!

Fun with puffs

Oh this face....

Baby E is 6 months!!!

Wow! How time has flown....we cannot believe our baby girl is 6 months old!! She is sitting up all by herself and well on her way to crawling! I never imagined how much I could love her....as most of you know I am not a super "emotional" person, but when I look at her, my heart overflows with the "ooey gooies". I am often jealous as I read others blogs, that the words seem to flow so easily about all the things that you "feel".....this is not so easy for me!! As I admitted to my small group the other night, being a mom to a girl is scary. I have two eyes studying my every move, two ears listening to my every word, and two lips repeating the things I say. I have the daunting task of being the role model that she will look to when deciding what kind of woman she will be. I am not just living for myself anymore. I have been charged to be a woman of noble character so that my daughter can learn how to be that same kind of woman. I know that I will not always succeed, but hope to teach Elsie how to pick herself up when she fails and accept forgiveness. I do not like for others to see my flaws....I pray that I can allow her (and others) to see my imperfections so that she knows it is OK to not be perfect, to cry when she needs to, to ask for a hug when she needs one, and to talk about how she REALLY feels!!!

When I look at her now, my mind whirls at the handiwork of our Creator. I know she is not perfect, but I cannot imagine thinking of her in any other way! Baby Girl....I love you!!

Isabelle and Elsie

Today we were able to celebrate Isabelle's baptism with the Denbows and Butlers! What a special time we were able to spend together as a family! We are so blessed to have a family that has the same values as we do and are able to share in the responsibility of raising our daughters! Elsie is sitting up now so we were able to get some long awaited cousin pictures!

What beautiful girls the Lord has entrusted to us!!

Scootin' and Rockin'