Fun in Portland while Daddy was gone in Israel

Kiddos growing up! So Cute!

Wow! They are growing so fast. We are truly enjoying this stage of life...the kids are so much fun. Their individual personalities are coming out and it is so awesome to the gifts that they each bring to the table, God made them each so different. I love it. I praise him daily for my children! love you all...enjoy, Kristal

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EJ plays Buzz Lightyear!

Well EJ plays Buzz light year in the window and figures out he cannot fly..check it out!

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Camping trip to Cottage Grove

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Hey everybody, check out our camping trip...had a blast!!!! Looking forward to it again in 2 weeks! Love you all!

So as summer is quickly passing, both of the girls have been growing so much in their "girly-ness". Eva is a little princess coming out of her shell with her schreiks and screams, and will not put any part of her body on the grass! If you set her down her feet instantly go up next to her head and she cries! Pretty hilarious! We are going camping next weekend so should work out good for us to just put her on a blanket...she surely won't want to crawl off of it!! lol. And Acacia is already preparing for her princess party in August. I told her I was going to have a princess tea party for her and her little girl friends...she is esctatic! Always comes out with new outfits and new ideas for her princess party! I tell ya, she is 100% girl! Every day is a challenge to get her to wear anything but a dress! She has a heart of gold! She's been really helpful lately, doing things around the house and man, growing oh so fast! I love her! Well, that is about it for today....Elijah's Pirate Party is in 2 weekends..so we will have a blast sharing that on here! He is so excited~! love to all...Kristal

My oh my...she already turned 1!!

My oh my...a year has passed so quickly...she loved her cake!! Acacia and I made it for her..it was a blast!

Sweet Acacia

Wow...she has been blowing my mind the past couple of days..every time I look in the back seat of the car, or in the recliner...there she is with her bible cracked open and reading God's word. We were driving home from our 4th of July celebration last night and she was asking Jeremy all kinds of questions about the dry bones in Ezekiel that were raised from the dead.....Now I didn't even know that happened in the bible!!!! I am so blessed by her maturity in the Lord!

My Elijah Boy!

What a ball of fun he is...always making us laugh, tell jokes, be completely shocked or wear us out...God gave him to us to show us how vibrant life really can be lived!

First Blog entry...let's give this a whirl!

Okay, so I have a friend who loves to read blogs and convinced me of doing this to keep in contact with all of my friends and family...so I thought, since I love to do that anyway via e-cards, etc.....why not? So, I hope this is a fun thing for all of us!