Wishing and hoping...

Life has been just plan busy! But God is good! On Christmas morning there was a bright and beautiful rainbow outside my in-laws as we opened presents....and a short time later...three more, full rainbows as we traveled to our grandparents. It was a sweet reminder for us to keep our eyes focused on Christ and his birth!

 I had been hoping to have some sweet Christmas pictures posted....but we have been house sitting for our friends and my camera connection cable is lost some where at our house. Hopefully soon :-)

Scarf Modeling!

Here is what happens when I am home alone with the computer. Instead of being productive...I decided to be ridiculous and goofy and model the many uses for my new scarf from Gap. At least Corey could see all that I accomplished.

It's beginning to look a lot like christmas!

Here are a few pictures as I begin to decorate for Christmas. More to come once we pick out our tree. As this Christmas approaches, I feel God reminding me to remember what Christmas is all about.  I find myself getting caught in the winter whirlwind! Shopping, decorating, anticipating Christmas parties, baking cookies and festivity of Christmas. I have lately been reminded how blessed we are.  For my sweet and loving husband, our jobs, a place to call home, such amazing family and friends and most importantly our Savior. A Savior that choose to give Himself to save a sinner like me.  "My chains are gone, I've been set free, my God my Savior, has ransomed me and like a flood his mercy rains. Unending love, Amazing Grace.". 

 Only 24 day's to go!

Thanksgiving 2008

Thanksgiving was at our house this year! It was great to have Corey's family out for a few nights and my mom, sister and Phill make it out Thanksgiving day. We had a busy day of cooking and munching on yummy food. We had a great game of Scrabble going in the afternoon and a sweet walk on the bluffs for family pictures!

An attempt to make a cute Thanksgiving dinner table.

Part of the center-piece before the candle caught a leaf on fire!

This is Cheebee (not sure the spelling of this one) our landloards dog that we were dog-sitting. He was quite to little stinker at times and who knew he could shake and give high-five's!

A few more favorites!

Miss Baylie!

I had the opportunity to send some time with my best friends daughter Baylie!

Every picture was stinkin' adorable...but here's a few of my favorites. 

Getting ready for Thanksgiving.

I am getting ready for Thanksgiving, which is at our place this year!  I am excited but nervous about cooking my first turkey... and all ready thinking that Corey's going to have to do the dirty work of cleaning out the guts! Yuck! Hopefully in the end...it's tasty! 

Election Day 2008

Corey and I gathered together with our close friends for an Election Day Party. We had some yummy dinner and eagerly watched the election results. Robin sported the next president elect..... Obama!

Some more great shots.

My camera and I at the VA.

These shots are taken at a building on the VA grounds in LA. This awesome old building looks like it has been locked up for many years. I would have loved to get inside but would have been arrested per the sign on the door.  "Condemned for espestos and lead particle." Yikes.

A few more!

A few more of my favorites from Haiti.

Afraid

Beauty

The feeding program

October!

It's October. The weather is changing, the leaves are falling and the wind is blowing. All together....this means fires! Fires that seem to come each October, and I think, all because of the weather man. What a coincidence, the warnings come...red flag warnings...fire watch.. and the next day, the fires start. I have come to think that pyromaniacs out there seize the moment. This moment that means Corey, and many others work, and work and work. How frustrating!

A few more pictures!

Jeff and Jenn tie the knot!

Our great neighbors, Jeff and Jenn got married October 3rd at Point Dume in Malibu! It was gorgeous. 

The Bride and Groom!

Happy October!

Happy October 1st...and what a hot day it was. I was getting  excited and ready for fall, and then, it's hotter then I remember it being all summer! Corey and I had an eventful, but relaxing day. We went for a bike/skateboard ride to enjoy the beautiful weather and spent and hour or so trying to catch a little dog that was on the run.

In the ups and downs, I am constantly reminded of my inability to make it through life without Christ as my foundation. My continual verse of strength is Proverbs 3:5-6. "Trust in the Lord with all your strength and lean not on your own understandings. In all your ways acknowledge him and he will make straight your paths."

Thursday Photo Shoot!

Here are a few shots of my grandparents old Polaroid Camera!