Sunday, April 4, 2010

Easter Sunday






We awoke to an absolutely gorgeous Easter Sunday in Huntersville. Janet was very excited because she was going to get to show off her girls in the beautiful Easter dresses that their G.G. had made for them. Blake was just proud of the whole family and excited for what would be a tremendous day.

The morning started well and everybody got ready on time. Service started at 9:30 so we wanted to be there shortly after 9 to ensure that we could get some seats with "easy access" to the exit in case things deteriorated quickly. Almost immediately after pulling into the parking lot we started hearing the "ooohhhs" and "aaahhhs" about how pretty the girls were in their dresses and bonnets. Their G.G. is an amazing lady with many talents.

We were able to get some pictures prior to the service. The church had set up an area for picture taking so that helped as their were photographers on hand. At this point Anna Blake had started to cry slightly but she was still hanging in.

We found our seats at the back of the sanctuary around 9:10. It was like the big guy was looking out for us because the place was packed but these two seats couldn't have been hand picked any better. The service started around 9:30 and Anna Blake made it through the processional before Blake needed to walk with her outside. Samantha hung in a little longer but unfortunately we had to leave early. They are still just a bit young to pull off a full service during nap time.

All in all it was a glorious day and the girls looked beautiful. We wish we could have been in Charleston to share with G.G. in person but hopefully these pictures will suffice for now.

Sunday, March 21, 2010

Why Seven Six 2009?

Simply because it's the day that our lives changed forever. Janet and I were blessed on that day to bring our beautiful baby girls into the world at 8:12 and8:14Pm that evening.

Anna Blake and Samantha are blessings that we spent much time wondering if we would ever have. We spent many emotional days hearing that we weren't pregnant but on this day we had our dreams come true.

Now that we have this space we look forward to sharing stories, pictures, memories with our family and friends about our lives, their lives and everything we have to look forward to and be thankful for.

I have an ability
It’s pounding at my door.
Screaming for more.

In the world that owes you nothing
you give everything.
Everything.

And now I’m caught in between
but I can’t leave behind
the world I may never find.
So fly one time.
So fly one time.

- Ben Harper, Fly One Time