More pics

Here are some pics that I took this weekend...

Ben and I stopped to put some gas in the car before we left SA and while he was pumping the gas, this bird stopped by to say "hello". It was so nice to see it being so comfortable so close to danger (the parking lot). :) It stayed for a bit and flew away. It was so nice and a sweet blessing from God to see that before the trip! :)

Hey, that's me! I took this when we were driving home from Austin on Sat. afternoon! :) Rachel was so excited to see us when we got to my parent's house on Saturday afternoon! :)
We got in on Sat. afternoon (like I mentioned earlier), but we were kinda tired to go to church at 5pm, so we stayed in and unpacked and actually took Rachel to our little Lake here at the apartment and had a nice quiet dinner at home. :) It was nice to just relax and be with each other.

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Rachel and I woke up nice and refreshed on Sunday morning and got all "dolled up" so we could go to church! :) It was different b/c we went w/o Ben, but it was a nice adventure for me! (I totally rely on Ben to go with us places on the weekends so it's nice to venture out on our own.) He stayed to finish some work for school. :)

Here's Rachel with her Easter dress (putting some use into it before she grows out of it). My mom had bought that shawl a long time ago and she'd only worn it once before, so I put it on her again on Sunday. She looked adorable with it on! :)

Love and Respect

Here we are getting ready for our little road trip through the country. My good friend Angie was the one who told me about this conference and she also gave us a nice, scenic way to get to Austin. It was a BEAUTIFUL and CALMING way to get to Austin (which can usually be very hectic and rushed). Thanks Angie! We loved it! :)

ON Friday and Sat. morning, Ben and I went for a day trip to Austin for the Love and Respect Conference held at the Hill Country Bible Church. It was FABULOUS!!! So excited to be on our way to Austin for the evening! We look a little proccupied because we were almost there and trying not to take the wrong turn! :)
Trying to take a pic of Ben and I before going to bed Friday night.... he kept hiding his face behind my big head! We had a blast! :)

Overall, we learned so much from Dr. & Mrs. Eggerich at this conference! So many ideas were given on how to make a marriage work and get out of the "Crazy Cycle" that we get on at times. It's nice to know that we all have problems, but there's a way to fix it and learn to be mature and respect and love each other. I am so glad that God made this all fall into place and we were able to be blessed by these wonderful speakers. :) He's so good!! :)

Halloween Pics

Getting ready to get dressed into her costume.

(I don't know why I was making that face, but we were excited to be getting the hair done before we put the costume on!)

I'm a princess/ballerina! (It's whatever you decide she looks more like!) BTW, thanks mom ("Lala")for putting this one together for us! :)
Where's the candy!?
Rachel and Daddy playing in the yard before it's time to go get candy!
Mom and Rachel looking pretty! ;)

We had fun! Rachel, Daddy, Lala and I went to a few houses to get candy, but we started to early, many ppl weren't ready or home yet. We wanted to get back before it got too dark and pass out the candies at my parent's house. Rachel wanted to go to "more houses" and she really enjoyed picking out candy from the bowls. (I would tell her to take only 1 or 2 and she'd take one only!- She did great!) THE BEST PART was when we got to my parent's house and sat out on the porch to hand out the candy! Rachel just had a blast giving out the bags to the other kiddos! She's scream in excitement as they walked up the sidewalk. :) Papa even brought her out a flashlight to use and look to see if anymore kids were coming. She got to eat a lollipop and that made her night! (We didn't get that much candy, but we're all happy for that! Now, I won't be getting into the bag for a treat!) Rachel really enjoyed this Halloween the best! She knew that something was going on and was really excited to go to other's houses for "treats" and she really LOVED seeing the other kids participating in the fun. This was a great time for me to get all excited with Rachel and see her joy and happiness spilling over to all of us! This is what make parenting such a blessing! Thank you Lord! :)