February 28th...

Today marks the day of someone very special to us! Today is the day that reminds us of the grateful gift that God blessed us with. The gift of a new little life to cherish and raise to the glory of God. Two years ago, Joshua James Gregory not only enter this world, but entire our lives and changed it for the better!! Since then, Joshua has been a precious blessing to our family and we could not imagine life without him!! He wakes up every morning with a smile on his face and bursting with laughter!! He continues to fill our house with lots of giggles, smiles, hugs and kisses!!

Joshua lately has been such a big helper. He helps unload the dishwasher and puts his dishes in his cabinets. He loves being able to go outside and play in the backyard! Joshua is learning to count 1 through 5 and tries to show you on his fingers. He has 1,2, and 5 down!! :-)

Happy Birthday my Son! May God richly bless you now and in the future.

January

January for our home has proven to be busy and has not slowed down just yet! So much has happened since my last post, so I will start where I left you all off.

December was a wonderful month for me. I personally was blessed to spend a whole entire month my with my family. I was able to go to sleep and wake up to see my wonderful parents and siblings! I enjoyed the late night talks, shopping, and singing with my sweet dear sisters Tiffany, Melissa and Jessica. Joshua had a delightful time with his Aunts and Uncles!! My heart overflowed with joy seeing my Father play and my Mother cuddle, give kisses, and tickle my Son. It is not everyday that I get to see my parents enjoy and be a blessing to my son! But, as everyone says "All good things must come to an end". The day came to say "goodbye" to my family. But, even though it is tough to say goodbye, I had a wonderful husband and son to travel back home with. And, the Daniel Blanchard family moves on with their life joyfully serving God.

January brought on all the business that we are busy at right now. The week that we came home, Joshua went to Grandpa and Grandma Blanchard's home, so I could focus on finding a home. We found a beautiful 3 bedroom, 2 bath, accented walls, 3 car garage, a back yard with a big deck, and just under 1,900 square feet home! We moved in a week and a half after we found it. Since then, we have been busy unpacking (all the boxes are unpacked now), decorating, stenciling, playing in the backyard, and getting to know the new area. We are truly happy to be in a home and out of an apartment. We will put pictures up shortly!

Daniel has been blessed to live so close to work. It takes him 10 minutes to walk to work and with him walking the car has been able to stay in the garage unless I need it! :-)

I have been blessed living so close to Daniel's work. Joshua and I are able to see Daniel more than we have been able to see him in the last 3 months. He leaves for work around 7:30 am and gets home somewhere between 4:45-5:10 pm, and he comes home for lunch again! Joshua and I are all smiles having him home with us!!

Well, I should probably try to go to bed. Busy day tomorrow!

May God richly bless you all!!

Thanksgiving

While I am sitting here in my living room recovering from my wisdom teeth being pulled and having a implant done. I am sitting here missing some of my family. Daniel is at work and Joshua has been at Grandpa and Grandma Blanchard's home since Monday morning. With Thanksgiving being tomorrow, I got to thinking what I am thankful for. I would like to share a few blessings that I have in my life.

Thankfulness:

1. To be able to serve such a mighty God. It is a great honor to have our Lord stretch our His hand to such a lowly sinner as I am, and allow me to serve and worship Him freely!!

2. My Husband. Daniel has been my best friend and my lover. He has been there for me in our ups and downs, through the easy times and through the hard times. Everyday we grow stronger in our love for each other. Yesterday, we celebrated our 3rd Wedding Anniversary, and we pray for many more years together.

3. Our baby Joshua. Joshua has been our pride and joy. We have been blessed with such a easy going baby. He smiles and giggles most of the time, and when you are down, his smile and laughter will lighten up your face anytime, and he loves to pray!! :-) We pray, that Joshua will someday be blessed with another sibling.

4. Our families, the McDonald's and the Blanchard's. We know that if we needed them in a heart beat they would be there for us. If we need advice, they are the first ones we turn to. Both families in their unique way shed light of a Christian family, and we look to their example.

5. Our Church family. We have had little bit of a hard time finding a good church to attend, but we have found one. Not only do they preach the word of God, each family shows you how a family is to work according to the Bible.

6. Daniel's job. Yes it has it's hard times. Daniel drives 2 hours to work one way (4 hour round trip), and during the week, Joshua and I do not even get to see Daniel for 10 hours (it would be more then 24 hours, if you can count spending time with Daniel while he was sleeping, but when Daniel sleeps, he is out and he does not wake up till he has to go to work! :-) ), but I am grateful that Daniel stills has his job. It feeds us and puts a roof over our heads.

These are just some of our Blessings, that God has put into our life that we are grateful for.

We pray you all have Happy Thanksgiving with your family and friends!! Do not forget to thank the Lord for all your blessings in life!

Just Some Photos!!

The happy Couple

Our happy little family

What a little doll

Dancing his heart away

"What are you talking about?"

So happy!!

Father and Son

"Hi Mommy! I'll come right back up!"

"I am down here Mommy!!"

How big is the Baby??

So big!!!

"Let me tickle you Daddy!"

"Ah, Daddy is coming to get me Mommy"

Tickle Tickle

"Mmm...yummy"

"This is a treat...Mommy does not let me walk around with my food!"

"Look Mommy, I climb up here all by myself"

Peeking through the screen!

Sunday Afternoon

Sunday afternoon, we had beautiful weather, so, we decided to take Joshua to the park to run off some energy. He had a wonderful afternoon and I enjoyed taking pictures of him with the new camera Daniel bought me for my birthday!! Enjoy the pictures! :-)

"Mommy, could you stop taking pictures of me??"

"Where are we going?"

"It is beautiful outside"

"Are we there yet?"

"Look Daddy, I can go down the steps by myself!"

"This is a big step!"

"Daddy, my hands have dirt on them, could you wipe them off!?"

"This is fun Daddy!"

"Look at me Mommy!!"

"This is fun!!"

"Hi Grandpa and Grandma McDonald!! Looking forward to seeing you soon!!"