Well, our friend Darcy did it again...She took some amazing pictures of our girls when we were at the beach a few weeks ago. Thank you Darcy for giving us memories we will cherish for years to come :)

http://darcybellezaphotography.blogspot.com/

Fun with friends

Saturday we met up with the Rowe family in Sacramento. Daniel has been friends with Josh and Lenee since they were kids. It was so fun to see them again since in a few weeks they will be moving to the east coast. The kids had a great time playing together and Lauren loved riding a roller coaster with Dad :).

New Beginnings

Today was Lauren's big day at preschool! I am still amazed at how much she has grown and where the time as gone. Last night I had a good cry during our bedtime prayers asking God to watch over here and keep her safe as well as thanking Him for our lovely daughter. Lauren tried to reassure me by telling me, "Mommy I love you hundred, thousand, 7, million ten!"

On the way to school this morning I turned on the radio and The Police's "Every breath you take" was on. I couldn't help but smile...the lyrics fit perfectly to my prayer the night before-God is always near.

Psalm 139:1-18
1 O LORD, you have searched me and you know me.
2 You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar.
3 You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways.
4 Before a word is on my tongue you know it completely, O LORD.
5 You hem me in—behind and before; you have laid your hand upon me.
6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain.
7 Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence? 8 If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there.
9 If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea,
10 even there your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast.
11 If I say, "Surely the darkness will hide me and the light become night around me,"
12 even the darkness will not be dark to you; the night will shine like the day, for darkness is as light to you.
13 For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb.
14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.
15 My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place. When I was woven together in the depths of the earth,
16 your eyes saw my unformed body.All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.
17 How precious to me are your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them!
18 Were I to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand. When I awake, I am still with you.

Beach Weekend

Darcy and Shannon


This weekend we had a great time with friends the Bellezas and Pavanos near Santa Cruz. Hopefully I can get a copy of a pic of all of us since there were 3 families (6 kids and 6 adults) and we all stayed with our friends parents for the weekend! Thank you Ted and Marcia! Darcy and Ted also took updated family pictures for us that I can't wait to post!

Happy Birthday Shannon Alyse

Happy 3rd Birthday to our little princess! You have grown so much over the past year from a toddler to a little girl! We love you so much and thank God for you each day. You are such a snuggle bug, love to play with your big sister, and say and do the cutest things. We love you Shannon! Love, Mommy and Daddy