bella the movie

go see it! Finally a movie worth paying for since... hmmm... Life is Beautiful maybe? surely there is something good since then and I just missed it.

Please let us know if you have any wholesome movie recommendations too!

and let me know what you think of bella...

here's a little bit of what plugged in online has to say- but don't read the whole review (on their website) if you would rather not know too many "story details" given away:

Bella is an unusually intelligent, humane film that reminds us how easy it is to impact one person's life—and perhaps save another's—simply by being sensitive to hurting people and carving out time to care. It is a tender tale of grace, faith, redemption and the sanctity of life. It doesn't showcase A-list stars or wield a multi-gazillion dollar budget. Rather, it's an intimate narrative that will surely fly well beneath the Hollywood blockbuster radar. But it's a film that does fly directly in the face of Hollywood's—and society's—"it's all about me" credo.

time to play in the leaves

We took a break from the "church hunting" one Sunday and went to a nearby state park up highway 24...








pictures of our first snow! from this past Sunday soon to come....

say it isn't so...

can't believe she is now 8 months old! Baby Violet is growing too fast for mommy to catch up...

here's 8 random facts about our 8 month old:

she is wearing several 12 month outfits already, due to her chub-chubs which we love!

she loves to giggle and watch her siblings do all kinds of silly things

when she is excited her mouth is WIDE open (as in the second and last photo)

she is doing creative moves to get wherever wants besides the traditional crawling on all 4's

two teeth, yet she refuses to eat anything from a spoon besides occasional smashed bananas, butLOVES cherrio's (cut in half)

she pulls any hat off that is not tied on very securely

she has a new high chair (well, a gently used one from craigslist) which we had to purchase because she would push the tray off our old one constantly

she's a pro at falling asleep with loud chatting and singing toddlers in the car

We love you
sweet, precious, giggly, silly-nilly, sunshine baby, amazing wonder of our lives, Vilee Vi :)

He's here!

Baby Jonathan has arrived! He is adorable with all his dark wavy hair.

So thankful I could be here to welcome this tiny new gift from heaven.

Christy did awesome throughout her labor without any pain medication
as she was induced due to her rising blood pressure.

Sweet little blessing from above, all 7 lb. 9oz., 20 1/4 inches of you!
We love you baby Jonathan :)