1st Year in Review...

leading up to celebrating Lila's first birthday Michael, Lila and I had a great time looking over past memories and photos. Reminiscing of what God has brought us through and what an incredible blessing Lila Grace has been to our lives.  Here are a few of our favorites!

 My Birthday

 

 2 Weeks Old Cutie

 1st Bath

Our Little Glow Worm

 Fourth Of July

1 Month Old

Go Knights!

2 Months

2 Months

3 Months

1st Time at the Beach

3 Months

On Pawpaw's swing

Lil Lady Bug

Pumpkin Patch

Baby Mohawk

Sweet Face

1st Food

First Thanksgiving

Cast Party from when I played baby Jesus in the Christmas Program.

My 1st Christmas

6 Months

My first snow!

i LOVE my ball!

silly faces

first time pulling myself up

baby toupee'

My First Valentines at CFA.

9 Months

 

Our Pet Deer

Easter Sunday

Licking the window with my BFF, Grace.

WonderBaby

My First Birthday! I am ONE!

 it's my party...

Parent/ Child Dedication

 Slumber Party at Gracie's

Ice Cream for Dada's birthday! (13 months!)

How to eat a chicken nugget...

Apparently... When u eat a chicken nugget you put it on your head first!
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Some new pics of Elsie Kate (and Jessica and Michael too!)

6 week Pictures

Family Pictures

Easter

LouLou and PaPa with 4 of 7 of their grandchildren!

Sunday Afternoon Nap!

Elsie can make a blowfish face! :)

Sweet Girl!

Elsie Kate on Easter Sunday! 6 weeks 3 days!

Easter Family Picture!

Lila cries Uncle!

Try the link below for her video? Please let me know if it doesn't work. We are trying this out!

Love yall!
Laura
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From: strackelotti@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 3 May 2011 03:35:06
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Subject: Try this for her video?

Let me know if it works???

http://v4.lscache4.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?signature=AB0369423BC8FC97256C8497E77930D71217520.3353E604090E8D331CC904DAF88C7C1C97A86A2&sparams=id,itag,uaopt,ip,ipbits,expire&expire=1306985668&ipbits=0&ip=0.0.0.0&uaopt=no-save&itag=18&id=df6431765f3996e6&key=yta1&el=videos&devkey=AX8iKz393pCCMUL6wqrPOZoO88HsQjpE1a8d1GxQnGDm&app=youtube_gdata

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My new niece...

Thought y'all may wanna see a pic of my new niece, Elsie Kate!

Michael and Jessica have been trying for a few years to have a baby and God has wonderfully open the door for them to adopt little Elsie Kate!!!
It is such a blessing!

(at this time Jessica & Michael are not posting pix on fb... But they said we could share as much as we would like via email!)

She is growing strong & healthy! Thanks for the prayers.

These are some of the first pics...
I will post more pics in a little while... but here are a few to wet your appetite.

God has blessed us with adding so many new additions to our family!

Jesus, Jesus, how I trust him!

’Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus,
And to take Him at His Word;
Just to rest upon His promise,
And to know, “Thus says the Lord!”
Jesus, Jesus, how I trust him!
How I've proved him o'er and o'er!
Jesus, Jesus, precious Jesus!
O for grace to trust him more!

I'm so glad I've learned to trust Him,
Precious Jesus, Savior, Friend.
And to know that He is with me,
Will be with me to the end!...
Jesus, Jesus, precious Jesus
O for grace to trust Him more!

There have been several things that have happened recently that have grieved us deeply concerning Michael's ministry. This song is heavy on my heart and something that I want to be constantly reminded of during this time. 

Thank you to all those who are praying for us. 

We feel the prayers and we DO Trust in Jesus!

Palm Sunday

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Lila says deer! ... Sorta.

I said "Lila look at the deer!"
She said: "ogg" (her word/ sound for DOG"!)
So proud & So cute!

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