Lately...

So what has been going on lately aside from work, house hunting, surviving a wretched stomach virus and growing a baby?! We were excited to find out at our last appointment that baby is a BOY and is doing well! He has been kicking up a storm and we already love him so much.

He has joined me in lots of dancing lately. This is a really busy season for Math in Motion shows and I have enjoyed going into elementary schools and performing. The kids are always so excited and enjoy the show. The extra money that I make doing it has sure been nice too.


I am also getting ready to perform in the upcoming Sanspointe concert on March 8, 9, and 10. I will be in a new piece entitled "Sweet." I get to share the stage with 2 other moms and their small children and they are so cute. We are also sharing the concert with a company from North Caroline, code f.a.d. Tickets can be purchased here. Hope you can make it!

Aaron has been busy with school. This has been a challenging year for him to say the least. I am so proud of his perseverance. He has also been working out diligently as he participates in CrossFit with some other male coworkers. Aaron also entered some model airplanes into a competition recently.


He came home with 2 first prizes and a second place prize in different categories. Way to go Aaron!


And finally, remember the coffee table that I bought back in the summer for $10 at Salvation Army? Probably not! I sanded it back in the summer, but sadly I let it sit in my parent's basement for WAY too long.

Well, it is finally finished and we love it! Take a look at the before pics:

Nice shape and very solid wood, but lots of scratches and dings.

Our living room with the perfect empty spot for the table:

And finally the finished product in place:



A special thanks to my dad and Aaron who finished up the project for me so I didn't have to breath the paint and stain fumes. I love it!!

Long Awaited Update!!

Good grief it has been a long time since I blogged!! Life has been full to say the least. We enjoyed a wonderful Christmas break which included lots of family time and a trip to Iowa for a wedding and visit with extended family.

I barely have any pictures from the holidays, but thought I would share one with you:

Look closely at who the present is for!

Yes, that is right, we are expecting a Lil' Long around July 19 and we are thrilled!! I am 15 weeks now and baby got a good report this morning at the doctor. We are so eager for our next appointment when we find out the gender!

Psalm 139:13-16

"For you formed my inward parts;
you knitted me together in my mother's womb.
I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.
Wonderful are your works;
my soul knows it very well.
My frame was not hidden from you,
when I was being made in secret,
intricately woven in the depths of the earth.
Your eyes saw my unformed substance;
in your book were written, every one of them,
the days that were formed for me,
when as yet there was none of them."

Celebration!

Today was R.A.'s last day of school before the break and there was much celebrating!! Quite literally indeed...a Sunday school class from Briarwood put on a fun and crazy Christmas party for the the 3rd grade. It included Chick-Fil-A sandwiches, treats, relays, and balloons...oh my!

Now Aaron and the other teachers just go in tomorrow to have parent-teacher conferences. Hopefully these little cinna-mini treats with a cup of coffee will help gear them up for the day.


Hope that your December is full of celebration, meditation on the birth of Jesus, time with friends and family and some delicious treats too.

P.S. Forgive my blogging absence. All is well, just busy.

Gingerbread House

My sister-in-law Katie has a fun tradition of making a gingerbread house every year. She makes the real deal...home baked gingerbread and all. We had fun helping with it over the Thanksgiving break and I love the way it turned out!

Joanna and her friend Kelsey hard at work

I had fun decorating trees and people...too bad I didn't get a picture of gingerbread Susie and Aaron. They were a little comical. Somehow gingerbread Susie ended up being twice the thickness and height of the others.

The finished product!

Wednesday, November 30:

Pray for human trafficking around the world to cease. Ask for freedom for the captives and for justice. Pray specifically for progress against the trafficking and prostitution of children in Atlanta, a major hub for such activities. Pray for the two million children exploited in the commercial sex trade. www.ijm.org

Tuesday, November 29:

Pray for parents separated from children in foster care. Pray for God’s intervention with all families, particularly those struggling against alcohol and drug abuse and mental illness, to enable them to successfully complete programs for recovery and allow the reunification of foster children to safe and caring birth families.

Thanksgiving 2011

Let all things now living a song of thanksgiving

To God the creator triumphantly raise.


Who fashioned and made us, protected and stayed us,
Who still guides us on to the end of our days.


God's banners are o'er us, His light goes before us,
A pillar of fire shining forth in the night.


Till shadows have vanished and darkness is banished
As forward we travel from light into light.