Merry Christmas and Happy New Year !

 The New Year is right around the corner and I cant help but reflect on all of our blessings. We have our health ,  a warm cozy home,  I can be a stay at home mom to our beautiful daughter , we have great friends and family and the list goes on. The Lord is so good. The joy that comes from having a grateful heart is beyond measure. Im inspired to make a intentional choice to have a grateful heart everyday of 2014. We pray that you can reflect on your blessings daily and can experience the joy the Lord has for you.

Cheers!

Lets go for a train ride!

A friend of Martins belongs to a train club and graciously took us on a ride. Martin even drove the train. I think we found a new hobby.

Birthday Girl

Last Sunday we celebrated Hadley's 3rd birthday. We started the day with balloons, gift's and strawberry banana pancakes. After the morning celebrations we headed to a wild animal park where we fed a giraffe, got to pet a boa constrictor and watched tigers splash in a pool. The grand finale was a little blue birthday cake, a special request made by the birthday girl.

 Hadley brought a couple of her birthday gifts with her

I wanted to pet the kitty

Dynamite

As part of Hadley's birthday celebration she went on a carriage ride pulled by a miniature pony named Dynamite. A dear friend arranged for the outing. Hadley had a great time as you can see from the expressions on her face.