Pumpkin Patch

2 weekends ago, my mom & sister flew into Lubbock to visit. We love love loveeee when family comes in to visit us in Lubbock. Its nice to be able to all go out and take Luke to do fun things. Always good memories for him and us! We spent the morning at the Pumpkin Patch. We took a hayride out into the pumpkin patch, picked out 2 pumpkins for the house, ate corn on the cob, Luke shot the corn cannon a few (many) times...it was just all around a good time.

Captain America!

Thank you Nana for my Captain America Halloween Costume!

Heavy heart...

Lately, life has been a reminder to love our family, friends, ourselves and God.

Through previous post, I talked about the loss of a young mother, friend, wife...Lindsay. 28 years old and passed away from double pneumonia & ARDS. Heartbreaking.

Yesterday, a young girl from my high school, dropped her 5 month old son off at daycare and he passed away. (they are thinking SIDS at this point?)

I know a couple of people who are really close to me, that I love dearly, who are fighting aggressive, life changing cancers.

My heart has spent a lot of time in prayer with a heavy heart for the hurt I see around me. It's times like this that I fight anxiety the most. The understanding that anything can change at any time, people I love hurt and I cannot fix it...there are so many "what ifs" that go through my mind. I am working really hard at taking that anxiety and loss of sleep and put it into a calm, trust God mood. Reading my bible, holding Luke, working out, talking to Justin, enjoying every moment I can...my goals to get through this time of having such a heavy heart.

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Preview of Family Pics!

This past weekend, Paige Walker, a friend & sorority sister from Texas Tech did some family pictures for us! It meant so much to me and my sister to have these images captured. She is extremely talented, chill, fun to hang out with. Her website http://www.paigewalkerphotography.com.

Here is a preview of some of the pictures!

Her website says: Life is about Remembering.

This is so true. Our family has been through a lot, especially over the past couple of years. For us, life is about remembering: the good times, the struggles, our strengths, the blessings God gives us daily, the love our Lord has for us and about remembering to live each day. I have never had a picture session that was actually "fun". My sister loved seeing Paige. She has always adored her and there was nothing better for her than talking about their "dallas dating show" ;)! Luke loved running through the junk yard...J is quiet but he is a country boy so he was in his element. Me, I was just taking the evening in!

Thank you Paige! :)

Pinterest

I know I am a little behind, but I recently have become addicted to pinterest! It's so much fun. I have been looking for DIY crafts to do w/Luke at home. Today, we did "pumpkin tea lights" out of glass jars. Total cost was $3.15. Total fun= 100%! Luke & I had so much fun making these. They are not perfect, but I love them anyways :)

Now, we just add little tea lights and set them outside on Halloween!

Air Balloons~

Lubbock Hot Air Balloon Festival