Wisconsin

So....James is headed back out to Wisconsin next week and the week after that. So Faith and I will once again be living at my parents house. Sure can't wait until this job is done with!

Feed me now...or ELSE!!!!

This is what happens when one of our cats is hungry and we don't feed him right away.
Note: this was a new roll of toliet paper this morning...and a double roll at that too!

And the culprit is:

FREDDIE!!!!

I'm So Sleepy....

Faith must have had a rough day as she's sleeping sound on her Grammie. She just loves being in her arms. And of course my mom just loves having Faith in her arms too! My mom has withdraws if she doesn't see her every day. My mom is not wanting to go back to work next week. But I'm sure she'll still stop over at least 3x a week after school!

Mirror Mirror on the Wall....

Faith saw herself in the mirror for the first time tonight. Her eyes got all big and she just studied what she saw in the mirror. It was sooooooo cute! Here are a couple pictures, but they just don't do justice as seeing it in person.

(nevermind James w/o a shirt.....this is him in his "relaxing attire")

Jammie Day

Today was jammie day for Faith and I. We stayed home and just relaxed all day. Sure felt good. We deserved a day like today. We've been busy every day this week!
James is home from Wisconsin. He was only gone Tuesday-Wednesday so that was good. This weekend we plan on just hanging out the 3 of us without interruptions. Although tomorrow night we will be with my brother and his wife for a little while. Other than that, it will be just our little fam! I can't wait!

Faith's Progress

Faith had her 2 month appointment today. Doctor is happy with how things are going. She weighs 7 pounds 2 ounces and is 20 3/4" long. She's growing! The doctor said that by the time she's 6 months old she should be caught up with weight and height as she's pretty tiny right now but it is not of any concern. Overall, things are good!

Been awhile.....

It's been awhile since my last post. Things have been good. James had a good week in Wisconsin. He heads back again this week and the job should get done so he won't have to go back another week. Sure did miss not having him around. But it was super nice living at my parents house for those few days. My mom and dad were such big helpers. My mom is a night owl so she would feed Faith so I could go to bed early. Sure made it a tad easier for those middle of the night feedings! Plus during the day it was nice to have someone else around to hold her or whatever so I could have some free time. My dad would enjoy holding her when he got home from work and when watching the Detroit Tigers (which we won't get on the topic of Detroit Tigers since all they seem to do is lose!!!). Faith and I are looking forward to spending more time at grammy and grandpy's house this week.
Today is the third anniversary of my grandmother's passing. We had a big get together at my parents house this afternoon with all the Brown family. Sure was good to see everyone and just spend time together. Sure do miss my grandma.
Well, I think that's about all I have for now. Probably won't post much this week either. Hope you all have a good week!

Tomorrow

James leaves tomorrow for Wisconsin. He will be gone until Friday night, then home for the weekend. Then he leaves again Monday morning to work there all next week. Faith and I are gonna be at my parents house while James is gone. Will be nice to have my mom helping out during the day. Will give me a little break. I had thought about taking a road trip to visit one of my best buds but just think it will be too hard to do with Faith by myself. So we are anxiously waiting for them to come to GR to visit us! :)

Two Months

Faith is two months old today! I can't believe how big she's getting. But yes, she's still a little peanut. Here she is in her pretty pink dress that she wore to church last night. Ain't she just so adorable?!?! I think so!!

Boppy = Cat Bed???

Since when is a Boppy considered a cat bed?? Well, according to Freddie it makes a real nice comfortable one!

Quack Quack

These pictures speak for themselves!

The Overbeek Grandparents

Today we brought Faith over to spend time with her grandpa and grandma Overbeek. It had been a little over a week since she had last seen them so we thought it would be nice to spend time with them. They just loved having her around. Marilyn loved holding Faith and rocking her to sleep. Here are a few pictures from today...

Cuddle Bugs

Frankie and Freddie are such cuddle bugs. Here they are napping on our bed yesterday afternoon. I so wanted to go and cuddle with them. Aren't they just the cutest kitties ever?!?!

Fun Times

Faith had a fun time last night with her Uncle Don, Aunt Jodi, and cousins Anna and Eve. This was the first time that Faith got to meet all of them. She can't wait until she can see them again!

Uncle Don, Aunt Jodi, Anna, and Faith

Aunt Jodi and Faith

Eve and I

Transformed by Trouble

"God uses problems to draw you closer to himself. The Bible says, 'The LORD is close to the brokenhearted; he rescues those who are crushed in spirit' (Psalm 34:18 NLT). Your most profound and intimate experiences of worship will likely be in your darkest days, when your heart is broken and you turn to God alone. It is during suffering that we learn to pray our most authentic, heartfelt, honest-to-God prayers."

Gosh, is this ever true! Can you think of times when you grew closer to God by going thru problems in your life? I know I can!!

Rolling Over

Happy to annouce that Faith is rolling over! She's done this about 3 times already! She'll go from her tummy to her back. It's the cutest thing. She puts her cute little diaper buns in the air, and swings her hips over and then she just kinda pushes and over she goes! Have I mentioned that it's the cutest thing??? Well, it is!! LOL

Church Team A vs Church Team B

So tonight our 2 church softball teams are playing against each other. They do this every year after the season. Hopefully James' team will win. They had a better season then what the other team did. But in all honesty, it doesn't matter who wins. It's all fun and games! Then we go to a team mates house and grill burgers and what not. Sure is a fun time! We plan on bringing Faith to the game but then my parents will be watching her afterwards.
My parents went to my grandpa's house last night to get some of their things and my dad wanted to see Faith as he was having withdraws, so they stopped by for a minute. Then this morning he came over to pack up what was in our garage and the first thing he asked me was "Where's Faith?" She was still sleeping in her crib so he went in and saw her. He is just so in love with her. I never thought my dad would be so infatuated (i think i spelled that correctly...) with her. It's soooooooooooooooo adorable! He's excited to see her tonight too. As is my mom. She is just as obsessed as he is. I don't think my parents have really gone more than a day without seeing her. At least my mom hasn't. Which James and I appreciate. We want them involved in as much of her life as possible. We know that my parents will lead a Christian life and show her how to live one and show her what being a true Christian is all about. Since we are so close to my parents we know that their faith is true and pure and that is what we want her to witness. And it helps that we all go to the same church and have the same beliefs.
We got word that James is for sure going to Wisconsin. He leaves Monday, will be home during the weekend and then back working there again the next week. Hopefully they will get the job done in 2 weeks so he won't have to go back for a 3rd week. Faith and I will spend our time at my parents house. Have to figure something out for my cats. Might have my dad feed them in the morning and I'll come over in the evening and feed them. Plus then I can get the mail and do a few things at home and pick up more things if need be for Faith and/or I. I have thought about taking a road trip to visit some friends but not sure I want to do that alone with Faith. That would be a long trip in the car with her. We'll see though.
Well, Faith is starting to fuss so I gotta go!

Hint...

It goes "oink oink"

Guessing Game

Can you guess what this is?

Our Weekend

So our weeked was pretty good. James and I were out of town for a wedding. It was at Double JJ Resort in Rothbury. It was a good time. My parents watched Faith for us while we were gone. Faith had a good time! My parents are so in love with her it's adorable! They just loved having her at their house with them. My brother and his wife stopped over on Saturday and I guess my brother tried to steal her out of the house!! I think we're gonna have to put a tracking device on Faith when we're gone! LOL James and I are so glad that we have my parents around to watch Faith whenever we need them too. My mom has watched her a few times already and she just can't get enough! She's always up to babysit which we are so thankful for. Can't trust just anyone to watch your children but we can trust them! Faith gets so spoiled by them. And it's just beginning! My mom and I were talking about everything that she should have at her house (now that they live in their new one!!) and it's quite a list! Eventually we'll get what she needs. James and I really want them to get a car seat base so that way my parents can take her places. For now we just switch cars, which I guess is good too. We'll see what happens.
Anyone know how to post videos on here? Or even know if you can? I have a funny video of James and my dad trying to kill flys yesterday. I guess not only did my parents move into their house this weekend, some flys did too! My mom and I were laughing quite hard at those two. They are quite the pair when they're together.

Champions!!!

We are happy to announce that James' church softball team, which he coached this year, are the league champions!!! They only lost 1 game this season. They pulled together quite nicely.

This season was for you, Uncle Tom!