February Sprouts

My little Love Bug loves to make crafts! She was in 7th heaven this last Sprouts... Crafting up a storm!

A bear and a Princess sit down for a snack

Oregon Adventure

Twinkle Toes

 Almost every day, sometimes more than once, Rosie dons her ballet gear and watches her ballet movie. She isn't old enough for the ballet class at the Y, but boy oh boy will she be ready when she is! The movie she watches is an instructional DVD that teaches the dances from the movie The Barbie and the 12 Dancing Princesses. Rosemary does surprisingly well at following along. Our friends, the Hicks, gave it to the girls along with the ballet barre. We have never seen the movie, but thanks to the instructional video Cecily knows the names to all twelve Princesses. We get so much joy out of watching the girls dance!

Painting a rainbow across the sky!

A Pair of Basket-Cases

Marriage Encounter

For our Christmas present Rory and I attended Marriage Encounter at Warm Beach Camp. Warm Beach is an incredible place and definitely has a heart for encouraging those who are in ministry. They make they give discounts to pastor's and their families. A few months a go I realized that retreats really are the best way for Rory and I to truly get quality time and fed. It is wonderful to go away and be nurtured and fed and come back rejuvenated to serve and give. We take our marriage very seriously and know that how strong we are as husband and wife directly affects Rory's ability to be a quality Pastor and servant of the Lord. This retreat is just one way we try to make investing in our marriage a priority.
The weekend was awesome. Marriage Encounter was an intense experience. We learned and grew a lot.

Thanks honey for the great weekend!

Oh Goody We're Thirty

Well, this was a big year for Birthdays for Rory and I. We both turned 30. To celebrate my parents sent us to Seattle for the weekend. And my brother and sister gave us tickets to see one of my favorite artists Ingrid Michaelson in concert. While we were there we were able to use up a host of gift certificates, and we had an awesome time... just the two of us. It was especially nice for me to be out and about. The weather was absolutely beautiful and we had such a sweet time. 

 Our homeflock also had a little surprise party for me at our Bible Study. That was super sweet.

On Rory's special day he and I went out on a date. We had gift certificates to dinner and a movie. We loved it! We had an awesome meal and then went to see Narnia. 

Since we were really still recovering from the stress of the surgery, and the Christmas holiday--- We decided that having a party did not sound fun to us at all. We enjoyed our little get away! It was exactly what we needed!

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Girls all ready for the Birthday Tea! 

Rory's mom celebrated my birthday by giving me a beautiful birthday tea at the Victorian Tea House in Port Orchard. We had a sweet time visiting and looking at all the cute things there. The girls had fun getting all dressed up. We loved seeing Aunite G, Aunt Penny and Great Grandma Marion. It was so sweet of Lillian to do that for me. 

Thanks to our friends and family who made us feel so special!