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26 Years and Counting


This past week we went to my Grandma’s house to visit with her before she left on (another) trip to Guatemala. That woman is 82 years old but I feel like she has more energy than I do!

My mom made some gooey butter cake to celebrate my birthday.
The boys love the tire swing. It’s fun to watch them play where I grew up playing.
kids on tire swing
Evangeline didn’t actually swing. But we attempted a picture.
4 kids

Surprisingly, Kingston loved it!

The trees in her yard looked so pretty. So I got a picture of each of the boys with them. The lighting was coming from behind, unfortunately. So their faces are a bit dark.
This picture of Kai showcases his personality.
little boy with tongue sticking out
toddler boy smiling
boy sitting on tree stump
That day was Evangeline’s half birthday!
cute baby
It’s hard to believe we’ve enjoyed 6 months with this precious baby already. Having a baby girl is everything I dreamed it would be. Sometimes I’m still in awe that I actually have a baby girl! She has been crawling and it is so cute to see. She loves when I tickle her on her neck. She’s still obsessed with her tongue. Pretty much anytime we say her name, she smiles and sticks it out. We like to call her “Miss Evangeline” or “Miss Pretty” or “Pretty Girly.” Or if you’re Kingston, you call her “Gully” for his inability to say “girly.” She is so spoiled with love. I look forward to many years of developing a relationship with her.
Yep, we all love her 🙂
dad and baby
Yesterday was my birthday. The Lovings came over for dinner. I sure do love that family.
Maggi came over as I was trying to get dinner ready. She wanted to get a birthday picture of me. Unfortunately, I don’t think people use iPhones to take cool glitter pictures. So it kind of just looks like I’m blowing sand.
It was pretty hilarious to watch her try to block all the glitter I was blowing on her.
jessica roberts
Cyndi made some delicious desserts. Peanut butter cup s’more bars and these peanut butter pretzel pops. Amazing!!!
birthday girl
The Rays and Gunbys joined us for dessert.
I love the Tuckahoe family!
I know this last picture is really dark and grainy but Evangeline isn’t feeling well today. I put her in bed with me this morning and she fell back to sleep. It was a sweet time of cuddling that I loved and wanted to remember.
mom and sick baby
I am so thankful for my family and friends and that God has blessed me with another year!
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Happy Birthday Liam!!


I have a 5 year old! I can hardly believe it! People have always said how quickly kids grow up. But now I’m experiencing it. It seems so recently I was pregnant with my first child. Now I can barely remember what life was like without children. Or even what it was like when we only had Liam.

Liam has been such a blessing to us. He is sweet, hilarious, compassionate, and insanely smart! He never ceases to impress me. Around the time he turned 4, we started reading lessons. He is a great little reader now. He loves to learn and I hope he is always like that. We are starting Kindergarten with him this year. Not super structured but just giving him new things to learn.
He is a wonderful big brother and I think he will always have a special relationship with his baby sister. He loves to hold her, talk to her with a sweet little voice, and sing songs to her.
He loves to draw and color all the time. Give him a piece of paper and a pen and he will be entertained for a long, long time. He has also been in a stage for the past year where he will not let me fix his hair. He wears hats–all the time!
So now, the questions and answers I got from him on his birthday.
Favorite color- purple, pink, red, and yellow
Favorite food- cinnamon rolls
Favorite tv show- Jake and the Never Land Pirates
Favorite movie- Tinkerbell
Favorite holiday- Easter
Favorite school subject- handwriting
Favorite game- Quikopoly (Quiktrip Monopoly)
Favorite thing to do with:
Daddy- Play Earthboud
Mommy- make bracelets and necklaces
Kai- play superheroes
Kingston- show him how to finish a puzzle
Evangeline- sing to her and talk to her
Favorite restaurant- Chick fil a
Best friends- Menzi, Autumn, Abby, Penelope, Titus, and Kai
Favorite thing to do outside- swim
Favorite drink- juice
Favorite song- Amazing Grace
Favorite Bible verse- Ephesians 4:32
Favorite animal- pony (I have never heard him mention this before!)
Favorite toy- “all my barbies” I’m sure he’s going to love that answer in a few years
Favorite dessert- Ice cream cake
Favorite instrument- ukulele and harp
Favorite superhero- Captain America
What he wants to be when he grows up- an artist
I’m pretty sure I have his answers from his 4th birthday tucked away in a box. When I come across it, I can’t wait to compare his answers and see if anything has changed in the past year.
Because of all the #timanie wedding preparations, I decided not to have a party for Liam this year. I usually like to do a little something, especially now that he’s at an age to enjoy it, just to show him how much we love him. But I think he knows it 🙂 I tell him all day long. Last Sunday was the church picnic so I made a giant ice cream cake for him and Audrey (who also shares a birthday with him.) Everyone sang “Happy Birthday” to them. I think Liam thought the whole picnic was planned for him. He was so excited the whole day. Plus he got to swim!
birthday cake
Then on his birthday, we celebrated as a family. First we had to take Evangeline to the doctor because her eczema was getting out of control, then we hit up Chick fil a (his request.)
five years old
mom and boy
mom and birthday boy
He got a free ice cream cone
boy with ice cream
Kim gave him his awesome new flat billed hat. He looks adorable in it!!
birthday boy
This picture was actually not posed. I snapped it really quickly in between some different “stunts” he was showing me. I love this picture!
liam 4

I’m so excited to see what kind of new adventures we will have with our 5 year old this year! I’m praying The Lord will save him soon and that he will be used in a mighty way!