Spider-Baby

Here is our crazy guy showing his newly discovered wall-crawling skills...its amazing how much you don't have to teach your kids and what they come up with on their own!

Our funny little guy

Here are some pictures we have taken, over the last couple months of the cute things thatCollin has been doing. He will be sixteen months next week, and he is becoming more like a little man everyday.

Collecting sticks is fun

Big boy on a little tractor! His great grandpa would like this picture.

He really enjoyed his first taste of watermelon. He ate the whole piece!

Collin loves to throw balls...baseball, basketball, footballs. He even tries to throw a frisbee sometimes. Lately, he has been playing "catch" with dad. And he makes sure whoever he is playing "catch" with, has to have the mitt to play. Obviously, he is still has no concept of being too close to someone to throw, we are still working on that. This is a pretty humorous video. Talk about perfect timing of having the video on.

Vacation Bible School

At the end of June, Chad, Collin, and I participated in our first VBS at Cumming Baptist. As you can see, our theme was Outrigger Island. It was a great week, and many area children were reached with the Gospel....and it was a lot of fun!We had a great turnout!

Heather, Brooke, and I hanging out in the snack room.

I helped Heather (left), as she taught the kindergarten.

Chad and Bud leading the song, "I can do what the Bible Says"

The kids loved Bud's mohawk. Three boys showed up with the same hairstyle on family night!


This was Collin's first VBS, and he had a great time. He was able to enjoy some of the big kid activities, snacks (as you can see!), music (his favorite), and recreation.

Big Colin and Little Collin :-)

This is a video of me & Jennifer (our VBS director) throwing chocolate creme pies in Chad's face. Chad had the honor of receiving the pie because the girls raised the most money in the missions coin drive. I was touched by a little girl in my class who brought in her vacation spending money to send to a missionary in American Samoa. It brought tears to my eyes, as I thought about myself, and how selfish I can be sometimes. But this young girl brought all she had been saving, and gave it all for God's kingdom. God showed me through this little girl, that my faith needs to be more like one of a child's. Overall, the total given by both the boys & girls was over $1000!

These pictures & video are courtesy of Nancy Carter, our VBS photographer for the week. She did a great job!

Student Life Camp

Phew! The summer is flying by fast, but it has been an enjoyable one for us. A few weeks ago, we went to Student Life Camp at Lee University. As you can see, we had a great group of students and leaders! We heard bible teaching from Jeremy Kingsley, who challenged us to walk on the narrow path. We were led in worship by the group,Echoing Angels. We also had an opportunity to host a backyard Bible club at a housing project. The students and leaders were impacted greatly by the camp, and it was a wonderful time for us to bond together.

Collin's faux hawk

Collin came with us, and he was a real trooper. He had fun wandering around campus, collecting sticks (his new favorite activity), and playing with the kids at the Bible club (even with the summer heat!)

We have more pictures and adventures of our summer to come....stay tuned!