i love being pregnant!

OK, well those of you who know me may know that isn't completely true... but I do love my maternity pictures!!!!

My very talented friend Melissa actually took these a few weeks ago and I am just slow posting them.  I tried to post ones she didn't already post, so check out the other ones on her blog too.

**Warning: You may want to stop scrolling here; Bare Belly Below!**

Happy 4th!

We went out to Grapevine Lake for the fourth with our friends and had a blast! We were a little far from the fireworks but other than that the location and weather was beautiful. Here are some favs from the trip :)
Can you believe Lyndon actually looked at the camera!!!!  And here's Gordon relaxing, it really was nice.
Some cute puppies came and visited us, Lyndon loves dogs.
Here are the guys, Gordon and Craig.  They've been friends since we first moved to Texas!
Here's Carrie with her youngest little cutie, Matthew (doesn't that face make you wanna smile.)



And here's Riley, their oldest, when we first met she wasn't even walking!

This is Craig Jr, he's a little older than Lyndon, but they all three play great as you can see!
Lastly, I was brave enough to post this pic of me ~8 months!

Last Wedding....

Well, at least until after the baby comes!!!!!!!
Thank goodness I had a second photographer with me, Melissa really saved me on this one. How crazy am I for taking a wedding in this heat 8 months preggers?!?!?

My Sister's Bridals

Another take with my new action (Melissa's been telling me about sunshine forever and I finally got it!)

I had the most fun this weekend taking my sister's bridal and engagement photos. She flew me out to Salt Lake for the weekend, yes at 34 weeks I flew to Utah. It was a lot of hard work haulin' around this big belly but I am so glad we got to do it! This is just one I wanted to share, isn't she beautiful... I'm sure there will be more to come!

Cute Fam & A Birthday Boy!

Good News

I have been extremely neglectful in posting our very wonderful news... Gordon recently started working in a new office just down the street from his old one and it looks to be a great fit for him. We are so excited that he has found someone who shares his love for healing and helping others (and it doesn't hurt that she's right here in good ol' Texas!) Right now he is working with the decompression patients but is looking forward to diving into nutrition, AK, NET, MUA's and all that alternative medicine has to offer in restoring people to optimal health!

Here is a link to Dr. Laura's site, check it out:

Miracles

We got our first miracle and are waiting for our second one!
Dad is home from the hospital and looks much better. It was good to see him this weekend ~still couldn't give him a big squeeze but I will soon :)
The surgery went remarkably well but there is still a lot of cancer left. There are so many ups and downs it is hard so this will probably be the last update for a while. He will start chemo within a week or two for the next four months, and once he has recovered from surgery we are hoping he can get back to his normal activities, maybe even his job.
Right out of surgery and very much 'out of it' he told me, "[he] thinks [his] body is stronger than the cancer." I know he probably doesn't even remember that at all but I believe him, and combined with the power of all of our faith, prayers, and fasting he can conquer anything. Please continue to pray for him and thank you, our family has been so blessed through all of this!