Evie's Baptism

This post is made a little after the fact but in my opinion still worth making. Last month on June 3rd our sweet little Evelyn got baptized! It was an exciting day for our family and the boys seemed genuinely interested in what was going on. After church we held a party at our house in her honor and had a great turnout. It was a good time although the girl of the hour slept in her swing through nearly the whole thing! Here are a few pics of the special day:

Praise God for the covenants he makes and faithfully keeps with his children!

 At the Party:

A Job Well Done

Last summer we rebuilt our front deck. When I say we, I mean that I was a supportive wife who brought out water and food, watched the kids, and helped with some of the painting while Brian did all the rest of it. Yes, he did nearly all the work! We had a friend who is a contractor come out one day and help us get it framed up but otherwise it was all Brian. We finished building the deck last summer but waited until this summer to do the rock columns. As of about a week ago our deck is complete! This was Brian's first time doing anything like this and I think it turned out quite beautifully. I couldn't have asked for anything nicer! We bought our patio furniture a few weeks ago and have been enjoying our new deck thouroughly. Many thanks to my hard working handy man!

Here are some before, during, and after pics:

This was the dinky hideous deck that was there when we bought the house.

Getting started with the framing.

Framing complete.

The final masterpiece complete with a porch swing!
Love it!!