TJ & His 1st Place Trophy!

TJ has been going to Awana at Michigan Center Bible Church ( the church my husbands Aunt and Uncle go to) He enjoys it so much and was very excited to get his vest and workbook!


A few weeks ago they had their Awana Grand Prix. The kids are given a car kit (wood block, wheels, etc) and are supposed to make a car to race. TJ of course is too little to wield a knife to carve out his car, so his daddy had him pick out what he wanted his car to look like and he cut it all out for him. TJ decided on a bat mobile :) So his daddy spent hours and hours getting it just right. TJ painted it and put the Grand Prix sticker on it. It was a nice father son project for the two of them :)

Here are a few pics from the night of the Grand Prix:

Waiting in line to race his car..
Cheese!!
TJ ended up winning two races and almost was in the finals! Unfortunately he lost his last race and was eliminated. BUT they not only gave trophies for speed.. they also gave them for design!! TJ won 1st place in the Sparkies for design! He was SO excited (and so was his mommy and daddy :) Here he is with his car and trophy:
This was his car

Ellie's 8 Month Photo Shoot

These were taken 1 week before Ellie's 9 month "birthday" :) All photos were taken by J.Lynn Imagery.

These are my favorites!


This is the classic "look" Ellie gives people when they are trying to get her to smile or talk to them and she doesn't wanna..lol..
Beads!! YUM!!
I made this hat for Jen to use in her studio :) I love Ellie's smirk!! And the poochy lip... she didn't want to cooperate and smile for us. We had to work for every smile Jen captured!
This is my absolute favorite. Her sweetness is shining through :)
TEETH!! :D



*All hats and the black headband were made by me over at Soft & Sweet Boutique. "Like" us on facebook for new product updates and giveaways!