A Note from Megan

These are just a few of my new favorite things. My mom taught me how to do the actions to Away in and Manger, and it is so much fun to do the actions. Actually, I make the action of rocking a baby and make a little noise (my mom thinks it is sometimes whiny) to get my mom and dad's attention to start singing it. It is fun to hear them sing it and see them do the actions. I always make sure everyone in the room is doing the actions and singing (including Nana and Papa). I think my mom thought it was really neat at first that I learned the actions, but she seems to get tired of me asking to sing it all day long especially when I am supposed to be eating.

Away in a Manger no crib for a bed
The little Lord Jesus lay down His sweet head.
The stars in the sky look down where he lay (sorry it is blurry!)

The little Lord Jesus asleep on the hay.

Another one of my favorite things is the my kitchen and shopping cart dad and mom just bought me. They told me it was a late birthday gift since we finally got moved into our new house. I love playing with the kitchen and opening all the doors and playing with all the cups and pans. I also love putting my babies in the shopping cart and pushing it around the house. The first day I fell a few times, and mommy started telling me to go slow. I am now better at pushing it and do not fall down!

My Grandpa and Grandma Armstrong gave me this little rocking chair. It is my size so I am able to climb up on it all by myself without asking for help. I love rocking my babies in this chair and other toys as well!!
This last on is not one of my favorite things, but my mommy made me put this in here. And I am trying to learn to obey my parents. As you can see, my hair is getting longer and becoming crazy hair. So my mom decided to buy this thing that hurts me to put in my hair. I did not like it when she put this is my hair and was squirmy. I was just wanting to play, and she was not letting me, plus it hurt my head. I think my hair looks just find crazy and all!

Megan's first whale spout!!

So Much to Be Thankful For!

This is our second Thanksgiving here in Kansas, but our first one without any family here (My parents went to VA this year to see my brothers and their wives.) We had some families from church invite us over, but since we are busy packing like crazy so we can be out of our apartment on Monday, Tim and I decided to have a small Thanksgiving meal here at our apartment. We were able to have leftover turkey from the Thanksgiving meal we had at church on Sunday so that was nice. We had potatoes, greenbeans, rolls, and peach cobblers...nothing big, but it was still good! We were able to get a nap this morning during Megan's nap which was really nice as we were up late packing last night. It was nice just being home together as a family!

We truly have so much to be thankful for:

1. A Wonderful Saviour Who loves us with an unconditional love. A love that sent Him to the cross to bear our sins so that I could become a child of God. Amazing love, how can it be that thou my God should die for me!
2. A wonderful family. I am so thankful for a godly, loving husband. Tim is my best friend, he is so good to me! Megan is my little treasure! She is such a joy to Tim and I. I am so thankful for the Lord giving her to me!
3. Godly parents and grandparents. I am so thankful that the Lord has blessed me with grandparents that pray for me and and are such an example to me. I am thankful for my parents who have raised me in a Christian home and taught me from God's Word at a young age. They have encouraged me so much to do God's will. It is such a blessing to be able to minister with them in our church!
4. Godly father and mother-in-law. I am so thankful for the influence they have had in Tim's life and how they raised him to be the wonderful husband he is today!
5. Answered prayers... Just a couple...Tim was able to transfer to day time job a couple of months ago. We had been praying for a job that would be in the day for a long time, and the Lord answered in His perfect timing. We also are going to be closing on a house this Monday in Rose Hill. We have been praying for a house to open up that we could move into so we could get into Rose Hill which is where the church is where we are serving. Again, the Lord answered in His perfect timing. (I struggle so much in the area of waiting on the Lord for His perfect timing, but I know the Lord is in control, and He will do what is best. This year has been a year for me of learning to wait on the Lord...but I sure have not mastered it yet.)
6. A wonderful church to serve in. Tim and I both love the ministry the Lord has given to us.

I could go on and on...The Lord is good and greatly to be praised!

I hope everyone had a wonderful thanksgiving...may we have a thankful heart no matter what the day is!

(These pictures are from Megan's birthday party...which she did not really eat her cake or want to get messy...Tim tried to smash her hand in the cake, but she just wanted us to clean it. Tim did put a 1 on her chest though! There are also FL pictures. We took a quick trip down there for Tim's sisters wedding. We enjoyed going to the beach for the wedding and seeing family! The last set of pictures of from today (Thanksgiving!)

Happy Birthday Megan!!

Today, Megan is 1 year old! I can't believe how fast her first year flew by. Tim and I have loved her first year so much. She brings so much joy to our hearts!

Last year, Megan was born at 8:57 and was a petite 6lbs 9.8oz and 19.5 inches long. Today Megan weighed in at 20 pounds and was 31 inches long. Last year, she cried her whole first night out of the womb (Tim and I were so tired...not a great first night.) Tonight, she went right to sleep when we laid her down in her crib and now sleeps through the night!! And of course all the other obvious changes such as she is now walking, talking some, eating regular food now, etc.

Today on her birthday, after her morning nap, we got to go see her Nana!! She loves her Nana so much and anytime she gets to see her Nana she is very happy! We had a dr. appointment in the afternoon (Poor girl...got shots on her birthday, but she was a trooper and got over the pain very quickly!). We then got to go shopping. Once Tim got off work, we went to Red Robin with my parents (Now, I know she does not really have a care in the world about Red Robin, but we thought her birthday was a great excuse to enjoy going out to eat!) She was able to get some balloons and ice cream since it was her birthday. She enjoyed both. After dinner, we went to the mall so Megan could play in the play area. She loves playing there. Now that she can walk, she is all over the place while Tim or I are chasing her to make sure the big kids do not run her over. She fell asleep on the way home from the mall as she was plain worn out from her fun birthday! We are going to be having cake and opening gifts on Monday when my grandparents are able to come and visit! So we will have more pictures coming of that!!

Enjoy the pictures...the last half or so of pictures are from today as it was her birthday!!

Happy 11 Months, Megan!

I can't believe my baby is about to be a year old next month. This first year is just flying by so quickly. I sometimes just want to pause it so I could enjoy each stage more. She is not a baby anymore which makes me a little sad, but it is also so much fun watching her grow up. I am so thankful to the Lord for Megan. I was just playing with her today thinking of our wonderful the Lord was in giving Tim and I this beautiful girl. Tears just come to my eyes when I think of it. I can't imagine life without her. We are so blessed! Enjoy the slides of her 11th month!

Happy Birthday, Tim!!!

Today is Tim's 28th birthday! I am so thankful for my wonderful husband! He is a great husband and father! Last night at Teen Bible Study, we surprised him with a Dairy Queen ice cream cake!! (Can you guess who picked out the cake?) We only had a few teens last night at Bible study, but we had a wonderful time and got to enjoy more of the cake!!


I forgot to take my camera so this was the best picture we got of our family from Tim's phone. (The lens needed to be wiped off on his phone so it would not be so blurry, but we realized it just for the last picture which was the one above...oh well!!)

Today Tim has to work during the day, but tonight we are planning on going to Olive Garden where we will get to use a gift card that my parents gave him for his birthday!

Happy Birthday, Tim. We love you very much and are so thankful for all that you do for us. Love, Kristen and Megan