A Friend is Someone...

...you can always count on to make you laugh.

He's Here!

Everett Lewis Wilkie
November 26th, 2009, 4:51 pm
6 pounds, 3 ounces, 19.75 inches long

Letters from Home

There is absolutely nothing that gets to my heart faster than a message in words. My thoughtful little sister, Havilah knows this about me and made my week by sending me this card while I was staying at Lacey's. Isn't it creative?





Thank you for making me feel special, Havilah!

A Friend is Someone...

...who has been through everything with you.

Oh, Baby!

The time has come to play the part of Aunt Avery! I had a lot of fun planning Lacey's first baby shower with Havilah and Lacey's sister-in-law, Sandy.

Making a diaper cake was a new experience for me!



There were three tables at the shower and Havilah and I enjoyed choosing decorations for each one. Since Brandon and Lacey aren't telling the gender of the baby, we had a girl table, a boy table and a neutral table. Havilah made paper flowers and we decorated the girl table with jewelry, pink clothes and pastel colored candy.

The boy table had plastic bugs, frogs, shark candy, and grass picked fresh from the lawn that morning!



The neutral table had everything that could be used for a boy or a girl.



Expected time of arrival: 12-09-09



Havilah made a beautiful (and yummy!) fruit pizza




Lacey's nephew, Turner, was a delight at the shower.
I'm anxious to be an aunt!




:: kisses::

At the boys table Jenny and her daughter, Laura helped decorate a blue shirt for the baby.




Audrey, Cecilia, Lorraine and Samantha raced to drink the most water out of a baby bottle. It's excessively difficult to suck for as long as a baby has to!

Robin thought the crayons were for eating.

Guess the baby food flavor in the diaper! If your stomach can handle it you can smell and taste.




Lacey received some very special gifts.

Mother & daughters (& grandbaby)

Lacey with her Mother-in-law, Marg, and sister-in-law, Sandy

Now that the first shower is over, bring on that baby!

A Friend is Someone...

...who will drive over two hours to meet you for coffee.

Summer Recap Six: Washington D.C.

In all 10 years of traveling the US we had somehow always missed Washington, D.C. This September while we were traveling around Pennsylvania we had a day off between bookings. My friend, Mardel and her foster daughter Robin were in PA with us so we got adventurous and decided to drive the 2 hours to D.C. We were very thankful we made that spur of the moment decision!

The capital of the United States of America



Baby Robin loved her perch on Sterling's shoulders.

Four siblings in front of the White House

Mardel, Bristol, Havilah, Avery, Sterling & Robin in front of the Nation's Capitol (Robin wasn't as excited about the monument as the rest of us!)



Bristol "touching" the Washington Monument. We were told that at the top of this monument on the inside there is Scripture engraved all the way around. We have a wonderful heritage!



The Lincoln Memorial--Sterling, Havilah and Bristol's favorite monument




Many things have changed in our nation lately, and there has been talk of insecurities and fear surrounding the leadership and decisions. While experiencing the history of Washington D.C. I couldn't help but remember the godliness that runs deep through our country. Even though times may be shaky, I am so glad I can fully trust in the sovereignty and control of God and agree with the Psalmist when he says:


"O LORD, you know all about this..."
Psalm 35:22