fun times with Everly

A picture Aaron took from bath time tonight. We are excited how she is growing to be so smart- she'll hand you the wash cloth or wash herself with it, put her toothbrush under the sink faucet for some water, try to put the milk cap on the jug, and so forth. I was trying to teach her how to dip a cracker into dip the other day, however, and found out that this is too advanced for a 14 month old--her entire hand ended up in the dip! :)

Cruising to Cozumel!

We just returned yesterday from our first cruise to Cozumel! It was a lot of fun relaxing and spending time together without Everly. Here are some pictures:

We embarked from New Orleans on Thursday evening and sailed down the Mississippi River by our own Parish. This was one of Aaron's favorite parts of the trip. Here he is in front of the Domino Sugar Plant in St. Bernard.


We ended up getting a room with two port holes! Aaron's parents said it's rare to get a window, so we were excited :)


The second night of the cruise was the dress-up dinner and Captain's Gala. Here we are sipping free drinks in our fancies while we met the ship's sailing crew.


On Saturday we ported in Cozumel--here's Aaron in front of our ship.


We decided to head to the beach for most of the day we were in Cozumel--it was a cheaper excursion with lunch and drinks all included. They had a trampoline, paddle boats, and an inflatable iceberg to climb! It was a lot of fun!


Of course, it was just nice to relax on the beach, too!



Some other highlights from the trip include:
meeting other people from Chalmette
playing ping pong
aaron playing 21 with some guys and winning!
taking swing & latin dance lessons- both of us! Aaron really enjoyed it, too!
hanging out with our table buddies, Bryan and Toni
watching the dance shows
playing chess on their giant board!
not having to take care of Everly (as much as we love her!)
and sleeping and eating lots!

Some of the low points were:
never being able to get room service, ?
being the quickest ones to lose in the corn hole tournament, ha!
attempting to play miniture golf on the highest deck and the crazy wind kept blowing our golf balls around!
our new spray sunscreen not working that well, and getting a little burnt, mostly Aaron, poor guy!

We were pretty psyched to see Everly when we got home Monday. Her reaction? She just stared at us for about 10 minutes with a confused look on her face, poor girl. She grew so much when we were gone and has a little bit of a different personality, too.

And, pretty much as soon as we got home they started tearing down the house next to us- the lot we'd like to purchase in the future if we can. It was kinda scary with it being so close to the house! here's a picture Aaron took.



well, i suppose that's all. we really appreciated the chance to make this getaway. now we're just trying to get back into the swing of things! No more napping and already prepared meals! :)

jeremiah and our 3rd anniversary

I've been reading Jeremiah and today this verse stood out-

"When your words came, I ate them; they were my joy and my heart's delight, for I bear your name, Oh Lord God Almighty." 15:16

Our church family talks a lot about where our joy is found. I want to be like Jeremiah--really grasping what it means to bear the name of the Lord, and to find my joy and my delight in His words above all else. That's my prayer today for you and for me!

Also... thank you to all who wished us a happy anniversary! We had a nice dinner last night to celebrate the day, and took Everly with us since we are "getting away" for our anniversary in a week. We are using some vacation money that we were blessed with to take a long weekend cruise out of New Orleans. It goes to Cozumel for one day, and we're pretty excited to just relax and enjoy being a couple. Our friend Amanda is going to watch Everly while we're gone at the house. hmm.... I feel like I've written this before, but I can't remember! Anyway, thank you again!