Congratulations Patrick and Lauren!

The same weekend of my sister's baby shower, we also had a wedding shower for our sweet friends, Patrick and Lauren. They will be getting married April 12th and we are so excited for them! Sadly, they will be living 4 hours away from Charlotte, but that just means a great excuse for a road trip! As Daniel and I love road trips, we're already thinking of when we can visit!

Soon to be Aunt and Uncle!

This was my contribution to the shower...a coconut-lemon cake...mmmm!

A few weekends ago, my mom and good friend, Faye, through a baby shower for my sister, Celeste. She is having a girl (name to be determined) and is due May 22nd. We are so excited for the new family addition! Congratulations Celeste and Paul. We are continuing to pray for you guys...what a sweet blessing this little one already has been!

Welcome Anna Kate Griggs!

A few weekends ago, we went to visit some dear college friends and their newest addition down in Atlanta, GA. We had a sweet time together of shopping, eating yummy food, playing games, meeting Anna and visiting their church. Daniel and I also made an Ikea stop Sunday afternoon. Thank you for such a fun weekend. Your little girl is beautiful!

An Ephesians 5 Husband

"Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish." Ephesians 5:25-27

What a sweet blessing Daniel has been to me. The Lord has provided me with a man who loves Christ above all else, loves me unconditionally and imitates Christ to those around him. He captures the beauty in simplicity and finds joy in the minute. His character helps to sanctify me. I look forward to watch how the Lord will use him through life's symphony.

the mcnamee christmas adventure 2008

Flowers of Charleston Gardens 2006

a new/old video of our trip to charleston last year!

trip to st. louis

virginia feeding the buffalo


riding up the arch!


world's largest briefs!


jeremy climbing around at the st. louis city museum




visiting the chappells



deep in thought

Happy New Year! We hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and 2008 has started out with lots of joy and sweet memories. We had a great holiday season, with spending Christmas day with the Soderbergs and New Years with the McNamees. Since Virginia had to be on call over Christmas, we spent it around Charlotte, but then headed to St. Louis, MO and Little Rock, AR to bring in the New Year. We went to a really cool museum in St. Louis called The City Museum (pictures above), which is basically a big playground for adults. We also laughed, relaxed, visited friends and family and ate lots. We can't wait to do it all again next year! PS: We promise to post more entries soon!