Finally, I can put pictures on here! Here are the pictures from my party. I had such a great time. I am so glad that my friends from Greenleaf and from Church were able to meet. I LOVE IT WHEN MY WORLDS COLLIDE!! Noah was SOOO cute!! Playing "Prince Albert".... ahh fun times. Emily, Elisabeth, and Anna (who I have missed like crazy!).... and Ransom's head...
Me and my Greenleaf buds... John, Tommy, Jimmy, Me, Trevor, Rebekah, and Cassie. (I know the picture is really fuzzy. The camera was on a weird setting.) My birthday table! It was so pretty. Thanks, Mimi, Mrs. K., Mariah, and Mom for setting up all of my decorations! (take note of the Germ-X hand sanitizer. Yes, we have bottles of that stuff everywhere!) Mimi, Me, and Mom... Me and 'Riah. My cake... :)
Ben, Emily, Joseph, Emily, Mom, Christian, Josh, Anna, Lauren, Rachel, Pop, Jimmy, and William, watching my dad intently as we play "Prince Albert Lost His Hat". More Prince Albert! Alexandra, Mariah, Rachel, Pop,Jimmy, William, Tommy, Cassie, Trevor, John, Rebekah, and my dad's hand.... My Fam! Rachel and Mariah eating cake... Josh (Joe), Josh (Katfish), Elisabeth, and Matthew (NOT John...) :) And we were able to finish the night out with worship. If nothing else happened, that was the one thing I wanted to do. Worship our Savior with the most amazing people in the world (minus those of you who weren't able to come of course). Mr. H. was gracious enough to lead the worship, taking time out of his day off to come. Thanks Mr. H!!! LOVE YOU ALL SO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I had the best birthday ever! I love each and every one of my friends! You guys are AWESOME!! I would post pictures, but, unfortunatly, my computer is messing up. Soo... I will try to get pictures on here at some point, but no promises. We had pizza and cake, we played "Prince Albert Lost His Hat" and I believe that everyone had a good time playing that. :) "Prince Albert lost his hat and he doesn't no where to find it, number 4 go to the end of the line!" Ah yes. Good times. Afterwards, we had a worship time, and after that I sang a song to all of my friends there. i hope people were ministered by it. I wish that all of my friends could have been there, but, oh well. So thank you to all who were able to come! I love you guys! I had friends from church and from Greenleaf there. I LOVE it when my worlds collide. For those of you that couldn't make it (or the ones who live several states away) here is the song that I sang.
The Words I Would Say Sidewalk Prophets
Three in the morning, and I’m still awake So I picked up a pen and a page And I started writing just what I’d say If we were face to face
I’d tell you just what you mean to me Tell you these simple truths
Be strong in the Lord And never give up hope You’re gonna do great things I already know God’s got His hand on You So don’t live life in fear Forgive and forget But don’t forget why you’re here Take your time and pray These are the words I would say
Last time we spoke you said you were hurting And I felt your pain in my heart I want to tell you that I keep on praying That love will find you where you are
I know cause I’ve already been there So please hear these simple truths
Be strong in the Lord And never give up hope You’re gonna do great things I already know God’s got His hand on You So don’t live life in fear Forgive and forget But don’t forget why you’re here Take your time and pray These are the words I would say
From one simple life to another I will say… Come find peace in the Father
Be strong in the Lord And never give up hope You’re gonna do great things I already know God’s got His hand on You So don’t live life in fear Forgive and forget But don’t forget why you’re here Take your time and pray And thank God for each day His love will find a way These are the words I would say
So.... yeah. I just sang that song a little bit higher.
My friend, Stephanie, has a blog. Her blog is deticated to book reviews. She reads one book a week and does her own personal review on it. Last week, she did a review on Josh Harris' book "I kissed dating goodbye". I was really blessed by it. And maybe that is just because it is an amazing thing for me to see the girls I grew up with writing stuff like this. Steph gave me permission to share it with you so... here! Thanks Steph!
Once more, I love all of you guys! You are my brothers and sisters in Christ. Thank you so much for constantly pointing me towards the Cross. And thanks for making my party totally awesome... and as least about me as possible! :P
Yep! Tomorrow is my birthday, but I got this as an early present. Sorry the quality of the pictures aren't better. My camera is goofing up on me. but im really happy. I think I'll call it.... hm. What should I name him?
Yesterday was my little brother Christian's birthday. I am so grateful for him.
I love his smile... I love his energy I love every single goofy face he pulls I love his sense of adventure I love his dimples I love his random moments I love his love for bugs I love his generosity I love his laugh I love the way he does a different silly face in every picture I love his forgiving nature I love the way he puts up with me snapping pictures all the time I love his love for my mom and dad I love his willingness to go along with every little scheme I come up with I love his love for nature And I love his love for me
Dear little Bro, Happy 8th birthday! I love being able to walk with you as you grow bigger and stronger every day. You have been such a blessing to me. Ever since we got the email that we could adopt you, I knew that you were a gift from God. But never could I have guessed how big of a gift. I thank God every day for you. I give praise to the Lord for instilling in you a passion for the Gospel. You are so patient with me. Often, after a conflict, you will be the one to come and apologize first, even when I am more at fault than you. You are a very hansome young man, Christian. And that is because you love the Lord with all your heart. I love you, brother, more then words can describe. I look forward to the years to come because I can't wait to see what the Lord has in store for your life. Your Very Grateful Sister, Vivian
Okay. Sorry guys. You did guess it. Anna and I got locked in the basement. (Sorry Elisabeth, I didn't know that was what you meant.):) Here is what happened... We were cleaning the church and we went into the basement to get something... Well, I guess you could say that it didn't work as planned. Yes, we got locked in... Finally after fifteen minutes of yelling "MR. GOODMAN! IF YOU CAN HEAR US, WE NEED SOME HELP!" Yes, pathetic, I know. After what seemed an eternally he came to the rescue. Apparently, he thought we were in the gym, so he went down there and was cleaning bathrooms for 15 min. Oh well, at least we got out! :)
Here are some pictures from Anna's B-day Party:
Yes our lovely Emily...
Emily, Elisabeth, and Catherine,
Emily again...
Our beautiful Sadie...
Oh yes, "Say cheese, Emily!"
And, of course, our beautiful birthday girl, Anna!
Anna, you are such a blessing to me and I thank God for the day you were born. I am so thankful that He gave me friends that radiate inward beauty. Thanks for inviting me to your party. I had a great time!
Okay, I know that this is a little belated, but here are some pictures from my party with my grandparents. (I would put up some from my party with my friends but I don't have any pics from it.)
This is my cake...
(Which my dad made!)
This is my cute little bro...
This is Christian sitting on top of me
(I look rather distressed, don't I?)
This is me and my Mimi.
I am so glad my Mimi and Pop were able to come. We had a great time!
