Reading the Bible in One Year

Well once again Brett and I are reading the Bible in one year. What a task and dedication, right? Well our church has challenged us to use these Life Jounral's which map out the whole year of daily readings for us. We've learned from our Pastor that journaling is an act of worship to God, plus it's a great way to learn and remember scripture. The last time Brett an I read through the Bible in one year, was when we were dating. And I'll be honest, it took me about a year and a half, just because I wasn't consistent with it. But our Pastor told us that if you are doing something everyday it takes 20 days for something to become a habit. Well Brett and I have done 29 days in a row and we really feel like it is a habit now. It's like a part of our everyday life. Whereas before, we could skip a day or two. We are so proud of ourselves and I just felt like sharing our encouraging news with you.

Blabber Girl!

We are starting to understand some words. Her favorite word right now is "hi".

Look at my new hairstyle!

You like my new hair do?

Happy New Year!

It's hard to believe that we have been parents now for a year. Times flies by way too fast! We still think it's crazy that we have a toddler walking around our house. One things for sure, we still love each other more than ever. We will be celebrating our 5 year anniversary this year. I'm still hoping for that cruise. There may be a lot of unexpected things happening with Brett's job as far as relocation. But no matter what happens, we are at a peace about it. Ultimately, God is in control and He owns the Master Plan for our life.

Look at my pearly whites!

I thought this was a good shot of Makenna's mouth. Take a good look at all of her teeth. She's got a lot! She got 6 teeth in the last month. She's got 14 total. So glad to have the bottom molars through.

Yummy Chocolate!

I was making some dessert bars and just had to snap a picture of her cleaning out the chocolate bowl.

Goodbye Uncle Grant

Brett's brother Grant has been living in our basement since May and is moving out to go to school at University of Northern Iowa to finish his B.A. He will be missed and has really bonded with Makenna. He has seen her go from sitting up, to crawling, to pulling up, and now walking. She will miss her Uncle Grant!

Working out with Mommy!

Makenna is getting ready to work out with Mommy. I have made a New Year's Resolution to start working out again. Makenna got in the spirit of working out with me. She has already learned how to stretch.

There's No Stopping Her Now!

Makenna is walking all over the place. She thinks she is BIG stuff! It's so cute!