hawaii. ukraine. houston.

those three words don't really go together, but some how they all come up in this blog post! :)

our dear friend shawn is making the move to paradise!  we had a going away dinner for her and spent an evening talking and getting excited about her big move to hawaii!  she is officially there, and i can't wait to visit her in paradise!!

Aloha!

shawn got baby b this onesie.  he is all set now! :)

The ladies got off on their TEAMWorks Ukraine trip and traveled home this past weekend.  God truly blessed the trip, and I am so thankful for their willingness and hard work last week, I know they are exhausted.  You can read about this week's trip here.

Braces and shoes for the trip!  Wow, that is a lot of feet! 

the ladies at XNA, ready to start their trip! :)  i counted 8 hours ahead constantly trying to think of what they were doing!  it was an honor to be able to pray for their trip and the children while they were gone.  

Hadleigh turned 4 years old this month and since I was out of town for her birthday party weekend, we celebrated early!!  Soooooo...we had a Hadleigh/Ahmi sleep over party just for her.  We ate yummy food, went shopping, watched a movie, and made a quick trip to the pumpkin patch and then finished up with lunch at Gee-Dad's house.  She is sweet, funny, kind, smart and we are so thankful for this little birthday girl!!!

her dinner choice, catfish hole!  fun!

oh how i love her.  

This past weekend I went to see my bestie Mariellen!  I was SOOOO excited and got a great deal on a flight to houston!  This was my first trip to see her in her new town, and we had so much fun!  She treated me to a massage friday morning while she worked, so I spent the morning at starbucks in a comfy chair and then enjoyed a massage, relaxing and when she was done with work a mani/pedi!  it's probably the most relaxing day I have had in a long time!  it was nice to be there and know that i could just relax, because there wasn't much i could do all the way in houston! :)

we had dinner at this great place in houston called "Tiny Boxwoods" and it was connected to a plant nursery.  i was excited to meet mariellen's new houston friends.  i am so thankful she has made such sweet friends in texas!  we had dinner inside, and enjoyed sitting on the patio afterwards!  they had amazing desserts, and i had toffee gelato with shortbread cookies and sampled their warm donut holes with vanilla glaze and chocolate dipping sauce!  it was a pregnant gals dream come true!  

 i loved spending time with little Mac!  he is so sweet and says the cutest things right now.  i told his parents i hope our little boy is as sweet and cuddly as he is! :)

 cupcake break from a day of shopping!