Kensington Cottage

Welcome to Kensington Cottage... On September 15, 2008, when Andrew came out and said, "It's a girl!", my mom said, "I'm going to build her a house."  Well...she did (or at least she paid someone to).  Kensington Cottage has been my mom's special little project for over two years.  Yesterday, was the big reveal.  This house is SPECTACULAR.  Custom built, every little detail is hand crafted (seriously...other than the...

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Last day

Here was Kensington back in September on her first day of pre-school... And here she is this past Tuesday on her last...  Before she got dressed for her last day of school, Daddy and Smith went and bought them both donuts for breakfast.I'm pretty sure this was Smith's first donut and I'm positve it won't be his last.  This boy loved him some donut!We love you Kensington!  You did so great at school this yea...

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More tornado news (updated at 6:21 pm)

**Updated at 6:21 pm: we heard this today from Andrew's brother Jonathan but Fox News and CNN just broke the story, over 1500 people are still missing in Joplin.  An apartment complex housing over 600 people was wiped away and as of now, no residents have been found.  Please be praying for the search and rescue teams as they uncover survivors and/or the deceased.Original Post:I just have some bits and pieces of information regarding...

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Tornadoes in Missouri

I have had so many sweet and thoughtful emails and texts regarding the devastating F-4 tornado that blew through Joplin, Missouri yesterday at five o'clock.  Andrew's family is thankfully all ok.  All of their homes are undamaged.  That being said, Joplin, Andrew's home town, is pretty much destroyed.  The hospital where my sister-in-law is a doctor was obliterated.  The daycare that our niece attends is gone...several teachers...

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Getting ready for church is exhausting!

The four of us get dressed and out the door early every single morning of the week but for some reason, Sundays are the hardest.  By the time everyone wakes up, eats breakfast, gets dressed, puts shoes on, does hair, puts shoes back on, grabs Bibles and are out the door....we're exhausted.  This morning, I asked Smith what he wanted to watch while I got dressed and he said "Tangled", so I put it on, sat him down and 5 minutes later, this...

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16 months, 3 days

16 months and 3 days...that's how old Kensington was when Smith was born.  Up until that day, those 16 months and 3 days had been the very best of my life.  Now, exactly 16 months and 3 days later, I can say that the latter was even better.  It's funny how 16 months and 3 days can change your life...twice.  Here's to another great 16 months and 3 days.  Love you babies! Day 1 16 months and 3 days laterI love these...

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