hair dye, babies, date night, & picnics

This weekend started out with me dying Geordans hair! She is JUST like me when it comes to hair colors. We just CANT stay one color long enough!

2 of my very best friends! Avery would NOT be quiet the entire time I was doing her hair. Anthony found that walking him in circles around the house got him to be quiet. I wish I would have gotten a picture of my Mimi holding him. Actually, I wish I wouldve gotten a video of my Mimi singing church hymns to Avery. She was so cute holding him! Anthony finally got him to sleep!! "Aunt Manly"and baby Avery! Friday night was date night! Anthony took me to Villa Garganos to eat. I havent been there since I was about 5 years old. It is such a pretty place, and VERY delicious!!

Saturday was my Aunt Pams birthday party. We all went to Mimis house and sat outside around the pool and ate some FRIED CHICKEN!! That is her specialty! I am going to steal picture from my Poppy as soon as he posts them on facebook!
Me and Chanel!

This weekend was just wonderful! I do not think it could have been better weather outside all weekend! It was absolutely beautiful. The ONLY thing that could have made this weekend better would be seeing my parents, but I have to wait till next weekend!

Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend!!!

Good Luck Daddy!!!!!

Today, my parents left for a week to go to my dads art show in Charleston, SC!! It has been a slow year for business in the art world until just recently, so I am PRAYING that they will have a good show! My dad deserves it so much!!
This is the HUGE piece of artwork he just finished a few months ago!

I told my dad last night that I would much rather have a dad that was an artist than a dad who had a office job working 9-5. I know money is important, but I am so glad that he works at the house and can take breaks and vacations whenever he wants to!!

When I was little we had to tell our teacher what our parents do for a living, I said "My dad just sits around and colors all day" I think he has the absolute perfect job and I wish I had 10% of the talent that he does!!

Daddy,

I am praying you have a wonderful show!! I know you will do good. You have worked so hard, and all of your artwork shows how talented the Lord made you! I still cannot believe the details you put into some of your paintings!! I am so proud of you!!! I love you!!!!

Congratulations Jill and Warren!!!

Last week Warren and Jill received a phone call saying a birth mother chose them to be her baby's adoptive parents!!! I could not be more excited for these two!! The sweet baby girl is supposed to be born on March 22. So please pray for Warren and Jill these next 6 weeks! I know its going to be such a rollercoaster of emotions, but I know the Lord has all this is his hands!

I know adoption is not always a 100% guarantee, but this girl would be crazy not to choose them! This couple is such a sweetest, most loving, compassionate, God-seeking, children loving couple out of anyone I have ever met!

Jill and Warren,

I am so excited for the two of yall! I know yall are going to be the greatest parents to this little girl! I cannot wait to meet her and love on her! I am keeping both of yall in my daily prayers! Love you both!!

Avery Miles :)

Last weekend I stayed with Geordan to help her out with the baby during the night, so she could finally get some sleep! I must say that Avery Miles is the cutest little baby I have ever laid my eyes on!

If you have ever hung out with Geordan and I, you will know within the first 30 minutes that our favorite thing in the world is Krispy Kreme. We just had to get Avery in a Krispy Kreme hat, because he has years and years to come of Krispy Kreme!
I'm so proud of her. She has turned out to be such a wonderful mama! Its still hard to believe that my best friend has a baby, but I have never seen her happier.
I could just hold this sweet baby all day long!! I love how he just stares at you in the eyes!

Aunt Sydney and baby Avery.

Geordan,

I am so proud of you!! You have turned into the most amazing mama to little Avery! Thank you for letting me come stay with you and help out. I cannot wait until he gets to the age where I can just steal him from you anytime I want! I never imagined how hard it was to take care of a baby! I dont see how you do it! I was completely exhausted after last weekend, I think I am STILL catching up on lost sleep!! I am still NOT letting him call me "Aunt Manly" but I cannot wait to see what he calls me one day!! I love how he has brought us closer together again and Im so excited that I will always be a part of both of your lives! I love you so much girl!!!

Lead Me to the Cross

This morning I was driving to class, put on my ipod and "Lead me to the Cross" by Hillsong came on. As I drove to class, tears just started flooding down my face. This song takes me back to a time where I was in the perfect church, with the perfect music, with the perfect friends.. life was absolutely perfect! Its a struggle to grow up in the world today.. all the temptations, all the broken friendships, losing friends because you dont agree with what they are doing, whats on tv, the music thats "popular" these days. I think the world has changed so much! Part of the lyrics in the song is "Everything I once held dear, I count it all as lost"; I can take that in two different meanings. Meaning #1: I used to want to always dress the best, look the best, never leave without makeup on, and care way too much about what others thought about me. Now that Im at a "happy place" in my life, none of that matters to me anymore... Counting it all as lost. Meaning #2: Its easy for ANYONE to put things before God. "I cant do my bible study right now because American Idol is coming on" or "I know I shouldnt be watching this, but I dont want my friends to think that I am a "goody goody" or think im judging them". It is so easy to go with the flow of things. But looking back on things last month, last week, yesterday, and even earlier today, it wont matter in the long run. All that matters then, now, in the long run, and forever is your relaionship with the Lord. Everything I once held dear, I count it all as lost...

Another part of the song is "Rid me of myself, I belong to you"-that kind of goes with the first part, but it got to me just as much. I have SO much stuff I dont need, but yet I keep wanting. I tend to think I'm better than others at time, but Im not.. I make mistakes. My mistake may not be as big as someone elses, but all sins are equal in Gods eyes. I still worry about what some people think of me at times, but all that matters is what the Lord thinks of me.. Noone else should matter but Him.

The last part of the song that stuck out to me is when it says, "You were as I, tempted and trialed"-Ive never thought about that before, but Jesus was human. He was probably tempted with some of the same things back then as we are now. He was able to turn down peer pressure, so why cant we?

Heres the lyrics, so yall can read them....
Savior I come
Quiet my soul remember
Redemption's hill
Where Your blood was spilled
For my ransom
Everything I once held dear
I count it all as loss

Chorus:
Lead me to the cross
Where Your love poured out
Bring me to my knees
Lord I lay me down
Rid me of myselfI belong to You
Oh Lead me, lead me to the cross

You were as I
Tempted and tried,Human
The word became flesh
Bore my sin and death
Now you're risen
Everything I once held dear
I count it all as loss

Chorus

Bridge:
To your heart
To your heart
Lead me to your heart
Lead me to your heart