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Saturday, December 26, 2015

This is officially week 52! But my first week was only two days, so I have five days left of my challenge. I got a new camera lens for Christmas and have enjoyed playing with that as well. I'm hoping to end better than I've done the last few weeks!


Cheyenne's new dress (and matching one for her doll!) that she got from Grandma for Christmas. She was so excited to get up and get dressed for church! 


On Monday, my two big girls each lost a tooth! Paige lost her first tooth, and Cheyenne lost her third! (Yes, my kids are on the later side for losing teeth!)


Tuesday morning was insanely foggy when I woke up. I quickly got the kids up and out so we could take some pictures. This was one of my favorites!


One of many pictures we took at Freeman's Mill Park. 


Paige playing on the porch with my umbrella one rainy evening.


Jon's new apron. He'd mentioned wanting one with Kiss the Cook on it, and I thought this one was funny!


One of my new ornaments made by Mary from The Old Well House

Saturday, December 19, 2015

It's getting so close to the end of the my 365 project! I can't wait to be finished, and yet, I kinda (but only kinda) want to continue. I'm looking forward to working on learning more - without the pressure of feeling the need to take constant pictures of get them on here. Anyway, here's my pictures from last week!


This is an extra picture from the end of the week. I still mostly miss Sundays, so I just try to plug in an extra picture from later in the week. I thought this was neat!


My girls before their award ceremony Monday evening.


We went to a friend's house and decorated gingerbread houses on Tuesday. Clayton was quite proud of his and just how fully covered it was!


A pretty day at Mamaw's house always leads to tree climbing! Cheyenne got higher than she's gone before, and of course Paige is as absolutely high as she can possibly get in the tree! 


At school Thursday, I didn't see Shelby in the nursery. I asked Sophia where she was and she said that Shelby was in the box. I took the lid off and found her all curled up inside!


I skipped Friday, so this is from Saturday. We had Christmas with Jon's dad and stepmom. Shelby sat right down next to Grandpa and started "reading" her books. 


A self portrait....of sorts.

Saturday, December 12, 2015

Ah, I'm caught up with these (until tomorrow anyway)! Once again I didn't take many pictures last week, so most of these are from one day. That seems to be how I've been doing recently. And how I foresee myself taking pictures in the future. It won't necessarily be a daily thing, but I want to be able to know what I'm doing when I can and want to take pictures. I still need to learn how to better manage taking pictures indoors in low light situations (at night). Mine tend to be too grainy. Something to work on though!


My newest peppermint soap from Apple Valley Natural Soap. I loved all the bubbles!


Jon's dad Otis and his sisters: Annette and Maxine.


Paige


Shelby


Cheyenne


Clayton


The kiddos!

Saturday, December 5, 2015

I'm moving into December pictures! So excited to be finishing up this project soon! I still have more to learn and want to learn more, but I'm at the point where I want to do it at my own pace, with other (different) projects thrown in between (like more sewing!). These are from the week of November 29 - December 5. Continuing with the thankfulness theme this week too. 


Silliness: Paige's new fashion style - tights on the head!


Cuddles: Shelby's cuddle time with Daddy.


Reading out loud: I wrapped up twenty-five books to open and read every day. Counting down to Christmas!


Little helpers: Paige helping decorate Mamaw's little tree. I just love the scarf on her head!


Beautiful colors: God's amazing artwork one evening!


Volunteering: I was so excited to get to work at the Operation Christmas Child warehouse this year! It was a very neat experience and I hope I can go back next year too!


Christmas memories: Cheyenne and Paige dressed up and ready for the Buford Christmas Parade (it was a chilly morning) with their American Heritage Girls troop! It was a sweet time together with our troop!

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We're the Presley family. Jon and I met and got married in 2004. The circumstances behind all that were not the best, but God has truly turned our many mistakes into good! Only by His grace and mercy are we where we are today. We have four wonderfully crazy kids that are between four and eight years old. Jon is an HVAC technician and I stay at home to attempt to teach and train our kids in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. It's a challenging job, and one I fail at constantly. But God does and will continue to sustain and uphold me and give me grace to do this amazing task he's called me to do. ~For nothing is impossible with God! Luke 1:37
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