For the Love of Summer

We enjoyed summer and all the fun it allowed us to have.... we did VBS, we went to Youth Camp, visited our High School Mission Trip on Collide, vacationed at the Lake and went horseback riding,. All while enjoying playdates, swimming dates and rest at home! In the midst of that fun we still managed to get school work done to stay on track for 1st and 3rd grade (can you believe it?)!!!!

The best Father's Day!

Pledge to the Bible

Our coil Intern, TJ!!!!

My girls showed me how big they really are this year when both went zip lining multiple times at Camp. We are so blessed to attend camp with daddy and the big kids.

The artist in my girl loves Henna tattoos.

More precious than I could ever write about.....

Our traveling crew...family2us!!!

The Big Kids love my kids, I am so thankful!!!!!

 Our DC adventure while on the Mission Trip!

Beautiful in every way!!!

And then she turned 8, eight is great!!!!!

Our little piece of Heaven!

Happy Birthday sweet girl, we love to hear her play the piano and now the Ukulele!!!

The Lord has given her a talent that we encourage.

We never have to remind her to practice, her piano is in her room and she plays every day!!!!

She will never be too big to hold....Im gonna say that 10x!!!!!

For her Birthday adventure she chose time at the Lake and Horseback Riding!

It was a much needed break and vacation for us all!

Exactly what she ask for in a cake!

These 2, shake my head but heart is forever grateful!

American Voices Musical

As you can tell by my lack of blogging our school year has been quite busy!

Piano, soccer, Oral Reports, Poetry Night, Science Fair, AWANA, Easter and the list goes on.

We are very proud of both girls, both excelling in what they love most. Hope on the piano and Emmi on the Soccer field! Both learning to hide God's Word in their hearts, both doing GREAT in school and learning to be you ladies!

Their 1920's Musical was fun and a big hit, we had a Flapper Girl and a Newspaper Delivery Girl! 

There is great joy in watching them grow, however with the end of each school year I deny its over! It can't go by so fast, they can't be another year older...but tis true! They are. That's God's plan, that they grow into adults that Love Him and take His name to the Nations! I pray that for them!

I'll update more as the school year closes, I'll do my best to share pictures from January to May.....you can see where my time has gone!!!

Love being their Mommy!

Merry Belated Christmas & Happy New Year

Life gets so busy with family, little ones, work, full time Ministry etc!

Please forgive me for the lack of writing.

Our Christmas time celebrations were fun and full of purpose.

You'll see in the pictures below the girls were given memory books of our trip to Disney last year, words from them were "this is the best present ever!"

I agreed, the memories we make are forever etched in my heart. The time spent was totally worth it and our girls valued the time as we did.

Both girls love art so they were given books to color, markers and craft items for snow days!

One of our favorite holiday traditions is to begin December by visiting a local attraction called "A Walk to Bethlehem", its a town of Bethlehem beginning with the Birth of our Savior and ends with Jesus meeting the Disciples after his death. It truly points our focus to Christ and gets us excited to celebrate Christmas. The girls ask for it and can't wait to share in its joy each season.

The rest of the month is filled with celebrations, giving, loving on one another, making gifts and taking every opportunity to see Christmas lights. Something about it makes my girls eyes light up!

Then there was ICE in our Nations Capitol! A land this Mommy loves and prays for!

We went to the largest ice rink, decorated for Christmas, designed by the Chinese and they even incorporated a Manger Scene! Smart, I know!

A fun day, spent with special friends and those we love!

We pray you had a very Merry Christmas!

A special gift was given to "Heartbeats" in honor of our Birth Mothers and their selfless gift that is forever in our hearts!

Thank you!

May your 2016 be a blessing to others!!!!

The Nicely's