July is Jumping!

I cannot believe that I have not blogged all month! What have we been doing? Jumping all over the place it seems.

Well I started off July with the girls spending some time in Waco so I could get a few things done around the house. The main thing on the agenda was to get Campbell's room converted to a Big Girl Room finally. Since her crib converted to a full size bed all we needed were bedding and matresses. Then a few little decorative touches.

Here is the finished product. I thought that it turned out great. More importantly Campbell loves her new big girl room. I do not know which was the better find for the room though. The cute pink nightstand for $30 or the beautiful painted letters for $13 a piece that a very talented lady painted for me from eBay. (Her name is Erica but I assure you it is not me...I wish I had her gift.) I am just so happy to have this transition behind us with no difficulties.

Of course we could not change one daughter's room without doing a little something for the other so here are Kaylee's letters and after months of searching a cute rug that has primary colors but actually has flowers and is for a girl:) Yeah! If you have ever tried to decorate a girls room with primary colors then you know the challenge. Kaylee has always been drawn to the brighter colors so I am glad we finally achieved a girly room with the colors she loves.

Letters thanks to the talented lady on eBay.

Flower pillow thanks to IKEA.

And finally thank you to The Land of Nod for the rug.

After all the decorating it is nice to just sit back and enjoy so we have had a lot of days like these...

Kaylee also enjoyed a fun week of camp at ACU's Kidquest. Each day she came home talking about all the fun she had and each night she was eager to go to bed so the next day would come more quickly. The only pictures we got were of her performing on the last day to show all the parents what they had been doing all week. She is already talking about attending again next year. I am so glad that she had the opportunity to enjoy a Spirit filled week of celebrating our God and making some new friends as well as reuniting with some old ones. I just cannot say enough about how wonderful this camp was organized and the staff was incredible!!

Now on to the most recent thing we have accomplished...pictures. We went last night to an incredible backyard here and Ashley took some wonderful pictures, click here to see the pictures of the girls. They both did so well at posing. I do not know how I will ever choose. If you live close or even if you do not Ashley is just precious and a wonderful photographer so check her out. Thank you again Ashley for blessing us with your talent!!

I think that about sums up July except us celebrating Cary's birthday which we loved. It is always wonderful to celebrate an amazing man!

We have also been enjoying the miracle of life out our back door. The picture on the left is from last Friday and the picture on the right is from today...just a week later. I am so glad that my babies did not grow up that fast even though it seems that way sometimes.

Life is good. I have just finished reading The Shack and The Same Kind of Different as Me. Both books were recommended by several of my friends and I have to say they were right. They were incredible! (If you want a chance to win your own copy of The Shack click on the link to my friend Tammy's blog below.) Keep the suggestions coming sweet friends. I am also enjoying a Sunday night Ladies Bible Study at church on a book called Discerning the Voice of God by Priscilla Shirer. Let's just say I am trying to learn to be still and listen to God more instead of being too busy to really hear God's word. I wanted to do this study because one of the most Godly women I know is leading it and just being with her is a gift. Thanks Tammy for leading me through such a wonderful study and always opening your heart for God and others.

I will try to post more in August when I am not trying to be still and listen:)