spring break in georgia

caroline wearing grandma's b'day sombrero

susanna and chessie, she LOVES him and all dogs!

giving him a kiss

getting her teeth cleaned

mrs. margo is the best

papa checking it out

after the recital, we headed to georgia for the week since it was spring break and caroline didn't have school. we celebrated birthdays, easter and squeezed in our visit to the dentist :) yea, still no cavities for caroline!! papa came with us for old time's sake and checked our teeth :) we really have to get our sweet girl to stop sucking her thumb...think we'll tackle that after school gets out!

bridge run, ballet recital and more seafood

john, chris, staci and quin after the cooper river bridge run, 10k

cute little charleston flappers

caroline during her tap routine

all done and leaving the stage

the ballet routine

my little charleston flapper

the ballerina after the show with her beautiful flowers

caroline and her adoring fans, the grandparents

her other adoring fans, mommy and daddy

performing is exhausting

one of our favorite restaurants in all of charleston

susanna, papa, caroline and gramie

yes, more oysters for miss caroline

yummy!!! or yucky if you ask her mommy :)

john ran the 10k cooper river bridge run the morning of caroline's ballet recital. he's wanted to do it since we moved to charleston. it's a huge race that starts on the mt.pleasant side of the bridge and ends downtown. he did great!! that night, we enjoyed caroline's second ballet recital. she was so cute in her costumes and loves everything about it...still didn't know the moves and was constantly watching the girl next to her, but who cares. she smiled like crazy and had a blast on stage! the grandparents made her feel like a star by being there!!

**there are a million recital pics, just a warning :)

catching up - caroline's school easter party

caroline is all business

pile up looking for the eggs

all done and now on to the treats - love how caroline's legs are crossed!

caroline digging into some oysters on the half shell, her fav!

papa, caroline and grandad

whew, it has been a crazy couple of weeks! the busiest month of the year for us, besides christmas, is april! it is filled with birthdays, usually easter, spring break, throw in a recital, etc...it's going to take a few posts, but i'm determined to catch up :) the grandparents came in town for caroline's second ballet recital and we started their visit off right with some yummy seafood!

weariness...

please pray for forester and the bradburns...today was not a good day and they are weary. poor forester barely ate at all. he has no appetite and all the meds he has to take daily make him so nauseous and scared of swallowing anything for fear of throwing up. my heart hurts so much for all of them. go to their blog for more specifics, www.thebradburns.blogspot.com and pray, pray, pray for a better day tomorrow...thank you :)

nausea and vomiting :(

please pray for forester, specifically against nausea and vomiting. he has had a very hard time the last few days keeping any food down. tomorrow will be a long day at the hospital. my heart just breaks for he and the family...cancer does suck, but God is cool (direct quote from whitney on her blog)!!!

praise the Lord, o my soul!

forester at the hospital today

slade hanging out at the hospital with big bro...if i'm preggo soon it's b/c of her!! she is so precious!!!!!

i'm praising the Lord tonight for answered prayers! God is so good, kind and generous. forester and family have had 2 good days at the hospital for treatments and his headaches have been relieved. thank you, Jesus! psalm 103 below is one of my favorites!!

Psalm 103

¹ Praise the LORD, O my soul;
all my inmost being, praise his holy name.

² Praise the LORD, O my soul,
and forget not all his benefits-

³ who forgives all your sins
and heals all your diseases,

⁴ who redeems your life from the pit
and crowns you with love and compassion,

⁵ who satisfies your desires with good things
so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.

⁶ The LORD works righteousness
and justice for all the oppressed.

⁷ He made known his ways to Moses,
his deeds to the people of Israel:

⁸ The LORD is compassionate and gracious,
slow to anger, abounding in love.

⁹ He will not always accuse,
nor will he harbor his anger forever;

¹⁰ he does not treat us as our sins deserve
or repay us according to our iniquities.

¹¹ For as high as the heavens are above the earth,
so great is his love for those who fear him;

¹² as far as the east is from the west,
so far has he removed our transgressions from us.

¹³ As a father has compassion on his children,
so the LORD has compassion on those who fear him;

¹⁴ for he knows how we are formed,
he remembers that we are dust.

¹⁵ As for man, his days are like grass,
he flourishes like a flower of the field;

¹⁶ the wind blows over it and it is gone,
and its place remembers it no more.

¹⁷ But from everlasting to everlasting
the LORD's love is with those who fear him,
and his righteousness with their children's children-

¹⁸ with those who keep his covenant
and remember to obey his precepts.

¹⁹ The LORD has established his throne in heaven,
and his kingdom rules over all.

²⁰ Praise the LORD, you his angels,
you mighty ones who do his bidding,
who obey his word.

²¹ Praise the LORD, all his heavenly hosts,
you his servants who do his will.

²² Praise the LORD, all his works
everywhere in his dominion.
Praise the LORD, O my soul.

heavy heart

forester

my heart is so heavy this morning for our dear friends, the bradburns. forester started his chemo and radiation yesterday and it was a long, rough day. he has been having horrendous headaches off and on since the spinal tap almost 2 weeks ago and for some reason, nobody can figure out why or how to stop them. it has been incredibly frustrating and so hard on that sweet boy's body and his parents who have had to watch him be in such intense pain. please pray today for the following things....

*that they will see a neurologist and he/she will have wisdom regarding the headaches and how to treat them
*that chemo and radiation will go as planned today and that they will be at the hospital for as short a time as possible
*strength and endurance for whitney as pete leaves town this afternoon for work (thankfully her parents live here and are amazing)
*strengh and peace for pete as he has to be away - can't imagine how hard it is going to be to get on that plane

my human head and heart do not understand why this is has to happen, but i am clinging to what i do know....that God is good and He has a plan.

"And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose" Romans 8:28

their blog has tons of info about his treatment and how to pray specifially, www.thebradburns.blogspot.com

this little girl is a mess :)

wearing daddy's crocs

so proud of herself!

poor girl :(

but, she was incredibly happy to have an ice bag!!

i love this little girl...she is a complete mess!! the scratch under her eye came from falling off a little plastic kid chair and having a run in with one of the little legs :(

please join me in praying for this precious boy tonight at 7pm est! thank you so much!!
www.thebradburns.blogspot.com