1,000 Gifts : Celebrating this Week

71. Good naps from the kiddos so I could finish painting the garage

72. A husband that planned a cruise for us

73. The cruise is THIS week!

74. 6 days to spend with my hubby :)

75. My mother-in-law who is watching the kiddos while we go on the cruise

76. A van to get us to Jacksonville

77. The 7 years we have been married

78. The exciting future ahead

79. That Josh and I get to do it together

80. And with the 3 kiddos God has blessed us with

81. A working washing machine

82. And dryer

83. At my house

84. The plethora of clothes for each family member

85. Figuring out a new function of my earphones

86. A slightly cooler day / night

87. A part time (babysitting) job for me

88. And a new friend for Hannah to play with

89. The strength God gives me to care for 5 kiddos 3 & under

90. That Josh will be home part of the time to help me each week

91. Veggie Tales DVD's in the mail from my Aunt

92. The Bible songs CD that came in the mail today

93. Seeing the kids faces light up where they hear a familiar Bible song playing :)

94. Hearing Andrew say new words, and beginning to form sentences

95. Teaching my kids the scripture

96. A quiet moment to be able to document and reflect on all the things I am thankful for

97. A good scrabble match

98. Plenty of pennies to throw into the fountain (at the mall)

99. Free Chick-fil-A texts on Friday

100. Stress free outings with the kids

Update

I've posted a few new entries tonight, so scroll down to enjoy the pictures!!

Here are a few random ones I wanted to add as well.

Micah is starting to enjoy the exosaucer! He still gets a little scared if Andrew comes put and starts playing noisily with the toys on there. I can't believe my little baby boy will be 5 months old tomorrow!!!!

I'm gonna have this crazy crew 3 days a week!! (from right) Carson, Hannah, Micah, Andrew, and Sawyer!! Five kiddos ages 5 months to 3! :)

Family picnic after church one week… we were waiting on the Krispy Kreme family opening.

Me and Andrew while at the family reunion in South Caroline. I don't even remember getting this picture taken, but I like it.

And finally…

Micah! Such a funny angle and face. :) Micah is full of life, smiles, giggles, and sweetness!! :)

Faces of Micah

As captured by Josh :)

Creation Museum New Pictures

Some new pictures from Josh's phone. :)

Andrew looking at the turtles.

Josh and Andrew

Kind of in the middle but I wanted to post. :) Kids riding on Uncle Steven (horsey)'s back.

Walking through the Genesis 1 exhibit. (notice Andrew's face is the only blurry thing!? That boy has the hardest time keeping still!)

In the "final Adam" movie theater… Micah was hungry!

Josh feeding a horse/zebra. Can't remember what they call it.

In the "Ark" exhibit. This was close to one of my favorite parts. You feel like you are walking through the ark construction! :)

In the creation video part of the tour. LOVE Hannah's face here. :)

Kroger run

I hit Kroger again today and got some awesome deals!!!

I got:
8 Sobe Lifewater
4 V8 Fusion bottles
3 chocolate milk
1 gallon whole milk
1 bottle Juicy Juice
1 dozen eggs - free
1 Ruffles chips - free
2 Toaster Strudel
2 Smart Balance butter

Saved $42
Spent only $14!!!


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Creation Museum

Ok, so here are some of the Creation Museum/Cincinnati Trip pictures. Josh has some much better pictures on his phone, but hasn't loaded on the computer yet!

Laura and Hanna in the Garden of Eden (standing in the "sunlight") :)

(hot) Hannah, but enjoying feeding the sheep and goats!

Me and Micah

We were somewhere in the museum, just not sure where. He was just enjoying riding around in the Moby wrap!

Feeding the animals

And here is one of Hannah and Andrew playing in a kiddy bed at the Ikea store. I'll have to get my hands on Josh's phone to publish some more pictures!

Family: 1,000 Gifts

52. My brother Steven

53. My sister-in-law Laura

54. Quality time with family

55. Watching my kids wrestle with their Uncle Steven

56. Watching my kids laugh and play with their Aunt Laura

57. Having help on projects

58. New siding on our garage!!

59. Family road trips that go smoothly

60. Great clothing deals at the GAP clearance store

61. The Creation Museum, and all that they stand for

62. Being reminded how big and smart God is

63. For my salvation

64. Our church family

65. A good chuckle during (church) business meeting

66. Sweet picnic with my boys

67. Micah's funny face after trying apple sauce for the first time

68. FaceTime with Josh

69. Andrew's expanding vocabulary

70. Josh giving Micah a bath so I can put my feet up for a few minutes :)

Update

The Tillman's have been having lots of fun this summer. We just got done having a visit with Steven and Laura. We had a blast!! :) The kids loved seeing their aunt and uncle.

I'll have to post pictures of their visit another day.

Here is a cute picture of Micah in a Gator outfit. :) Micah has also found his feet this month, and has also started eating rice cereal. He doesn't really like it. :)

Hannah and Andrew have been playing together better and better. Andrew landed a visit to the ER by getting his hand caught in the sliding van door. Thankfully nothing was broken!!

Here is a picture of the kids living it up in the ER room. The nurses brought them juice, toys, coloring pages, and even put on CARS movie for them.

Josh and I have been busy starting our new rolls in the church. I have taken over SS attendance and rolls along with a few other things. Josh has been working on music and leading it himself on Sunday nights! I am proud of him.

We have also (thanks to the help of Steven and Laura!!) re-sided our garage!! It looks SO much better now, but we have to brave the heat again and paint it. Pictures of that to come soon!! :)