July 31, 2009

More Family Pictures To Share From the Amazing Aja Shoup











Yelp - this is my son - what a HANDSOME MAN!! Well, who can blame him, just look at his daddy!! Of course, my daughter is just as gorgeous - talk about blessed - I know looks aren't everything by any means, but can you see why I have trouble at times saying NO to them?!:)




Family Pics by the Aja the" Geez, I wish I had her talent!" Photographer:)











And yes - I will post more:)!! Enjoy as we have - We're gonna miss ya Aja!! Thanks again and again and again!!





July 26, 2009

Evelyn's Fist Birthday Party














Our Little Princess is 1!! Happy Birthday sweetie! Here are a few pics - I'll be sure to post more. The cutie in the swing is her buddy Malachi - he's 6 weeks the older man:).
Thank you all for coming and celebrating our precious gift!
We truly appriciate the impact you have on us and on her! We love you!!

Evelyn's First Birthday Pictures











Ok, I just had to post a couple of pics of my beautiful one year old!! These were taken by a dear friend of ours, who is perhaps the best photographer I've ever seen. She captures the beauty I see daily. Kentucky better realize how lucky it is to have her coming their way! We will be shipping you back regularly though:) - thanks so much Aja! We're gonna miss the Shoups!!

June 18, 2009

There is No Place Like HOME




When we come home from a typical day at our local zoo and park in the back seat of our SUV I start hearing the phrase "NO HOME" chanted over and over again from our son who does not want to be home, but back out in the sun/fun. I give this background information so that you can truly share in the immense joy I had when I awoke to our son on Saturday morning at 8 am (we had put him in his bed at 3:30 am fully asleep from the endurance run home from our trip- and really expecting him to sleep in) running down the hall screaming in joy Mommy HOME Mommy HOME!! I caught him in the hall only to be dragged quickly to him room in which he ran around hugging every stuffed animal and object he had. I fell in love with him all over again! To my relief and utter joy we have been able to provide our child with a home he has fallen in love with as much as we have. Going from "No Home to HOME Mommy!" has been one of the most profound blessings from our vacation. We are HOME!!

Coming Home




Coming home was great! We stopped by a couple of parks - thanks to our GPS - and the kids zoned out to a few movies. The endurance ride home was definitely worth it 12 hrs later - we were home!!:)

SEAWORLD!! Day 1





My favorite part of this trip was watching the joy in and on my kids!! The dolphin show was fabulous - Johnathon took small pauses of clapping - other than that they were cheered on continually. Evelyn laughed and they both - despite the heat - did not wimper or complain but just enjoyed! How awesome to be kids - now wonder God tells us to be childlike. 

Downtown




Downtown San Antonio offers such amazing views and pieces of history. We had the opportunity to visit the Alamo, go on the river walk, visit the tower of the Americas and just hang out relaxing with our kids. 

Driving, Standing, Walking, Sitting




Our children are changing so fast! Johnathon loved sitting in Daddy's seat while going to the restroom at the beach; Evelyn is standing and working on walking and they both loved sitting in the stroller when they just wiped out from the days activities!:) Lots of movement, many amazing memories. 

beach pictures part 2





Here are some more pics to enjoy!:)