Several Things…..

Good morning! I hope all of you are doing well.~*~

It has been a wonderful day here in AL. We have stayed busy with appointments, school, chores, and just enjoying the beautiful weather. ~*~

We have had sunny skies with temperatures in the 60’s and 70’s, perfect for working or playing outside. ~*~

As you all know, I finished the new look on the ole’ blog, and I am very happy with the way it looks. : ) I finished just in time to redesign our baby blog……. we recently found out that my Mom is expecting #10 in June. As you can probably guess, we are all thrilled and very excited about this newest little blessing, and can’t wait to meet “It”. : ) ~*~

I know that I have asked earlier, but are any of you on Facebook? I have met several other young ladies that have “friended” me and it has been so nice to “chat” with them. I would love to “friend” you if you are on Facebook.~*~

We just finished up the “Birthday Month” in our home. We have 3 birthdays in our close family, and 2 in our extended family, all in October. This year, Jacob was turning 13, so it was a big birthday for him. We did a “Bar Barakah” ceremony, which means “Son of The Blessing” in Hebrew. It is a Christian Bar Mitzvah- the men all prayed over Jacob, and my Mom and Dad released him into manhood. My brother Josh and I also shared thoughts on growing up and the responsibilities of manhood. It was a wonderful and very meaningful birthday. ~*~

A few weeks ago, ~Simply~ over at her photoblog, “Simply Taken”, passed me this bloggy “Capture” award:

This award is passed to people who love taking photographs- Simply knows me well! 😉

I am passing this to (in random order):

Miss Poppins, over at Raindrops Pictures
Bethany, over at Blogging Beth
Lacy, over at A Godly Maiden
Addie, over at Talley Images

Enjoy!

You can read the rules here. ~*~

I think that is it for now. I hope that y’all are having a wonderful day. 🙂
~*~Courtney~*~