What's worse than a blogger who doesn't update their blog?

Answer: A blogger that FINALLY updates their blog but then dates them in the past so that it doesn't look like I've been behind FOREVER! Most of you wouldn't notice this unless you have a blog reader...then you would have totally busted me when you saw my 4th of July and other Summer posts pop up. :)

Luke's Baptism

We were fortunate to celebrate with Brad, Rebecca and Joshua the baptism of Luke William on September 12th. What a special day for our family as Luke was officially welcomed into God's family! We were going to celebrate after the service by going to Rebecca and Brad's house, but Brad has been sick with viral meningitis so we instead let him go home to sleep and the rest of us did the Dutch thing and went to Arnie's to celebrate. :)

Such a Sweet Hand-Me-Down

My mom made this sweet dress, complete with smocking, for Rebecca when she was little. 28 years later she pulled it out and Johanna wore it. I am definitely a sucker for the vintage (did I just call my sister's dress vintage? She must be old!) look. I loved this dress on Josie, even though it was definitely getting shorter, but I put the bloomers with it and it was adorable. Probably about the sweetest hand-me-down that we've ever had.

Happy Birthday, Abigail!

This post is late and for that I apologize. Our firstborn, Abigail, turned SEVEN on August 18. Seven just seems so old...when did this happen? How did she grow up so quickly? We love this girl so much that it's crazy. She is just so full of life and is a joy to people around her. She is constantly smiling, always caring and turning into such a beautiful girl. I have so much fun spending time with her, especially one on one. She's often funny and cracks us up often. She's into fashion right now and loves to be glamorous. She turns and poses for cameras all the time (as you'll see below) and is just a goof. Abigail, we love you so much. It's just amazing to see you grow up into such an amazing girl...God has truly blessed us! We love you!!

Abigail at Camp

Abigail went to Camp Geneva this year with Bebe. They went to Day Camp for a week. Abigail really enjoyed camp and can't wait to go back next year! She loved all the songs and crafts and had a great time putting on a little program at the end of the week.

Here's Abby with her counselor for the week.

Oh my...the camp divas...we are in trouble.

She's growing up so fast...I'm not sure I like it.