WILSON'S FIRST BIRTHDAY BASH!

I am so excited about Wilson turning one and as a mommy I am even more excited to be throwing him a huge FIRST BIRTHDAY BASH!! I love any excuse to party but it will be amazing to have all of our family and friends who LOVE him on a daily basis to come together and CELEBRATE!!
(I have a confession- I have secretly been excited about this party since the day I found out I was pregnant!!)
The Lord continues to pour out his Blessings to us through our wonderful, sweet, and healthy son! He is getting ready to take off walking so pray for us- haha.
Here is his Cute Invitation!!

My Future Pilot

I have a feeling Wilson will take after his daddy and be a PILOT!! A few weeks ago we went to ATL and celebrated Craig's retirement from the CDC. The restaurant where the ceremony was held was at an airport and you could put the headsets on and listen to the controllers and planes coming in!! IT WAS PRETTY COOL. Here is a picture of my FUTURE PILOT- CAPTAIN WILSON GREY SHEPHERD! That has a nice ring to it.


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"Save a Place For Me"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUjL6bVD2vw

WOW UPDATE!

SORRY GUYS- I know many of you have been on the edge of your seat waiting on an update! haha-Just kidding.
LIFE IS GOOD. Ryan is busy with classes and I am working a few days a week in Franklin. Thanks to Grammy Shep Wilson gets loved and taken care of by one of his two favorite grammy's. We are finally getting settled and in a routine- WILSON IS GETTING SO BIG and in a few weeks WILL BE ONE! He is taking LOTS of steps and pretty much any day now he will probably be running around with his cousins. He just gets sweeter and sweeter to be with! HE IS MY JOY!

I miss my family like crazy but there is a sense of comfort being back in the Boro- it's great seeing old friends!! Wilson had his first play date with Troy today- NOTE TO SELF: hold off play dates during teething- no they had a great time! And momma had a great time and conversation with Angela. God is already blessing our lives with wonderful people! He has shown us in more ways than one how much he LOVES and CARES for us- even with the small things.

The Lord is continuing to grow us spiritually and strengthening our marriage- I am learning that God cares about the small insecurities we HOLD and ANCHOR ourselves too- and HE wants us to DEPEND and Search HIS Word DAILY. For those of you who havent read "SAME KIND OF DIFFERENT AS ME!!" BUY IT NOW. It's an amazing- True story of how God brought these two men together through one amazing Godly woman! They are in the process of making a movie of it now. PLEASE READ IT! LOVE TO ALL.

Parents Visit

My parents came Tuesday for a few days and brought our doggie Lillie!!!! It feels a little more like home with my Lil! We had a wonderful time, we painted pottery, drank coffee (How do you say NON FAT MILK?- sorry inside joke with momma), shopped, ate, drank coffee, and shopped!! HEHE. I LOVE THEM SO MUCH- Ryan and I are so blessed with wonderful parents who support, pray, and love us with all of their hearts. What an amazing Legacy we can continue with our Wilson! Wilson LOVED being with Grammy and Papaw and pretty much laughed the whole time! When they were leaving he gave Grammy Love two kisses and waved bye- he has only waved a couple times before. Here are some pictures of the wonderful weekend! Thanks Momma Love and K-diddy!


LOVE THAT FACE!

He looks like his daddy here!!


The Sheps!
Momma Love and K-Diddy! Love them more than they will ever know!
Ry giving Wils a ride on a box!


Mom's first pottery experience, she LOVED it.

I love his eyes in this shirt.

Romans 8:28

Romans 8:28 "God works everything out to the good for those who love him."
This has been one of my favorite scriptures and this verse has sustained me through many trials in 2009. I was listening to a Christian radio station here in the Boro and the DJ said something amazing about this particular verse- He said many people think this verse means that when you Love God everything will be fine and God will turn the bad things in your life to good. He said he believes that God also uses your pain and suffering for other people's good! He gave an example of someone close to you dying but because of the death people were saved. Even when you are going through a hard time in your life and you are seeking out HIS Good in it- look at other people's lives, their situations, and remember that HE works out everything to HIS Good and HIS Purpose.

Boro Residents

We are here in the Boro!! We have been here about a week. Ryan started work today and starts school Jan. 14. I am going to start subbing hopefully next week. We are enjoying the apartment and spending time with Grammy, Pops, Chuck, Liz and the boys, Sara and Holly. Jeff and Amanda came in last week as we celebrated the New Year!! It feels weird being back- it's almost like we are on vacation and it brings back memories of the good ole College days. We hope to catch up with friends and enjoy our time here. I miss my family and cant wait for my parents to come see us next week!!
Wilson has had a few firsts this past week. He is drinking from a sippy cup, walking behind his firetruck toy by himself, and he learned today how to pick up his leg and get off of it. He is getting SO big- he would rather walk than crawl. He LOVES playing with his cousins- they already have so many memories!! It's hard to believe in just about a month he will be 1!!!!! Breaks my heart! Thank you all for your prayers. I will keep you updated!!


Ashley