A Day at the Lake...

Today we went to the lake for the morning and it was very relaxing! The water was beautiful, Johanna had great behavior and it was quiet. The morning was so nice and worth the little drive that it took to get there. Hope you enjoy the pictures!

Truly Blessed...

This has been a hard week for me, but I keep getting reminded about how blessed I am. I have a wonderful husband who would do anything for me, supportive, loving, encouraging....on and on. I have a perfectly wonderful and beautiful daughter who listens, sleeps, and eats well for the most part. God has given me so much and on weeks that are hard we and especially me have a hard time remembering the blessings. Even though I went through some hard things this week, God has so many blessings in my life and he will continue to bless me. Even through this hard week, I have learned so much and have learned to focus on the good things in life and on what I have in life (which is a lot!)....Sometimes lessons come so we can learn and not be bitter...That is what I learned this week to focus on the good things even though hard times and not be bitter, this time in my life will pass and better things are yet to come in my life and my family's life..

MY BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTHER JOHANNA

MY WONDERFUL HUSBAND SHANE

Last weekend fun...

Last weekend was a great with fun filled activities ! First on friday Johanna, pappy, and nana went to a kids night at a park. It was supposed to be held at a pool but it was too cold! Even though it was too cold Johanna still wanted to swim because we promised her all day she could swim and she said "I swim mommy". So we let her swim in the cold weather for awhile (which she loved). Then we went over and took part in the festivities at the park where Johanna bounced in a bounce house, saw some dogs and had icecream. She even won a pass to a local park by our house, it was such a nice time. Then on saturday we went to the library and saw smokey the bear, which Johanna emphateically said when she saw him SMOKEY, and gave him a hug with Shane holding her. It was so cute. Then on sunday we went to birthday party at Chuck e Cheese for our friend's son's 4th birthday party. Let me tell you Chuck e Cheese on a saturday is enough to drive someone insane. Do not think I will be doing that again, but Johanna loved playing with her friends.

Friday Festivities....

Pappy in the tunnel..I will get you!

Nana come out!

Hugging Mcgruff the crime dog!

Mommy he likes popcorn

Thought this was funny...nana thought the pool was really cold







Saturday Festivities....

Smokey and Johanna

Sunday festivities....

Daddy and Johanna at Chuck e Cheese

Zoe and Johanna

Happy Fourth Of July/Annual Fourth of July Church Picnic

So I am doing two posts in one! In the past two weeks we have had some really fun picnics! The first one was our church picnic where they have an annual fun day for the kids with a petting zoo, a jump house, snow cones, ballon maker, and hair painting. Johanna had so much fun, she loved bouncing and the animals as you will see by the pictures!
Then for the Fourth of July, we had our annual picnic at our house. It was a great time with friends and family. Our new play house was a huge success with the kids, they played all night until about 9pm on the play house (and were really dirty). Many memories were made and the picnic is always a lot of fun. Good conversation and food! We thought this year would be the first year Johanna would see fireworks. She made it until 10:15 pm and then fell asleep on Shane while Shane and I watched the fireworks. Oh well always next year! But the day was beautiful and fun was had by all! Johanna and Alex waiting to see the fireworks (but they were on too late, Johanna fell asleep)

Alex

Holly

The Gang (a little smaller this year due to vacations)

Katie, Me and Lyndsay

I like that cupcake!

Allie, Johanna and Toni

Swing me higher mommy with great grammys in the background

Petting animals at the church petting zoo

Jackson with the donkey at the petting zoo

Sliding!

Sliding!

Help me Jackson

Family Reunion!

Family Reunion time came around this year! We went to Parker Dam in Clearfield, PA. We had a great turn out, the weather was nice, and it was nice to just catch up with everyone. It was my grandma Wallace's side reunion. Every family was represented at the reunion. There were a lot of kids and Johanna loved playing with all of her cousins!

The family!

The adult cousins in the family.

Johanna taking a nap with Pappy in the car

Going to see the water with her cousins, Kaitlyn and Luke

My grandma, her sister, and her sister's husband taking a ride in an old car.

Brothers and sisters

Johanna and her cousin Audry (they are the only 4 months apart and see the size difference?)

Johanna and her cousins (they are brothers and sisters)

Johanna and her cousin

Belated Fathers Day!

Fathers are so important in today's world! This father's day was extra special in that I got to spend it with my husband, my dad, and my grandfather. The three most important male figures in my life. They did and still presently influence my life everyday with great advice, love and encouragement. I could not get through my life without these strong men involved. My dad is a great father and grandfather. I marvel at his strength and love for not only me but Johanna and all people he comes into contact with. My grandfather is a man of integrity and a person that always has a smile and a story to make your day brighter. My husband, man I could say a lot, but for time's sake I will just say he is an extraordinaryly great father and husband. He goes above and beyond being a dad and a husband. No matter what I need him to do, he does it without complaint. God truly blessed my life with wonderful men, but also Godly men. These pictures and this blog post is a tribute to them (even though it is a little late).

Pappy kissing Johanna's "boo boo"

Great Pappy Wallace

Pappy Heckman and dad and Julie and Johanna

Pappy and his girl