the not so perfect perfect job

We've been in a whirlwind the last, oh...8 months or so. On December 29th, 2009, Jason was laid off from his job. We saw this as more of a blessing than anything else because I was at the point in my pregnancy with the twins where there were a LOT of doctor's appointments! Like, twice a week! It was nice to have him home so he could just watch the big girls.

Then once the babies came it was even NICER to have him at home. I really don't know how I would've done it without him there.

Fast forward to today, 8 months later, and Jason is still looking for work. He interviewed for a job last week, three interviews to be exact, and this was a job that we REALLY WANTED. Bad. It was the "perfect" job.

Or so we thought.

Apparently it wasn't so perfect though.

Why? Well, we found out today that he didn't get it. So amidst the disappointment we're struggling to remember.

Remember truth.

God is the One completely in control of what happens in our lives. He's the One that allows blessing and hardship. And right now, He's chosen to not allow this seeming blessing.

So while we REALLY wanted this job, I guess in actuality we really DIDN'T want this one. We only want what God wants for us and He didn't want this. At least that's the truth we're attempting to remember.

There must be something better for us. Maybe it's what we're going to learn with less. Maybe it's the blessing of the extra time we get with Jason. Maybe we're just supposed to learn to trust God more in the midst of not knowing.

For right now we'll just be thankful that we didn't get the not so perfect "perfect" job.

new do's!

Me and Kate got our hairs cut! Katey got to go to this totally cool place where you get your hair cut in a Barbii-mobile! Seriously?! And they have flat screens playing the Disney Channel! Cool!
This was Kate's first hair cut...EVER! Yes, I KNOW she's four. But her hair was so beautiful! I have to say, it's pretty cute now though!



All done!


The goods! A Dum-Dum sucker, balloon and cool tattoo. Nice!



A couple days later, I got my hair cut too! It was about time! From long, to not so long!

kate's 4!

Our big girl turned 4! What in the world?! Time sure does go fast when you're having fun!

Here's some pictures of the festivities!

We needed some pictures for her party. It was "Kate's Candy Shoppe" themed! So bring on the giant lollipops!










Lots of friends came to celebrate with us!







On Kate's actual birthday we took the girls to Pump It Up, this indoor bounce house place of awesomeness that Katey absolutely loves! Here Katey and Julia are, waiting for entry!




Ainsley really enjoyed it too. See...


Then we left that place of awesomeness for ANOTHER place of awesomeness! Chuck E. Cheese!




Happy 4th Birthday precious girl! We love to the moon and back!

happy 4 months!

The twins are four months today! Such big girls! Ashley weighs 12 lbs. 0.5 oz and Ainsley weighs 11 lbs. 13.5 oz. They're pretty cute! And pretty great babies! They really only cry when they're hungry. And they sleep through the night really well. Plus, they're both rolling over on their own! By themselves!


Pretty girls!



Sisters!


Big kisses!


Happy 4 months Ashley and Ainsley!

happy 4th of july!

We had a busy 4th of July! We woke up and got dressed in our totally cute 4th of July gear. Then we headed off to church.

We came home from church, ate lunch, took quick naps and then headed back to church for our Hot Dog Bash. Yum! Then we had night church.

After night church we headed over to a park to watch some fireworks with some church friends! Fun!!



Playing with a couple other babies from church!


It was a long day...


The twins barely fit in the stroller anymore. They're getting so big!

happy 7th anniversary!

So we got to go out for our anniversary...alone! It was fantastic!

So what did we do on our little date? We went to a movie...we saw Knight and Day. Then we went out to dinner at Stripburger. It was really tasty! And really nice just being the two of us!

This past seven years has gone really quickly. We've been and done so much.

3 states
5 countries
5 cars
8 homes (I know. )
1 pet
4 kids (again, I know!)

God has been so good to us and we've seen Him provide for us in so many ways! We're looking forward to seeing how He's going to provide for us this next year.

whipped cream shots!

Katey started talking about witches the other day. Where she learned about witches, I'm not sure. She wasn't sure either.

Anyway, after several mentions of witches, I finally told her that I don't want her pretending about them anymore.

So today, at nap time, Jason was putting her down and she says, "the wi--uh, whipped cream is going to shot me." (She also likes to pretend about getting shots for some reason. Crazy girl.) Anyway, Jason kinda laughed and she said, "What? Did you think I was going to say 'witch?"'

Silly, silly girl! But good job remembering and obeying! And good job making us smile!