Colors of the wind

After blessing me with watching the kids as I slept in this morning (which was very much needed), Matthew had a wonderful idea today inspired by one of our kids favorite movies: Disney's Pocahontas. He thought it'd be great to get out and see a real waterfall! Luckily there is one not even a half an hour away. So, off we went to Paterson Great Falls. 

 Found this and laughed so hard. It's not my own: 

When we arrived Norah and Maryn were in awe. Maryn just woke up from a nap and couldn't stop marveling that before her was something she had just seen in her favorite movie!

 Norah and Maryn ate it up and certainly would love to go back again. Grrrrrrrrrreat idea Daddy! :D

Some Random Bits :)

We are now 34 weeks pregnant with Baby #3 and counting. It's hard to believe we'll be holding this sweet one here very VERY soon. Measurements from todays checkup tell all is well with baby's growth and health, thank the Lord, and Mommy is doing well also. Gotta soak up some more sleep before this one arrives ;) 

We're so stinking curious as to what baby's gender is. Boy is it hard to not find out! Though it's tough to not have Mary and Nedra by our side for our third child, Dina, our new sweet midwife, has been taking great care of us and made our transition here especially in the pregnancy/birthing world a peaceful and lovely one. We're so thankful to have found her. She's noticed a few things to help momma better prepare for not just pregnancy but also birth and made things smooth for us to transition. People like that are hard to come by. 

We're greatly looking forward to some visits by wonderful people such as our dear cousins, THE DUCOMMUNS!!! :D They'll be visiting for a couple days and boy we can't wait! Genevieve (BEEVEE!!) will also be here to bless us with time together for about a week or so and then my dear Momma (Kami!!) will be visiting at the end of March to graciously help us with the kiddos and the new baby's arrival. My Dad (Baba!!) will also be coming as well at the beginning of April after a conference in Maryland. Boy are we spoiled, but we sure do LIKE it! :D 

Well I'd better go and lift my feet up ;) It's that time again. Have a good one!

3 for not much longer

It's crazy to think our little Nojo will be 4 in 4 days. She's a fantastic 3 year old and we presume will only be a wonderful 4 year old. 

We love conversations with this girl. She has such a curious mind!

We're thankful for this sweet child who's dreams and smiles affect our own. 

 We're so happy to witness her growth in love and kindness.

 She has a tender heart ready to learn, serve, and care.

 She's so thoughtful with her little sister. 

Watching her grow has been one of the most wonderful things we've been privileged to be a part of.

 & not to mention! She's happy to discover and be silly.

We love you, Miss Norah Jane. Always and forever. 

Baby Belly

A Couple Candid Shots of the Belly

 Tryin' on a dress I found at Target for $8! Perfect for our Anniversary Date! :)

 On our way out on our date :)

 Found some red skinny maternity jeans in the clearance section at H&M for $7! Who says preggers can't have some flair ;) 

Got this lovely sweater for Christmas from Matthew's Momma and Stepdad, Lightning :) Thank you, Mom & Dad! :) Oh and my Momma gave me this black coat which I where EVERYWHERE 'cause it's COLD! Thank you, Mom :)

Photo flip of our move to New Jersey

Hi everyone! :) After saying goodbye to so many dear ones, here are a few random pics of our goodbyes and travels to a quaint little town called Cranford. 

 Double Date with our cousins, Joel & Joanna :)

 Hugs with Bestie, Fiona

Sweet sweet little ones

Oh moving from all of these dear people is so hard... 

 Hugs

 Baby Evan demanded that we leave one day later because she miraculously was born on the morn we had scheduled to leave. What a blessing to meet this sweet baby face to face. A precious goodbye and more hugs with the dear Ducommuns, Adamses, and Laura Reich! :) Go Evan... you rock.

Took a stop along our drive in Amarillo, TX, to view the cross that Mike Adams had helped raise. This cross can be seen from miles around.  

:)  

Moving is tough, but it draws our hearts to lean on each other.

Here we are on our trek - van packed to the brim with only necessities. All else has been graciously sent via Momma Priestley and Dad Burtch.

Got to see Grandpa Priestley on our way out. We visited in Kentucky together at Matthew's dear Grandma Jane's house.  

Made it by October 1st, and Cranford welcomed us with open arms.

Here's our wonderful house. Matthew did such an amazing job finding our family a home. We live on the top floor. We have wonderful neighbors living on the bottom floor. A single dad with a couple great kiddos around Norah's and Maryn's age. 

Trees!!!! and Fall!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

Local Coffee shop in downtown Cranford that we've claimed as our new go to dive - Rockn' Joe. (pic not my own) Oh my.... SOOOOO good! AAAND cheaper than Starbucks ;) Not to mention... it's a 5 min walk from our front door. The downtown here is so great! It's riddled with individually owned businesses just like this one. 

Far away from loved ones, we are thankful for strong family bonds.

 SOOOO thankful for visitors like my Mom and Dad who came to visit for Thanksgiving!!!! Oh what a grand time!

Aaaaaand Genevieve and Pam came to visit us for Christmas!!! :D It was soooo wonderful to have some home delivered to our front door for both holidays.

 Odd.

Our favorite Park - "The Dinosaur Park!" 

Doing each other's hair :) - a favorite past time.

Visiting a mall trying to find our new places to frequent. So far, our favorite mall is called Menlo. 

 Our town sent out flyers to vote on our family's favorite scarecrows of the town. Apparently it's a tradition here... we LOVE this sweet city. 

Mommy's and Maryn's Fave 

Norah's Fave

 Daddy's Fave

We got to visit Daddy's studio in Brooklyn for the first time!!! :D  

SO thankful for the Malloys who live in PA. We've been blessed to visit with that sweet family of 6 at least once a month. Such dear dear friends.  

We love just driving around and discovering new parks/places to frequent. What a gorgeous state!

So there's a little catch up with a few random photos and such. We're so thankful for the love we've felt from those from home whether thru skype, email, calls, visits, or whathaveyou. Not to mention the amazing support we received from you all through prayer and especially physical help with our move! Thank you all! We could never thank you enough. We're thankful for how God's provided thus far and are looking forward to what the future will hold.