Ashlee's Baby Shower

I had the pleasure of co-hosting a dear friend's baby shower this past weekend. For Ashlee and baby Ethan we decided to make a blessings quilt.  Yes, I took on making a quilt for this one... I actually loved making it. All the guests signed the back with blessings and messages of encouragement for Ethan. It was quite special. The diaper cake was a Kate and sister Christy creation that turned out great! It was a wonderful party and we can't wait to meet baby Ethan!

Ashlee's baby dress from when she was an infant.

This is the back where everyone signed.

Christy got to be a helpful hostess too since she was in town!

Summerfest 2010

Our church had a huge cookout this past week called Summerfest.  It's fun to get together with everyone outside of a Sunday morning.  Chris played guitar for worship with Ryan and Jake. It was awesome!

....tigers and bears....

Naturally, what do the Hensons do when they go in a store with way too much stuff to touch?

Vacation in Ithaca

We spent our traditional early August days in my hometown of Ithaca, New York.  Great food. Sleeping in late. Fun with the family. It was really nice. We flew up on the heels of an incredibly busy schedule including full teaching days at work and a killer graduate course.  Freedom never tasted so good as we boarded the plane and I knew the work was done!Unfortunately, I even took a vacation from the camera, thus the limited pictures below.

The biggest fish I've ever "caught." Ask me in person.

Christy & Lucas, soon to be Mr. & Mrs. pretending to drown.

Christy's Bridal Shower

Got my Susan fix! Goodness how we love the Ransiers.... Please move closer to us! (*Hey Su, 4th of July 2011, wink!)

In addition to time on the boat, Christy had her first bridal shower at church.  It was fun to be able to attend. The guys played golf. We saw a horrible movie...save your money, and I got to hit up all my favorite food spots in Ithaca!

So sorry for the month off!

New posts are coming! We've moved and vacationed....I'll be back in the next few days before school begins!

We're Moving!

Locally, yes locally. God has surprised us once again with His fast answer to prayer. Last week at this time, we had no idea that moving was in the near future. A listing came up that we liked, we looked at it, applied for it, and got it within a 72 hour window. The lease is signed and we are at a new address starting August first.

The new house has a few upgrades for us: a dishwasher, garage, 1.5 baths, and grass in the backyard! What a simple blessing! Our landlord has agreed to let us into the house to paint a week before we actually move into the space. I have had a blast picking out a few colors to make the place feel like home! I'll take pictures once we're done. Regardless, the Lord has completely exceeded our hearts and we are very grateful!

Yay for packing, and yay for moving!

4 Years

Yesterday was our 4 year anniversary! Where has the time gone? No one would call us newlyweds now, but we laughed yesterday realizing that we still feel like kids playing house. In four years we've grown so much and God has already taken us on wild adventures. To highlight a few: Chris going back to school, the search for a church, rescuing two dogs, missions to Russia, losing a dog, living in a 500 sq foot house, and now Kate going back to school --- and there is so much more. On to year number five....can't wait! Happy Anniversary!

 Now let's do a few flashbacks....

This was 2 weeks before our wedding. Already parents to two little puppies - Tex and Jackson.

Me and the lovely ladies... The best bridal party ever!

Mr. & Mrs. Henson - Day 1