Several weeks ago Rebekah snapped these adorable pictures of Greyson when he decided one day to be a worship leader! :) All on his own, he grabbed his toy rocket launcher and used it as a microphone and his guitar and said that we was "singing worship at church". Oh, how I love the heart of a child...
After all, all things were made by God and for God. We were designed to be worshippers and bring Him glory! Sometimes the sweet and innocent little actions of a child (that come so naturally, might I add) can be a huge reminder of God's greatness and desires for us all!
Hudson has been thriving in preschool this year! We are so thankful to have him in a wonderful class with two teachers who love and nurture him as their own! :) He has been learning a ton, reading, writing, and sharing about all their fun experiences as a class. It's amazing how even in preschool the curriculum can be so academically driven, learning about everything from the alphabet, reading, writing and science to fire safety, ocean life and magnets (to name a few) all while weaving Bible stories and Jesus into it all . Of course they do all the fun stuff too, like gym, recess, play games and make lots and lots of creative crafts! He even has homework every week! It's been great for him and we are seeing how this will enable him to be well-prepared for kindergarten next year!
During the month of December, the preschool put on a cute little Christmas program in which Hudson did wonderfully! He sang and smiled his way through the whole program which is a great improvement from our experiences last year at family programs! Ha ha! :) Classroom parties are always fun, too, especially since Rebekah always helps as a room-mom coordinator which is great. For the Christmas party, we were both able to attend and we had fun being a part of it!
CLICK HEREto see a short slideshow of some pics from the party!
Although we mentioned it in our lastpost, our trip to Chicago most definitely needs a post all to itself. We had the wonderful opportunity to visit the beautiful city of Chicago, just the two of us (thanks to Mom & Dad Snavely!). Making it even more exciting was that neither one of us had even been there before and we got to spend time with our family who now lives there! :) We had so much fun exploring and roaming the city with Nick & Rachel and Leanne!
Together we enjoyed all the sightseeing attractions, wonderful meals together, train rides, city walks, warm coffee and late-night talks! The weather was absolutely beautiful and the fall leaves were in peak season. It was a wonderful, relaxing and refreshing break for the two of us and now we can't wait to go back soon with the boys! :)
We have so many wonderful photos to share from our time in Chicago that we couldn't even come close to including them all within the post, so please CLICK HEREto view them all! Enjoy and check back soon for more updates! :)
Wow, has it been a looooong time since we've updated our blog, or what!?! Does anybody still read this anyways? Well nonetheless, now that all the photography stuff is slowing down since the cold weather has approached, we'd like to think that our hiatus from blogging is over! We have so much to share and of course there's never a shortage of pictures either! :) As much as we'd love to jump right in and tell you all the things that are going on now with our fam, we first must recap the past several months to bring you up to date. We've practically missed the whole autumn season! So let's start with some pictures from September!
Usually it's Andrew that does all the updating on our blog. As you can tell, he has not been posting things as often as usual. The main reason is because he has been SO busy working on everything else! We are so blessed and thankful that his photography business has really taken off. We could have never imagined all of this! Andrew has been waking up at 4:15 am for the past 6 weeks to keep up with all the work...mainly because he does not want to take away from family time in the evenings. I just wanted to take this chance to say thank you to him and let him know that the boys and I appreciate all of his hard work and we love him so very much! :)
It's been just over 3 weeks since we took the boys apple picking and we're just now getting around to posting some pictures. The boys always love doing this each fall season and this time was no different. We LOVE fall! :-)
We have completely fallen in love with this song lately and we have to share it! It's called "Our God" by Chris Tomlin and the lyrics are amazingly awesome! It especially hit home this week because after visiting the Cleveland Clinic 8 months ago and having no issues since, Hudson had yet another seizure this week. Despite the clear disappointment of it all, it doesn't matter and there's no need to worry. It's okay, it really is. It's a reminder that we are not in control and our God is greater and our Healer! We are remaining strong in our confident hope that God works everything out for the good of those who love Him and ultimately for His glory. We hope you are uplifted and encouraged just as we have been by this song today!
Last week, Hudson headed back to school for his second year of preschool. He looks so grown up and it's hard to believe at this time next year he'll be off to kindergarten! Isn't it unbelievable how fast time flies?!?
We're so excited for another year of learning! He's already coming home telling us about all that he's learning and we're looking forward to another year full of many new discoveries!
The purpose of our blog is to update our friends and family on our journey of being consumed by God's will for our lives with our two precious boys! We'd love to hear from you! Please contact us at arsnavely@gmail.com or leave us a comment. Blessings to you!
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