MandyMom’s Photos

Ashley, John, Merbear, Noly, and I all piled on top of my husband, Brandon. Comfy!

The kids received special gifts while my mom was here!  Nana spoiled them with a Spiderman outfit and a Hannah Montana wig! 

Nana gifted Keagan with a Bumbo seat!

My husband and I are going through boxes of junk stacked in our garage (90% of which we are able to get rid of!).  I found these picture cds, and thought I’d share a few photos of from 2003, mainly of our daughter.

Sleeping beauty!  She resembles Keagan!

I cannot believe she was this small. It seems like forever ago!

Blowing beautiful baby bubbles! (This photo reminds me of Keagie too.)

Such big blue eyes!

My little lady bug!

Hanging with Daddy!

And, here’s a photo of me on our first wedding anniversary!  We didn’t eat the top of our cake (eww, year old cake, no thanks), but I did buy a mini-cake from Wal-mart.  If you look closely, you can see Merbear napping in her frilly dress on the recliner!

In the first weeks of January, my husband went to Belize (Central America, next to Guatemala) on a mission trip with our church.  While there, the group rebuilt two homes affected by Hurricane Dean, helped with Vacation Bible School, and ministered to the people in the town of Santa Clara.  I suppose most people think beach vacation when they hear the word Belize, but the tourist hotspot is just a small part of this area.

My husband, Brandon, and Brother Danny

A BEFORE shot of one of the homes they rebuilt.

The outhouse.  I am SO thankful for indoor plumbing.

My husband was one of the project managers on the job. That’s him measuring out the walls.

 
On the left is one of the homes they rebuilt.  Compare it to the house on the right which has been repaired with patchwork.

Most families in this area have outdoor kitchen “shacks” as it is too hot to cook inside their homes.  This is the makeshift stove they created to cook up one of the dishes for the crew:  Chicken foot stew. (Sounds…. interesting.)

Josh gnaws on one of the chicken feet.  Their version of gumbo is extremely different from our own here in Louisiana.  They put a whole boiled egg in among other odd ingredients!

The children in this area come from familes who cannot afford toothbrushes.  One of the Sunday School teachers purchased toothbrushes for her student and taught them proper hygiene.  Oh the things we take for granted!

One of the adorable little girls.

Children are precious and beautiful world-wide!

I wish I would have been able to go, but with three children (one being less than three months old at the time), it just wasn’t possible.  I have enjoyed listening to my husband tell of God’s glory and works in the area!

K is getting so big- more lengthwise than chub.  I love watching his personality unfold!  I was doing crunches, and my reward for each was an eskimo kiss with the Keagie Man!  He loves assisting me!

I know this is suppose to be wordless, but.. hey, I am not a wordless sort of person.  Nolyn recently turned three, and it has caused me to look back to the time when my first born turned three.  Here is a photo of Mer-Bear at her third birthday party.  That handsome fella with her is my Daddy.

(May 2006)