Little Nasty

Little Nasty has become our new favorite nick name for Moses. As you can see he LOVES to grab food and then rub it ALL over his face. Today he had pieces of blueberries and sweet potato everywhere. The best so far are the pictures below when he ate avocados when he was tired so he kept rubbing them in his eyes. He looks like he was just in makeup to become Kermit the Frog. Derrick says he looks like the Ultimate Warrior with the food being war paint. Nothing a good bath can't take care of.

Our last week

Before we moved we tried to go to our favorite places one last time. These pictures are from Russell Orchard and Manchester by the Sea - a cute and quaint New England town on the coast.

Graduation!

Well Derrick and I are both officially graduates of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. We received our diplomas on May 9 and then moved the very next day. It was a whirlwind of a weekend. We packed and cleaned our apartment on Friday and then graduated Saturday and moved Sunday on mothers day. (While cleaning the apt. Derrick surprised me by giving me beautiful diamond stud earings for my graduation/birthday/anniversary/mother's day present!) Both of our parents came up for graduation and to help us move. It was hard saying goodbye to all our friends who we have lived with and came to love over the last 3 years. We'll miss our church family and small group and the New England way of life. Living 10 minutes from the beach never got old. The summers were warm but not suffocating like they are in SC. But all good things must come to an end. Us moms flew back while the dad's drove the car and truck down. After 2 days they arrived and we unpacked all of our junk into my parents garage where it has been sitting for the last 5 weeks.

PACK is a 4 letter word

So we are leaving in one week! Mother's Day. We graduate on Saturday, the 9th. And then move out the next day! It will be quite the whirlwind weekend. We will be moving back to SC to begin working with a new church plant. God answered our 3 year prayer to finish seminary debt free. We sold our tutoring business and with the profits were able to pay off all of our student loans. So Golden Apple is now in great new hands and we are glad to have passed it off to capable new owners. And we are still marveling at God's provision and the creative and surprising ways that he provides for us! We're excited about our next step but will miss our friends and community in Massachusetts. Moses is 8 months now and doing great! He can crawl backwards (which often gets him stuck under the couch - see pictures below). Soon he'll be all over the place and our role as security guards will begin. He can even stand up on his own for a few seconds. The video below shows the proof. He can wave hi or bye bye and is working on his baby sign language. The little outfit that shows his belly hanging out is an outfit that Derrick wore when he was a baby. It obviously doens't fit Moses. But We love him so much! Enjoy all the pictures. THe cute ones in his sweater vest are from Easter.