Ava getting her haircut
The place we got it cut is called "Cookie Cutter"
Walking in to get her 1st haircut
Stuffing her face at Hannah's wedding...such a lady!
The sweetest smile in the world...Ava's 1st Haircut
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Random Pics & Ava's 1st Haircut
Ava getting her haircut The place we got it cut is called "Cookie Cutter"Walking in to get her 1st haircut Stuffing her face at Hannah's wedding...such a lady! The sweetest smile in the world...
Ava's 1st Slow Dance
Ava & Jordan slow dancing, preparing for a wedding.
(Not theirs! :)- at least not for another 30 years- HA!)
Garris Family Visit
Ava & Aunt Meggan
Ava watching Grandpa assemble the edge trimmer
Ava telling Grandma something
Ava & Grandma
Ava playing with Grandma and her trainSun- Filled Days
Hello Everyone,
So- I know that a big update is in order. I am going to try and summarize the last couple of weeks by saying that it has been an absolute blessing...We are officially all moved in to our new home. We had an incredible amount of help, and were able to be all moved in about 3 hours! It was AMAZING! Corey and I keep calling it our palace...the house is spacious, has an incredible backyard, great neighbors, and many other wonderful things. Corey and I daily talk about how amazing it is to have been blessed with this home, and are looking forward to the years that we get to spend improving and living in it :)...Corey has been busy mowing the lawn, and I have been busy trying to continue to "beautify" the rooms with a very good friend of mine Monica. Monica is amazing! Once I post pics of all that she has done- you will want to hire her as well! It is almost at that point where it is video recording worthy, and a post will be made to our blog :)
We also had some of our favorite people stay at our home. Grandma and Grandpa Garris, along with Aunt Meggan were here recently over Mother's Day weekend, and we enjoyed the fruits of their hard labor, and of course their company. They were busy cleaning gutters, painting, planting, and mulching...admist playing with Ava :)...Ava was once a bubble scary cat, and now she has become a bonified bubble addict! The girl loves to be outdoors, and would do anything she could to stay up 24 hours a day and play on a playground, ride her new car, or simply be out smiling at others when we go for walks. We were so blessed to have our family here, and were grateful that for once in our married life they were able to stay in the same place that we live!
Ava continues to amaze us, and bring us great joy. (Of course she has her moments!) My pregnancy is going well, and I am measuring on target, alhtough I feel like a fat cow. The other day a lady at the doc's office asked when I was due...when I proceeded to tell her August, she asked if I was having twins! UGHHH!!! Come on people- show a little compassion! :)...I will hopefully post pics of the new house by next week, but until then enjoy some of Ava & family. I will also be posting video footage of Ava's first haircut & slow dance with a cute boy (AKA, Jordan Mazak)...Enjoy!
Love,
Cyndia for Corey and Ava
So- I know that a big update is in order. I am going to try and summarize the last couple of weeks by saying that it has been an absolute blessing...We are officially all moved in to our new home. We had an incredible amount of help, and were able to be all moved in about 3 hours! It was AMAZING! Corey and I keep calling it our palace...the house is spacious, has an incredible backyard, great neighbors, and many other wonderful things. Corey and I daily talk about how amazing it is to have been blessed with this home, and are looking forward to the years that we get to spend improving and living in it :)...Corey has been busy mowing the lawn, and I have been busy trying to continue to "beautify" the rooms with a very good friend of mine Monica. Monica is amazing! Once I post pics of all that she has done- you will want to hire her as well! It is almost at that point where it is video recording worthy, and a post will be made to our blog :)
We also had some of our favorite people stay at our home. Grandma and Grandpa Garris, along with Aunt Meggan were here recently over Mother's Day weekend, and we enjoyed the fruits of their hard labor, and of course their company. They were busy cleaning gutters, painting, planting, and mulching...admist playing with Ava :)...Ava was once a bubble scary cat, and now she has become a bonified bubble addict! The girl loves to be outdoors, and would do anything she could to stay up 24 hours a day and play on a playground, ride her new car, or simply be out smiling at others when we go for walks. We were so blessed to have our family here, and were grateful that for once in our married life they were able to stay in the same place that we live!
Ava continues to amaze us, and bring us great joy. (Of course she has her moments!) My pregnancy is going well, and I am measuring on target, alhtough I feel like a fat cow. The other day a lady at the doc's office asked when I was due...when I proceeded to tell her August, she asked if I was having twins! UGHHH!!! Come on people- show a little compassion! :)...I will hopefully post pics of the new house by next week, but until then enjoy some of Ava & family. I will also be posting video footage of Ava's first haircut & slow dance with a cute boy (AKA, Jordan Mazak)...Enjoy!
Love,
Cyndia for Corey and Ava
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Update on Garris Fam Pics
Right before Bath time...Look at those long legs!!!
Saying "cheese" for the camera :)
Ready to go to church on Easter Sunday
Easter Sunday, sitting like such a big girl
My Birthday Surprise from Ava (And our good friend Christin)
Ava in Christin's boots! Too cute!
Ava & Daddy
Quick Update On Garris Family
Hello Everyone,
So there is much to report! I know that it has been a while since I last wrote, but so much has happened, and time has run away from me, especially chasing after a high spirited and fiesty 1 1/2 year old. God has been good to us in the past few weeks, leading us into places that we have been praying for- for clarity regarding our family, and where He would want us...After much praying, and soul searching, both Corey and I felt led to embark on a new adventure here in Columbus, OH. We really felt like we might be church planting in some way, but really didn't feel like the timing was quite right to make a major move to Cleveland, or any part of the United States, so an opportunity arose for us to do a sattelite church plant here in Columbus. Sattelite Campus you may ask? Well, for those of you that don't know it is a way for us to still have the wonderful leadership of our church, but open up a different site in a surrounding community to allow people in that community to be exposed to phenomenal preaching by our senior Pastor Rich Nathan (and at times Corey :)), and still be involoved in pastoring, mentoring, and worshipping with people from our own community. The leadership of our church approved Corey to be the Campus Pastor of the site in Northwest Columbus (Sawmill Area). We are set to launch sometime in September, and ARE SO EXCITED!!!! I am extremely proud of Corey...For those of you that know and love him like I do, you know that his gifts are pastoring, teaching and leading, and it allows him to exercise these gifts- to which I am excited to not only see, but be a part of.
That being said, we are closing, and moving into our very first house at the end of this month. (We close on Monday the 20th, and move in on the 25th). The house is spacious, and a stone's throw away from where we will be launching the campus site for Vineyard Church of Columbus. It is amazing!!!! So I have been BUSY, busy, busy...especially trying to pack, and keep after Ava! My growing belly is also not the greatest thing to have right now, as it often prevents me from getting things done :)...We also officially found out that Corey is going to be outnumbered! We have a new little lady coming into the Garris home. She looks great, and heartbeat is strong. We are so blessed. I have attached a couple of shots of Ava and some of us...she is talking a TON lately...some of her spoken words include (this list is not exhaustive):
Mommy, Daddy, pizza, pants, please, peace, socks, shoes, pie, puppy, ball, paper, books, eat, mas (the Spanish word for more), luz (the Spanish word for light), cup, chair, table, milk, cheese, shower, bye-bye, toot-toots, duck, birthday, happy, baby, hot...there are many more...The doctor says that her usage of words, and the way that she puts words together already is stuff that 2 year olds do :)...The other day she stunned me when she said, "Mommy up, please."...She is also now feeding herself with her own fork...which delights Mommy to no end. I will be attaching video footage of it, along with the shots. Hope you all enjoy...
Love,
Cyndia for Corey and Ava
So there is much to report! I know that it has been a while since I last wrote, but so much has happened, and time has run away from me, especially chasing after a high spirited and fiesty 1 1/2 year old. God has been good to us in the past few weeks, leading us into places that we have been praying for- for clarity regarding our family, and where He would want us...After much praying, and soul searching, both Corey and I felt led to embark on a new adventure here in Columbus, OH. We really felt like we might be church planting in some way, but really didn't feel like the timing was quite right to make a major move to Cleveland, or any part of the United States, so an opportunity arose for us to do a sattelite church plant here in Columbus. Sattelite Campus you may ask? Well, for those of you that don't know it is a way for us to still have the wonderful leadership of our church, but open up a different site in a surrounding community to allow people in that community to be exposed to phenomenal preaching by our senior Pastor Rich Nathan (and at times Corey :)), and still be involoved in pastoring, mentoring, and worshipping with people from our own community. The leadership of our church approved Corey to be the Campus Pastor of the site in Northwest Columbus (Sawmill Area). We are set to launch sometime in September, and ARE SO EXCITED!!!! I am extremely proud of Corey...For those of you that know and love him like I do, you know that his gifts are pastoring, teaching and leading, and it allows him to exercise these gifts- to which I am excited to not only see, but be a part of.
That being said, we are closing, and moving into our very first house at the end of this month. (We close on Monday the 20th, and move in on the 25th). The house is spacious, and a stone's throw away from where we will be launching the campus site for Vineyard Church of Columbus. It is amazing!!!! So I have been BUSY, busy, busy...especially trying to pack, and keep after Ava! My growing belly is also not the greatest thing to have right now, as it often prevents me from getting things done :)...We also officially found out that Corey is going to be outnumbered! We have a new little lady coming into the Garris home. She looks great, and heartbeat is strong. We are so blessed. I have attached a couple of shots of Ava and some of us...she is talking a TON lately...some of her spoken words include (this list is not exhaustive):
Mommy, Daddy, pizza, pants, please, peace, socks, shoes, pie, puppy, ball, paper, books, eat, mas (the Spanish word for more), luz (the Spanish word for light), cup, chair, table, milk, cheese, shower, bye-bye, toot-toots, duck, birthday, happy, baby, hot...there are many more...The doctor says that her usage of words, and the way that she puts words together already is stuff that 2 year olds do :)...The other day she stunned me when she said, "Mommy up, please."...She is also now feeding herself with her own fork...which delights Mommy to no end. I will be attaching video footage of it, along with the shots. Hope you all enjoy...
Love,
Cyndia for Corey and Ava
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