Lydia Grace.

Big sister helping to feed Lydia.

And, helping burp Lydia.

Tired. But, happy.

Our little peanut.

She looks just like Abigail as a baby - just with dark hair.

Our family of four.

Hello world, I am Lydia Grace Perry.

Lots of pictures.

This is a picture heavy update, and unfortunately they loaded backwards. So, starting with the most recent...

Two weeks ago, Justin, Abigail and I had a potty training week. As a reward for it being a great success we took Abigail to the Clearwater Marine Aquarium. It is a non-profit organization that specializes in the rescue and release of dolphins, sea turtles and otters. Abigail was amazed to see the dolphins!

Abigail and Justin touching the sting rays.

Can you tell she REALLY liked the dolphins!

The weekend before, we celebrated our first Halloween in Tampa. Covenant Life gathered at the corner of Kate Jackson Park to pass out water and candy as well as take family portraits to serve our community. We had a HUGE turn out. We passed out over 150 waters, lots of candy, and took over 100 family portraits. It was also a great time to meet some of the families in our community!

Stephanie and Eden. Eden was a cupcake.

Here is our set-up and our team. This is the park Abigail and I go to several times a week. A fantastic gathering place.

Justin as you have rarely seen him (you can't see the tube socks).

Maris is one of the UT students that have been joining us regularly on Sunday and Wednesday nights. She dressed up as bubble gum under a shoe.

Josh Carroll as you rarely see him. Abigail still talks about how he had a funny mustache and wig.

Kaleigh, another of the UT students that has been joining us. Abigail can't get enough of her!

Our pink ballerina.

Our family pumpkin carving quickly turned into Justin and I carving the pumpkins. Our little girl didn't like the "ooey, gooies."

While confined to the house for potty training, Abigail and I made cupcakes. This is her thoroughly enjoying hers.

So, even though the average temperature is still in the mid-eighties, there have been a few days to wear long sleeves. What a cutie!

Abigail dressed up to go to the Hyde Park Fall Festival. Here she is getting her face painted-one of her favorite new things.

Daddy/daughter day to the theatre for a special kids presentation. Thanks again Kelli for the tickets.

One proud little girl just before she left on a date with her daddy.

Justin and I went to Denver for a commissioning weekend with NAMB. While we were there, we had several really fun opportunities. First, we spent Saturday night in downtown Denver. What a fun city! And, Sunday we got to visit a local church in the area and share with their high school and college students about Covenant Life and church planting.

Happy Anniversary! Justin and I spent a day at Disney World to celebrate our 5 year anniversary. How blessed I am to have spent five years with the most amazing man I know.

Family Days.

Friday's are Justin's day off and our family day. For our anniversary we celebrated as a family with a trip to the zoo. This week, we headed to the beach. Check it out!

We had passes to ride all of the rides, and Justin couldn't resist the log ride.

Abigail took her first pony ride and she did it "all by her big girl self" (as she would say).

And, she rode the carousel for the first time.

Our zoo allows you to be very interactive with the animals. Justin, Abigail and I all rode a camel - so fun.

Again, the zoo really allows you to interact with the animals. There are several animals that you can feed including a giraffe.