The Joy Family

Fall

2009-11-21T20:22:00.000-08:00

Hello Everyone! Sorry it has been a while since our last post. I misplaced my camera cord, and just now (3 months later) found it. We have had a wonderful Fall. It has been full of sweet memories...

Addie's First Boat Ride

Visiting Nana and Papa

Pumpkin Patch

Gig'em Ags!!

And of course Happy Halloween!

Mom's 50th Birthday in San Antonio

2009-09-03T07:31:00.000-07:00

Mom,

We love you more than words can say. You have taught me what it means to be a woman that pursues Christ in good times and in bad. You have taught me that motherhood is a joyful blessing and not just a duty. I am thankful most of all that you taught me to fear the Lord. You have served your family time and time again with a sacrificial love that is hard to copy in this day and age. Thank you for your chicken pot pie, car rides singing Whitney Houston at the top of our lungs, and our early morning talks out on the sun porch. Please know that this scripture reminds me of you...

Strength and dignity are her clothing,
and she laughs at the time to come.
She opens her mouth with wisdom,
and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.
She looks well to the ways of her household
and does not eat the bread of idleness.
Her children rise up and call her blessed;
her husband also, and he praises her.

Love you!

I love this pic, my parents looking all cute at each other. So sweet.

Mamaw showing the Mariachi man some love. Real Funny.

Addie and Papa

Four Generations

Our First Petting Zoo Experience

Dad bought her a monkey since we call her "Monkey". It's her new favorite!!

Its been a long time...

2009-08-12T15:18:00.000-07:00

Hello Everyone! Alright, so enough peer pressure has caused me to post on our blog and continue posting, I promise. I really didn't realize that it had been nine months. Yes, I knew it had been a while, but WOW. Now I feel this enormous pressure to catch everyone up on what has been going on with us the past 9 months...yikes! So here goes... I am going to recap a few things...

Addie, of course, was born on July 13, 2008. Trev and I are so blessed by her, I cannot even begin to tell you the immense joy she has brought to our lives and how much we have learned about Jesus through having her and trying/learning to raise her!

Trev started working for The Village Church as the Lead Groups Pastor. We were sad to leave our friends at Providence, but the Lord has blessed us through The Village. We miss our house in McKinney...bye-bye house...

Addie had her first trip to the Oasis in Austin, TX. You are not a real Texan until you go and sit on the porch at The Oasis.

Fall Family Pics...

Winter Time Fun...

Merry Christmas! This is what the Joy Family looks like at 7 am on Christmas morning...Trev doesn't smile before coffee, I still look like I am sleeping and Addie is wondering why on earth we are pointing a flashing thing at her this early.

Hot Springs with Jerry, Jess, and Jadon!

Time at Nana and Papa's House

Haley Beth to the Arezmendi GOT MARRIED!!

Happy 4th Anniversary in Puerto Rico...

Village Family Camp in Arkansas

Let me explain before you see the pics...every summer the girls from our first small group go on a Girls Trip to Fredricksburg...we just happened to go this year during the Polka Festival...good times...

Happy 1st Birthday to our Sweet Baby Girl! We love you and are so thankful for you!!

Swingin' Baby

2008-11-09T11:56:00.000-08:00

Mr. and Mrs. Joy bought Addison a swing so that she could swing alongside her cousins! She absolutely loved it!

Our Little Ballerina

2008-11-07T08:21:00.000-08:00

Trev and I had a hard time finding a costume for Addison! Nothing seemed quite right! Then we realized that her Aunt Missy gave her the cutest tutu ever at one of the baby showers! So, she was a ballerina! Enjoy the cutest ballerina pics you will ever see! I know...I am a bit partial!

Girl's Day Out Plus One Sweet Boy

2008-11-07T08:15:00.000-08:00

Addison had her first Girl's Day Out! It was Lizzie's birthday so we all went out to breakfast and to get our toes done (Addison was an angel while the big girls got there toes done)! It was a blast to catch up with Ally and Haley who were in from Houston! Ally's son, Micah, hung in there like a champ through all the "girlyness"!

The Pumpkin Patch

2008-10-29T16:34:00.000-07:00

Fall is officially here so Addison and I thought it a MUST to go to the Pumpkin Patch. We had a blast! We met a few of our friends out there and played for a while until all the kiddos were pooped. Addison was just awake long enough for me to snap a few photos, have a blowout, and fall to sleep. Such is the life of a baby! Funny story of the day...I am crazy allergic to fire ants...so I decided to stand in a pile as we were getting back into the car. A funny thing happens when I get stung by fire ants... besides the normal puffiness, I get uncontrollably itchy on my head, hands, feet, and arm pits. Not just a minor itch, I mean absolutely unbearable. So needless to say I looked like an ape for the rest of the day itching my arm pits and scratching my head. Lovely, I know...

Moving and More...

2008-09-22T18:41:00.000-07:00

Bye-Bye House! You were the best first house ever! (This was the day the sign went up in the yard, I have to admit, I got a little emotional...I know hard to believe, me, emotional...never!)

You gotta love those polka dots!

We went to the doctor the week before last for Addison's two-month appointment. Yikes! Shots galore! But, she was a champ and didn't cry for too long. Right after Addison was born the doctor had us coming in for weight checks. As a new mom, I was freaked out! Now, our sweet baby girl is a healthy 13 lbs!! We are so thankful! And what in the world was I worried about?

On another note, Trev and I are in the process of selling our house here in Mckinney. We will be moving to the Flower Mound/Lewisville area. Trev recently took a job as an area pastor for the Village Church. It is always hard moving away from a ministry and a church family that we love so much! We were so blessed by the relationships that we have had here, and know that we will continue to be close with so many of our friends. The Lord has humbled us beyond measure through the decision to move. We have learned so much in the process. Change is sharpening and we know that the Lord will continue to guide us through this next season of life in Flower Mound/Lewisville. We are incredibly excited about this next part of the journey. I cannot wait to see what is ahead. It makes me smile thinking about what is to come in this new place and ministry. Trevor and I both feel like we have learned and have grown so much in this new place! There is a true joy when you rely completely on the Lord for the next step! We find peace in knowing that His plan is perfect!

More fun pictures...

2008-09-16T14:03:00.000-07:00

Some of Addison's Aunts...what a lucky girl!

Visitors at the hospital!

Sweet Baby Addison

2008-09-09T10:39:00.000-07:00

What a smile...she is pretty darn cute!

Addison's first bath!

The Grandparents and Uncle Ryan at the hospital!

So, I finally caved and got a blog. For those of you that know me well, you know that technology is not exactly my strong suit. I can remember back when IM came out and I think I was the last human on the planet to take part in it. I had my roommate, Lizzie, set up my account. Yes, that's right I couldn't even figure out how to do that. And now, things have not changed, because I enlisted my sweet friend, Ally, to design this blog for me. I wanted to start a blog, as so many of you have, for our new addition to the family. We recently had our sweet baby girl, Addison, on July 13th. They change so much in the first year of their lives. So, I figured that I would need to get on the blog thing so that she could look back at how much she has changed and read about all the events that happened (first smile, etc) as well as what the Lord was doing in Mom and Dad's life. I am truly blessed to have a wonderful husband who indulges me with taking lots of pics for the blog as you can see!

Mothering...wow! I have never had to lean on the Lord more or work harder. Christ has taught me how completely selfish I am! You have to give so much of yourself. I am so thankful for what the Lord has taught me these past few weeks. He has given me a whole new respect for my mom and what all she did for me. Daily she gave of herself. And now, the Lord is teaching me what that means. As I look through scripture, it is so clear that the Lord is begging us to give up the things of this world and serve others considering them better than ourselves. To not be captured and captivated by things, relationships, positions or the idea of the "Best mom in the world"- but to be captivated by Him alone. Once true surrender happens- Christ captivates us forever and makes all else fade away. He has captivated my heart once again through motherhood- through the blessing of having a child, the realization that I cannot do it on my own, and the freedom that He gives to not know what in the world you are doing but knowing the promise that He is faithful and will always take care of His children. I have surrendered all my insecurities, all my inadequacies- not because I wanted to but I had to so that Addison could have what was best for her. My best wasn't enough- Christ is so much better.