Growing up

Griffin and I went to visit our friends Jan and Ali this morning and Jan took some photos of Griffin. He is just growing up and looking more like a little boy. Hope everyone enjoys these. Thanks, Jan, for taking Griffin's picture. They turned out very sweet. :)

Loving the Fall

We are having a great week here in the Hicks household. Griffin and I have been enjoying the Fall weather. I am enjoying not having to get up out of my warm bed at the crack of dawn to drive to Bovina. It has been so sweet spending the cold mornings with Griffin inside the house looking out the windows. I am actually getting to use all these soft blankets Griffin got as gifts. I bundled him up in one when we made a trip to Walmart today. He was so cute.
We also went to Hobby Lobby today to spend some of my b-day money I got on some Fall decor. I got a wind blowing thing that has a turkey on the top that Griffin can watch blow in the wind from out windows that look out on out backyard. Then I got a little flag thing for my front step, all half off! Hobby Lobby is a great place. I took Griffin down all the aisles with the Christmas ornaments and he just gazed at all of them sparkling. We also went and looked at all the Christmas trees lit up. Then we took a stroll outside before we left the shopping area. It was a fun day.
Also- Please be praying for Tyler this week as he prepares to preach Sunday morning at the 11:00 service. He is really excited about this opportunity since our Senior pastor is on vacation. Please pray that he honors the Lord and speaks by the Spirit.
We will also be traveling a lot next week. Tyler is going to a U2 concert on Monday in Dallas. He will be flying out Monday morning, go to the concert that night, and then turn around and fly home Tuesday.
Griffin and I are flying to Dallas next Thursday to go visit my parents and sister and her family. We will be gone for 5 days. Please pray for safe travel for us and also that Griffin will do ok on the plane ride, since he is a lot older than he was the last time he flew in the summer.

ps Griffin has been enjoying playing with his feet now and playing in his jumperoo.

27

Well it's official. I am almost 30 (as my mom would say). Today I turned 27. It was such a sweet day too. My mother and father-in-law came for the day and I have to tell you that just getting to watch them enjoy Griffin was the best gift I could get. I love sharing him with family and friends who just really enjoy him, love him, and play with him, because he loves it too. We made beef ribs for lunch, which turned out excellent. Ate some delicious homemade chocolate and strawberry cake, made specially by my sweet mother-in-law, Peggy. Then we played with Griffin and just visited all afternoon. We also got Bahama Bucks. You've gotta have Bahama Bucks on your birthday! And finally went out to eat for dinner at Leal's. What made the day even more special, was when the Lord blessed me and made Griffin fall asleep against my chest at Leal's. He never does that anymore and he was so tired I guess that he just laid his sweet little head on my chest and went right to sleep. It was so sweet and I loved every second holding him asleep like that. My sweet friends, Cristy and her son Benson, also stopped by with birthday wishes. She gave me the most beautiful white frame with one of her pictures she took of Griffin in the bowl in it. Thank you so much Cristy! I love it!
I had many phone calls, texts, and facebook messages, and cards from friends and family that meant so much! Thank you everyone! It has truly been a sweet 27th birthday, even if it does mean I'm almost thirty! (no offense against anyone who is thirty, of course :) )

Dear MeeMaw and PawPaw,
Thank you so much for coming to visit us today. Thank you for playing with me and talking to me. Thank you for making Mommy's birthday special too. I love y'all very much and can't wait till I see you again.
Love, Griffin

Once Upon a Child

We traveled to the great little city of Lubbock, Texas on Saturday. Our main purpose, or should I say MY main purpose, for wanting to go was to check out the baby consignment shop they have there, called Once Upon A Child. I have heard some of my friends here in Clovis talk about this place several times and I have wanted to go for awhile. However, we never go to Lubbock. Why? Because it seems like every time we go it takes forever to get there and then forever to get home! I guess I just can't get used to living so far from decent shopping and hate having to to drive almost 2 hours just to go to Target or enjoy a Starbucks drink. So that all to say, we don't really enjoy going to Lubbock, but once in a blue moon we go.
So we went to this cool baby consignment shop and we ended up finding a few pieces of winter clothing for Griffin and also a Fisher Price Rainforest Jumperoo! What is a jumperoo you ask? Well, it's awesome! It's a little seat thing that a baby can jump up and down in with alot toys all around it. I have been wanting to get Griffin one for awhile but they are really expensive ($80 or more) and can't afford that. So, my friend Cristy told me that this consignment place had one! Well we got there and they had two! We got the one that looked the nicest and only paid $45 for it! We were excited about that! All I had to do was wash the pad thing that Griffin sits in and disinfect all the toys on it and it's like brand new! Griffin doesn't seem to like it much just yet, but hopefully he will when he gets a little older and can really jump in it.
We also went to Kohls, got to see my sweet friend, Scarlet, who goes to Tech, got to see Tylers brother, Mitchell, and eat at Chicken Express! It was a good trip, besides the crying of Griffin the last 30 minutes on the way home. He doesn't like to be in the carseat for too long during the evening hours I guess.
We made it home. That's the main thing. We were exhausted the next day. Griffin took a 3 hour nap Sunday. While in Lubbock he only took short cat naps all day (another reason why he probably was so cranky on the way home).

WIll & Alyssa, these are for y'all!

Our dear friends, Will & Alyssa Laing, gave this sweet little outfit to Griffin back before he was born yet, and I haven't gotten to put it on him until recently since it's gotten cold here this week. I put it on him and I thought to myself: "I have to take some pictures!" He just looked so handsome! So, Will and Alyssa, these are for you guys! Thank you so much for this sweet outfit! Griffin really likes wearing it! We miss y'all!

Most of All, Jesus Loves You

My mom sent Griffin some money to get some books and Tyler found this one that we got him by Noel Piper. It is so great and we love to read it to Griffin all the time. If you are looking for a biblically sound book for your child that teaches such a profound truth and that will one day comfort them, then this is the book for you! You can get it at a really good price too ($8.49) on DesiringGod.org.
Dear Naunie, Thanks so much for my new book you got me. I will read it knowing that you love me very much, while learning that MOST OF ALL, Jesus loves me. Thank you for loving me. I can't wait to see you in October!
Love, Griffin

Mohawk update

Caught Griffin's Mohawk as he turned his head the other day. It seems that as he grows, his hair grows with him. I can't get it to stick up like this too often anymore. I guess because it's too long. It now just slings to the side and falls over. Tyler thinks it may be time to retire the Griffin mohawk since it's become more like a hyper mohawk instead of a calm, normal one. I love it, though, and will always try to get it to do this as long as I can. :)