The Wayes

Washington D.C.

2008-12-31T14:20:00.011-05:00

For the second year in a row we have gone on our long journey to Washington D.C., then on to Erie, PA, and finally to Greeneville, TN before heading home to Georgia. We are having the greatest time. We arrived in Erie Monday night. When we woke up this morning everything was covered in snow. It is so beautiful.

Niagra Falls

Linden's 2nd Birthday and Christmas

2008-12-31T14:01:00.004-05:00

December has been such a busy month for us! We love all the time we get to spend with our family and friends. The children are at the perfect age to be so excited about Christmas. Seeing them so excited makes us feel like kids again too.

Lawson's 3rd Birthday

2008-11-21T16:46:00.007-05:00

I can not believe that our little boy is almost three years old. Time has gone by so fast, yet it is hard to remember life without Lawson. He brings us so much joy! We had his birthday party Thursday evening, and it was so much fun.

Lawson loved his cake

Now he can help daddy

Linden had to try and get

in every picture

Pumpkin Carving With The Kings

2008-10-29T10:42:00.012-04:00

Last night we decided to carve some pumpkins we had picked from my mom's garden. Jason and Ashley King, some very good friends of ours, decided to bring their pumpkin and join in the fun. It was great!

Our finished Pumpkins- don't they look awesome!

This is Ashley

The master carver

What a mess!

Linden during all the fun

The King's sweet little girl, Marley Love

She really liked watching us

Lawson had so much fun!

Lawson kept putting the guts back in the pumpkins

Savannah

2008-09-04T20:47:00.011-04:00

For Labor Day weekend we decided to visit the beautiful city of Savannah, Ga. We met Chris' dad there on Friday. It was so much fun to relax and see the sites. We took the boat out on Saturay, which gave a whole new perspective from the last time I came here. There is so much more to see out in the waterways. My favorite part of our boat trip was seeing the dolphins that played all around. Chris got a little sea sick, but he got over it. On Sunday afternoon we took the kids to the beach at Tybee Island. They had a blast! Our friends Dave and Trisha Welsh from Erie, Pa were visiting family in Florida and decided to come up for Monday. We were so excited to see them and hang out for a few hours. The water got rough after lunch, and I am pretty sure Trisha will not be riding in a boat with us for a while, but we had fun any way. It was a great weekend!

The first capital of Georgia

Our captain aka. Grandpa

Some dolphins

Ships like this would come right past our room window

The hotel we stayed in

Trisha and Lawson

Dave and Lawson

It's better in Metter!

2008-09-04T20:24:00.005-04:00

That's what my grandad used to always tell me as a little boy. Metter is a small town in south Georgia we always stopped at on our way to Savannah. You see, Metter does not have the big city conveniences like I am used to in Atlanta, but it does have the best milk shakes in the country. Candler Pharmacy is located in the center of town and has been serving the best homemade milk shakes since my grandad was a little boy. He went when he was a kid, he took me when I was a kid, and this weekend I carried on the tradition and took my kids for the first time. And as always, "It was better in Metter!"

Happy Birthday Chris!

2008-08-25T13:23:00.007-04:00

Today is the 24th birthday of the most wonderful husband and father on earth (I am not partial). Chris, I wanted to say thank-you for how much you love us, how hard you work to provide for our family, and for how you lead us spiritually. I have loved watching God shape you over the last nine years that I have known you. I love you so much and am so thankful for the man that you are today. I can't wait to see what God has for us in the next nine years. Happy Birthday Sweetheart.

A Day at the Park

2008-06-18T17:14:00.005-04:00

Today the children and I met my grandma and my cousin Kenslie at a park near our house. We had a wonderful day. I think we had all been going a little stir crazy; so it was so nice to get out and let the children run around.

Backyard Fun

2008-06-16T14:28:00.005-04:00

This Fall Chris and my grandfather completed construction on a playground in our backyard. We have spent a lot of time playing on it this summer. Last week Chris and Lawson discovered how much fun it can be to race the Tonka Trucks down the slide and let them crash.

Weekend in Knoxville

2008-04-08T00:19:00.011-04:00

This weekend, Sherry and I spent some time with our great friends David, Rebekah, Mrs. Kiser and Ashlee K. Today we headed down to World's Fair Park to have a little fun in the fountains. We had a great time enjoying the company of our friends and trying to keep up with our kids. While it took a little time for them to warm up to the idea of running through a fountain, we were having to drag them out when it was time to go. What a great day!

Happy Easter!!

2008-03-23T20:19:00.007-04:00

What a day we had today!! The Lord truly blessed the services today. We had many first time visitors and unsaved family members attending church today and we pray that the Word that was preached will not be soon forgotten. Sherry and I help teach in the Junior Church on Sunday mornings and we had over 90 kids come in this morning which is about double what we have on a normal Sunday morning. We had a huge "Candy Pickup" for the kids, which I am sure the parents are thankful for because they are probably still trying to get them calmed down after all that sugar.

After Church, the family headed over to PawPaw's for some good ol fried turkey, ham, dressing and all the fixins. After that, the kids tore into their Easter baskets and went egg hunting. It didn't take them long to find them, and even shorter amount of time to eat the candy inside. It is days like today that make me fell so blessed to have children when I get to see the smile on their faces and the fun they are having.

Meet the Wayes

2008-03-19T12:14:00.003-04:00

Sherry and I started dating in the winter of 1999. Our first day together was a six hour bus ride to Boone North Carolina on a youth group ski trip. That day I had no idea this was the girl I would spend the rest of my life with. We were high school sweethearts through and through. We both grew up in small town outside of Atlanta, and grew to love each other as every year passed. We both both received Christ as our savior in early 1996, and have been faithfully serving Him ever since. We both attended Crown College where Sherry got her degree in Elementary Education and I studied in Pastoral Ministry. Sherry is now teaching at the Victory Baptist School and doing a wonderful job, she truly loves what she does. The Lord has just recently called me to preach (or I just finally answered the call!!) and we are as excited as ever to be able to serve Him in whatever way we can. The Lord has truly blessed our marriage, our two children and our lives. Here are just a few of my favorite pictures of them.

Wow, I cant believe this beauty actually married me!!

My absolute favorite picture of Linden

Lawson on Christmas day

In front of the Washington Monument