What is behind the clock

It was funny, the other night I looked to see what time it was and saw this....


I knew right away who was behind the clock......Herman.

Sure enough....


Dear Herman,
When you are trying to hide from us, don't choose the clear clock. We can still see you!!
Love
Preston and Courtney

Feliz Cumpleaños Silvia

We had a great birthday party for Silvia Magdalena at a local coffee shop.
Check out the fun!!

"Weddings...I love weddings"

Anyone know what movie that line is from?

Love is in the air and we have a few announcements to make. First, here in Vallarta.
Here is a ring....whose is it?

Silvia Magdalena!

Who is she marrying you ask........?

Roberto!!!

They are not getting married until next June but we are super excited for these two and Preston will be doing his first wedding. Great news!! Much more to come on this.

Another ring and proposal took place back at home as well.

Someday I will have 3 sister- in- laws. Right now I have one Amazing sister- in- law, Stephanie. Soon we will be adding another sister- in- law to our family.

Meet Andrea

She is going to soon be marrying Preston's brother Jonathan!!
Their wedding will be much sooner. It will be this year. We are excited for them and for the plans God has for them. There will be much more to come about them and the new addition to the Going's family.

We are actually super excited for these couples and the love God has given them. We can't wait to post more about weddings and the plans.

Congrats Jonathan and Andrea, Felicidades Roberto y Silvia!!!!
We love you, Les queremos!!


"Weddings....I love wedding! Drinks all around!" -Captain Jack Sparrow

1 Year

It is very hard to believe our little niece is already turning 1. What a quick year. But, it has been fun to watch her change over the year. My sister-in-law, Stephanie, is great about getting us photos. I thought I would share a taste of what she does.
She took a picture of Emerson every month by the same teddy bear. This really helps us see her growth and how much she is changing. Plus, we were able to see her a few times this year. That was a huge blessing!

Happy Birthday Miss Emerson!!!

Your Uncle Preston and Aunt Courtney love you!

Zoomaloomba Answer

The time is here to announce what this picture is



You were close Jello guesser...it is Jello with ants in it!!!
I went to make a package of Jello and this was right after I mixed everything together. There were lots of little ants floating around the top. They must have been in the package somehow. Yuck!!
Take a closer look at the picture to now see the Jello mixture with ants...eat up!
Good guesses everyone!

MOMs

I love Moms. There is a special glow and beauty about them. A woman completely changes the day she gives birth. I have seen this first hand in the lives of my friends. There is such a special bond that a mother has with her children. This year I decided to ask some of my friends what their favorite part of motherhood was. Here were their answers. Keep in mind...these are all new mothers.

• There are so many amazing things about it, but one of my favorites is the way he looks at me sometimes. It's genuine happiness or love that he's expressing. It's not something that you can teach them it's just something that happens. I guess it blesses my heart to know that he feels loved & safe.

• I do love to watch him sleep. He is so innocent and beautiful. I just stand there and think "wow, my husband and I made that".

• just seeing his smile when he sees me each morning when he wakes up, him holding out his arms to me and resting his sweet lil ole head on my shoulders in complete trust and satisfaction.

• Right now I love that there is this little life that is fully dependent on us. And I have the great privilege and joy of getting to shape that life the way the Lord wants us to.

• Well, it would more than likely be how I have seen myself and my husband change over our years of being parents. The Lord has used parenting to mold our views of grace with ourselves and each other, to convict us of how our lives need to show "Holiness Matters Most" and to make us more aware of how it really isn't about us.

• My Favorite thing would be how I feel about her, how my heart swells when I see her smile, hear her voice, look at her and know God has given her to us to bring us closer together.

• Probably tops is just watching them grow every day. Each day one of them amazes me with the new things they are doing, or saying. It is those little things that make me love them more every day.

• Now my favorite thing is watching the changes everyday. You can see them figuring things out.

• I love that she is brutally honest and of course the hugs and kisses but I would say that best part for me is having a "little best friend".

• It is a lot of fun. It is amazing to watch him learn new things. I love his kisses.

• I would have to say that I love the eternal mission of shaping and molding little minds to love Christ. I also love the random, "I love you mommy" statements, the adorable blue eyes and bright smiles, the never-ending giggles, the night time kisses, the fairy tale stories

• To this day, I still look at my daughter and some times cry because it's so much love that you place into this one little girl. And in return she loves us no matter what.

• Watching him grow and learn and smile

• knowing I am not simply taking care of myself anymore. I love being alone with him and watching him focus on my face. I can tell he is trying to figure it all out. It is quite overwhelming to realize he is relying on me to thrive, but also very satisfying.

• Being able to know my children and watch them grow and change like no one else can because they know at home they are safe and loved so they can feel free to be themselves, whatever that looks like, and be able to have an impact on how they think and view life, God and people.

• It's the look of love he has in his eyes for his mommy.

Well I think they summed it up well. Now we can know why these mothers and all mothers have "the glow". The thing I loved about this was, they were all so true still to this day. Even though these comments were made about babies and toddlers, it made me see how many are still true with my mom today. I still have a different excitement when my mom walks in the room. Even though we grow up, the bond between a mother and child never ceases or even decreases!!

Happy Mother's Day to ALL you Beautiful Mothers. Thanks for all you do for us. Mothers make the world a better place. A special thanks to Betty G and Collin, you are the best Moms we could have asked for. We adore you both!

Up close

Here is a zoomaloomba. What is that you ask? I have zoomed in really close to an object. You are to guess what the object is. You will have to wait a few days to find out the answer. So check back in and Have Fun!