Please Pray for the Entwistles

Ben Entwistle, Age 20, passed away yesterday night. He was in Nairobi, Africa & became very ill. They were airlifting him to South Africa for a very dangerous emergency surgery, & he passed away on the plane before getting there. His dad was there with him & I know the whole family needs a whole lot of prayer right now. Just another reminder that our time here on earth is so limited & we never know when it's our time to go.

Romans 14:8- For if we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. Therefore, whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s.

July 4th Beach Trip

On July 4th weekend we took a trip to the beach. We went to the fireworks, went out on the boat on Saturday, went to the ocean, & brought back Mac & Sissy. We had a great time! Here are several pictures from this trip, of course I had to add a couple of the puppies. :-)

Two years ago the same time of year, I talked to Jason on the phone for the first time & we began our relationship. The next year after that, Jason & I were already a married couple & went there for July 4th. This was our 2nd year going together & there are a lot of memories connected to the time of year & the trip has become our little special tradition. :-)

Sissy

Mac enjoying the beach (kind of)

Jason & I, we were on the pier that went over the ocean.

Greg's Photography of Jason & I holding hands

On the way to see the fireworks.

My cousin Cameron, & my aunt Sharon. Jason & I were eating with them at the "Fish Hook"

Greg, Jason, Adam, & my dad

My dad & mom at Atlantic Beach.

Ashley & I

Much Love,
Valerie

Mac & Sissy

Around 5 weeks back I found out that my aunts dog had 5 puppies... as soon as we found out we knew we wanted to get one. We went down for the July 4th weekend & ending up bringing back two. They are so sweet & adorable. The shorter haired one is Sissy & the one with the longer hair is Mac. They are already spoiled!

Fun at the zoo

Jason, Hanna, Emma, & I took a trip to the zoo last Monday. Here are a couple pictures we took there. We had a great time there & enjoyed seeing all the animals.

Amber, definitely a Vreeke!

This is a new picture of my niece that my sister-in-law, Rachael recently emailed me. She is growing up so fast already. She was born in December & it seems like we just saw her in January. Unfortunately, I only have pictures to see how she is growing but we will get to see her along with the rest of Jason's family & friends in August. We can hardly wait but I guess we'll have to! :-)

I finally got my camera charger today in the mail. It came all the way from Hong Kong! Anyway, I will have pictures of the house soon. It's charging now so it's not quite ready yet.

That's all for now!
Valerie

Happy Fathers Day!

Happy Fathers Day to...




To my dad, Thank you so much for all you have done for me, you put so much time into everything that I did growing up & taught me so many things. Most importantly you taught me to rely on God & that is something I will never forget. Thanks for everything.




To my husband, I look forward so much to when we have kids & you will be a father. You are already a great uncle, & I know you will be such a great dad. I look forward to many memories & teaching our children together about God!


And to my new father-in-law, Happy Fathers Day! Thanks for accepting me into the Vreeke family & always being so welcoming when we come to visit you all. Looking forward to the next visit in August very much!!


I love you all!

I've lost it! :-)

Okay, so I haven't updated this in a while. The reason would be, I was planning on posting some pictures of the house we just moved into, & during the move, I completely misplaced or lost the charger for my camera. I have looked everywhere and I don't know where it is. So, I will either have to get a new one or not take pictures anymore. (I will be getting a new one for sure, I'm picture crazy)

Well that's all I have to say for now, I'll try to update soon!

Valerie