Strawberry Shortcake - Camp Cupcake day 2

For Day 2 we went to the $2 movie to see the new SS movie. The girls loved it! And we had a fun afternoon of playing too.

American Girl

Camp Cupcake- day 1

While Chris and the boys, along with Jeremy and Grant have been at Children's Camp, we have had fun activities lined up for the girls. I am mostly posting these pictures because my mom was with us the last time we went and she really missed us. So this is for you Grandma Jan!

AIR CONDITIONING

We need air conditioning in our van. We believe God is going to provide the air in one of three ways:

1. God is going to "heal' the AC

2. God is going to provide the finances for our AC to be repaired

3. God is going to provide us a brand new, paid-off, Suburban.

Will you pray with us, believing that God wants us to have AC?

Chris will be home on Tuesday night to take it to the garage.

Fort Worth-Grant's Birthday Party

As you can tell from all these pictures we had a great time celebrating Grant's Birthday.

I have to admit, I liked playing Extreme Family Dodgeball. And I think you can tell everyone else liked it too. I got tickled at Jeremy's Dad trying to tag him. I think all the parents were trying to dominate their kids..no matter their kids age!

GIRLS

I love being with girls. Older girls, younger girls, bitty girls, and girlfriends. I am enjoying my time with all these girls. I have LOVED playing with a 1 year old. I have enjoyed listening to 3 little girls giggle, talk, share, argue, cry, and be together. I truly liked my time away with my girlfriends shopping, eating, laughing, crying, and sharing. I had a great time sharing my heart with MOPs mommies and having my best friend introduce me to the group was priceless. I marveled at the full circle we have made as friends, the growth of our MOPs group, the excitement felt when friends who couldn't conceive celebrate another pregnancy. This is the warmth that feels your heart and makes your throat get all tingly when you look and realize that you are surrounded by some of the most precious godly women. The women who you know that if something ever happened and you needed them they would fall on their knees and take you to the Savior. What a joy for me to be with these girls at this point in life.

Fort Worth- Hudson House

This week we are staying with our dearest friends the Hudson's. Already we have had Wing Stop, stayed up late talking, listened to the children lay in their beds and giggle til they fell asleep, had a birthday party, planned a MOPS event, scheduled lunch dates, hugged my (newly skinny) brother, attended our other home church, and eaten Chipotle, and taken a long nap.

It is a joy to be together with the other side of our family. I love to see our children playing together, working through conflict together, and encouraging each other. This morning Grant took his first communion since becoming a Christian. It would have been special had we not been here, but it was very nice to be here. We are forever connected to these children. Our children have shared have more birthdays together than apart. We have prayed over these children and their friendships, their spouses, and their future children.

I pray that you have good friends who love you and your children. Even through all those little crazy quirks you have!!

Twin Talk

Abigail & Julia asked me: When we were tiny in your womb, were we one baby that broke into two babies?

I had never really thought much about explaining this, or biblically how to answer this. So I just said "SORTA".

And that seemed to satisfy them for a whole minute until Abigail said "So how are babies made?"

We had some nice time talking together, and I struggled to give them just enough information and not to much.

I just had to share a bit of one of our chats!