happenings

 What we were up to this week.

We had a garage sale on Saturday. The boys were beyond excited about this. Caleb kept saying 'good-morning' to people as they came up in our drive way. He was helping D with the change and handing it to the customers and saying "thank you!" It was great to see him so comfortable greeting others (This is something he is usually not very comfortable doing with strangers and even among friends and family) They were helping and happy all morning. Easy entertainment. We split the money earned between them and let them deposit it their savings account at the bank. Two very happy lil boys!

 

 We've been enjoying our fall walks in the evening. Now that it is getting darker and colder we haven't been able to go as much. It's a fun treat to go after dinner and baths in pjs and it gets the boys moving through their dinner/ bedtime routine with a lot more enthusiasm! We love going to our favorite street that is decorated for Halloween and looking at all the pumpkins, lights, and various fall décor. I love how much this boy loves his riding his bike.

 Going into week 25! I can't believe I'm almost in my 3rd trimester. This is a horrible grainy cell phone pic but oh well :) I'm enjoying the fact that I get to wear fall clothes while being pregnant. Both boys were just lil newborns at this time of year which was also so fun and I really think fall is my favorite time of year to celebrate birthdays. However I'm really excited to be pregnant over the holidays and to wear big cozy warm sweaters instead of sweating it out like I did with the boys at the end of my pregnancy!! I'm still running but at this point I feel like a slow cow that keeps getting bigger and slower. My legs hurt more and feel more heavy when I run and I end up getting Braxton Hicks at the end of the run. I consider 3 miles a good run at this point and am only running about 2-3 times a week. It's still my stress relief and I need that fresh air so I'm keeping up! But I feel like pretty soon I'll be at a slow jog turned walk.

 We finished our Ruth study last week. This by far was one of my favorite studies that I've done and I highly recommend it! It isn't one you need to do with a group or with a DVD. I learned so much in this study and was so inspired by Ruth's strong, humble, and loyal character. I felt a kinship with Naomi who struggles with her faith and starts out in the journey angry and bitter but in the end finds victory and redemption. I fell in love with Boaz and his strong and courageous character. It was such a beautiful story of Christ's love and redemption for us. Kelly Minter had my heart through the entire thing. She was awesome! Our next study is right out of the book of Colossians. We won't be using a study guide with it, just reading out of the bible and our theme is Abiding in Christ. I am so thankful I can go each week and be lifted up in God's word surrounded by godly women. I'm really thankful D is so supportive and knows how much it helps me through the week!

 Birthday Celebrations at home.

 He was so excited about his bike bell. Thanks Grandma and Grandpa! We hear the 'ding ding' sounds and know a very cute lil boy is headed our way. I smiled as I heard it up and down the street Saturday while the boys helped daddy take the garage sale signs down from each side of the street corner!

 Bedtime PJ dance. 

 

Happy Weekend.