spring break

This week Caleb's on spring break. Oh goodness how nice it is to have all my boys home with me all day, everyday. It started with a dance party Friday, some pool play this weekend, and lots of just being together. I don't know when we took these pictures at the beach. probably a few weekends ago, but in honor of a week at home I'm posting some treasures I found on my camera at the beach, our very favorite place to be.

 noah's walking and talking now. I'm hoping to post a video of this guy soon. he is mr. busy and oh how we love him.

 oh lucas :). carving your own path amidst your big and little brother. my cheerful and easy going middle child. we put lucas in a 3 yr old gymnastic class on Mondays and he is really beginning to enjoy this special activity that is just for him :)

 noah has some pretty wild dance moves I've discovered. he loves to swing his arms up, wave them around to the beat and rock his entire body. let the music move you :)

 and our tender-hearted caleb. he's doing well in school, even with a sub for the month of march, he adjusted and we are glad his teacher will be back next week :). we are hoping to take a break from occupational therapy and physical therapy this summer (possibly for good) and to put him in a 5 year old gymnastic class and possibly swim as well for both of the big boys. We're looking at schools in the fall. Either our neighborhood school or a dual-language academy in Hollister. We're praying and waiting to see what the Lord has planned for this next phase. But currently he's bursting with curiosity and loves to write words, names, lists, numbers. He adores counting to 200 and reading books to us. He loves creating things with objects around the house. I'm loving this stage of knowledge he is in. It is so fun to have the world open up to him in books, numbers, writing. It is just amazing what he is learning and the friendships that are developing. I'm just so happy for him, it's been an awesome TK year for our sweet Caleb.

  Dave captured a sweet cuddle moment with noah. I know I'm not in enough pictures with my boys, but I love the ones that manage to get caught on camera :)! Love you my sweet Noah Samuel.

 In other news....I started a new (very-part-time) job. I'm training to be a dance instructor for little ones. It's more of a rhythm and movement class for 2-3yr olds and mommy and me classes. I'll be training, then subbing, and then eventually teaching my own classes here in Hollister at a dance studio. The owner is really sweet and I'm hoping to eventually cut down my case in Gilroy from twice a week to maybe none at all. The 2 classes I've been training with her in are only 45 minutes so I am able to feed the boys dinner, give baths, and tuck them into bed. It seems I'm in a busy season with a case twice a week, and my dance class training twice a week. But it is temporary and I'm really happy to be beginning something new. The kids are adorable and it is really nice to have a change from what I've been doing the past 6years with my special need kiddos and the behavioral therapy. I'm also on a break this week and next for spring break so it is the perfect chance to refresh and just get extra time with my boys. Dave's work is going well, he just finished up a big project and all the testing went really well. I know he's happy it is done with!

In other news there is a race in july that Dave and I are signing up for. It's a 10k and I'm excited to do another race and it is even more fun to have dave there in front of us :)

I wanted to share a couple awesome books I've read recently that have really met me right where I am in this season.

The Best Yes by Lysa Terkeurst, and Radically Obedient, Radically Blessed by Lysa Terkeurst. Honestly I can't say enough good things about these two books she has written. Right now we are studying the life of Moses in BSF (bible study fellowship) and wowee am I learning so much! Dave and I have started a marriage bible study together (just us two at home) and we are working out of this book called A Couple After God's Own Heart by Jim and Elizabeth George (book and study guide) we study 10 couples in the bible and it has been amazing and really helped our communication and given us a better understanding of our strengths as a wife and husband and what godly characteristics we should emulate in our marriage. It really touches on a lot and we are really enjoying it!!! Lysa Terkeurst also has two other awesome books we have read called Capture His Heart and Capture Her Heart. They are great too and I felt like they really helped me get a better understanding of my handsome hubby and ways I can encourage and build him up.

As for a children's book I love that we picked up at the library last month...Why God Gave Us Easter....It is going in their Easter baskets this year. I love it and I think it does a great job explaining Easter for kids who are a little bit older and can begin to understand what Easter is really all about!

Well time to go do some puzzles with my big boy while his little brothers keep napping and to enjoy the rest of the week with my boys.

Hope you have a wonderful week and a blessed Easter!