Looking Ahead

So I haven't fallen off the face of the planet and I have no other excuse for neglecting this blog other than I just haven't gotten around to it lately. So I think an end of Summer recap is in order...

We've spent the last bit of summer celebrating birthdays, mine included as well as Tru's. He turned 7 last Monday...CRAZY! It really is mind blowing how fast kids grow up. We also got to visit with some great friends  from out of town last month.   They took a little time off and hung out with us on a Sunday and we really enjoyed that.  We did have a major project going renovating a house we were going to lease to own but that actually fell through over the weekend. It seems to all worked out okay.   We were bummed at first, but we know that God has something better on the horizon for us. So never the less we will be moving sometime next month which has us packing and searching for a home all at once. If there's something this family can do it's pack. And in the middle of the packing we are homeschooling and I'm working a little part time job on the side. I'm actually waiting on the curriculum to come in this week. Tru is starting 2nd grade this year and we're ready to get started.

A little busier, but who can complain with cooler weather, hopefully, coming and Fall almost in full gear! I love the Fall! So be looking for a few Autumn projects in the works as well as some Fall homeschooling ideas. It's the best time of the year and I can't wait for it to get here.

Pumpkins, Parties, & Packing

We made our trip to Mainstay Farms last weekend for a visit to their pumpkin patch. It was a beautiful day a little warm for what I like October to feel like, but still great Fall Texas weather. We trekked around the farm pushing the little boys in their double stroller, took a hayride pulled by a really cool tractor, walked through 2 out of 3 mazes, and played up,down,under, and around their 3 story tree house. My personal favorite, besides picking out the pumpkins, was the 100 foot slide "The SuperChute". Tru and I rode down this bumpy black slide on itchy burlap sacks and had a BLAST! Tru had his face painted and we munched on a harvest trail mix while we waited with the twins. It was the best day!

Then yesterday we celebrated the twins first birthday...one year! It is amazing that a whole year has past since they were born. I think about what we were doing this time last year and the fact that it involved very little sleep. I vividly remember our first night with the twins,it was a little rough. Thankfully, we adapted quickly as did they and now they sleep beautifully and have since about 3 months old. What a difference a year makes. So we had few people over for pizza and cake Friday night. The little boys loved it. We served their pieces of cake straight on their highchair tray and let them eat it with their hands. So cute and very messy, but mostly cute. Liam dug in. He didn't hesitate at all. Levi actually waited until after we finished the birthday song to try his piece and put his face in his cake a couple times. Did I mention how cute it was? Blue and green frosting was all over them. So much so that the bath water was a lovely shade of aqua green. All in all it was a nice first birthday I'll post pictures later this week.

And in the middle of pumpkin patches and birthdays we're packing and getting ready to move back to our hometown at the end of this month. We worked our tails off today packing and moving things into the garage so that loading will be quick and easy. We moved here to help with starting a church a couple of years ago. It's an awesome church with a great church family and passionate Pastors who live what they preach. We were privileged to serve at The Way Church and we have met so many awesome people while we were here. Even though we are sad to leave J and I know that our time serving here is up and we're looking forward to the next chapter in our lives. We have family and friends in our hometown and we're excited about going to our church there. The whole process of moving isn't fun. I just try to focus on the "after" the move stuff. I like unpacking and getting settled and with Thanksgiving and Christmas just around the corner it will make this season back "home" even more fun and special.

Longing for Fall

There hasn't been much time this week to blog and I'm taking an opportunity during nap time. With the summer coming to an end I am so ready for a new season, in more ways than one. I am looking forward to Fall and all that comes with it. It's not just the cooler weather and the colors. It's the feeling of Fall and it seems like the best stuff happens when the leaves start to change colors. So while thinking about this post I had to dig up a few of my favorite Fall photos...






I think thing I'm looking forward to the most this Fall is adding the twins to this collection of favorite Fall photos!