For Nanna & Papa Randy, Thank you!

Recent visit to Disney

Saturday Morning Outing

Here we're waiting for the boat at the boardwalk to take us to the Swan and Dolphine


We greatly enjoyed bundling up!

It's a windy day and Evalyn just LOVES when that wind blows through her hair.


Azariah found the sand very entertaining. There's a seal (statue) on the beach that shoots water out of it's mouth for the kids to play in. So of course he had fun getting both wet and then sandy:)

This morning we decided to get out of the house and enjoy the cool weather! We bundled up and went to the Boardwalk, an Epcot resort, and great area to go on a stroll. The kids had a blast! We road the boat over to the swan and dolphin resorts and played at the park and in the sand. Azariah stood in line for the boat saying, "Oh Boy, oh Booyyy!" He practically skipped and leaped around the whole morning.

These past few months have continued to be a learning process for Joshua and I as we wrap our heads around life with two kids. God's been gracious to remind us to set everything aside at different moments to spend time loving them and building fun memories that will shape them for a life-time. I've decided that I'm going to work hard to take photos with them (not just of them) so that they'll be able to look back to see how very much they are loved and cared for. It's weighty being a parent, but a HUGe blessing being one of the major shaping influences in their lives ...and a large part of their growing identity.

Evalyn's newest version of 'How great thou art'

Cooler Weather Activities

Although we do not get the beautiful fall colors here in Orlando, we have recently gotten a taste of cooler weather. There aren't places in our complex for the kiddos to play, so we've turned our garage into a hang-out.

20 minutes away on the phone

"I'm dressed up like Santa Clause...my cheeks are like roses, my nose like a cherry." This is what Azariah said as I walked into my room after 20 minutes on the phone with my mom, and this is what he and Evalyn looked like! There's never a dull boring moment in our household, and I never thought I'd find myself wishing for one...sometimes:)

As I'm typing, Evalyn's by the door rattling off, "one-two-three-four-five-six-seven-eight-nine! come!" Her and Azariah are playing hide and seek! Of course they hide in all the same places and pretend to be surprised every time! Ooops, baby down! Gotta Run!

Thursday Mornings

We are still getting used to the hours that come with campus ministry. Since college students are night owls, often times Joshua is gone a couple nights a week as well. So to compensate, He stays home thursday mornings to spend time with us and to cook a big breakfast. It's been such a treat! Often times he'll make delicious omelette's with veggies and goat cheese, but this morning we teamed up to make a pancake breakfast. It was tough for the kids to wait for it to be done, and they devoured their food almost immediately. But it was fun to sit down together and enjoy some time as a family. The featured item this morning was the award winning cherry jam from Door County. Yum Yum!