One Thing - 5/28/14

This afternoon, Jonah participated in a track meet put on by the city parks and rec department.

Waiting his turn for the long jump

Jump #1

Future runner?

Silas had fun in the long jump pit after the event was over

The start of the 200 meter dash - Jonah is the 2nd from the right in the white shirt

Finishing strong!

One Thing - 5/27/14

Jonah's first t-ball game was this evening

He started in the outfield and also played catcher and first base

Getting some hitting instruction from one of his coaches

It was a little warm and humid as you can tell from all those red cheeks

Taking a swing

Our "baby" for not much longer!

Although Jonah enjoys playing t-ball, I don't think it is yet his thing...when we got home from the game, he asked for his new piano books and spent much of the rest of the evening sight-reading new songs! 

One Thing - 5/24/14

Lydia somehow found this book on her bookshelf today. We haven't read it in months. She requested to read it before both naptime and bedtime. I don't think she has any idea of what is coming in the next week or so. We haven't put up a crib or gotten out much baby gear. But, maybe her female intuition is already developing...maybe we will have our new baby here soon?!

One Thing - 5/23/14

First evening eating out on our deck. First night of strawberries and blueberries. Wonderful!

About the best pic I could get of this girl who was excited to eat her fruit

One Thing - 5/21/14

This afternoon, Mike and I had the wonderful privilege of meeting up with some friends from college. Bob was recently diagnosed with cancer and is receiving chemo treatments in Omaha. Thankfully, it seems that the cancer was caught early and the prognosis is good. Praise God! It had been a couple of years since we had seen this couple. And, it was such a great encouragement to visit with them. Their lives always have been and continue to be an amazing testimony of God's grace. The Lord has already used them in mighty ways through campus ministry, medical missions (Natalie is a doctor), and now as they minister to people in need in the community they live in. God is continuing to use them for His glory even as they journey through this difficult season in their lives.

And, as you can tell from our pregnant bellies Bob and Natalie are expecting, too! 

One Thing - 5/20/14

I woke up with some energy this morning...quite unusual these days! So, by 8:45am the kids and I were outside ready to plant our garden (something I wasn't even sure we would get to this spring). We planned a simpler garden this year. Just green beans, cucumbers, tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, and bell peppers. It warmed up quickly. By 10:00 we were happy to have the garden planted. And, the boys enjoyed some sprinkling by the hose as I watered our seeds and plants. Then, we went inside for some lemonade and snacks.

After lunch, I took the boys for haircuts. I love their hair a little shaggy, but with the warm summer approaching it was time for a trim. 

Before

After

Late this afternoon, we all walked to the ball fields down the street for Jonah's t-ball practice. Silas and Lydia had fun playing on the playground while Jonah was with his team.

After baths and a quick supper, Mike was off to a meeting. The kids and I are watching a movie before bed and relaxing from our full day. I'm SO thankful for another day with my 3 and am ready to welcome #4 whenever he decides it's time!

One Thing - 5/19/14

It was another great day at our house today!

We spent a lot of time playing this morning. For a short time, all of us were playing with our Fisher Price zoo. It was mine when I was little. My mom had kept it and gave it to Jonah when he was a toddler. It has gotten lots of use at our house! 

This afternoon, Jonah accompanied me on a trip into Omaha. I went to my chiropractor for an adjustment and for acupuncture to encourage labor. Any of you blog readers ever tried acupuncture for labor? I'd love to hear some personal stories! After my appointment, we stopped at Target. Jonah wanted to look at Legos, and I needed to get a few things for supper. 

We enjoyed a yummy supper tonight including corn on the cob that was on sale at Target. It was Lydia's first time trying it on the cob. I think she liked it!

After supper, we went out for a walk. The boys rode their bikes. We are in this scary phase for me as a Mom to these boys. Jonah is trying "tricks," which mostly consists of riding really fast around a usually empty church parking lot near our house. He picks up as much speed as he can then gets super close to boundaries before turning or stopping. He is a boy and needs freedom to try out new things, but it makes this Mommy nervous! Silas has just recently started riding his bike more instead of his trike. Last year, he never got the hang of braking and would get really scared going down even the tiniest hills. So, he went back to his trike. This year, we have encouraged him to get back on his bike because the trike is just too small for him. But, he still struggles to brake when he needs to. The past few nights we have been working on it with him. He is starting to make some progress!

Another thing we have enjoyed recently is watching our new baby birds in a nest that sits on top of a light fixture on our garage. We think there are 3 baby birds. They are starting to fill out the nest, so it probably won't be long before they take off.