Long time...

Confession: "blog writing", while it has been on my "to do" list hasn't made my priority list lately. Sorry, Mom. I am finding that posting pictures on Facebook is a lot easier but I concede that the person (s) that I opted to begin a blog for in the first place (namely my out-of-state parents) are not Facebook-ers. So, alas, there may be repeated pictures and such for you who stalk me properly. ;-)

I am SO glad I've taken pictures of life this summer...otherwise I think I might think it never happened...just some crazy, busy, lovely, relaxing, running around dream.
Here's a few highlights
June:
Owen turned 3- in body and spirit. He also decided potty training was acceptable. *whew.

Jaedon participated in Kids Games and had a few hours of karate for a week. He LOVED it.

Fathers Day was a fun day with family and friends...and beach fun.

10th Anniversary trip to Colorado! We saw Colorado Springs, Garden of the Gods, ate at the Melting Pot (fondue restaurant), hiked in Rocky Mountain National Park, ate at Casa Bonita, and went White Water Rafting. Not exactly relaxing but OOOOOh so fun!!

July:
Fourth of July fun -
We (as in Brad) built a shed.

Yep. That about sums up our first 2 weeks. We also manged to squeeze in Jaedon's first soccer camp, some kitchen dancing, homemade ice cream and corn dog making, merry go riding, impromptu park dates (followed by inevitable ice cream outings!), bike riding, a ladies tea, backyard camping, and a family reunion too.

Long time take 2....

Then the last 2 weeks of July:
Brad went to bandcamp and Zambia.
The boys and I went to PA.
We're working on a letter about Brad's trip but for now here are a few select pictures...
Since Brad and his friend Shawn were headed out to Zambia together our families together got together for an evening of African fun. We colored some pictures, went on a safari (do you see the Crocodile with Owen??), learned a Zambian handshake and had a time of prayer together.






Like I said...more to come soon!

Fostering update

Ok I have been SOOO delinquent in writing to my faithful few! =) But thanks to those of you who have asked recently what is going on with the adopting process! I appreciate your following up with us!
All of our paperwork is in, the case worker is writing her report for approval to the state, however we need to build a "legal escape" (or Egress window) into our basement before our house can be approved by the state. This just means we are on a bit of a stand still until we can scrounge up the contractor and the funds in order to have this work done. We are hoping to at least get some names of people from our church family that may be in this line of work and then we just trust God to provide the means to have it done.
I will update here when things move along too.
Thanks, though, for asking!