Our September has been fun. I'm enjoying the school schedule once again. Sara is in Kindergarten on Wednesdays and Fridays, so it's quite different around here. I love the few hours of peace and quiet that I have IF Ethan and Abigail happen to take their afternoon nap at the same time. :) They are all enjoying school so much and we are so grateful for their Christian school. We've been prepping for history tests, bible memory, alphabet flashcards. We've had a party at school to celebrate Miss Fishers birthday and then there's the highlight of the annual fall Bake Sale. Its always alot of fun.
Here's the First Day of school pic.
Grade 3, 1 and K
August 30, 2017
And then there was Labor Day weekend. Chilly and rainy. We headed up to Amos and Kates camp on Saturday morning and stayed until Monday morning. It was as relaxing as it could've been with 5 children under 9! :) They had a blast fishing, catching crayfish, watching a snake and driving the gator! Dave & I kept them fed, untangled fishing lines, and tied knots to keep the hooks on the line! Sunday was a gorgeous day, we both went for a 6 mile run. Not at the same time, but fun none the less. I keep saying our time for runs together is coming! :) ♡
Gator rides! Slow safe ones with Luke driving. Fast ones with lots of shrieking & shouts of "Daddy, slow dowwwwwnnnn" with Daddy! :)
They spent hours on this bridge!
He learned a new word, "fish"
Jason was in his happy place.
He fished all. Day. Long!
"Mom, Worm!!!"
It was a wonderful little getaway, enjoyed by all. But as always, there is no place like home!
And then there was the Bird in Hand 5k and Half Marathon.
These are the only pictures that I have. Ridiculous, I know.
Dave ran his first 13.1! It was a lovely Saturday morning. 65° with no humidity. He loved it. Came in under 2 hours, barely puffing! But he was sore for daaaayyyys! Lol! Poor guy.
Luke and I ran the 5k on Friday evening. Luke's time was 23 minutes. Wowzers kid! It took Mama turtle here 31 minutes. Haha!
And Jason and Sara ran the kids fun run. It was a fun packed weekend, giving all of us running fever. Dave put a full marathon on his bucket list and I put a half on mine, as did Luke. We'll see....
Babt girl is sitting all by herself now! She is growing so fast. She gets all kinds of food tastes. I don't even try to limit what she can and cannot have. Ethan has shared his lollipop, Daddy shares his ice cream, and mama's here with bananas, applesauce and avocado. Oh she even had her first taste of burger seasonings. She's everybody's sunshine. Luke can make her laugh the loudest. No doubt about it. Its the cutest thing ever. She doesn't do cuddles and has yet to master sleeping all night. Oh well, this is just a season.
And speaking of seasons... We are still believing and praying, asking God to do the impossible. That which only He can do. Dad has lost so much weight. Nothing could have prepared me to see him like this. Because his cancer is in his esophagus, it makes it very hard for him to swallow. He's been drinking his food for awhile now. Oh Lord, please bring healing to his body!!! We know that You are able! We believe that You can! We know that You are good. Always, no matter what, God is good. His answer when he's asked how he is, is always this, "blessed, I'm blessed!"
It is such a challenge to me how he is thankful and continues to praise God, even in this. Even in the hard!
Life is a gift. Every breath. Health is a gift.
Some may live a long time, some may know little suffering, some may know lots of trials. Trials strengthen some, while other break, or grow bitter and cold.
Some are born healthy. Some are born and go straight into the arms of Jesus. Some are only here for a tiny, not nearly long enough season. We wonder why. And I don't think we'll ever understand fully on this side of heaven. But it will be worth it, heaven will. Be. Worth. It. All.
Truth!
