september stuff

we supported the grizz on team night at awana.

this girl is my favorite!

we had fun celebrating with friends at this star wars party!

go girl!

these two.

these are the things nightmares are made of.

my sweet class spoiled me with lots of goodies, cards, a yummy lunch, and tons of hugs on my birthday!

then, grandma came over and watched the kids while john and i went out to dinner together.  it was a perfect birthday!!!

tonight was CrAzY hAiR niGhT at awana!

spirit week

>>>>>>>>>> Hawaiian Day <<<<<<<<<<

>>>>>>>>>> Mis-Match Day <<<<<<<<<<

>>>>>>>>>> Neon Day <<<<<<<<<<

>>>>>>>>>> Team Day <<<<<<<<<<

>>>>>>>>>> Blue & White Day <<<<<<<<<<

take me to the river

drop me in the water!

we had a super fun labor day weekend hanging with our family, swimming, tubing, skiing, surfing, playing, and eating!!!

safe. simple. home.

this much anticipated day had finally arrived.  our church building was complete.  our church has been meeting in community centers and camp buildings for over 6 years.  we finally have a place all our own!

we had the grand opening and ribbon cutting on saturday.

it was so exciting exploring our new building!!!

the building is beautiful and we are blessed to meet here, but it's just premature rubble.  the people and their love for Jesus are what make this place home.

and, on sunday, we packed the place out!!! we may have already outgrown it!

august randoms

carter began his first ever season of soccer

puppy went missing for a few days and we (ahem, i) were very upset about it.  we found a look a like puppy on amazon and ordered it immediately, but, as we already knew, it wasn't the same.  we had searched the house inside out and we decided that he dropped it in the driveway while walking from the car to the house one day after school.  life just wasn't going to be the same anymore and some of us were dealing with it better than others.  then, a miracle happened!  puppy was found!!!  we found it in grace's bed where we had already looked about 15 times.  hallelujah!  we were so happy and carter started sniffing away.  he had to make up for lost time!

we might have a little soccer star here.

we had the awana kickoff and our last meeting in the community center.

completely out of nowhere, he just thanked me for teaching him how to wipe his bottom.  i guess this parenting thing isn't always a thankless job!