Pumpkin Patch

We have a great pumpkin patch that is just down the street from us.  We decided to go on opening day and get there right when it opened and we had a great time exploring a new pumpkin patch.  It was great because so few people were there and we bought tickets before hand and so had the place to ourselves for a little while.  It had great slides, a fun corn maze, a silly hayride, ect.  We might even go back after Halloween and they have a special weekend when they smash all the pumpkins and you get to help.  We had a great time!

New Friends

We did Camp Create this summer and I met Melanie Weaver and her three kids.  They just moved here from Washington State and left family and friends behind for a job for her husband.  They have a girl Piper's age and a girl Christian's age and a little boy in Kinder.  Our kids seem to hit it off especially our two older girls.  Melanie has always had family around so has never had to have a babysitter ect.  So she called one night just asking if the kids could come over and we watch them as they got free tickets to a Redskin's game.  I said sure and we had dinner and watched a little movie and everyone went to bed and Melanie and Jesse picked up their kids late.  It was a fun time and love that my kids are getting to know some people. I think Melanie and I bonded just out of moving for our husband's jobs.  This first one which happened in early Sept. has lead to use switching kids a couple of times and makes life a little more fun when you have someone you can trust your kids with them.

Stop Whining

I have been in a funk lately about moving and everything.  I was really struggling last week and I have been getting up before the kids to be with God for a little while before they get up.  My study that I was doing was in the basement and so I opened my Bible app to just read where it takes me.  The verse of the day for You Verison was John 16:33-
"I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me.  Here on earth you will have trials and sorrows.  But take heart, because I have overcome the world."  I then read John 16 and just seeing God overcome the world and I have a house and family and everyone is well.  I have friends who have lost a spouse, lost a child, don't have a job, and really struggling.  I then went on my morning walk and listened to a message that was based on this verse without me knowing and my walk turned into seeing God and turned into 3 miles of praising my God.  I just realized God was telling me to stop whining just like I tell my kids!  So I praised God and told him that I will go through all of this and I don't understand, but I will go and trust him with all of my heart.  If I power through this then I pray for how mighty he will be on the other side.  I will stop whining and praise Him for all that he has given me and I thank God for texting, phones, facebook to be able to see the lives of so many I love and can see their smiles everyday when I miss them.  I pray for those really struggling-so I will stop whinning and praise him that he overcome this world and He is amazing and his creation is awesome.

First day of school

We had a great first day of school. We had shaped pancakes and bacon in the morning and the kids even rode the bus and have enjoyed riding the bus.  It was a good start to 2nd and 3rd grade!

 

 

 

Coming off the bus at the end of the day and Christian slipped on the stairs.

Meet the teacher

 

Well, we met Christian and Piper's teachers. Ms. McAtee is Christian's teacher is a quiet person and I think Christian will do well in her class. Mr. Moore is Piper's teacher. She was worried about having a male teacher, but he is funny and loves to teach as this is his 40 plus year. I think it will be a great year and so thankful. I now pray for great friends in their classes.  We went and got ice cream after meeting them.