*We enjoyed a week long visit with Matt, Kristi, and the kiddos. What a blast! The kids are quickly becoming sweet friends, spent many hours playing outside (yay for spring in February. I love the south!!!), and the adults fit in lots of talking, teasing, and fun as well. Aaaand, I totally forgot to get Kristi's pictures from her camera, so photos from that great week will have to wait.
* The day after Matt and Kristi left, we enjoyed a visit from Grandmama and Grandpapa Barr. :-) They took Brandon and Ellie on several fun adventures, babysat all three so B and I could have a date night, and joined us for Brandon's 5th birthday party. Our time with them literally flew by! Ellie insisted that they should just stay here "forever!" :-) So sweet.
*Saturday we threw a bowling birthday party for our big 5 year old! What fun to get a little group of kiddos together to bowl together. Too cute. One of my favorite moments was watching a ball go down the lane in slow motion (no joke!), take FOREVER to arrive at the other end, and then, somehow, create enough force to cause a strike!!! :-D We all just burst out laughing.
*Brandon and Ellie also had their first dentist appointments this week! Since you never know for sure how your kids will react to new things, I tried to prep them as well as I could and just hoped all would go well. :-) They did wonderfully ... opened their mouths wide like alligators, let the dentist "count" every tooth and then polish them clean, opened and closed their mouth for "Mr. Thirsty" (the water sucker thingy;-)), sat perfectly still for x-rays, and even attempted to rinse with flouride. I felt like a bit cheesy coming in with my camera, but I just had to get a few pictures of their first dental adventure. We love our dentist here!!!
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*On top of our family adventures, Brandon is very busy with the course he is in and is under a lot of stress. We are learning daily to surrender the pressures, stresses, and busyness to the Lord. He has sustained us thus far, and it's neat to see Him continue to provide and in the midst of the stresses give us opportunities for growth and ministry with those He's placing in our path.
So there's a quick recap. I will try my best to make my next post a bit more witty, catchy, and creative. :-) For now, this is all I've got. :-) Sending love! :-)
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