What God Said to Me

Ok, not audibly but in my heart. Ive been having a few worrisome moments. So Ive been trying to remedy it all on my own. (Go figure!) I was sitting in BSF kinda unloading some of these worries on a friend. She had some good encouragement for me, but then BSF started and it always starts with singing. Do you know what God had me sing yesterday, right in the middle of my "need"? First we sang I Surrender All followed by Great is Thy Faithfulness. WOW! Yes God, Im listening. I do give my worries to You! I surrender them all! And yes, I KNOW You are faithful. Thank you for the reminder!

Halloween

We had a great time. Justus was Super Justus and Haven was a Geisha. We had Cliff and Ashley and their kids Reece (who is the exact age of Justus) and Merrick who is a few months younger than Haven come over to Trick or Treat in our neighborhood. Our neighborhood was actually really fun. A lot of families were out and our across the street neighbors went all out with costumes and decorations. They also were serving coffee to the parents. We only went up and down our street tho cause we didnt want to miss the block party. At the block party there were lots of games like Candy Walk. They were playing Monsters vs Aliens on a big screen. There were train rides and food/hot cocoa.

Haven really took to Trick or Treating . She did get a little shy saying trick or treat when the people opened the door, especially if they had dogs. She gets a little scared. But she kept right up there with the big boys. She loved holding her pumpkin basket and thought it was so cool to have people put the candy in. She totally got the whole process. Justus and Reece were just having a blast running around and getting candy. Merrick did really well also. So cute. Reece was Larry Boy and Merrick was a guitar. Cute stuff!!

After the block party we parted ways with our friends. Then we went to see some friends that live in the next neighborhood over cause they had wanted to see the kids in the costumes. Then home it was with two very worn out little ones. We did let them choose one candy to eat before bedtime. What has been interesting for me is since J is allergic to peanuts not only have I had to go thru his candy to take out all the peanut ones, I feel very responsible to teach him what the different candies are so he doesnt mistakenly eat something he shouldnt. That can be a daunting task. But he takes to it well.

We had a very fun Halloween. The kids totally dug it and it was fun to hang with our friends. Good times!!

Busy, Busy

The last few weeks have been crazy busy. With Justus in preschool and his extra activities, time seems to fly by.

Tuesday we had his Silly day parade at School. He got to wear his costume to school. Then they all paraded around campus. It was cute, but a very windy day. All the parents were out there watching. Cute stuff.

Thursday was Parent Teacher conferences. Justus got good reviews. The only concern the teacher had was he is still learning to share well with others and not grabbing and all that. And even she said it wasnt horrible, just still an area to keep working on. Which, I do know this about him. Maybe cause Im his mom and I make him share with Haven, theres never much of a fight or struggle. Oh well, we will keep working on it. All the other areas he met or exceeded expectations. I did find out that when he is small motor skills he shows left hand preference. That was a new one for me. She also showed us how well he could write his name. I was pretty impressed. She had saved a paper he wrote his name on during art time and it was totally unsolicited. Very good for his age level.

Saturday - Halloween - we had a crazy schedule. He had is last soccer game at 9am. But before that Neil took him to a Mens breakfast at our church to meet our new Pastor-elect. Our church still needs to vote on him and he still has to agree to come, but it all looks very positive. So that morning I had to get J from church at 8:30 to take him to his game. Then it was home for about 30 min then back up to the pizza place for a Soccer party at 11. We had pizza and had cupcakes. They didnt get trophies but got bibles. I actually think this was a great idea, cause realistically, I would not have kept the trophy but the bible, for sure we will keep it. After the party it was home for naps/quiet time, then time to get ready to Trick-or-Treat with our friends. Before our friends came over I did go get the kids and Neil some 50 cent corn dogs from Sonic. Yummy! Then it was off to Trick-or-Treat and a block party.

So busy!! But oh so fun!!

Happy Birthday Party

Since Neil and Havens birthdays are so close, we do celebrate them together. I dont foresee this always happening, but for now it works. So we did the usual of having just family over. Haven had birthday cake (that I picked out - thus my favorite kind) with Kitties on it. She loved it and called it her kitty cake. Neil always gets birthday cookie. it took me a few years to figure this out. Hes not a huge fan of cake but LOVES cookies so its cookie for him.

After cake, ice cream and cookie, we sat down to open gifts. Haven got a shopping cart, bracelets, play shoes, a play camera, a trike with helmet, fancy stroller, backpack and dollhouse with accessories. She made out like a bandit!! WOW!!! Oh and my mom did get her curtains which of course matter lots to me but very little to Haven. Thanks Mom!! So she sent some stickers with the card.

Neil got stuff.

It was a great party and its so nice to have our family to share these great memories with!

Happy 2nd Birthday Haven!

I love birthdays. They are such milestones!!!! Having Haven turn 2 just solidifies for me that babies are no part of my life. Which, those who know me well know, makes me very happy. I love this stage. I love going to the park, the pumpkin patch, the fair all the fun places you can go and not needing a stroller, not needing a booster seat, not needing anything special. Just fun times with my kids. And even recently, my whole feeding schedule is starting to disappear. It seems that I can wait til noon thirty to feed my kids lunch and its no problem. I really think Haven could go without a nap. But of course, Mommy needs nap time, so it continues.

Havens milestones: Ummm...so many where do I start. She talks very well, she knows her letters, numbers and shapes. She can count up to at least 10. She is very opinionated especially when it comes to her clothes and shoes. The other day it took us an additional 15+ min to get out of the house cause she didnt want to wear her jacket. Crazy! But even with the fits and all that, this sure is fun for me! I love it and I love my little girl!!

I think I could start potty training her right now, but Im not ready. She tells me when she poops and loves to sit on the toilet. Wow! Im so glad its looking so promising!!

What a big girl! Happy 2nd Birthday Haven!!

Halloween Party for our Sunday School Class

Tonight we had a Halloween party and it was such fun! Everyone wanted to do costumes so we decided to dress up. Neil and I went as Mustard and Ketchup Bottles. Other classmates came as President and Mrs. Obama, Little Bo Peep and her sheep, Mr. Rainman, Charlie Brown and Lucy and Dad and Mom with Baby.

Thanks to Mr. Rainman, we played some fun games. We had a pumpkin toss with the candy pumpkins, a Mummy Wrap contest and Halloween Pictionary - guys vs girls. Girls rocked it!!

Lucy brought homemade stuffed shells for dinner. Yummy! We also had all the mandatory side items and drinks and brownies for dessert. Always good times with food involved!

Toward the end, Justus and Haven even got to get in on the action.

It was loads of fun!!

Lovin the Rain

Today was our first rain of the season. The weather has cooled off some and its so nice. Haven (and probably Justus) doesnt remember rain from last year. So all day, she kept saying things like "All wet, Mom" or "Look at the water" So tonight after dinner I thought it would be fun to go out on our porch and check it out. The wind was blowing so you could see the rain being blown by it. Very cool! Plus lots of cars were going by as they came home from work or wherever. Justus really wanted to go play in it so of course we let him. It was fun to watch him. Haven wasnt so sure about getting herself all wet so she only stood part way in the rain and only for a little bit. Then of course inside for some Hot cocoa to warm up. They were Lovin the Rain!