Counting Our Blessings: July 2011

After Bible Study Tuesday morning the boys and I along with Grandma Amy and Aunt Molly (my Mom and sister) travelled over the mountain to Grandma's house.

Here are the boys in the car cart at the grocery store that we hit before getting to Grandma's.

David was getting tired and was bored sitting in his seat, so for the last 15 minutes of our drive, Aunt Molly let him "try on" her sunglasses.

Jay and David enjoyed riding on Grandma's tricycle, playing with all the metal "outside" truck toys, and getting a ride in the Radio Flyer red wagon.

While Jay helped Grandma water the garden and yard plants, David explored in the dirt, gravel, and mud. (For some reason he always had to "taste" the dirt!)

The highlight was having Jay receive a short ride on the tractor with my Uncle Dale.

Uncle Dale just did a short jaunt on the tractor to get it warmed up enough for him to be able to change its oil.

Below is David posed next to the tractor to give you a bit of a size perspective.

And here are some pictures of David "playing" Grandma's piano. From these pictures it looks like he'll be an excellent pianist someday, doesn't it? (Secretly, I certainly hope so!)

Thanks for hosting us for a few days, Mom! We sure love spending time with you!

Monday, July 11, 2011

David's Dedication

This weekend was full of GOOD things - food, family, faith, and fellowship. It doesn't get much better than that!

Matt's sister Shawn, her husband Mike, and their boys Alex and Josh joined us Saturday morning. We decided to get out for a walk on that beautiful day to the local grocery store and a loop around the park.

To our pleasant surprise model hydroplane boat races were taking place on the park's pond, so we HAD to hang out there and watch those for a while. While watching the hydroplane boats, Matt's other sister Traci and her husband Keith and daughter Sydney (their other daughter Sam was at a friend's house for the day) joined us. We all walked from the park back to our little home for a bite of lunch. PopPop and Nana (Matt's Mom and Dad) arrived and it was a grand reunion as we celebrated Keith and Traci's return from living in Texas for 2-1/2 years.

We enjoyed hanging out together all day, finishing our day together with dinner at Panera Bread (my Mom Amy arrived in time to join us for dinner there.)

Here are few more candid photos from our weekend together. (Thanks, Shawn, for these pictures!)

Cousin Alex and David laughing and playing together