Life

So tomorrow we have an appointment with Bethany Christian Services. This is the interview process. They will ask all kinds of questions to be sure we are competent. Some might say this is questionable....for Justin....I am perfect....hahahahahaha.

Pictures from the family farm field trip with school

Boy do I love this kid!!!!!

Wish us luck!!!!

Grace and peace!!!!

reminiscing

A day at the children's museum. Josiah and Lynsey went with us and we had a blast. We painted, made bubbles, played in the kitchen and farmed the day, well 2 hours, away!!!

And this pic (below) is their attempt at mean faces/muscle flex......too funny how natural these things are for little boy's. He knew just what Justin was doing. Well, Eli's face isn't so mean, he's too cute to have a mean face!!!!

SOOO hard to believe that 3 years ago Eli was born.

2nd birthday

3rd birthday

What a difference. This year he used a fork to eat his cake rather then his fingers!!!
He has grown into a fine young boy. Not a baby anymore and really not a toddler.

Parker, one of the boys in the youth group, gets made when people call him a baby. It's really cute.

One last thing, FINALLY we have another appointment at Bethany next week to get the ball rolling again. Excited to see what God is going to do with this. Boy or Girl?????? Really ready for this next chapter.

Grace and Peace to you all!!!

Pure Michigan

I love my state. This past weekends weather was FANTASTIC. When I heard earlier in the week that it was going to be in the high 70's I decided to take my annual trip to The Two Hearted River in the Northern UP. It's kind of a memorial place for my dad. He used to fish up there and when he died it's where Mark and I decided to "lay him to rest". Lynsey went with Eli and I, and we couldn't have dreamed of a better weekend. It took way longer then I thought it would and it's a good thing it did. On are last stretch of a 16 mile trip down the dirt roads, 2 miles from the camp ground we saw a mama bear and her 3 cubs. It was dust and they quickly scurried into the woods so we don't have pictures. But while on our float down the river we stopped to have a snack and enjoy the beautiful day and there where bear prints peppered all over the sand. The picture of that is down below.

Eli digging into the snack bag looking for "ogart"

Eli did so great while we canoed. He sat perfect the entire time. Once in a while he would shift from side to side, but never tried to put his hand in the water. THANKFULLY!!

The colors where picture perfect. I really don't think anyone cold have drawn it better.
Gods paintings are unbeatable.

On Sunday we packed up right away and headed to Pictured Rocks for a "little" hike to the lake shore.. The map read that it was a 6 mile hike. I beg to differ. Well, when your carrying a 30+ lb boy on your back it feels more like 60 miles.

Thankfully Lynsey has a fighting spirit and she carried him about 56 of the miles.
THANKS LYN"S

As hard as it was I was well worth it. We let Eli walk at the end to lighten our load and he LOVED that!!

This is "Pure Michigan"
This is my joy in life!!!!

Grace and Peace!!!!!

This week

www.100daysofrealfood.com

My goal this week is "meal planning". I made 3 trips to Meijer last week and well that's not very productive....so today I will come up with a list so that I don't have to go back a million times.

This site above seems to be my favorite right now.....it's healthy and delicious.

I hope you had a great weekend. Enjoy the weather this week, it's going to be a good one.

What are your plans for the week. How will you enjoy the wonderful fall in Michigan. I would love to hear what your favorite fall activity is! Post here and I'll bake cookies for my favorite entry. REALLY I WILL......

Grace and Peace