Since it is August 1st and fall schedules begin...here are a few fun moments from our summer (well, thus far...because as you all know, in Savannah, summer lasts thru October).
We have
not been to the beach! Not even once! We went several times in
April, but have not been back since then. We have, however, been in our
back yard pools A LOT. We are all tan. VERY. And our hair is
blond. ER. It amazes me how the kids' skin is all different. Baby
skin like Jordan's gets red after about .4 minutes of sun exposure. Noah,
Jack, and Renae get the same lathering (*another not favorite word) of
sunscreen and the boys are MUCH more tan than Renae and I. I usually tan really well, though I’m
noticing that the older I get as the summers go passed, I tan less and
less.
Renae is
getting more comfortable in the water. She can swim short distances,
though it takes some coaxing (*another one…sheesh! Post Rename: Using words I don’t like). Jack would much rather stay OUT of the water
and dump water out of a bucket instead.
Noah would love to independently swim except that he can’t quite grasp
how to stay upright with his arm floaties on. Hahaha! He just ends up rolling around and coughing
quite a bit. But he does like to jump
off the side. Over and over. Well, when
you least expect it (I guess he’s not that dependable, I mean he is 1), he will
stand there ready to jump, then slowly back away….juuuuuust out of reach when
you lunge towards the wall, then BOLT some direction leaving you frantically
pleading for him to not drown not
run not eat whatever snack he
just picked up come back.
Jack's
3rd birthday in June brought on a whole slew (*that one is iffy) of funny
conversations. My favorite one goes
something like this:
R:
I can't wait til I'm 6!
J:
I'm 3. But I'm 4 next!
R:
Jack, when you're done being 4, you'll be 6 after 5!
J:
Mommy!!! I'm almost 6!!!
This
loses a lot without hearing the cute teeny excited voices that have their own
special way of saying words. I wish I could record their conversations
(please someone invent something that can instantly record the last 30 seconds
of sound around you) because it's hilarious.
Noah
loves to sing. LOVES it. He will try any song he hears. And then
it's on repeat. This feat has made for some very cute car trips.
Speaking
of...we just journeyed 20 hours to Nebraska and 20 hours back. Josh and I
feel privileged to have entered the "Are we there yet?" part of
parenting. In southern Missouri we were driving on a one-lane country road and
Renae was introduced to hills and dips in the road that make your stomach drop.
She called them 'tummy bumps'. It was a fun and beautiful part of
our drive!
We had
such a great time throwing a surprise 60th birthday party for my Dad. It
wasn't too hard to surprise him since his birthday was 2 months earlier.
HA! It really was a great party. And a fabulous trip!
We also
went to Orlando for a week in June. The highlight of that trip was
swimming 5-7 hours a day and getting rained out at SeaWorld. Renae still
talks about seeing Shamu....she totally didn't. Every animal was hidden away in
thunderstorm safety. We went to Columbia, SC to go to the Riverbanks Zoo with
some friends which was a great day trip. We went to Atlanta for Josh to
run the PeachTree Road Race and spend time with some great friends.
All of
those events have been really great for Josh and I in a long season (*yet another
one, I’m weird I know) of Army-induced unknown and stress. This whole situation is another story for
another blog, but our trips have served to be God ordained for several
reasons. We have been able to break up
the monotony of waiting for more answers.
We have found ourselves in the presence of great friends when we’ve
heard the worst news. And most importantly God has used these trips as an
encouragement to us. We have received
great advice, guidance, prayer, and encouragement from incredible people. Friends and family who have pointed us to
Jesus and helped us process discouragement and disappointment. We’ve been prayed for, encouraged, and
motivated to continue on this really fun journey of Army Downsizing!
Overall,
this summer went really quickly! It's been wonderfully hot. It's
been full of friends, new and old. Family new, and old. [HAHAHA.
Love you guys :)]. It's been hard, tiring, and that part is not
close to over, but it's still been good.
Ways you
can pray for us:
1.
Applying for jobs!!
2.
Josh finishing up his Masters (Army schooling results in nearly half the
required credits!) starting in just a few weeks. Full time job, four kids, a
frazzled wife, and masters classes…
3.
Figuring out which kids to move in together so that Jordan can get into
an actual crib. **She has to this point been sleeping in a pack and play
in our closet. :) Smashed between a hanging shoe rack and Dress
Blues. If you know how Jack sleeps you understand why this is a complicated
decision. He likes to throw a wrench in things. Right now it's
looking like Renae and Noah will be roomies :)
4.
Our fall schedule is filling up! Pray for discernment for how many
weekly activities to sign up for, and that I adjust well to having 2 students
in Miss Mommy's Pre-K :)
I’ll
leave you with this gem:
Noah plays with these headbands
all day. And about 30 jelly bracelets. He tries to put the
headbands on anyone who will sit still long enough. This picture was ALL
him. He put them on people and looked at me and said
"cheeeese?" hahaha He's so excited!!
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