Here we go again...

Kal had his first day of pre-K today. He is at the same school, with the same classmates as last year but he has different teachers. He was super excited to go today. We let him pick out his clothes, and he chose long sleeve shirt (one we got new for the school year) and a pair of jeans. He was very handsome but it is August...in Georgia! Even so, he was adorable. Kamden missed him, it was sweet.

This afternoon Adam came home a bit early and we headed off to Turner Field to catch a game against the Giants. The boys just love the ball park. It was fun. Now we are very tired and will be calling it a night.

I want to give a shout out to our niece Kaliese who turned 6 yesterday! Happy Birthday!!!!! Wow, time flies.

Until next time...

CUTE PIC OF THE DAY

So, it has been awhile again. We have been super-duper busy lately, thank goodness the summer is almost over. It is such a busy time. Honestly, there has been a ton of blog-worthy happenings around here but quite frankly, I'm tired, so I don't think I am going to play catch up, after all, I'm not so sure many folks (that don't already know the goings on) read...so I will just leave everyone with a cute picture and pick up on my blogging on Monday. Happy weekend to all!

Kadyn (cousin), Kamden, and Kal Justus

going to see the Braves on a rainy evening in late July.

So, here it is...

Adam's Accent (not his cute little southern drawl) but his cute little car!

"Kudos" to Janet who noticed my clever title of the last post! Just curious...did anyone else get it? If not, it might be kind-of fun to play the clever game more often...to keep us all on our toes!

Today was a nice day, just hanging with the fam. We went this morning to the hospital to see Grandmother (who is doing just fine by the way) then we came home and just hung out together. It was a much needed day of rest. Tomorrow starts another action-packed day/week/end of month...you get the picture!

Anyway, just thought I would share the pics.

Accent

Wow, so, July has nearly come and gone...already. So much has been going on this past month I am not even sure I can accurately re-cap. I will say though that in the middle of the month Adam spent a week in Mexico with the teens. They had a great trip, but Adam stayed in bed VERY sick for a majority of the week. Thanks to his adult volunteers and an all around good group of teens the week went smoothly without him. Adam was better by the time they came back and all is well!

Mom came and stayed with me and the boys that week. I think that was a long week for her. She had her first real experience with a Georgia summer. Yes, you folks in other parts of the country, in Georgia "hot" is an understatement. Whew.

On a different note, Adam took the plunge today. For about a year-and-a-half Adam has been driving a 1991 Mercury Topaz. It was very nice in it's day, power everything, air conditioning, et cetera...but the power windows quit working in front, AC out (remember I mentioned those Georgia summers) no cup holders, et cetera, et cetera, and recently it would cut off randomly (but thankfully started back up each time). We live about 30 minutes from the church...so Adam drives about 250 miles a week. So, after careful research and consideration, he bought a Hyundai Accent today. It is a 3-door hatch back, completely basic. Power nothing. BUT, it has AC and cup holders...ahhh, the little things in life! This little car gets really good gas mileage and is very hard to come by. They did not make many to start with, do not make them anymore, and they are quite popular because of looks, fuel efficiency, quality, warranty, and price!

This month has been a rough one, part of why I have not been blogging. As Anne and I were talking the other day she mentioned my lack of blogging and we came to the conclusion that "If you can't say anything nice, do not say anything at all"! So, there you have it.

Until next time...

Girls' Weekend Out!

So, this past weekend, my sister-in-law Katie, our friend Nancy and I went to Savannah to escape. We had a great time. We spent Saturday on the beach. The weather was beautiful. I have a slight phobia of the ocean; the awesomeness is just too much for me, but I did get in (briefly). Katie and Nancy enjoyed the water and even shared it with a dolphin! He was just swimming around out there with everyone out enjoying the water!

Speaking of dolphins, we took a boat out dolphin watching. We cruised the river then moved out to the Atlantic and found a buch of dolphins. They were playing and popping up to see us! We all went to the back of the boat and the guide picked up the pace to make a big wake and the dolphins went "surfing". It was really cool to see! Below is a picture of the three of us just before getting on the boat:
As we were cruising the river looking for dolphins we spotted something:

Yes, that is a deer! Well, a fawn anyway! It was just swimming across the river to get to the other side! The guide said he had never seen anything like it!

Speaking of deer, Tuesday while I was working, I saw something out the window, and yes, it was this deer. We have seen her quite a few times in the time we have lived in this house but rarely in the middle of the afternoon!
Well, I have so much more to say about our trip but I really need to organize my thoughts, so maybe I will post more as I think about it. Until next time...

Been awhile...

Well, it has been a while since I have updated last. A lot has been going on. In my last post I mentioned Adam was in the middle of IMPACT week. It was a really great week! Since then, he did recreation at VBS and Kal got to participate in VBS. They both had a really good time. Kal loved making crafts and the singing time.

Last week was CIY. Adam took a group of 12 high schoolers up to Anderson, IN (close to home) for the week. The boys and I drove up behind the church van to spend some time with my family. It was a very nice trip. The conference was wonderful, Adam, Nancy, and the teens really had a great time. The weather was BEAUTIFUL!!!!! It hovered in the upper 70s, lower 80s all week, with sunshine every day!

The boys and I had a good time at my parents. I got to see my dad on Father's Day for the first time in a long, long time. It was nice because Lisa and Anne were also there that day, so we had all of us together! I got to visit with Lisa and Andy that day and also got to see baby Jack too! It was really nice to see him, I had not seen him since he was born and he is now nearly 3 months and 3 times the size! It was nice to hang out with Anne and Adam (some) too! My mom really enjoyed the boys, as usual. We took it easy some, played outside a lot, and on Tuesday we went to the Ft. Wayne Zoo. Kal loved it, Kamden was fascinated at first but then tired, and Jackson slept the whole time! It was fun. To try to get a picture of the three of them together was no easy task either. I finally got a picture...kind-of:

On Wednesday, I went up to Anderson to meet up with Adam and the group and Nancy (the female sponsor) came to Portland to meet up with an old college roommate. I had fun with Adam and the crew, we took it easy in the afternoon playing volleyball and just hanging out. What a great group of teens!

That evening, I drove just over to Pendleton and met up with my old college roommate, Jen, and her kids (with a quick hello to Danny)! It was nice to see her (and her kids) again. We got to enjoy only a few minutes but it was nice.

Before leaving Portland on Thursday, I stopped in to say "hello" to Cathy. She is amazing! She just had a highly specialized brain tumor treatment and she said she worked all of the way through it and she was working when I saw her too. She just keeps going on...with supernatural strength (not Spiderman or anything) but she has shown amazing strength that comes only from God. She and her family have such an amazing testimony! She looked great and seemed to be feeling great too! It was nice to visit.

On the way back we stopped at The Close and visited with the Johnson family...and Greers. It was very nice to see them as usual. Kal, Ivy, Kamden, and River played and played until about 9:30 pm. They had so much fun.

We finally made it back home later the next day and we are still all a little tired from the trip. The good news is that the boys are sleeping better than ever!

Well, that is about it for now, I am tired, will update later.

SO COOL!

This week has been a tough one. Adam has IMPACT which is a community wide youth service week. Several churches in the area participate and the youth all come together, split into groups, and do service projects in the community, then in the evening they get back together for a time of worship. It is really great...but Adam is working 7 am to 10 pm every day. It is tough.

A month or so ago we decided to take advantage of a special opportunity through Sharpsburg Youth Baseball League to Parade around Turner Field before the game tonight against the Florida Marlins. We jumped on the opportunity, got the tickets, and then realized it was IMPACT week. So, we decided just to not go...BUT someone (thanks Laura!) decided to take our youth to the evening worship session so Adam could be with Kal and go to the game.

So, we went, we walked the field, and it was SO COOL! Kal was very much in awe...but so were Adam and I. Poor Kamden was not feeling well. He had a bit of a fever and it was super dooper hot (90s) so needless to say he was miserable. Kal got to say "hi" to Brian McCann, and Adam said "hi" to anyone in a Braves uniform...and they were kind enough to respond and wave! It was GREAT!

For pictures, click below:
http://community.webshots.com/album/563706279zcjAEY?vhost=community

We stayed and watched the game for a while but poor Kamden was having a hard time holding out... so we left early. We got home, turned on the game, and THEN watched Chipper hit his 400th home run!!! UGH, we just missed it in person! That's okay though.

Will try to post more later, until then...