the Oldest – Page 23 – Today's Legacy

Here’s a few pics of the fun at Boonshoft Children’s Museum that we had last week with Aunt Ellen, Uncle Ron, the cousins, and Lexi.

Grocery shopping play with Bekah

Chasing a can with John.

Watching a dust machine with Lexi and John.

Sitting on an atom-making table.

Driving the recycling truck with Lexi.

Dancing in front of a motion-detection screen with Lexi.

Playing with blocks.

And the last two are a shot with Lexi at our home and an attempt at a family pic to send to my Daddy. Thank you, Jenney, for your help in the photography realm between playing photographer and loaning us your camera yet again. I promise we’re looking to get a camera here quite soon. =)

“A da” has various meanings to a 10 month old. If we’re in the car it means she’s talking to her feet. If the radio’s on, it’s singing and much more of a drawn out “a daaaaaaa.” If it comes rapid fire it means Matt. If it’s during play it means happiness. If she says it while on the bed looking over the edge it means “Dakota.” Im not one of those Mothers who claims to have a genius (she’s picking dog hair off the carpet and eating it), but I am enjoying her developing language.

I love the variety that pours out of a simple phrase. Ah the joy of a baby – a baby who’s chewing on Dakota’s Kong as I write this.

Halloween was fun. We went over to the Thornells for some good candy pass-out bliss. We sat all bundled up on their front lawn surrounded by carved pumpkins and tea-light candle milk jugs. And the friends were fantastic as usual. Afterall, Jenney and me’s like peas and carrots.

Mom (primarily) and I made the costume.

Personality emerges more and more.

We’ve been having a great summer. Here’s a few peaks at this summer’s joys through Rachael’s eyes. It’s nothing fantastic, just a little summer fun.

we’ve been going for walks a lot

here Rachael helps Daddy play video games.

who needs expensive toys when they have a pacifier clip?

hanging out with the cousins
(they are crazy big too)

Rachael likes John – “he’s my size!”

and sweet Bekah.

sitting now

always loving Dakota – who is doing impressively well with Rachael

the new swing (a steal from the thriftstore – not literally)

So that’s pretty much been our summer. We’ve been enjoying church activities like lock-ins and Matt went to Summer camp with the youth (which was hard on Rachael and I but totally worth it to see God work through the youth). We’ve kept busy, but still kept the balance of the precious things in life. And while work still continues to tax me, the countdown continues until January. Matt has been a blessing to me in the midst of this trial called work. But life presses on and the smiles that await me at home are worth the current sacrifice.

Rachael’s getting so big and it blows my mind. She’s been growing like one of those weeds in the backyard that we can’t get rid of no matter our desires or efforts – only wanted. =)
But when it all wears down at the end of the day, she’s still my little cuddlebug.