Fun in The City

We have had a fun week hanging out in the city. We have been to the zoo, the Omniplex, and the park. With school starting soon we are filling our days with lots of fun! I can't believe how much these kiddos have grown and all the things they can do. They amaze me daily. I love my life!

Tractor Driving

Train Obsession

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Ready to Fight Fires!

Checking out the Lions

Enjoying the Falls

Portrait Time

Great Pics from the Park

Wedding Bells

Randon's cousin got married Saturday. It was a fun day with family celebrating their love. Here are some pics of the event.

And our house has brick!

ZOOM ZOOM ZOOM

This phrase has taken on new meaning since our trip to Dallas last month. For me it use to just be the theme song for Mazda, but now, after listening to a sermon by Seth, it is so much more.

My life has been busy for awhile. I have made it that way. By saying yes whenever someone needs something. Taking on too many tasks. In all the hustle and bustle I got used to life that way. The frantic rush to get everything done, life at warp speed (see June post for my insanity). I have lived this way so long I forgot how to just take things one day at a time. To see God's beauty in the simple things, because they were whizzing by me. I didn't know how to just sit and not do anything for a moment. I was so busy "doing" things for God I wasn't spending intimate time with him personally. I wasn't focusing on my family the way I wanted to, I was too busy.

I am working on this. I have said no lately. I make time to be with my kids without thinking about all the other stuff I could do. I am seeing God in ways I hadn't before. It is hard to shift your mindset and slow the accelerator of life down, but I am working on it. I don't want life to whiz by so fast I didn't enjoy the beauty because it a blur.

We serve an amazing God who puts reminders in our path, and Seth's sermon was that for me. God loves me so much that he died for me and wants me to enjoy what he has given me. I have learned it is okay to say no, because my mission field right now is my children. I love that place. I am relearning to live without rushing a break neck speeds. It has been hard, but I must say I am enjoying it!

Water Time

We spent Saturday with some friends from college. We had fun at a waterpark and then had a lunch cookout while our kids played together. It seems so crazy that just a few years ago we were getting together carefree with no kids and now between the three couples we have six kids with a seventh soon to make an appearance. (another couple, not us!)



It was a fun day, our kids enjoyed playing together and we caught up. We all live within driving distance, it just seems hard to get together. Hopefully we can do it more often!

Practicing Driving Skills

Fun in the Water

Relax in the evening with movie time