A treat for me :o)

Our friends, Steven and Summer came over for dinner last night. Steven especially enjoys Matthew - always happy to hold him and try to get him to laugh and smile.

Matthew actually fell asleep at church yesterday morning - that hasn't happened in months. We decided that since he was asleep to just let him take his nap there. Normally, we all go to Sunday School and then I take him home afterwards - he falls asleep in the car on the way home and Mark goes to the worship service. Well, we paid for it - him only getting a 45 minute nap. Matthew was particularly cranky the rest of the day. Needless to say, he wasn't in a jovial mood when Steven and Summer saw him when he got up from his evening nap. He did "lighten up" a bit - after Mark played hide-n-seek and I held him upside down.

Anyway, the treat for me was the coffee that they brought me!! They had a friend go to Seattle and bring Steven some coffee beans from the original Starbucks --- (many fond memories for me!!). Since they don't have a grinder, he gave the coffee to me :o) I'm sure I'll be giving him back half or so of the coffee after I grind it - but - it certainly did bring a big smile to my face.

Welcome Freshmen

This was our group last Saturday - 11 freshmen and 3 juniors - their leaders for the evening. We had fun. They had a mixer back on campus at 8:30 - so we didn't have to entertain them very long :o) Mark actually has 4 or 5 of these students in his classes this semester.

Little sailor boy

Thanks, Grandma for my clothes!! Good thing Mommy went through the 9-12 months clothes - cause this is a 12 month size and it's almost too small for me.

Back to school

Today classes start back again. For me, this time of the year has more of a "New Year" feeling to it than January. Lord willing, we will always be on the academic year. Don't get me wrong, it's great having Mark more available during the summer months - but it's also wonderful to get back into somewhat of a routine.

At this stage with Matthew, it's definitely easier to do stuff now, too - that has given me a lot of encouragement. I have an overall optimistic outlook on this "year" - I'm thankful to God for that!

2028 Olympics

Track & Field

Note to self .........

Do not put white onsie on eight month old once he starts army crawling around your apartment!!

School spirit

One of the benefits of a small school - the freshmen get divided up and go to faculty and staff houses for dinner as a "get to know you" type of thing. This is the first year that we're hosting - up to 13 students.
I decided to get into the school spirit this year and make a wreath for our apt. I painted the letters and stars in metallic gold and purple.