This, That, and Tunnels

I know you're all on the edge of your seats waiting to hear how our garden is coming along. Here it is...

That should be good for one night of BLT's don't you think? The garden isn't the only thing coming along nicely. The plantings on the side of our house are looking good too...

The school where Grandpa Art works had an auction last week. Gracie and Ella scored this basketball hoop...

And this bag full of balls to go with it...

Grandpa also brought us two fun tunnels to play in. This is what happened while Gracie was playing in the tunnels...

She has a tendency to lose her pants while doing physical activity. I wish I had that problem. She decided while her pants were down, she might as well show you her new undies (you know, just 'cause they're cute)...

More tunnel fun...

If I'm taking pictures, well, then Gracie should be taking pictures too...

And crawling around in tunnels and losing your pants is exhausting so we had to have a snack...

And with our snack a little love...

Arriving March 2010...

Baby #3!

just another day at the beach...i mean pool

Esther Bible Study Group

Top row: Joyce, Pam, Arlis, Julie and Marsha

Bottom row: Ruth, Kim, me, Becky and Georgia

As Beth says, Bible studying women are dangerous women for the Kingdom of God! I think that would make a great t-shirt don't you!?

New Sleeping Arrangements & A Sleep Over

Up until recently, the four of us have all been sleeping on the upstairs level of our house. Hubby and me in the largest bedroom, and each of the girls in one of the two smaller, conjoined rooms. Last weekend we, Hubby, myself and Gracie, decided that she was ready to have her own big girl room. Oh, and Hubby and I were ready to reclaim our master bedroom on the main floor of our house. You know, the room where all our stuff is. We spent all day Saturday rearranging furniture and belongings and clothes. Here is Gracie new room...

We bought chocolate brown suede curtains to match her (which used to be our) duvet cover, a new bright pink shaggy rug, and really cute striped sheets.

Her dollhouse now has a proper home instead of being in our hallway.

And she has a closet big enough for her clothes plus all her toys. I'm happy to report she's doing very well sleeping in her new room.

Friday afternoon our friends called and offered to take the girls overnight so we could have a night out. Did I mention that these friends have two small children of their own? Brave souls. We weren't sure how a sleep over would go with a four year old and a two year old, but these friends live close by and it wouldn't take long to go get them if we had to, so we decided there wasn't much to lose by giving it a shot! Hubby and I went out to dinner, hit a few stores, went to a movie, slept uninterrupted all night, and slept in until 9 on a Saturday morning. It was so nice!

The girls had a blast too! They set up a tent in the living room and had a camp out with flashlights and smores. At bedtime they went down well and slept all night. Of course, they didn't go down until after 11:30 and were up around 7, but I still call that a success! Thank you Lord for generous friends!

On Sunday we took Ella into Urgent Care after church. She had been complaining for several days that it hurt to pee. We had called her pediatrician, whose nurse had told us to give her vinegar baths and see if that helped. It didn't. So the doctor at Urgent Care decided we needed to do a urinalysis to determine if she had an infection. Hard to do a urinalysis on a two year old who isn't potty trained. So, we'd have to use a catheter, but he and his nurse weren't comfortable using a catheter on a two year old. So he sent us over to the peds unit at the hospital. Thankfully some friends of our had taken Gracie to the beach with them so she didn't have to witness the trauma. Hubby and I managed to hold back the tears while we held her down and whispered to her that she'd be okay. UGH. It was terrible you guys. The urinalysis confirmed she did indeed have a bladder infection and we were able to get her on antibiotics. Thankfully, it's over, and I pray we never have to cath any of our small children ever again.

For Aunt Deb

Auntie Deb, here are some pictures of me in the dress you and Uncle Alan gave me for my birthday!