Bike Riding......

The kids have especially been enjoying their bikes the last few weeks due to Anna & Gabe having learned to ride without training wheels. I figured Anna would be able to learn, but Gabriel surprised me. It took them only a couple of hours of practice and they were going all by themselves. It's been awesome to watch them and they are so proud of themselves. Noah loves riding his Radio Flyer tricycle and before we know it he will be riding a big boy bike.

Noah Ray.......

Sometimes Noah gets to enjoy a bath all by himself. He was enjoying all the bubbles and having the tub filled up to the brim. If I had not caught him the tub may of overflowed.

Here Noah decided to snuggle up to Ruby. I just had to get a picture of this. Ruby was enjoying all the love and attention.

Taking Time......

It has been a while since I have posted just because I have not taken the time to do it. It was a busy weekend of spending time with friends and I spent some good time listing stuff to sell on ebay and craiglist. I am waiting for my auctions to end in a few days and hopfully everything sells and I can list more stuff. I really want to get my garage cleared out and back to normal here soon. I may even have another garage sale when it cools off.

We have had our house listed for a couple of weeks now and still have not had a single call. I would have throught we would of at least one person look at it. Brandon & I have done so much work around here and it feels good to have it done, but it would be nice to show it here sometime. I guess we will just have to wait on the Lord's timing.

The kids have been having fun with friends and both Anna & Gabriel learned to ride there bikes without training wheels this past week. They are just zooming everywhere and it's just awsome to watch. We also have been having some water fun while the weather is still warm. Fall is almost here and the kids will be starting homeschool here in the next week or so. I have everything I need and I'm looking forward to trying the Sonlight Curriculum. The kids have also been listening to Key's For Kids in the morning and then doing there Kinderbach lessons, which they enjoy. Anna has also been asking about Awana's and wondering when it is going to start. She is super excited and has been encouraging her brother Gabriel in going.

Well that's all for now. I know I have some pictures of the kids to share, but it will have to wait till another day.

Tree Gone....

This was a big project that we wanted to get done before we put our house on the market. We had a guy come and cut the big pine tree down and then it took Brandon & I good week to get everything cleaned up. There were so many roots and rocks around the base that we had to get cleaned up before we could have the guy come and cut the stump out.

After the stump was gone we had to pick up a bunch of bark and take out the plastic edging. In the end we eneded up putting about 10 bags of dirt on top to get it evened out and then planted grass seed. Hopfully in a few weeks it will be covered by some good grass.

It was a big project, but it looks so nice now. The front yard looks bigger and we can see out our front windows.

Friends......
Yesterday we had a chance to visit with our friends Josh & Amy who were passing through on there way home to Minnesoda. It's so nice to catch up on life and to remeber memories. The kids had a blast playing and Ruby even had a good time.

House Listed.....

Well we finally had the time to write up the listing and up load pictures. To see the listing and the blog that I created you can go here & here... Now we just have to wait and see if anyone is interested in our house. If it sells we will be heading to Sioux Falls SD. Brandon is taking his test to get his nursing lisence on Aug 27th, which is not to far away. So much happening in the next few weeks. I will have to try and keep the house extra clean if that is even possible with 3 kids.

Discovering God's Best for You

Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Psalm 68:19 KJV

Today is your best day because you can grow a little more in your faith, a little more in your maturity, and a little more in your intimacy with Jesus. Today you can take another step higher as He takes you from glory to glory.

Corrie Ten Boom once said, "God doesn't have problems; He only has plans." God doesn't make bad days for you and good days for you. God makes each day fit perfectly into His plans for you.

There are two ways that we can walk through a day. One is to walk by sight, and the other it walk by faith. To walk by faith means to walk in the truth of God's word and the presence of the Holy Spirit who lives in you.

Excerpt from Today is Your Best Day by Roy Lessin, DaySpring co-founder and writer