Our Weekend

Well, there are some firsts to record here for Elizabeth's sake. Today was her first Sunday in church. Here is a picture of the kids...yes, we were running late, but I still snapped a quick pic...that is why no one is really looking, except Calvin who has inherited Paul's photogenic-ness. And yes, Elizabeth was NOT happy...I woke her up from her sleepy slumber and she was livid...and hungry! But, here it is, her first Sunday getting dressed up and worshipping the Lord who created her and has given her life. What a joy it was for me to join my family in worship this morning.

And yesterday, we headed off to Cocoa Beach for the afternoon. The kids had a blast boogie-boarding and Daddy had a blast surfing. Elizabeth and I just hung out on the beach...she slept and I watched the other three making sure no one was getting sucked away! I am so proud of Adele who is honing her boogie-boarding skills...she still has to get swimming down (as you can tell from her swimmies on her arms) but she's well on her way. Of course, the boogie-board is not called a boogie-board rather it is her pet dolphin who is teaching her how to surf. Quite the imagination that one!

Calvin also enjoyed the waves as did PJ. After a while out, Calvin came in and we threw the frisbee disc around a bit...and the PJ and Daddy joined him.

And, this was Elizabeth's first trip to the beach outside the womb. She loved it. How do I know this? Well, she slept the whole time!





Adele experienced a first as well this weekend. She was invited to a Princess Birthday Party for her friend who turned 4. She was SO excited to go to this party. It was all she talked about all week. Each girl was to dress up as a princess and since we don't really have any princess dresses we made Adele into a blond headed Thai princess...I think she's beautiful...what do you think?! She had such a wonderful time!

Well, that's all for our weekend! School starts tomorrow...and Paul's full load starts on Wednesday. Prayers are appreciated!

More Elizabeth

I know this picture is a bit blurry, but I love Adele's facial expression whilst looking at her baby sister.

Elizabeth giving the Asian "V" for victory sign!



Another shot of Elizabeth.

Grammy meeting Elizabeth for the first time. Grammy and Grampy traveled down to meet her two days after she was born! We were delighted to see them!

Then, we got to see Grammy again late last week as she stayed with us two nights...she brought Teddy along this time...and the kids LOVED having him around. She read them stories both nights and Teddy was sure to listen in as well. Thanks so much Grammy for making the trip down and staying with us. We so enjoyed your being here.

Elizabeth had her second doctor's appointment today. At first the scale read that she weighed 5lbs. and some odd ounces. At first, my heart stopped (she weighed 8lbs. 5 oz at birth) and wondered what was wrong with my baby and how did I NOT notice this drastic weight loss? Then, reason kicked in I told myself, there's no way she weighs 5 lbs...she's definitely more chunky than she was two weeks ago...and sure enough the scale wasn't reading accurately because of the way they had it positioned. So, her actual weight is 9lbs and .05 oz. She is getting bigger every day. They really are so small for only a short time.

She is doing well with sleeping at night. She does wake up at least one time, usually twice but then she's back to sleep..and so am I!

We're gearing up to start our school year on Monday. We'll see how it all goes with a newborn and all...and I am starting a certain 5 year old in Kindergarden this year! And, I am almost certain his nearly 4 year old little sister is going to want to do school, too, so basically I'm going from one to three this year with a newborn to boot. Yeah, it should be interesting..but God's grace is sufficient. I am trying to loosen up and remember why we homeschool and keep the important things important and all that other stuff...well, it's just stuff.