Thanksgiving Break

Break started off AWESOME!!!! I got together with my 3 closest friends from High School. Kim, Krissy, Megan and I haven't all four been together for 7 years! We all turned 30 this year, so I made a cake to help us celebrate...We had a great day reminiscing and just spending time together. It was fun to show off my beautiful children!!! :)

Thanksgiving was a fun day. It was so great to have family around. My aunt and uncle from CA were even here. We had fun throughout the week playing games, visiting, and eating great food! The turkey was almost as big as Nathanael! I'll post a picture when I get it from dad.

Nathanael is growing like crazy and is gaining control of his head more and more. Here he is in a bumbo seat...

Today was exciting too, we put up our Christmas tree! It was so fun to have both kids actively involved in it and so excited. We put it up this morning, had lunch and then took naps... when Gideon woke up, he came out of his room grinning! Then, he looked at the tree.... "There aren't any presents, mommy." HAHAHAHAHA!!! He thought that if he went to sleep, there would be presents when he woke up! It was pretty cute. We also put a light up tree outside, the kids were just glowing about that too. here are a couple of pics from today!

It's been a fun break... now it's time to get back into the swing of things! :) God bless!

The 30 Club!!!!

Well, today I joined the 30 club!!! So far, it's pretty great! It has been a wonderful birthday! Rusty, Mom, Dad and Korey were all here this weekend to help me celebrate! Mom, my aunts, and Korey all went shopping on Saturday, ended up with dinner at the Macaroni Grill. We had a party of 19 there! It was so fun. The best part of the night was when Gideon came up to me, and said, "Mommy, I have something for you...." I asked him what, and he said, "happy birthday!!!" and gave me a great big hug. It was the sweetest thing ever!

Today I got to sleep in til 9:15!!!! I haven't slept that late in so long, although I was still up at midnight, 3, and 6:30, but it was nice to go back to sleep!!!! Then we just hung out around the house, Greyson bought me a new game for my birthday so we had a couple of friends over to play. Then Mom came and watched the kids while Greyson and I went out for a nice dinner at the Old Spaghetti Factory. It was our first night out without kids since July! So, it was really nice.

Let's see, what has happened lately that you need to be updated on? We went and hung out at the Turtle park before the weather got cold. It's just a park made up of all these giant concrete turtles! the kids absolutely loved it.

Greyson finished his first quarter..... one down, six to go!!! He did very well and is looking forward to the classes next quarter.

Now the weather is cold, the leaves are all down, winter is just about here!

Gideon had his Endocrinologist appt. this past Thursday. We'll get the test results from that on Wednesday. They are just checking him out because he's so small for his age. Mia goes to the Urologist in December to get established with a local doctor here to deal with her renal reflux. Nathanael is doing great!!! He's really holding his head up and smiling lots! This week he also grabbed a toy (pooh bear) and brought it to his mouth!!! He's so cute!!!

I think that's about it!!!! God bless you all!

Finals!!!!

Well, this week marks the last week of the quarter! Greyson is studying hard, finishing papers, and putting up with us all at the same time. He's amazing!

I have started attending a Bible study using Today's Light, which takes you through the Bible in 2 years. The first one I attended was this past week and I think it is going to be great with a great group of women. The kids and I went to the zoo again... one last hoorah before the cold hit, and now it's 29 degrees outside. AAAHHHH!!!! Gideon and Mia have been sick this weekend... I guess it's that time of year. They both have ear infections... we're really hoping Nathanael doesn't get sick too. Hopefully they will be getting better quickly.

Nathanael has been sleeping 5-6 hours a night... woohoo!!! hopefully he'll keep that up and make it a habit... mommy needs more sleep...

Saturday I had my first stamping event since coming here. I had 6 women come and make 10 cards, and I've had a couple of orders come out of that as well. We made thank you cards... we're always needing to send thank-yous because of all the blessings we receive here!

Tonight marked the first meeting of our small group Bible study as well. It is made up of 4 couples, our husbands were all in greek together over the summer and so we will be able to meet hopefully through the 2 years until we all leave for vicarage. I'm looking forward to our time together and having this group to pray for each other and encourage each other throughout this journey.

No pictures this time....

Other stuff....

So, have I mentioned that there is another Grayson on campus? yes, it's spelled different, but he's still a Grayson! Here's his pic...He's goofy just like our Greyson!

Last month we went up in the Arch with the kids... Gideon loved it! He yells "There's the Arch!!!" anytime we drive and see it on the skyline.

We also visited Eckert's orchard. Gideon and Mia actually picked apples. They were all pretty mishapen and not the best apples in the orchard, but they had a blast doing it!

It's been fun getting around St. Louis. There's so much to do and see, and so much of it the kids can really enjoy too. We are really enjoying our time here and are looking forward to the rest of our time here!

Halloween Fun

Well, it was a great weekend! It started out on Friday afternoon with carving pumpkins! Grandma and Grandpa Scott came for the night and helped. Mia loved getting the guts out, and Gideon wouldn't touch them with a 10 foot pole. Grandpa Scott took lots of pictures... I'll post some when I get a copy.

After that we went trick-or-treating with some friends in a neighborhood about 20 minutes away. It was fun. Each house requested you to tell a joke before they gave candy. The kids had fun with that. Gideon was a ghost, Mia was Elmo and Nathanael was a lion... and he roared a lot of the time!!! :)

Saturday was just a relaxing day, Gideon got a haircut, we attempted it ourselves and then had our friend Aaron fix it up. He looks pretty great now!

Today we went to church, our fieldwork is at Chapel of the Cross, in St. Peters, MO. Church and Sunday School was fun. Gideon really enjoys his class, today they learned about Ruth. Greyson teaches 7th grade, Mia, Nathanael and I go to a Mother's & Babes class. From there, we went to Washington, MO to Immanual Lutheran Church & School for their annual sausage supper and to visit with some friends from college. The fall colors were gorgeous on our way there. We had a wonderful time visiting, eating great food, and the kids played a lot.

Overall the weekend was wonderful. Now the kids are in bed, Greyson is studying and preparing for his week, and mommy is putting her feet up for awhile. Have a great day!