Nathan

In a couple weeks Nathan will turn 3. He has been a huge joy for us...from his undying passion for his "passy" and "blankie" to his little voice saying all his "r's" as "w's" (cow=car, jafow=Jafar, powk=park), he has given us many moments of laughter. He loves to throw the frisbee and watch "cowtoons" as well as setting up his tracks and running his Thomas trains. But our little boy is growing by the minute and his 3rd birthday is right around the corner. Gone will be his passy and he will outgrow his "backa shoes" (basketball shoes). But I am excited to see what kind of young man he grows up to be. He has a sweet heart and loves to have us around "just right down in the base-a-ment, playing with me!" He carries a little bit of the defiance that is found on Amber's side of the family (not MINE of course :)) but he needs it to fend off the vast amounts of estrogen surrounding him on all sides. Can't wait to see what the Lord does with his life!

New Friends

Today Lauren's new friend Cassandra came over to play. Cassandra is one of two children that are foster children of our friends Brian and Maggie. They live just 6 houses away and now Lauren has a new friend right around the corner! It has been a blessing to have two good friends living near us, but now it is extra special that our kids have each other close by too. We look forward to watching their friendship grow. Here are some pics from their play time today.

Kids

Lauren started 1st grade a month ago and is loving it. I help out in her class on Wednesdays when they do computers, so it gives me a chance to see her interact with all of her classmates. I have to say that she does really well paying attention and copying the words off the board, which is more than I can say for myself at that age or even in high school :) She loves to draw, play games and making up stories, usually using someone else's story and putting her own twist on it.