Fox In Our Backyard

We woke up one morning and looked out the window to see a fox in our yard eating the bird seed from under one of our bird feeder. He must have been pretty hungry. We see them every once in awhile. Here are some pictures and a movie of the fox.

Hail Storm

The other day we were suppose to have a severe thunder storm. It did rain and thunder, but we also got hail. I ran outside to take some pictures because I wanted you all to see how big the balls were. I can't believe how big they can get.

Update On Us

We have been doing fine and keeping busy. My parents and Joshua have been working long hours at the shop and are wearing down. They recently hired three new people to train 2 of the guys will be working full time and one only part time. One of the full time guys is going to be trained to be the manager. We are hoping that we will all be able to take some much needed time off of work. He has had experience working as a manager and worked in a cell phone shop. Please continue to pray that we have wisdom concerning the employees and that we will be able to trust them. I know that I might regret saying this, but we have not been sick for a while now. It is so nice to be able to go somewhere and not think about who might be sick and if the boys will get it. I think that it helps that we have almost been here a year. The boys are growing so fast. Paul is taking swimming lessons and is adding more and more words to his vocabulary. Peter is walking everywhere now. I am having so much fun with the boys. I love being able to stay home with them. My sister is spending more and more time at the shop helping out there. She usually stays home with me until the boys nap time and then goes to the shop until 6:00 pm. I am finding that it is easier to handle the boys by myself. Thank God. I did not know if I was going to be able to handle it. I am doing great, just keeping myself busy with the boys. But I do find time for myself. I also wanted to ask you all to keep in prayer Peter. The past few days we have been noticing that Peter has not been hearing us when we talk to him. It has been hard to discipline him because when I talk to him he does not respond and often goes back to do the same thing again after I do discipline him. I took him to the doctors on Tuesday of last week. She looked in his ears and said that he had a big build up of ear wax in his ears. She has never seen anyone Peter's age have that much build up. I was not that surprised because I have the same problem. She did say that something might be up because he was not responding the way he should. On Monday of this week, I took him in to get his ears clean. My mom and I thought that this would be better than us doing it. I went to the doctor's and he looked at Peter's ears. Guess what! He did not see any ear wax in his ears!!! I could not believe it!! We have been giving Peter some natural medicine and it has been working. The doctor thinks that Peter is doing just fine, but we are still going to do a hearing test for him. That will probably be sometime next week. I will keep you posted. We will also do a wellness check on Peter next month. Please pray that we will find out if anything is wrong with Peter, if their is anything. That God's will will be done and to give the doctor's wisdom. We appreciate your prayers.

Our July 4th

We did not do much for the 4th. My parents and Joshua had the day off and they were so excited about it. My parents loved playing with the boys. The Bookman's invited us over to their house for the 4th to play and watch the fireworks. As soon as we laid the boys down for their afternoon nap, it started to rain. Then it would quit and then start up again. When we usually get rain its for a short time, but this time it seemed to drag on and would mist too. When we got to the Bookman's it was raining there too. We stayed inside for most of the time playing games. Paul went out with grandpa and had fun playing. Needless to say, he was all wet. We were going to roast hot dogs outside, but the rain forced us in. It was alot of fun being their with them, Our pastor's family, and a missionary couple. We sat around talking and eating. I would have liked to gone outside, but it was cold, too cold. We ended up going home early because the boys were getting tired and it was getting late. It did not seem like the 4th of July because it was not like we usually celebrate it. We did not get to see any fireworks. We were blessed because on the way home we saw some. That was about it. We had a blessed time spending it with friends and fellowshiping.
A rainbow after one of our storms.

Storm coming over the mountains.







The boys on the way home.

Happy 4th of July

We wanted to wish you all a happy 4th of July. We hope that you all have a blessed day whether you are traveling, spending time with family, or just by yourselves. My mom loves holidays such as these. Not only does she get to spend time as a family, but she loves to be able to honor those who have served our country. My grandfather, Paul Eugene Thirion, served in the army in special forces. He was a very smart man and is missed very much. My family would go down to the Riverside National Cemetery and decorate his grave and then go to a concert put on by the Riverside County Philharmonic. We loved those concerts. We are going to miss not being able to do that this year. Thank you to all those who fought to keep our country safe. We would not be here enjoying our freedoms if it were not from you. God bless each and everyone of you.

Swimming Lessons

Yesterday was Paul's last day at swimming lessons. He did a great job, he sure does love the water. We had so much fun together. It was great being able to spend time with him-just the two of us. I am going to have him take the class again in about 1 1/2 weeks. Since this is his first time in a pool, I thought that it would be good to have him take the class again to build the confidence he needs. Paul got a certificate of completion after he was done.

Dirty Faces

The boys LOVE to play outside. They love to play in the dirt and get dirty. Paul does not like to get as dirty as Peter does, but he still loves to play outside. Here are some pictures of Paul and Peter all dirty. Yes, Peter is crying. He did not like my taking his picture.