Family Day

We took the time on Sunday to spend time as a family. My parents and sister had never been to the zoo, so we decided to all go. We had so much fun and the boys loved the attention and being able to show grandpa and grandma the sights. We saw and feed the graiffes, then went to go feed the birds. That was followed by walking around and then going home before it rained. It was very fun and relaxing. We had a fire going and ate pizza. It was the end of a perfect day.

Update On Us

Hi, everyone. I hope that you are all doing well. We are doing great and keeping busy as always. The boys sure do keep me busy. They are so active that I have to keep ahead of them (which is not always an easy thing to do). With the cold weather coming I am definitely going to have to keep on top of things, because I can't send them outside to get their energy out. There is a mall that has an indoor playground and I plan on taking the boys there as often as I can so that they can get some exercise. Paul is talking more and more. He is making up small sentences and is interacting with me alot more. I am trying to potty train him, which is not going very well. If anyone has any comments on this, please let me know. Paul is enjoying Peter alot more too. Its fun to see them playing together. Peter is very active and enjoys being outside. I am hoping that this year that will motivate them to play in the snow. Peter has been surprising us by saying some words and making animal sounds. Its cute to see him trying to communicate. I am busy with my two little boys and taking care of the house and everything else. I have begun on my Christmas preparations because I know that I would not have time otherwise. I am not a last minute person, it drives me nuts. I try to go to the shop at least once a week to help out in the violin shop while my sister watches the boys. My sister is busy helping me with the boys and going to the shop to help out. She is such a big help to me and I know that she is a help at the shop as well. She enjoys going to the shop and eating lunch with my mom as well. My sister also helps me take care of the house, which is an extreme help. She has been such a blessing to me. My mom and dad have been busy with the shop and all that that goes with it. They do try to take a day off once a week on Fridays, which they like to go and be gone all day. I am glad that they are able to do this because I know that it is very hectic at the shop. Joshua is also busy at the shop and has been able to work in his violin shop. He has some repairs that he is trying to get finished up. There is a tech working for us that wants to take over Joshua's job, which is good because then Joshua would be able to go full time in the violin side. Well, that's about it. Hope you are all doing good. God bless each and everyone of you.

Today's Forecast Is.....

Hail Storm

We had another bad hail/rain storm the other day. It looked like rain, but the boys were so fussy that I decided to take them for a walk. I thought that I would have plently of time before it started to rain. Well, I got half way through and it started to not only rain, but hail. We waited alittle bit to see if it would die down, and then started to walk home. The boys were in their stroller and I was walking. We made it home, even in the hail. God was merciful though, because it started to rain/hail all the harder. I was glad to be inside, until I thought of all the plants. So I ran out again and covered most of the plants so that they would not get ruined. I called my mom up telling her that it was still raining/hailing and it has been for about 20 mins. I commented that if it was colder, it would have been snowing instead of hailing. We have been having some cooler weather. I have been enjoying it, its nice to pull out the long-sleve shirts. Hope you are all enjoying the beginning of fall. Here are some pictures of our yard.

My Family

Please Pray For Me

I am doing better with my cold, and thought that I was over the hump. Well, today I woke up and I could not talk. During the night I had a sore throat and I did not think that much about it. My voice has been going in and out all day yesterday, but I did not think that I would lose it. Oh well, so I am hoping that this will not last long as well and that I will be able to take care of the boys and that they will listen :). Paul thinks that it is funny that I talk in a whisper. He loves to copy me and then he laughs. At least he thinks this is funny. Please pray for the rest of my family. No one else has gotten sick. I appreciate your prayers.

He Has Smarts