A City Life For Me

Well…over two weeks later…let me write about our vacation!  We didn’t have anything on the agenda.  We were just getting out of the city.  Ben’s parents and sister still had to work, so we just relaxed and did our own thing during the day.  We spent a day at the lake.  The girls attended the Garden Tour.  We had lunch with friends.  We went to a baseball game.  We ate dinner on the porch.  It was wonderful.  The only regret I have is getting a really bad sunburn on the first day. :: Lake Onota All ready for water play! First time to the lake/beach.  Beautiful, calm, serene, not-in-the-city-anymore view! Nolan really enjoyed that he could touch bottom, sit, float, and not be washed away!  He also enjoyed dredging up leaves and rocks from the lake floor. Elaine wanted to play in the sand, but it was more like gravel.  Guess we need to hit a real beach sometime!  {But I like the lake mu...

Today the twins are three months old!  (Also 13 weeks…)  They are getting so big and growing so fast!  Nehemiah weighed in at 13.1 pounds this morning, and Liberty was 11 pounds.  {I weighed them at home, so we’re probably off a little bit.}  It’s neat to see the different personalities developing.  Liberty and Nehemiah both seem to settle down a little bit when the other twin is close by.  Nehemiah pretty much smiles and laughs through his days.  He is always wiggling his toes and sticking through holes in the blanket, or poking them out from underneath the blanket.  He moves a lot when he sleeps – he is always the one out of his covers when I get them up! Liberty is more of a talker, giving us little coos and gurgles but less smiles.  If there is a problem, Liberty is usually the first to holler about it.  She always seems to have her right leg in motion, and particularly enjoys bath time.  She starts smiling and kick...

Elaine had this little green polka-dot dress from Grandma Godby.  She didn’t wear it much because she didn’t grow very fast, and it was short sleeved.  Liberty is getting to use it now.  Here are both of my little girls, in the same outfit!    I’ve been thinking that Liberty looks like Elaine as a baby, but in these pictures I can see the differences!  Liberty is so small that the little green matching headband is still waaaaay too big! Her hair really looks red in these pictures, but some days it still looks brown to me.  We’ll have to wait and see if the red stays…I’m really hoping it does!

Last week we decided to take a mini-vacation to Pittsfield, MA where Ben's folks live.  I had already planned to come and attend the Garden Tour with Mom Hamilton, but Ben came along too and we extended the trip by two days.  It has been fun and relaxing!  We enjoyed a day at the lake {but not the sunburns that followed}, the Garden Tour, napping, a washing machine {!}, playing outside in the wading pool, eating on the deck, lunch with friends, and celebrating Ben's 28th birthday with his family.  I'll write more on the other events later, but I wanted to share some pictures from Ben's birthday! When we woke up there was a birthday banner hanging over the doorway.  It was a tradition when Ben was growing up.  This was his first birthday home in a while, so Mom pulled it out again!   The kids and I gave him an Orioles Chris Davis t-shirt.  We didn't make him wait until cake and ice cream time to give it...we let him enjoy wearing it...

{This is a long post…you have been warned!} Friday night concluded our Summer Adventure Club (SAC).  It was an exhausting week, yet very rewarding.  This is the first time that Ben and I have “directed” something this big.  And while Ben may have been the main face behind the program, it was definitely a team effort from the whole church {just the way it should be!}.  We had a lot of ideas, but even more people who helped put the ideas into action.  There were things we forgot and people helped us remember.  And in the end I think we can call the week a success. I just wanted to recognize several groups of people who really made the week what it was.  You know where you served, and I want you to know that you were appreciated – we couldn’t have done it without you! The planning stages started months ago as we prepped for our annual Harvest Party.  Hurricane Sandy interrupted our plans, but we were able to use many of those games and decorati...

Please pray for our Summer Adventure Club this week.  It begins tonight at 6:30 p.m. and runs each night this week. Last year we had several children and even a couple of parents saved as a result of the week. This year we desire more fruit to abound! Here are some specifics requests: Our teens are involved this year. They have worked hard. Pray for their skit to go well.  They all have lines to remember, but yesterday went very well! Pray for the teens and adults as they counsel, that the Lord would give them the words and the wisdom to know if the child is ready to accept the Lord. Pray for many to come. Last year we had a church van to shuttle kids in. Then Hurricane Sandy claimed our van, so we are improvising this year.  We have handed out a lot of flyers and invitations! Pray for the teachers as they present their lessons and the Gospel. Here are a couple of pictures from our skit practices.  I never knew ...