What We've Been Up To

We’ve been busy, but nothing too out of the ordinary (with the exception of this weekend when Brook and Chrystal got married – CONGRATS guys!!!, and Russ dad left for IRAQ). The wedding, party bus and reception were a blast. Russ and I got to bring up the gifts (bread and wine) which was special and meant a lot to us to be a part of their wedding too. It was nice seeing many of our friends, and I even ran into an old gymnast friend of mine. Go figure!?! The only part of the night that was a little upsetting for me was when we got to the reception and a lady sitting at the table next to ours had the EXACT same dress on as me! Agh…if you only knew the amount of time and effort I put into finding the perfect dress. Which wouldn’t have been so bad (even a bit flattering maybe) if the lady wasn’t 50+ years old! Can you believe it?!? Trust me I’m not exaggerating…turns out the lady’s son is on Russ’ JV baseball team. Ha! It was like showing up at prom and seeing some one of the chaperones with the same dress on! But I got over it and it was a very nice reception with great food and good music. Congrats again Mr and Mrs B. Welcome to married life!

Russ’ dad left for IRAQ on Sunday, which was very sad and hard to say good bye. He actually flies to Virginia for a few days then one of the Carolina’s for more training for a week then off to IRAQ for 6 months. He’s not in the army or military, but had the opportunity (if you can call it that) to be a mechanic over there fixing tankers, Hummers, etc for a pretty hefty pay. We’re all taking it hard and will miss him and are praying for his safe return.

On another note, our kids are growing like weeds. It seems like every day Avah learns new words and phrases. Like, yesterday, she said “Ma, bug in air” as she was pointing in the sky. Who taught her the word “air”? And when did she learn to put so many words together? Benn has mastered sitting up. He and his sister have been interacting a lot more now that he’s sitting and playing with toys. Avah’s next feat is to master the art of sharing. Benn has started eating baby food (well he has been for a while now). He really enjoys fruits, but just about almost refuses to eat any type of vegetable. I seriously have to sneak a bite of peas in after some bananas and follow up quickly with more bananas or else the kid would not get any nutrients from vegetables at all! Once he realizes the trick I’ve played, he starts gagging and tries to spit it out, hence the need for the quick fruit follow up. Here are some updated pictures of the kids. Sorry that it’s been so long.

Benn sitting up. He was just as surprised as we were!

Avah playing in her play tent.

Avah riding her Trike...another birthday present. Thanks Uncle Matt and Aunt Amber!

Benn being his smiley self.