Poison Ivy

We have had our first official case of poison ivy at our house, and like anything Grace does it took over completely. Her poor face was quite itchy! But, she was quite proud of what her face looked like with the "pink" all over it.

66 Club

One of our goal's this year for Family Quest was to learn all the books of the Bible. Grace was very motivated and we worked all year long on them. She had known the Old Testament for awhile, but refused to say them to the check-in volunteer. I finally got her to admit that she, "Didn't want to have to go up front and talk in the microwave (microphone) and have everyone clap for her." So, when I promised she didn't have to do that she continued on in her memorization. The last night she said them all and earned her way into the 66 Club. We were very proud of her! We used this song to help her. This version seemed to work best for us.

Here she is with her badge. I love how she is looking at it, she was so proud.

Her new thumbs up sign she gives me when she knows she has done a good job.
To celebrate we took the whole family to a local buffet. The girls love it because they get to pick their own food & get ice cream (a rarity when we go out to eat). It was quite the eventful celebration dinner! Half way through eating I looked up and saw a German cockroach (aren't you impressed I knew what type it was.... married to the bug guy what can I say?) crawling across our table! Well, needless to say that made us ready to be done eating! Jeremy couldn't eat another bite. (I don't really blame him after the types of kitchens he has seen) Grace however was ready for her ice cream. So, I toughened up and went to get ice cream with the girls. I figured I have eaten worse on missions trips and I didn't want to spoil the celebration. We really wanted to make a big deal of this accomplishment. Jeremy spoke to the manager and they ended up giving us our meal for free. (God's provision??) Overall, it was a celebration meal we will never forget!

Grace,

We are SO proud of you. You show such a desire to learn God's word and that makes our hearts so happy. We are praying you will continue to grow in this love and someday we can't wait to see you teaching it to others!

Love,

Daddy & Mama

Titus-15ish Months

Here are some pics of Titus I took between 15 & 16 months.

He went through a phase where he like to put his finger by his face/nose.

Doesn't he look so grown up?
He loves his green ball blanket.
The remains of a bag of chip he sprinkled down the hallway and then crushed. (I had just finished vacuuming, of course!)
He loves this blue car that belongs to our friend's the Whetstone's.
This is his, "I'm grouchy pick me up!!" face that likes to come out when I am trying to cook.
He loves the toilet! He found the plunger and did this all on his own, he was so proud.
Here he is having his first ice cream cone. We are still trying to figure out how much dairy he can tolerate. But, he is loving his lactose free milk so that is working well for now.
-Titus is definitely an explorer. His favorite activities include taking things out of any drawers/the pantry, going outside (he is a real grouch when his sisters get to play outside with out him), pushing the buttons on the tv, driving his coupe car, throwing things in the toilet, unrolling the toilet paper, dumping his sister's cubbies, eating things off the floor/out of the trash (when he can get away with it), and watching out the window.

-He also loves his blanket and sucking his thumb. He usually only sucks his thumb in his bed or when he has his blanket.

-He has a wonderful onry grin and belly laugh.

-He continues to grow and is headed straight towards the 3T clothes (as least shirts & pjs).

-His best friend is Logan and they like to wrestle on occasion.

-He is starting to show a bit more interest in toys (finally!!!) but still mostly prefers getting into mischief.

-He is showing signs of wanting to be a "big boy" for example he likes to walk now, but doesn't get to all the time because he prefers not to hold my hand. He also is very proud that he can crawl up on his sisters' beds. He refuses to eat anything unless he picks it up and won't even take food from your hand most of the time. He loves using a spoon and is getting pretty good at it.

He continues to be a joy (accept when I am trying to cook dinner, then he is a grump. :)

We love you Mr. Man!