Julia Grace Sumner
Born January 21 at 4:44 pm, 7 lbs. 10 oz., 19 1/2 inches long
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Getting Caught Up.....Again!!
Part 4: Christmas and Winter Fun!
I'm pretty sure Luke was more excited about the kids opening their presents this year than even the kids were. So we let them each open one on Christmas Eve. This is a tradition my family has carried on for years -- we always opened the presents from brothers and sisters the night before Christmas. So Noah and Abby did the same.....don't they look excited? I'm pretty sure they didn't want to stop to let me take a picture!
In keeping with the train obsession, Noah got a Thomas the Train shaving kit and Abby got a princess wand that makes bubbles in the bathtub. Noah got a pretty big kick out of shaving like Daddy!
Christmas morning was a pretty relaxing time at our house. We stayed in Ohio this year which ended up being really nice. I'm sure all the mail trucks were tired of making deliveries to our house for the two weeks before Christmas. All of our families mailed the kids gifts, so there was a mountain of presents under our tree!
Noah liked to help open every gift -- even if it wasn't his!
It's been snowing lots here in the last couple weeks. The kids have had so much fun playing outside. Noah has been begging to build a snowman, but the snow is really dry and doesn't pack very well. So he's been praying for "wet snow to build a snowman" every night! Both the kids have had a great time sledding. Luke's been pulling them up and down the driveway on their bright orange sled behind his bike.
And here's Noah with his Doodle Pro. It's always a struggle to get him to pick up a pencil or crayon to write. So I was amazed when he started yelling from the playroom that he wrote his name. He wasn't kidding! Luke and I were incredibly impressed. Come to find out, this isn't that big of a deal for a three year old, but we're still proud!
I'm pretty sure Luke was more excited about the kids opening their presents this year than even the kids were. So we let them each open one on Christmas Eve. This is a tradition my family has carried on for years -- we always opened the presents from brothers and sisters the night before Christmas. So Noah and Abby did the same.....don't they look excited? I'm pretty sure they didn't want to stop to let me take a picture!
In keeping with the train obsession, Noah got a Thomas the Train shaving kit and Abby got a princess wand that makes bubbles in the bathtub. Noah got a pretty big kick out of shaving like Daddy!
Christmas morning was a pretty relaxing time at our house. We stayed in Ohio this year which ended up being really nice. I'm sure all the mail trucks were tired of making deliveries to our house for the two weeks before Christmas. All of our families mailed the kids gifts, so there was a mountain of presents under our tree!
Noah liked to help open every gift -- even if it wasn't his!
It's been snowing lots here in the last couple weeks. The kids have had so much fun playing outside. Noah has been begging to build a snowman, but the snow is really dry and doesn't pack very well. So he's been praying for "wet snow to build a snowman" every night! Both the kids have had a great time sledding. Luke's been pulling them up and down the driveway on their bright orange sled behind his bike.
And here's Noah with his Doodle Pro. It's always a struggle to get him to pick up a pencil or crayon to write. So I was amazed when he started yelling from the playroom that he wrote his name. He wasn't kidding! Luke and I were incredibly impressed. Come to find out, this isn't that big of a deal for a three year old, but we're still proud!
Part 4 1/2: A Little Update on our Lives
The baby is coming two weeks from today! I feel completely unprepared, but I know we'll have lots of good help while we adjust. I'm scheduled for a C section January 21st at 8 am. We already know it's a girl, and we haven't settled on any names. I always have trouble deciding for sure, much to Luke's dismay!
Our plan after that is to move to Florida in March, probably the middle of the month. We have about 94% of our monthly support pledged. We praise God for our faithful supporters! It's been humbling and affirming to see the way He has provided for our needs -- both in the present and the future!
I'm sure our next post will be after the baby is born. I'll post pictures here as soon as my mind is clear enough to do so! Love to you all!
Getting Caught Up.....Again!!
Part 3: Decorating the Tree and Art Projects
We went and picked out our Christmas tree. Noah had more fun this year than he ever has helping to decorate. By the time we got the tree up and the lights working, it wasn't exactly the relaxing family event we had planned. But the kids had fun looking through all the ornaments. I'm sure they saw them more as toys to play with than decorations.
Even Abby hung a few of the non breakables!
We've been doing a lot of art projects to pass the time when it's too cold to play outside.
Abby LOVES to paint -- like all 18 month olds, I'm sure!
Abby was digging through her drawers and found her swimsuit coverup. For two days straight, she insisted on wearing it over her clothes. I'm glad she got some dress up clothes for Christmas!
We went and picked out our Christmas tree. Noah had more fun this year than he ever has helping to decorate. By the time we got the tree up and the lights working, it wasn't exactly the relaxing family event we had planned. But the kids had fun looking through all the ornaments. I'm sure they saw them more as toys to play with than decorations.
Even Abby hung a few of the non breakables!
We've been doing a lot of art projects to pass the time when it's too cold to play outside.
Abby LOVES to paint -- like all 18 month olds, I'm sure!
Abby was digging through her drawers and found her swimsuit coverup. For two days straight, she insisted on wearing it over her clothes. I'm glad she got some dress up clothes for Christmas!
Getting Caught Up.....Again!!
Part 2: A Gingerbread Train
For those of you who know Noah, he's had an obsession with trains over the last year. So instead of a gingerbread house, we built a gingerbread train.
Abby "helped" by eating a broken candy cane that was deemed unworthy of our train. I think she was happy about it!
Noah was pretty particular about the decorations. The train had to have lights in certain places, etc. He even let Mommy and Daddy help from time to time!
Here's the finished product!
For those of you who know Noah, he's had an obsession with trains over the last year. So instead of a gingerbread house, we built a gingerbread train.
Abby "helped" by eating a broken candy cane that was deemed unworthy of our train. I think she was happy about it!
Noah was pretty particular about the decorations. The train had to have lights in certain places, etc. He even let Mommy and Daddy help from time to time!
Here's the finished product!
Getting Caught Up.....Again!!
Part 1: A Leaf Tunnel
Luke's always coming up with these creative ideas for the kids. First he build the most enormous leaf pile I've ever seen. It was bigger than a car! The kids had a great time playing in it.
Luke's always coming up with these creative ideas for the kids. First he build the most enormous leaf pile I've ever seen. It was bigger than a car! The kids had a great time playing in it.
Then he constructed this tunnel out of sticks and covered it all up. It was probably the highlight of Noah and Abby's fall. They spent hours running around and through this treasure!
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Fall Fun
We've really enjoyed taking walks this fall. There have been some beautiful days lately! And this house has an enormous yard for the kids to play in. The house sits on 13 acres of which a large part is wooded. They keep several trails mowed through the woods. We've loved walking the trails and finding all kinds of treasures!
This morning, the kids and I went out to collect some leaves.
At one point on the trail, there's a salt lick for the deer. In the same vicinity, there are some apple trees. So Noah always likes to line up a few apples for the deer and then check back to see if they've eaten them!
Here's a view from the front yard looking at the house. This tree is beautiful!
This morning, the kids and I went out to collect some leaves.
At one point on the trail, there's a salt lick for the deer. In the same vicinity, there are some apple trees. So Noah always likes to line up a few apples for the deer and then check back to see if they've eaten them!
Here's a view from the front yard looking at the house. This tree is beautiful!
Miller's Apple Hill
It wasn't ALL work while my parents were up! We spent a play day at Miller's Apple Hill.
This has become one of my favorite family traditions. Each year we visit the apple orchard to pick some apples. There's also a pumpkin patch and a kids' play area, too. It's always a fun day!
Here's Abby walking up the driveway at the new house just before we left.
And here we are picking out some pumpkins!
Noah seems very serious about his choice!
Abby was just amazed by the soft bunny rabbits. She had so much fun watching those little critters!
Noah fed the donkeys and goats some apple slices.
And both the kids ran around in the hay maze.
Then we loaded up on the hay wagon to drive out to the orchard. I'm pretty sure both Abby and Noah picked an apple off the first tree we came to and then spent the rest of the time eating. They both love apples! Noah has discovered caramel dip this year (with the help of Grammy). Every meal (no kidding!) he asks for apples and "cawmel" dip.
This has become one of my favorite family traditions. Each year we visit the apple orchard to pick some apples. There's also a pumpkin patch and a kids' play area, too. It's always a fun day!
Here's Abby walking up the driveway at the new house just before we left.
And here we are picking out some pumpkins!
Noah seems very serious about his choice!Abby was just amazed by the soft bunny rabbits. She had so much fun watching those little critters!
Noah fed the donkeys and goats some apple slices.
And both the kids ran around in the hay maze.
Then we loaded up on the hay wagon to drive out to the orchard. I'm pretty sure both Abby and Noah picked an apple off the first tree we came to and then spent the rest of the time eating. They both love apples! Noah has discovered caramel dip this year (with the help of Grammy). Every meal (no kidding!) he asks for apples and "cawmel" dip.
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