Kesed and Ally

Kesed and Ally are already great friends. Crying together...

and snoozing together!

Painting Pumpkins

We painted pumpkins with the Whites last week. The girls weren't so sure about digging out the seeds.

But they tried anyway :)!

They loved painting the pumpkins.

The tongue had to be out to paint?!

So cute!

Abby's handprints are the green and Emsleigh's are the orange

They bring me joy

5 months old!

We had to pull out this precious outfit for Kesed's 5 month birthday! Emsleigh wore it when she turned 5 months, see here. Thank you again Reiner for such a fun outift!

First food

We gave Kesed her first cereal while my mom was here. In the end, she is not so interested yet. But it is always fun to try.

Everyone had to take a turn feeding her.

September

We have decided that September comes a close second to May in crazy months. It doesn't seem too busy looking at the pictures but when I look back at all we did over the month it makes me tired just remembering! So some things that happened in September...

Kesed turned four months old.

Grace Church started AWANA for the year. Jeremiah and I are teaching Cubbies (3 and 4 year olds). Emsleigh isn't 3 but since we are both in there, we opted to have her in there with us. She loves Cubbies and looks forward to it every week. Her willingness to memorize Scripture encourages me and we pray this is just the beginning of her desire to know God's Word. Here is Ems on mix match day for Cubbies.

A breath of fresh air in this crazy month was a visit from my dear friend, Alora. It was a perfect weekend together with lots of talking, walking, hiking, and eating yummy food. A thank you to Mark, who willingly gave her up and took care of all three boys on his own. We hope to not go another whole year without seeing each other!! Love you Alora.

We welcomed Ally, Abby's little sister, as well. Our friend Melissa visited the hospital with me and the girls. As you can see Kesed is already making Ally share her blanket.

We became homeowners this month. When Jeremiah and I got married I asked him if we could never own a house. Even though this is something I vowed I never would do, I am very thankful for our new home and excited (I think) to have a place that is our own. A special thanks to all our family at Grace Church who came out and helped us move. Thank you for cleaning and moving and helping with the girls. We are so very blessed by you.

The house is on a cul-de-sac with a community playground, basketball court and a huge area of grass. It is one story and a great fit for us. I am especially excited about the open floor plan! Here is the main area of our house before we moved in.

Emsleigh and Kesed saying goodnight on our first night to stay here.

Although greasy and fattening, I have to say finding a Rally's nearby was a highlight of the month. :) Jeremiah and I both stepped back in time to some great childhood memories when we ate here. Mine included my dad, which made it extra yummy for me.

And we ended the month in a grand way with a visit from Grancy. My mom flew out for four days. Not only did she treat us to some yummy meals and fun times but also watched the girls so Jeremiah and I could have a night away at a pastor's conference in Phoenix. Thank you mom!

And we're back!

We are finally moved into our new home and getting settled. We haven't had internet for a few weeks so I am going to play catch-up on pictures. These pictures are the last time we got to go swimming at our rental this summer. Kesed LOVED the water and we had a great time all swimming together!