Busy end of Summer

Summer is officially over today! We wanted to share some things that have been going on with us:) Above are pictures of the new wings being added to our sanctuary at church. Now, windows are in and drywall is up. We will put carpet down soon and are ordering new pews now. Everyone at church is so excited about the growth and the added room we will have. Plans have been made for new offices and a new (much needed) nursery next.

This is Ryan's first day of school! He was so excited he didn't know what to do. A lot of his friends from last year are back. When we drop him off, all the kids yell "RYAN!!!" and come running to give him hugs. His and Matthew's preschool teachers are awesome and the kids enjoy school so much! I love getting all the cute art work and seeing Ryan write letters and recognize them in books. Fun:)



There is me and my sis at my mom's house. I got to spend a whole week there with the boys. It was amazing to see ryan run around the neighborhood where I grew up and to get into and find the same things I played with as a kid. I took him down the street to the cul-de-sac to ride his bike and he rode up the same driveways and the same steep walk that I did in order to get going fast. The funniest thing is I used to sit on the stairs going up to our bedroom and watch tv after I was supposed to be in bed...sneaky:) Guess who did the same thing while we were there??? Only this time, Ryan's mommy found him out!! The boys loved their visit with nana and papa!



These are pics of the boys playing golf in the back yard and of my gardenia bush we planted next to the house. It's so lonely!! I have to get some more plants to put with it. The boys LOVE golf. That's pretty much what they do in the back yard. They both can hit pretty good for their size.


This is the cat Ben brought home yesterday from the church. Marriage advice: ask spouse BEFORE you bring a cute kitty home and tell the kids we have a new cat. My plan involves the humane society first thing in the morning. Ben's plans involves a new pet for Ryan. Ryan's plans revolve around whatever the cat is doing at the time. Snickers, the cat we already had, has plans of death and dismemberment of this foreign invader/food and attention stealer. I keep telling Ryan that we are giving the cat away, but it's not sinking in.....He sits on the back porch and pets it all day......this is going to be ugly tomorrow.....