Sweet Friendships

We got to spend some fun time with some sweet friends this week. First, we got to meet our friends at breakfast with Santa! Isaiah loves his friend Tyler Jae, and we are so thankful for him and his family. This picture was not posed! True friendship! Later, we got to spend time with our friend, Elias. There is a special connection between these boys! Isaiah asks continually to "see Elias". I hope these two Ethiopians are friends for life. :) Raegan is thankful for her friend, Kyndall. Both of the girls' big brothers play basketball together, so they get to see each other more often. We love that!

Fourth of July Weekend

The weekend was full of fun events. On Sunday, we got to go to an adoption ceremony for Duncan Baguma. It's so fun to see little African boys together! The baby birds are doing well and growing!
Sunday night, we went to a friend's house and watched their giant fireworks. This was Isaiah's first experience with fireworks, so it was fun to watch him get excited about the "lights that go "boom"!
On Monday, we reconnected with Great Grandma.
As the sun started to go down, the anticipation for fireworks grew and grew. Here are Gage (neighbor) and Jackson waiting for the word to start!
At first, Isaiah stayed close to me.
But it didn't take long for him to join in the fun.
Jackson was probably the most excited. Here, he is running from a loud one!
Chris helped Raegan learn to shoot Roman Candles.
This is not Sydney's favorite holiday. She did participate with the sparklers, though. Otherwise, she stayed away from the lights and noise. :)
Roman Candle Club!
Happy Fourth of July!

New Friends

Today, we had a play group over for lunch! We are so excited to have met these sweet friends. Tyler Jae, Isaiah, Raegan, Dominick, and Jason all played so well. Isaiah had a tough time sharing at times, but overall, he did great!

I already love my new friends, and I look forward to more play dates! Here are the moms (picture by Raegan!)

Friends and Labor Day Fun

Last weekend, we made a quick trip to Oklahoma to see some special friends. We have known Harley and Kerri since our days at Tabor College, and we try to make it a tradition to go see them each fall. We played lots of games of Settlers (of which I won none!), ate some yummy food, watched some football and ventured out to Eskimo Joes. This was my first time at the restaurant, and I was excited to get more cups! I love these cups. :)

We had a great weekend, and we are excited that our kids are becoming friends as well. We did stay up pretty late, so the kids were a little tuckered out on the ride home. Here is a picture of Raegan during Preschool. :)

Girls Only Tea Party