Dancing Friends

Olivia started back into dance class this past Tuesday. She will go every Tuesday until mid October. We were sad to have to give up swimming for now, but we will continue back with that I hope in March. She loves music and loves to dance. She picked her blue tutu out. Her teacher's name is Miss Shelle.

First Day of Pre-school

It's amazing to see how big she has grown since the first day of Pre-school 3 years ago. We are both very comfortable at her school and know so many of the teachers and how things run, so this morning went very smooth. Her teacher's are Miss Karin and Miss Jill. She wanted to know if Miss Karin was going to have a lot of rules like Miss Dawn had. When I picked her up and asked what her favorite thing was that she did..she said " i have a new friend, she has brown skin like our friend Ms. Yvette and curly hair". "She is my bestest friend". So adorable. She couldn't recall her name. She also made a cute picture for her Daddy and she made sure to draw circles for the cheeks b/c their rosy.

Brad has been sick since Sunday...we were actually thankful to find out that he only had bronchitis and not the nasty flu after visiting the Doctor. He has been stuck in our bed since Sunday. Hopefully he will be feeling better soon. He can't seem to kick his fever. Our 8th Anniversary was on Tuesday. Kind of funny that we slept in separate beds..in Sickness and in Health. Anyhow she had a great day today and is excited to go back on Friday.

Update

Well the nurse called me yesterday to tell me that I do have gestational diabetes. I was and still am disappointed, but know that I need to take this seriously so the baby will be healthy. I meet with the diabetes educator next Thursday and she will get me hooked up with the ol' so fabulous glucose monitor and help me with what to eat. Luckily, Christin has already started helping me in that area. Then I will be checking my sugar everyday and faxing my results into the Dr daily.
Other than that I am feeling good. Olivia and I went to Meijer today and I loaded up on sugar-free ice cream and sugar free chocolate chip pudding. Olivia is sure to remind me daily that I can't eat sugar b/c I have diabetes. This is a definite lifestyle change...hopefully it's just temporary. If you have any treats or ideas for good food, please email me!

Pool Party at Laramie's

This past weekend we went to Elkhart to have a pool party at Laramie and Mike's house. It was so fun to be there with my ol' college roomies and visiting with their families. Laramie and Mike have 2 kids, and so do Katie and Jeff. The pool temp I heard was 85, but the outdoor temps barely reached 65. I was the only one that didn't get in the pool, oh well. I got some great pics. Laramie made so much food and desserts, thanks again. You guys are great and I miss you so much. Your kids are all so unique and adorable.

Jadyn's 4th birthday

Soccer Video

I ran out of footage on this video, but at the very end she does manage to kick the soccer ball into the goal!

Soccer

Olivia started soccer at our church 2 Saturday's ago. Brad is the assistant coach and is really enjoying the kids. They just got shirts that say there team name. Which is team "Storm". All the kids are kind of everywhere on the field. Olivia likes to play red light/green light and games like that I think more then playing actual soccer. Oh, and when anyone ever falls she is the first in line asking them if their ok, etc. It's a great first exposure to a team sport. She loves the game "ouch" because all the kids get to kick the soccer balls at her daddy. After about 40

minutes she usually comes over to me and tells me how tired she is. All the kids of course love snack time. During the middle of snack time the coaches give a devotional and they pray together. It's really sweet. The last 2 times we have played the weather has been so cold at 8:30 am. I hope it warms up a little next time. They have there first game in 1 week, that should be really interesting and hysterical.

MOPS

I have been in an organization called, MOPS, now since Olivia was about 1 year
old. It stands for Mothers of Preschoolers. In the summers we still get
together and have play dates. Basically almost every Wednesday we meet
at a park and pack a picnic lunch. MOPS has been a wonderful and encouraging outlet for me. Here is the website if interested: http://www.mops.org/. Our group meets the first and third Wednesday of every month. Sorry the pictures are so little, I am not sure why?!

He gives and He takes away

This past week we lost a special man in our congregation. He had been sick for most of the time he was at Crossroads. Both Brad and I wished we would of gotten to know him better. He lived a full life serving in the military as a Chaplain. I think he was a Sargent too, but I forget what rank he held. I believe he had 3 children, I have gotten to know his wife just a little. He died this past Thursday and on Sunday when we went to church we sat a few rows in back of his wife, his 3 kids, their spouses, and all the grandchildren. It was so humbling to see them all worshipping at church. They all looked beautiful, and even though I know they were grieving they were also rejoicing in the fact that they knew he had gained his inheritance in Heaven. He was no longer sick any longer. The first song we sang I could barely get these words out b/c not only were these grieving people singing this song they were living, breathing, and finding the hope and comfort in these words: "Love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength." Mr. Konyyenbelt left a footprint on my heart. His legacy and the one his wife is showing others by her strength in trusting God's will with this next phase of her life was such a blessing for me to witness. Another song we sang on Sunday went like this and it was ever so appropriate: "High King of Heaven, my victory won, may I reach heaven's joys, O bright heav'n's Sun! Heart of my own heart, whatever befall, still be my vision, O Ruler of all."

The painting and preparations have begun!

The hospital just called to confirm that my c-section date is Saturday, Nov 7th @ 10am! We started painting the room on Saturday. Olivia loved helping. I bought this cute little outfit while we were on vacation. I couldn't resist hanging it up already. I had my glucola test this morning. I hope I passed. Drinking that orange drink in 5 minutes is gross. And anyone that knows me drinking anything that is 10 oz for me in 5 minutes is hard. I am getting excited and very anxious.