Well people, it's been ages...I know, I've been really bad and haven't blogged in so long. I actually kinda forgot I even had one and needed to update it. haha...anyways...we are doing well. We've been keeping busy and the weeks and months have been flying by. We went to Seattle at the end of March for a youth conference and were able to bring 11 of our youth leaders with us. It was a great trip and the bonus was that it was in my hometown...so I got to see my family. Jeremy and I stayed longer than the rest of the team so we could spend some good time with my family. We had a great trip there, despite the SNOW that we had in APRIL!!!
The three of us sisters and our girls...Caleb didn't wanna be in the pic...
Megan and I in freezing Seattle...
Caleb and Megan..
Jeremy with the kids
It is now May and I cannot believe where time has gone. A few days ago I celebrated my 30th birthday. Where have the last 10 years gone?? So much has happened in the last 10 years it's hard to believe. I always thought that 30 was such a long way off...but now I'm here and it's alright actually. =) Not that I expected it to be bad, but when I was much younger, 30 always seemed so old...and well, I don't feel old at all!!! haha...
God has been so good in our lives and that's the thing that I've looked back on over the years and all I can see is God's handprints all over my life, leading, guiding, protecting, providing....It's amazing to look back and see all that He's done. I'm so grateful to Him!!!
Megan is 6 months old now, I can't believe how fast it's going, another 6 months and she'll be a year old and my baby will be gone...oh what will I do...I'll enjoy her of course...but the thought of not having a baby makes me sad. =) She's really doing a lot of fun things now. She's VERY responsive and a VERY happy baby. She's sitting on her own and reaching as far as she can to grab anything that's nearby...I think she'll be crawling not too far down the road. She likes to be on the go and with mommy....Doesn't like me out of her sight. So the nursery at church is not her favorite place to be, but we just keep trying. She is such a joy and is so much fun.
Caleb is going to be 4 next month. I just don't know where the last 4 years have gone. He's growing so fast and is really very smart. A couple weeks ago he started doing some simple addition and is really enjoying it. He surprised Jeremy and I when Jeremy told him that he had 2 shrimp in his tank but then bought 3 new ones. Jeremy asked him how many he had now and Caleb thought for a minute and then said, "Five!!!" Jeremy and I looked at each other, shocked...and so proud of our little man. He's been doing this a lot lately now and keeps asking me to ask him more addition questions...He's also starting to be more interested in his letters and can spell his own name already. I'm just so proud of my little boy. He's such a sweetheart as well. He gets all sentimental at night when we're putting him to bed and says, "I just love you, Mommy!!!" He just melts my heart, over and over...
Jeremy and I are doing well, ministry and life in general are busy, but we're very happy and we can see God moving in us and around us, and that is exciting. Please continue to pray for us as we minister to this amazing generation of young people. It is our passion to see them running after God with purity in their hearts and to bring other young people with them on that journey. Thank you all for your prayers. We are truely blessed!!!!
Caleb is 4 years old now, as of a few days ago. He was so excited, he's been talking about his birthday for the last few months. A few days before the big day, as I was putting him to bed, I told him that he only had 2 days left to be 3 years old. He looked at me and said, "And then I'll be 4....so old...!!!!!" It was the way that he said it...he was totally serious. It was so cute and hilarious all at the same time.
On Sunday, his actual birthday, he opened his presents from my family in the morning as well as the big one from Jeremy and I, which was a 2 wheel bicycle. He's been asking for one for quite awhile now.
Then we went to church and then out for a birthday lunch with Grandpa and Grandma Seaward. He got to open more gifts from them, including a helmet to go with his new bike.
Then on Monday, Jeremy's day off, we went to the Bird Park, which he's been wanting to do for a long time. It's like a zoo...but just birds. It was pretty fun and Caleb had a blast as did Megan.
I can't believe it's already been 4 years since I had Caleb, time just goes so fast. He's quite the big boy now and we're so proud of him. He amazes me with some of the things that he knows and cracks me up with stuff that he says. Then there are those random but not infrequent moments when he stops whatever he's doing and looks at me and says, "Mommy, I love you!!!" or "Mommy, you're the best mommy ever!!!" He just melts my heart. Being a mommy is the best thing in the world. I love my life!!!
