Our Favorite Clown

Meet our favorite clown, Spunky Beans (no relation- we just like her last name). Spunky makes the coolest balloon shapes this side of the Mississippi. We think she is so fun and she just happens to be at one of our favorite burger restaurants, Culver's, every Wednesday night. So, sometimes to escape the monotony of another home cooked meal, we head out to Culver's to visit our fun friend and enjoy some of her unique balloon creations. Spunky just loves Joshua Stephen and his Little Brother too!

Caleb takes me on a date!

What a treat to get to go on a Mother-Son date with my precious Baby Caleb! This is something that Joshua Stephen and I got to do often the first two years of his life. But with Caleb being our second little one, I don't get to do as many outings with just the two of us. Well, this Wednesday while Joshua Stephen was at his Mom's Morning Out (which he just loves), Caleb escorted me to St. Louis Bread Co. where we had a lovely breakfast while we flirted and oohh and ahhed at each other. Then I got a chance to study my Bible and be refreshed before coming to pick up Big Brother. Times like these are such a treat! And Caleb is always the perfect date. He is so fun to be around and I just love the way he smiles and flirts with me. I can't wait for our upcoming date this next Wednesday morning- who knows what fun we'll have!!!!

Here's a picture of my little flirt. How can anyone resist such an adorable smile?

Joshua Stephen loves to share with Baby Brother

It is not uncommon troughout the day to find Joshua Stephen trying to share his toys with his Baby Brother. He just loves to include Caleb in whatever he is doing. He thinks that if he enjoys something then surely Baby Brother will enjoy it too. My favorite is when Joshua Stephen offers Caleb some of his favorite snack, and then just moments later he smiles and says "No, no, no, you only drink Momma's milk". I have such a kind hearted little boy! And no one can make Caleb smile the way Big Brother Joshua Stephen can.

Impromptu Picnic

One of the fun things about living on campus here at the Seminary is that Dad often gets to come home and join us for lunch- which is such a treat! Well, today was especially fun because we got to have a little impromptu picnic with some of our favorite friends. Us adults had fun catching up on our week, while the kiddos had fun playing with the water table and chasing each other around the great outdoors. I am so thankful to get to live in such a great community during this season of our lives. God is so good to provide us with such great friends to share our life with!

Kay-Kay and Paw-Paw Kenny's visit

Our Sweet Kay-Kay has a policy that she can't go too long without seeing her boys. So this weekend they made a special trip to St. Louis just to visit us. We had such a fun filled weekend! Friday night Paw-Paw Kenny got us great tickets to the Cardinals game. We had so much fun cheering for Paw-Paw Kenny's favorite baseball team (the Cardinals are the team he grew up watching).

On Saturday we visited the Cardinal's Hall of Fame, and as a fun bonus we also got free admission into the International Bowling Museum when we bought our tickets for the Cardinals Hall of Fame. We just couldn't resist exploring the little known sites and treasures found in the Bowling Museum. Joshua Stephen had a blast taking his shot at bowling for the first time. His favorite part was the ball return that magically brought his ball back to him.

A fun trip to the toy store and Cabella's was also made. Kay-Kay had a fun time driving the shopping cart around Cabella's so that Joshua Stephen could shoot at all of their mounted animals with his pop gun. Caleb had a fun time getting lots of love and squeezes and he even dressed up as a little pumpkin head for us. I didn't have to cook a single meal, and we enjoyed lots of yummie meals out thanks to our Sweet Paw-Paw Kenny and Kay-Kay.

Joshua Stephen was so sad to see them leave on Sunday, and he hasn't stopped talking about all of the fun things he got to do with them. We all miss our Paw-Paw Kenny and Kay-Kay and can't wait to see them again soon!

Meet Poppa Rar-rry

This is our Poppa Rar-rry, also known as Larry for those who can say their L's well. We just love our Poppa Larry! Joshua Stephen likes to talk about how Poppa Larry lives in New Mexico and how he takes him to see the dinosaurs (at the museum).

Introducing MiMi Cherie

Here's some fun pictures of my Mom, also known as MiMi, with her two favorite boys! All of these pictures were taken on our last trip home to Albuquerque.