1st Day of School

WaNee and Middlebury both started back to school today!  Hard to believe we have 2 fourth graders.  Both were excited to be back.  Landon had a countdown to the minute of when school would start!  He was happy to have some good friends in his class and to be in Mr. Nine's class.

 Emerson was a little more nervous.  She didn't really have any close friends in her class and got Mrs. Taylor who is new to our school this year.

 I'm sure they will both have fantastic years.  I pray for God's blessings and guidance as they navigate another year at school.

Also, Matt and I forgot to take a first day of school pic, but we are starting our 18th and 17th years teaching!

Summer Recap: August

It was long past time for us to update our living room furniture.  The recliner we had was a hand me down from my grandpa and our sectional was sinking on one side and not real comfortable anymore.  Matt and I went furniture shopping on our anniversary date and found this couch, loveseat, recliner, coffee table, and 2 end tables at Art Van Furniture in Mishawaka.  So far, we LOVE it!  Everything reclines and is really comfy.  It's quite a bit larger than our other furniture, but everything fits! 😁

The first weekend of August, we finally found a summer date to go camping with the Davis family.  We had wanted to go to Warren Dunes and camp there, but a few weeks before, there were 0 campsites.  Actually there were 0 campsites anywhere near Lake Michigan for that weekend.  So, we ended up in France Park in Logansport.  It is by a quarry so the water was beautifully clear and nice.  There were bike trails, a waterfall, disc golf, and a lot for the kids to do.  The campsites themselves were really small.  We ended up in a different spot than we reserved which was bigger and closer to the beach.  We realized on this trip that our water tank is really small (after I was halfway through a shower and ran out of water!).

Soccer season ended just as school was about to start.  Landon and Emmy played on the same team as last year and had a great time.  Landon scored several goals and Emmy tried her hand at being goalie. ⚽

Go #9 and #10! 

I usually take my own sports pictures of the kids because they are so expensive so on the last night, I had Emmy take photos while Landon was finishing supper (he's the last one EVERY night!).  I thought, no problem, I'll just take Landon's pictures when we get home.

Unfortunately, our game was cut short with this rainy weather and the only picture I got of Landon was...

in the garage!

This sweet boy turned 3 on August 13th.  It was a beautiful day and great for swimming in the pond!

Caleb loves the Disney show "Lion Guard"!

Happy birthday to this sweet, smart, inquisitive boy!

Family Pictures with the Hahns

We promised Cathy a family photo session for Christmas, so when Nate and Sara came home in July, it was the perfect time.  We asked Tifani Beer to take our pictures again and she did a fantastic job!  We went to Todd's brother's house (Dave) to take pictures by the old family cabin.  It is a beautiful setting and was a very HOT day!  Thankfully we found a lot of shady spots!