Oh My!...I'm Really Behind!

Well, seeing as we are leaving for overseas for 5 weeks in 3 days, naturally the most important thing that I should be doing at this late hour is to

CATCH YOU UP ON OUR LIVES!!!

All from a month, or so, ago:

JJ's 8 sessions of swim lessons ended on my b-day (may 21st) and JJ, we are all
"SO P-OUD OF YOU!"

As with many adventures down here, my dear friend, Anita and her sweet 3 also participated;)
While a slight setback initially, he's done beautifully in the water since then! I hope he'll be swimming by the end of next summer with some hard work!

Our neighborhood Block Party was a complete blast...full of JJ's first ice cream cone and a FIRE TRUCK! What great fun!
(I love how the kids are all just "hanging out"...wonder what they're talking about??)

The cone and fire truck were in pretty close competition as favorites for the day...

mmmmm...how do you think he did eating the cone??

10's each for taste and messiness...and a 10+++ for the meltdown when we got one when we left and he couldn't have a second one...as my twin would say "a very "2" day"

Smiling now, but with a red, puffy face because of the other meltdown he'd had because he couldn't stay in the fire truck seat FOREVER...thankfully, there were 4!!!

Our sweet friends from church (who are getting ready to go to Papau New Guinea) gave us this wagon and many other great things...we are so blessed by them!!!

love how you just see the top of Susie's head/hat!!

To celebrate my birthday, the end of the school year and to get some time together before we all go separate ways this summer, the girls on my team and I went to the beach! Fun!!!!

Left is Sandra--she's been mentoring me:) Her husband, Jeff, has been mentoring Jared...they are in the process of re-locating for a pastor's position (hopefully!), but it will be sad to not be able to keep meeting with them--they are such a blessing!!!

Who's TOO CUTE FOR WORDS??!!!

She's moving ALL OVER...not officially crawling, but, as you can see, she gets around:)