While Luke's In Africa...

Well we are less than 48 hours from Luke's return from Kenya.    Believe it or not, I'm surprised it's almost over.  Not to say I haven't missed my husband but this time has gone significantly faster than when he went to the Middle East on the METS trip for 27 days.  I guess there have been two big differences 1) Jael and    2) Jada.  It turns out that kids take up a lot of time!  I have had little down time to sit and sulk over Luke's absence.  But that's not really the reason I have done OK.  The reason I have done well is because of God's response to all of your prayers!  Never have I felt so at peace while Luke has been away.  So I thank you all for your prayers.

We have also been nice and busy while Luke has been gone.  The first 6 days were spent doing a different activity each day.  Tuesday my sister-in-law came and we traveled to New Jersey to stay with my sister Briana and spend some time at the beach.  We came back and Luke's parents came and are here until Monday.  So we have certainly not been without distraction.

Please pray for a safe trip home for everyone in Kenya.  I'm ready to see my husband!

Beautiful Babies

I can't believe how beautiful my two little girls are!  Are we blessed or what??

Anyway,  we've had a fun summer so far.  Jada and I got to fly to Illinois for my Aunt Trudy's 60th Birthday Party.  It was so nice to see family that I hadn't seen in so long!

Making Grandma's Homemade noodles.  Yes I held the knife like that on purpose.

Aunt Trudy and Dad

Grandma B and my nephew Sawyer

Proud Grandparents with two of their four grandkids!

Jada and I on the plane!

We also spent a couple days at our friend's pool where Jada was introduced to the water!  She LOVED IT!  I bought her a little floaty that she can sit in and she loves to kick her feet and splash in the water.  Jael loves the water as always.  She swims around with her floaty and it's hard to get her out of the water!  She still won't put her face in the water but I guess that will come eventually.

Airplanes+Our Children = Illness

On the plane on our way to Iowa.





This past weekend we took a trip to Iowa and stayed with Luke's parents.  It's safe to say that every time we have flown one of our children has gotten sick with the exception of one flight.  On that particular flight Jada was in my stomach and I took extreme precautions for Jael.  I had Jael start taking Airborne two days before flight,  brought massive germ-x wipes and wiped down literally EVERYTHING where we sat, and brought saline solution and sprayed her nose every few minutes to keep it moist.  Luke made fun of me for being so psycho but guess what?  Jael did not get sick!
This last trip was Jada's turn.  After arriving to Iowa she developed a fever that I initially attributed to teething.  Later I found out that it was Hand Foot and Mouth Disease which the doctor said she probably got from from the flight.  Surprise Surprise!  Lesson learned, being a psycho pays off!  Our next flight will consist of airborne, germ-x wipes and saline spray!