Soccer!

Aidan started his first season of soccer this fall and it has been so much fun for us. He loves his weekly practices and games. I actually really enjoy watching and can't wait for next season. He isn't the most aggressive player and he tends to like twirling and pretending to be a superhero more than going after the ball, but I think as he gets older he will really enjoy the game more. He is at the perfect age for getting started (4.5) and I am glad we didn't start any earlier. For now, he just loves to run around with the other kids and get to eat snack at the end of the game! :)

The Husband Turns 28

So, a few days ago it was the husband's birthday. He is not super into big celebrations and with the upcoming move I didn't have it in me to plan anything, but we did make a dinosaur cake (at Aidan's request) for him and decorated it with sprinkles and some gel icing. It was way tastier than it looks and I will never enter myself in a cake decorating contest (promise!). Aidan had fun decorating it for Daddy. We had a simple little family celebration eating cake and ice cream outside by the fire. 

And just a few days ago I snapped this shot of father and son in the middle of their pumpkin carving project. We decided not to tell Nora about it this year and it made for a much less messy time overall. Love these two guys!

Final Trip to the Zoo

We've been doing lot of "lasts" around here, or as Aidan says, "until we visit." So, our last trip to the zoo was a couple of weeks ago. We have loved going to the zoo and it is so crazy to think that the first time we went Nora was a tiny baby in the stroller and now she is a big girl walking around and looking at everything (I'm just a wee bit nostalgic lately). 

We got to meet up with some friends from church and it was fun to also get to hang out with them on this special little trip.

 Nora and her friend Bennett from church

 Sitting on the Komodo dragon

And I have no idea what she was doing here, but I think she was giving that statue a good talking-to. :)

Isle of Palms Pt. 3

Okay, final post on the beach trip from 2 months ago...agh! I am so behind on life, but also trying to pack up every last thing we own or get rid of it before we move out of here in just 8 more days.

Love these last few shots: Aidan pushing Nora in the stroller, kicking the soccer ball on the beach, and going for a naked swim (just the kids) in the pool at the beach house after washing off the sand from the beach. 

Aidan: 4.5

Aidan is at a great stage right now. I really love seeing his interests take off. He is very curious about how everything works and likes to break things down into processes to understand them. He does not like being forced to try new things, but what he does put his mind to he will accomplish. He loves being around people and loves giving presentations at his homeschool co-op. He does not like doing any sort of songs with motions though. :) I can see a little boy emerging from this energetic preschooler and I am so excited to watch him grow up. He loves to be read to and that is one of the things I love sharing with him. He has such a good attention span for books, stories, and puzzles and he is actually really good at games. He beats me at Monopoly Jr. all the time! 

Isle of Palms Pt. 2

Our first day at the beach was overcast, but beautiful and we spent about 3 hours of the morning out in the sand and water (no sun). :)

Absence

This blog is the last thing on my mind right now, but I feel for my children's sake (the real reason I blog anyway) I need to keep up with the goings on in our lives and at least attempt to document them.

The big reason for this absence?

Well, most people probably know, but we are MOVING. Seth got promoted to a new position at work that will send us back to Kansas City. We are thrilled to be near family again, but are also feeling sadness over leaving our new friends here in South Carolina. God has been so good to us these last 2 year here and has really blessed us with several great relationships. It has definitely not been without its hardships, but this time in SC was so good for us as a family unit and a great time of growth for Seth and I (both personal and relational).

So, that being said, we are moving in about 3.5 weeks and I am hurriedly packing up this house, getting rid of junk that I've held on to for all our other moves, and organizing like crazy. This is the first move of our 5 or 6 moves in the last 5 years that I am not: very pregnant, have a child under 1, or just given birth. I am so glad that I have more sanity, sleep, and the ability to process this move.

I am doing a craft fair the day before we move so that is a little insane, but I am still feeling like I can manage both things. We have had so much activity these last few weeks and our calendar for this month is filling up with all the "lasts" that we need to have. So, I am fairly sure this blog may not have a lot of documenting for awhile.

So, here we go again. :)