Catching Up

This past month has been a busy one, hence my slacking off on blog updates. So, in an effort to catch up, here are some highlights.

Carter turned three on August 24th! We celebrated with a family party at home. Carter selected an "army" cake for the occasion and was all smiles as he blew out the candles. Some of his favorite presents were a remote controlled Lightning McQueen car, a Cars t-shirt, and a John Deere dump truck.

We celebrated my mom's birthday on August 28th. We had the Waagner side of the family over for a simple dinner and cake. We praise the Lord for bringing her through the trials of the past year--what a special birthday this was!

Brian also celebrated a birthday recently. On September 16th he turned thirty-three. The boys had fun decorating a cake for him--a "golf" cake with a Virginia Tech golf ball--both of his hobbies combined into one cake! They know their daddy!

Another big event of the past month was my 20 week ultrasound, marking the mid-way point of the pregnancy. On August 24th we were able to "see" blessing #5 via ultrasound machine. It truly is amazing to see the baby on the screen--a complete baby, tiny and moving around. Despite natural curiosity and pressure from friends and family to "find out," the gender of our little bundle of joy remains a surprise. We love the anticipation of finding out in the delivery room. For now I am am enjoying those sweet little kicks and looking forward to meeting him or her in January.

On September 8th Grant became a first grader. He nonchalantly took on this new challenge and seems to be enjoying the first grade just as much as he did kindergarten. Due to our move, Grant is attending a different school this year. The transition has been easy for him and he has made several friends already. We are grateful for a very good teacher and are impressed at how much his reading has improved in just a few weeks. The monkey bars seem to be all the rage in first grade (first graders get promoted to the "big kids" playground), and Grant has the callouses on his hands to prove it. He also enjoys music and computer.

Football is a big deal around here in the fall and this year we have two football players in the family! Grant and Bryce are playing flag football and enjoying it immensely. They like wearing their cleats and jerseys and are having fun "practicing" in the backyard. It's been fun to watch them play.

Carter chillin' on the sideline.