I really can't remember everything that has happened since I last wrote, so I'm just going to do the recent things!
We have been working on finishing our stair renovation. It is the last BIG thing we are needing to finish! :)
Last weekend, we had our annual Triplet Reunion in Windemere. It was so great seeing all of my family. I am so thankful for the family God has given me, there are some great prayer warriors in that group and they all care so deeply for each other. Saturday morning, we had a baby shower/brunch for my cousin Dayna who is having a baby boy. I think it went really well! We tried this game where we made Liam's (??) first alphabet book, and it was surprisingly well accepted and some of the pictures were very funny! Steven left on Saturday night, but I stayed because I rode with Mom, Austin, and Kyla back to O'Fallon on Sunday!
I am so glad they came and spent a few days with us! It was fun showing them our house for the first time since we have been working on it. We went to a small water park in our area, it had a few "tame" slides and some really tall ones. The girls only rode the small ones but the boys were much braver and loved the tall ones. We took them to Fritz's, did some shopping, and just kinda hung out at our house Sunday night, Steven came back from youth and gave us the great news that one of the kids there that night got saved! It is so exciting seeing God work in the youth group. I'm so proud of my husband for taking on this calling. It isn't always the easiest thing, when everyone has their own opinion on how things need to be done, but it is so rewarding and seeing a soul saved really brings you back to what it's all about!
Last Thursday, we took Barkley to the dog park again. It has been SO hot out, that he has been inside all day for over a week, so we finally decided to just take him and lots of water! The park we went to this time had a pond, and we really didn't think he would do anything other than MAYBE put his paws in it, because of how much he has hated water in the past. But, there was a girl dog Abby there, who ran in so of course Barkley had to, too! The first time he got in, I don't think he knew what he was doing... he was just running for a stick we'd thrown in the park. As soon as it "hit" him that he was all wet, he ran out as fast as he could! But after that, he got in a couple more times. I don't know that he loved it, but hopefully the more he tries it the more he will like it! He got FILTHY, so he had to take a bath afterwards, but it was worth it!
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| This is him running OUT of the water as fast as he could! |
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| dirty puppy! |
I woke up this morning to Steven walking in our room with a plate of bacon, eggs, and toast, and a glass of orange juice! I think the last time he made me breakfast in bed was like a week after we got married? I'm not sure what the occasion was, but it was very sweet and I am thankful that he thought to do something special for me.
Today, I ran some errands to get things for camp. I needed a couple more pairs of shorts, and we needed Twin size sheets for the bunk beds. Then we went to Steven's soft ball game. It was a double header, and we decided to take Barkley. He did soooooooo good! He just played with the kids and he even did tricks for them. He did GREAT for almost two hours, when out of no where they started shooting off fireworks. Well, Barkley hates fireworks. HATES. He immediately started jumping and whimpering and trying to run away as fast as he could. I took the leash from Annalise, who was walking him at the time, and he bolted to my car. When I opened the door, he "hid" in the area where your feet go when you're sitting in the back seat. I have never seen him so scared before. I just sat there with him in the car, but even after the fireworks were over, he would not get back out. He stayed there for the last ten minutes of the game, and didn't move until I got to the garage at home!
I felt really bad about the fireworks, and since Steven went to the Albertson's house for a Game Night, it was just Barkley and I. We went on a "date" to Fritz's. He did great! It's fun to watch him when he figures out that we are walking to the ice cream place, because he gets really excited and walks you straight to the counter where you order. We had a good time, and he was a gentleman and walked me home! :)
Is it weird how much I have been writing about our dog? ha! He just gives me something to write about! I really feel that owning a dog is definitely the next step before having a child... ha! It is a big responsibility! Like, just remembering all of his stuff to take to the game. And how your heart breaks whenever you know they are scared. I know Steven and I definitely love this dog, and if we love a dog this much, how much more love will be in our hearts for a child? The "baby" talk is still a few years away, but I am glad that we made the decision to get a dog at this point in our marriage.
Camp is this coming week. I am really excited to see what God is going to do in all of our lives!
