Friday, August 30, 2013

Enjoying a little family time..

It's Ruthie and Papa!!

We welcomed our wonderful Evans Grandparents for a Fall visit this week, and it's so nice to have visitors. They are such great company and the kids are loving getting all the attention and school pick-ups, after school Ice cream cones, and after bath airplane rides :)


More to come!! 

Happy Labor Day weekend!!!

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

The twinks take ....KINDERGARTEN!!!!

Remember this chair???





I guess you could say we've grown up!



Off to Kindergarten today!  Our little Isabel is not looking back! She is ready!!  She has with each year come out of her shell more and more and more.  At five years old, Isabel is confident, happy, silly, sweet, and a ball of fun!  She has so much personality and spunk, and it is so fun watching her grow and learn.  We LOVE this girl and can't wait to see what Kindergarten is like for her. She is so excited that several of her friends from last year are in her class!


Our beaming boy!!  A little rock climbing on the side of the house before school...that's our Luke!  Luke is excited and has been waiting for Kindergarten for years.  He would always talk about it, and knew it was a special time!  At five and a half, he is mature, funny, energetic, athletic, caring, kind, and a serious thinker (as we've always known)  He went to Lego camp this summer, and loved it.  This fall he is starting Cub scouts and Hockey!!  Luke is PURE JOY and we can't wait to watch where his precious life leads!

 Goofyness before school is a must!!


There they go....trying to keep it together from the back!


Oh what a blessing for our morning....seeing Mrs. Mary (our preschool teacher) who had a HUGE smile and hug for the twins!  She is wonderful!


And our sweet new teacher, Mrs. Rogers!!!


Bella (our friend from last year) is in our class!!!


 Found our seats!


It's going to be a GREAT year!!  We are thankful!!!

Sunday, August 18, 2013

Isabel is FAST!!


Early this summer, as soon as we could get into some shorts, Daddy popped off those pink training wheels and was ready to teach his girl to ride!  This is from June.  It took Isabel about 5 times of JOsh working with her in the evenings for 30 minutes or so, until she was good to go.  She did great and didnt complain at all.  Josh is such a great teacher and coach!   And with her trustly Lukey behind her about 10 feet the entire time, she knew she had a great support team!  That's really what it's all about.
So, fast forward three months, and you would have thought she has been riding for years.  She is so fast and confident on her bike.  So confident that it makes Mom a bit nervous.  She asks me every day to ride and just enjoys having Luke by her side.  We live on a somewhat busy street, so I don't let them venture too fat just yet. But Dad takes them for a ride almost every night after dinner on these cool dry Wyoming nights.  And now we can enjoy family bike rides and all keep up!!!  



2 days before the twins arrived....

2 days before the twins arrived....
I am so thankful my Dad took this picture....to remind me what it felt like to hold two precious lives inside of me...

Be encouraged!

Lord fill my heart with Yours
that I may know Your will,
those things that I should act upon
and when you want me still.

Guard my mind from useless thoughts
that clutter, harm, confuse.
Create in me a closeness
that Your course I'll always choose.

Clear my hearing, teach me
to identify the lies,
that I may only hear the truth
of who I am in Christ.

Lord, satisfy and fill me
with Your Spirit from above,
that I may truly know the freedom
of Unfailing Love.

Then planted deeply in that love,
my heart in full surrender,
Lift the veil for all to see,
my life display Your splendor.


Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

I BELIEVE......

I BELIEVE......
You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore. Psalm 16:11