Friday, September 7, 2012

2nd grade and a sister



A few weeks ago, we decided to have a foster daughter move in with us for about four months. It has been a huge change for our family. We went to all the state trainings and we thought we were prepared, but it is a huge adjustment. Peter and Ben are learning to adjust to having a girl living in their house because I am not a girl, I am their mom. It is definitely been challenging for all of us, but we are trusting that God will use this time to grow us in our faith and ability to love others. Dirk left this morning for training for a month, and so it is me and the kids. I know that I can be a great mom to all three of them, but it will not be easy. 

Monday, September 3, 2012

Our summer vacation









 It has been a great summer and I feel like we had a good time.  The highlight was our big trip to California.  We went to San Francisco, Hearst Castle, Monterey Bay Aquarium, Disneyland, and Yosemite.  We also spent 5 days surfing and boogie boarding in Southern Cali.  It was a fun time.  Peter's favorite part was being able to play in the water and Ben loved Disneyland.