Beautiful Fall Day

We went to the Mt. Horeb Fall Heritage Festival with some friends on Sunday. It was beautiful, but too hot (over 85 degrees I think.) Anyway, it was fun, and we want to go back to Mt. Horeb to visit again - the Mustard Museum is really neat, and there are lots of great gift shops. Josie liked the lammas and alpacas.


Just a little closer....

God is With You!

Josie likes to read her Bible before bed. She also sometimes climbs into mama's lap while mama is reading her bible in the morning. Sometimes she'll say "Read mama's bible?" and I'll read her some of whatever I'm reading. This past weekend we were in Michigan for Jim's grandfather's funeral. It was a difficult time for Jim and his family. Gordon was admired by many. Jim spent a lot of summers in his childhood living with his grandparents. A few times through the weekend, Josie found mommy's Bible and sat down to flip through the pages. It was so touching to watch her sit down with it and "read." She said the same thing over and over, flipping to different pages and reading the same words. "God is WITH you!" then "God is WITH you!" and again "God is WITH you!" What a sweet encouragement.

Happy Birthday Little One!

Josie had a fun 2nd birthday. Daddy was home during daycare so we sang "Happy Birthday" and had cupcakes. Then Daddy had a surprise and took us to Ella's Deli. This is such a fun place, I want to bring her for every birthday. It is like an old time diner, complete with a thousand desserts and ice cream sundaes, but it's decorated like a permanent circus with interesting things all over the walls and ceilings. And of course the main attraction: a carousel! As soon as we pulled into the parking lot Josie said, "A horse! Josie ride horse!" Here are some pics from her big day.