Michigan Adventures

As most of you know we were in Michigan for 3 weeks this August. It was wonderful! That's as best as I can describe it. It was relaxing, fun, and I could go on and on. The girls are at a great age to do fun things. Aylah got to see fireworks, roast marshmallows and make smores, go on a boat, and do lots of other "firsts." The pictures above are on the beach in Holland by my parent's house. We tried to take some much needed family pics and I think they didn't turn out half bad :) Thanks Dad for being our photographer!

So now we are back and in the swing of things. After-school center started this week at New City and Josh hired an assistant. He thinks she will be great, after an initial period of being overwhelmed by crazy New City life.

Our condo is almost done being built and there is a ribbon cutting ceremony on Oct. 12 so we should be able to walk through it for the first time. I, of course, am super excited and can't wait to see our new house. So we should be able to move at the end of October!

The girls are getting so big! Aylah is learning her letters right now and it makes her seem even older! She knows; a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,l,m,r,s, and y. We play games with them, make them out of playdough, play with them in the bathtub. She loves it and I do too. The teacher in me gets all excited. She is, as always talking a mile a minute. Her latest cute/funny things are as follows.

One day Josh asked her where she was in the pictures of Josh and I on our wedding day. She said, "Macy and I were in Mommy's tummy." pause "I was in the front and Macy was in the back." We laughed histarically.

One night this week Aylah and I were reading her Jesus Storybook Bible at bedtime and had read about Joshua and Jericho. We were talking about how our house on Earth is not permanent but God is preparing us one in Heaven. Aylah looked at me very concerned "Mommy, will there be snacks in heaven?" "Yes Aylah, very yummy ones." "Like goldfish crackers?" "Probably even yummier than goldfish crackers Aylah."

Macy is as fun as ever too. She has this deep raspy voice that cracks me up. Her favorite things to say are; nope, Dora, Boots, and Map. She has a little thing for Dora and we had to put her on Dora detox for a while. She loves to climb which freaks me out! She can be on top of the kitchen table in a matter of seconds. It scares me for when we have them both in the bunk beds. For now I am enjoying the safety of the crib. Macy, we found out, is allergic to mosquito bites. Her most recent bite was on the top of her foot, which made it swell to 3 times it's normal size, prompted a visit to the Dr. and a round of amoxicillan b/c the Dr. was nervous that all the other broken open mosquito bites on her leg were going to get infected due to the nearby swelling of her foot. It was gross, all red and black and blue and then she couldn't go anywhere for a few days b/c her shoe wouldn't even fit! That little girl has given us a run for our money several times in her short year and a half life!

As a whole we are all doing okay,except we each came down with a 2 day stomach virus and tore through our family with no remorse Labor Day weekend. Needless to say we are getting our flu shots next week. Oh, and Aylah and I go to the dentist next week too. Aylah is all excited b/c it's her first time and I bought her a Dora book to talk to her about everything she might see there.

Every day Aylah goes through a laundry list of things she wants to make sure we pack for our new house....

Mom!

Yes, Aylah.

Are we going to pack Macy's booster chair?

Yes, Aylah.

How bout the bibs?

Yes, Aylah.

Are we going to pack the animal crackers?

Well we will probably eat them all by the time we move but if any are left, then yes.

Mom!

Yes, Aylah.

We can't forget Macy's shoes.

Ok, Aylah.

and on and on and on we go..... have a wonderful day! We'll update I'm sure in another month or 2 :)