Awana, Here We Come!

Will started Sparks and Jessie started Cubbies last Wednesday night. Awana is new to our family. We have never participated before, because of early bedtimes and schedules. So we are very excited for something new and fun. Our new church, which is incredible (thanks to Heather and Harold for the recommendation) has a pretty big Awana program. The first night which was last Wednesday had a Western theme. Both Will and Jessie got into it and had a great time. Here are pics to prove it!

Blue Angels Adventure

One of the benefits of living in Pensacola is that Pensacola NAS is home of the Blue Angels. On most Wednesdays and Thursdays of every week they practice open for anyone to come and watch. And... on some Wednesdays the pilots come inside the museum to meet, greet and sign autographs. The pictures really tell it all. As you can see, Will is in heaven.

Almost Walking...

Unfortunately, I have not documented very many firsts for Will and Jessica and now Josh is no exception. I wish I could be more like Laura who is the most organized and creative person I know, maybe one day... yeah, probably not:)
Well, our precious baby Joshua is not yet walking. I think we are definitely in the cruising stage. Yesterday, all by himself he grabbed hold of Jessica's toy grocery cart and took off. I was cooking dinner in the kitchen and caught him out of the corner of my eye. I started cheering and then Will and Jessica got into it. He was so proud. He had a huge smile on his face and laughed at all of our antics. What a muffin...
Progress, my dear friends...

We Made It!

Well, we are finally here and mostly unpacked. All of our worldly belongings were delivered on Monday and we have been unpacking boxes ever since. For the first 3 and 1/2 days it rained, which made it easy for Thomas and I to stay inside and unpack. However, not so easy for Will, Jessie and Josh. They were beginning to climb the walls. So in the afternoons we have ventured out to explore. We have been to the "Jet Museum" (as Will calls it) twice and to the beach twice. We are slowly meeting our neighbors. Our neighborhood is very quiet. I think we are completely out-numbered by the grey-haired folk:) The very first neighbor we met said and I quote, "We have a nice quiet neighborhood and we plan to keep it that way." With 3 kids, I make no promises:) Despite our first cheery neighbor, everyone seems really nice. Although the bar was set pretty high in Chesapeake for good neighbors, so we will have to wait and see.

I love it when...

My kids are full of expression. Things they do and say bring such a smile to me and I think they will to all of you as well.

I love it when...
~Will and now Jessica pronounce McDonalds as Mikel-Donalds.
~Jessica has an ouchy or a boo boo. For example, this morning she came to me and instead of saying my ear hurts, she will say, "My ear doesn't feel better." She is such an optimist.
~Joshua snuggles. Finally, my third child, loves to be loved, hugged and kissed. When I pick him up he gives me the strongest head butt into my nose and mouth, to say give me some lovin'.
~Will and Jessica get so excited to see a police car, firetruck, motorcycle, or ambulance. The way they react... is like they have just seen the most famous movie star.
~Will takes on his "worker" persona and the flexion in his voice changes. It is really funny.

Well, these are just a few smiles I enjoy on a regular basis. I hope they make you smile too. ~Jenni