A wonderful weekend!

It has been awhile since I have posted. I enjoy reading everyone else's so much I forget to do mine. We have one more week before ultrasound day to find out the gender so fun!!

This past Friday we had Uncle Nate over for dinner and pumpkin carving. Elizabeth wanted nothing to do with the insides. We did buy 2 pumpkins one for her to push in Mr. Potatohead type decorations. She did like that and now laughs at it whenever she sees it outside. On Saturday we went to the annual Halloween party and friends' of ours farm. She had a lot of fun with the other kids and not being watched like a hawk in regards to chips.















At church on Sunday I worked with the kids class. I started almost 2 years ago my mine focus on any kids with special needs. There were actually quite a few when we first recognized the need for more support. Actually I started praying when I moved here there would be an opportunity for me to serve in that kind of ministry. One women's bible study later, the childrens' director and I were talking and tears were she on both sides about how the need for each other. Anyways, yesterday they carved a pumpkin. I know my first thoughts were wondering the church's thoughts on Halloween in the church. But what the teacher taught the kids as the pumpkin was carved was this;

1. Top: Open my mind to learn about You (God)
2. Insides : Take away my sin
3. eyes: open my eyes to see You and Your love
4. Nose: I'm sorry for the times I was not thankful and when I turned up my nose
5. Mouth: Open my mouth so I can tell others about you
6. Candle: Let you light shine through me in all I say and do!

SO cool! I really enjoyed that and can't wait to use it next year.


To top of the weekend or actually this started last week. No heat. YIKES!! It has been cold but tonight will be the coldest 29 degrees. Supposedly the HVAC people are coming back again. We rent this duplex and the furnace was not orginally put in correctly and this will be the third time over all since installation they have been here. Then the gas company has to come back out and make sure it is safe to turn the gas on. Crazy.

Weekly Storytime

Every week Elizabeth and I trek into the city. If we were still in Naperville we would never go into the city every week. Nashville is probably easier to get around in then just Naperville. Anyways, we go because she does not have any social time or even time to sit in listen in a semi class situation during the week. Most kids at her age are in a mother's day out program by now. We are not going to do it for a couple of reasons. One is we can't afford it. It actually isn't that expensive but we still can't. Another reason is why do I need to put her in one, I am not working and am at home. I might put her in once a week if we had the money for the classroom situation. But we are praying that BSF finally pulls through and she can get 2 hours of bible filled learning. Don't get me wrong, a lot of the mother's day out programs are tied to a church. BSF is way more bible based than probably most Sunday school classes.

We are not in a BSF class because there is no 2 year old teacher yet. We signed up when we should have and are just waiting. I am super excited to get this type of teaching because I have never had any type of bible education besides what I have done on my own.


Onto baby news, I gained only 3 pounds this past check up. Not too bad. I wish I would have kept last times weight gain. OH well. The heart rate is about 150. The doc seems to have no worries. We are normally waiting longer in the waiting room than the whole appointment. Next month we get to find out the gender!!! With Elizabeth she was upside down and they could not tell. We shall see this time around. I will keep you posted.