To the Salon we go.....

So Becky and I did my Birthday salon outing last night. I've gone to the salon like two other times in my entire life, so it was definitely a huge treat for me and loads of fun! Thank you so much Becky, I really enjoyed it...

 

Saturday

Saturday we went grocery shopping and enjoyed lunch out at a steak house......yum, was it good!  (Lunch was a treat from Justin's boss) We don't normally dine in somewhere with all the kids, so wasn't sure how they'd do.....but they actually did really well. Our goal when people see us and deal with us is for them to see a difference in our lives and to see that we are different from the world, and that our children are a blessing! We certainly don't want the waiter and people around us to be wishing us gone or saying "and that's why we're never having kids" or "they shouldn't be allowed to have kids". Before we went in the restaurant we told the children to make sure they were quiet and behaved because people were watching them and we were being a light for The Lord.... We actually got to positive comments and were able two leave a track when we left.

 

Blueberries...

Frozen blueberries are always a yummy snack, but are very messy too!

Baby chicks...

Monday after nap, we went over to Grandma and Grandpas house to see some freshly hatched baby chicks! 

Church picnic

Saturday was our church picnic, which everyone always loves. It's a time where we can all get together and enjoy fun, fellowship and lots of good food! This year I helped entertain the 3-6 year olds. We had a lot of fun coloring, playing and running around..... It's always fun trying to keep everyone busy. There were 25 in that age group, well except for two, Savannah and Samuel were under 3!  Wow, I was just thinking about it, The Lord has richly blessed our church to have that many little lives that we have been given to influence in righteousness!

Coloring....

The older boys playing basketball together.....football was next!

Ben filling buckets up for a water game...

All the little girls..... Plus one or so!

And the boys....with some girls mixed in! I actually think they were pretty evenly matched, boys and girls.

Some fellowshipping going on....

While I was helping with the little ones Justin watched Jonathan for me, which was a huge help....I'm thankful God doesn't give us all our children at once, only by one or two at a time! I won't lie, it was hard to make sure all those children stayed in the group and didn't wander off. But it was also fun watching them, the older ones offering to help the younger ones. The girls being girlie, playing with each others hair and motherly towards others. While the boys were being, well, just plain BOYS!

Matt's Semi...

The other day, Matt brought his work truck by for the kids to see....Every time the air brakes made their hissing sound, Savannah said "I don't like that"! She was pretty intimidated by the trucks size too.

Coon Hollo Corn Maze

Friday night we went to a corn maze about 30 minutes away.... The weather was simply beautiful, even slightly cool. All the kids had a blast, but I'd have to say the funniest part by far was when a friend got slobbered on by a cow! Actually, that was really gross.....