10 Days of Fun in the Midwest!

We had such a good time back in Nebraska.  They boys are still trying to get back adjusted to regular life :).  We had a ton of fun playing in the leaves at Grandpa and Grandma Luksan's house.  There was a huge pile that the kids jumped and played in.

Playing with Grandpa Luksan

Got to have the pacifier in to drill

Getting some leaves for the pile (and a football)

Getting the pile just right

Watch out Brodie

It was a beautiful, fun fall day.  Stay tuned for more Nebraska news....:)

Home!

We had a fantastic week in Nebraska!  It was so good to be back home!  We are happy to be in our Vermont home tonight and are looking forward to sleeping in our own beds.  We are off to work tomorrow, but will hopefully add new pictures soon. 

Riding bikes in November?

It was warm and sunny this week and we took advantage of it!  The boys had fun on their bikes.  We found a little hill that they went down over and over again.  Brodie had fun going down the hills with his feet off of the pedals.

Ready to ride!

and they're off....

Brodie having fun going down the "hill"

Isaac's turn

Good thing he has training wheels :)

Brodie loves to look at at his Daddy's books.  I'll be cooking and Brodie will be very quiet and I will find him looking at Abel's books.

I am so thankful that Abel has the entire weekend off and we are enjoying a lazy weekend!  I love family time!

Is the weekend really over?

As I am thinking that the cleaning never ends and the dishes just keep on getting dirty, I am reminded that I am thankful that I have a roof over my head and a warm house to live in.  I am thankful again that I have people in my lives that make that house dirty.  I am thankful that I have food to make my dishes dirty and that God blessed me with a love of cooking (too bad I don't enjoy cleaning as much as I enjoy cooking :).  I am so blessed!  (The house is still not completely clean and there are still some dirty dishes, but I am content!)

URI season :(

I think we've all had the upper respiratory infection now.  I don't have a voice, Isaac's nose is running non-stop, Abel's hopefully on the road to recovery, and Brodie is the only one who acts like nothing is bothering him :)

I am thankful for our extended family back home!  We've gotten so much support from all of you since we've been married and went down this med school path.  We love all of you and are looking forward to seeing you soon and hopefully moving much closer to home!   (Even though Brodie keeps saying that he wants us to move to Mexico, we are really trying to find a job in Nebraska or Iowa :)

Hair cut

The guys in this house all got a hair cut tonight.  Isaac did such a great job of holding still after watching Brodie.  This was Isaac's first real hair cut and Abel did a fantastic job cutting his hair.   The boys really enjoyed cutting Daddy's hair.

Brodie says "Daddy, your hair looks great; I think we're done."

After everyone's hair was cut, Brodie jumped off the stool and face planted into the toilet.  So our fun night ended with a bloody nose.  We ended up letting the boys have a little candy since Brodie was so brave with his nose and Isaac was very worried about Brodie. :)

Chocolate high?

November 4th

We had a fun night last night.  We watched Oskar, one of our friend's little boy.  Brodie and Isaac had a blast playing with Oskar (and all of his toys).  Isaac didn't want to leave and threw a temper tantrum as we were walking out the door to go home.

I am thankful for my wonderful children!  What a blessing Brodie and Isaac are to my life.  They make me smile everyday!  I am supposed to be instructing them in the ways to grow up and be responsible men, but I think they are molding me into a better person each day also.   Thank-you God for the wonderful blessing of my boys and allowing me this time in their lives as their mother!

November 3rd

Still no snow for us yet, but I'm sure that will change soon.  The boys and I will head out soon.  I hope everyone has a fantastic day!

I am thankful for a wonderful husband who I love more everyday and that I truly consider my best friend.  I am so proud of all the hard work he has put in the last 7 1/2 years!  I am so blessed that he is such a wonderful father and loves our children so much! 

Sunny November Day

It has been a good day off from work.  Brodie went to his last day of farm school.  He had fun as always.  It is a nice sunny fall day here.  We might try to get out and play when those boys wake up.  Abel has been working a lot (over 1/2 the senior residents are on a missionary trip) and he is sick, so I am hoping he sleeps well tonight and feels better!

I am thankful for Jesus.  I am thankful that God cares about my life and the life of my family.  I am thankful that Jesus has paved the way for my sinful life to go to heaven!