A couple more

A couple more pictures from our weekend. The first one if of Kirk & Yuji, two of our leaders who did program for work weekend. They were playing dutch guys who wanted to beautify the world with tulips. Pretty funny. And then a pic of Dan and I speaking.

Timberwolf Lake

This past weekend Dan and I got the privilege to go speak together for work weekend at a YL camp called Timberwolf Lake up in Michigan. It was SUCH a fun weekend. The weather was great! The camp is beyond beautiful. And it was the first time that Dan and I have spoken together and it was so much fun!!!!!!!! Isaac loved being with so many new friends. Everywhere we went he kept pointing to everyone saying..."friend, friend, friend" He especially loved Kirk (there is a picture below of Kirk reading to isaac in the car). Since Kirk wore a baseball hat, now Isaac also wants to wear a baseball cap. And, whenever we get in the car now, Isaac points to the back seat and says kirk.

Isaac's Turning 2!!!

Make a Smilebox invite

Sink Baths

Rachel, a friend of mine, introduced me to the idea of sink baths. They are quick and easy and don't involve any bending over, which is a nice perk. Lily enjoys her sink baths. Below is a picture and little video. We did end up letting Isaac also try out a sink bath. It didn't go as well and more of the water ended up on me or on the floor than left in the bath. :)

Isaac Videos

Here's a few videos of our little man. I have to say that in the last video Dan did not prompt Isaac at all to put the sweat band in the gym bag, and he has never seen us do that.

My Little Helper

Double Duty

Hi Friends out there in blog land. This picture does a good job summing up a lot about our life lately. It is crazy, funny, stinky, cute, difficult, different than I ever could have expected, suprising, silly, wonderful, tiring, trying, frustrating, invigorating, magical, all consuming, dirty, out of control, cozy, colorful, changing all the time, revealing, refining, loud, quiet, tearful (both mine and the babies'), fearful, life giving, life taking, a roller coaster ride, joful, constant, chaotic, and grace filled.

No one could ever explain the feeling of parenthood until you just do it. Both the highs and the lows are just completely unimaginable until you are there. I sometimes think at the end of the day, I can't believe I made it. And most mornings when I wake up, I start with a prayer that pretty much says, I have no idea how I am going to do this again today. But...in the midst of the struggles and tiredness and choas there are moments of absolute grace and blissfulness. They are usually short and quickly interrupted by some kind of crying, spitting up, pooping, tantrum, or our crazy dog, but in those moments of beauty and grace all the darkness is melted away. If you are in this phase of life, or ever have been, I'm sure you can relate. :)