Animal lovers

I recently discovered, I don't know why I didn't think of this before, that Liam LOVES the pet store. He gets SO excited to see all the animals, it's hilarious and too cute. So here are a few photos of Liam and Jude, who was equally as excited, enjoying their trip to the pet store :)

Pumpkin Picking

A little while back Amby, Liam, Becky, Levi and I went to pick out some pumpkins at a Pumpkin Patch. There were SO many pumpkins and the boys loved it. Here's a picture of Liam getting a piggy back ride from his aunty!
The JOY of running through rows of pumpkins!! I brought back a plate of small gourds to display in the house, they are now one of Liam's favorite toys to play with.


One of the best things about our trip was how much Liam and Levi enjoyed being pulled in the wagon. They enjoyed it so much... Liam even tried to pull Levi along, and was able to move him a few yards on flatter ground. I know I say this a lot, but we are so blessed to have such wonderful friends.

Special visits from special friends

We've recently had fun visits from some very special friends! Liam and Noa had a blast reuniting over Martha's wedding. Liam was only a couple of months old when Noa went to Japan, and almost a year later it was so wonderful to see them playing and interacting together. We hope we'll be in Japan with them soon.

We also had the sweet blessing of hanging out with Phoebe, who recently moved all the way to L.A. They were in Virginia for 2 different weddings, so we got to spend a good week with them. Liam and Phoebe have always been such great friends, and it was neat to see them remember each other and start playing again.

Over the past six months or so...

Being a cool dude with daddy. This if I remember correctly was one of the hottest days this year.
All swinging together. A fun play date with lots of friends.
I love this picture because I think it really captures who Liam is... full of energy and lots of fun, always on the go, making up games and playing with anything that he can, though he is usually making those around him laugh and smile along with him.
This was a moment to remember for us parents! One of the first times that all our little ones were actually playing together.
And here he is after we had built his first fort ever, to my surprise he played in it for quiet a while. I'm sure with the weather getting cooler we'll have many days to make more forts.

Time

As you can see from this picture A LOT of time has past since I last uploaded pictures from our point and shoot camera. These pictures are both old, and were both found on my camera!! I couldn't believe it had been so long. This probably explains a little of why my posting has been so spars lately... I'll post some more pictures that I found over the next few days!

Changing Times

Fall is here and with it lots of change... It is truly beautiful to behold.

In all our craziness.

A moment of quiet and peace...
Trinity and Daniel Josiah stayed with us for a few nights over the weekend of Martha's wedding. Liam had such great fun playing with his cousins, and Matthew and I enjoyed catching up with Danny and Kimberly.

Being Away

It's true we've been away.... but not for the whole time that I've been gone from the blog. We recently attended a conference held by MTW. It was an amazingly refreshing time, we came away blessed and recharged. We got to spend time with some wonderful friends, and got to make new ones too. I hope to be posting a bit more this week... we'll see :)