Slippers!

The boys love their warm, fuzzy slippers. They are perfect for cold, Fall nights. Ammon has Darth Vader slippers and Carter has Shrek slippers. They love to wear them when we go outside at night. The one problem with slippers (as Carter has discovered), is that they are slippery!

White Coat Ceremony

Colby's white coat ceremony was held on September 16. It was really neat! It was a ceremony, very similar to a graduation, except it marked the beginning of his medical education rather than the end of it. My visiting teacher offered to watch the kids so I didn't have to chase them around. It was so nice to be able to go and watch without any interuptions. It was almost like we were on a date (except for the fact that we didn't see each other most of the time, but that's just a minor detail!) We both feel very blessed to be able to be in Iowa and for the opportunity that Colby has to get an education. We miss all of our friends and family, but we know that we are in the right place!

Ammon and Caden

Ammon has a friend, Caden Campbell, who only lives 2 doors down from us. Ammon and Caden have so much fun playing together. Ammon asks me everyday if he can go to Caden's house and play and if I tell him "no" he will say, "oh, okay, then Caden could just come to our house." Ammon is very grateful that he has a friend that lives so close

 

The Beaverdale Fall Festival

Beaverdale is a little town just Southwest of Johnston. Every year in September they have a Fall festival sponsored by the city. We took the kids to the festival parade on Saturday and they had a blast! They had free donuts and orange juice before the parade started, then they handed out candy bags to the kids. I couldn't believe how much candy they threw, the boys actually got sick of picking it up. About half way through the parade they both decided they were ready to stop collecting candy and start eating it! It was a beautiful day and the kids had a blast!

Bunk bed!

I thought this was such a cute picture of the boys in their bunk bed. I love this bunk bed because it has such a neat history. Colby's dad built this bed when Colby was a little boy and he slept in it for alot of his childhood. When I was pregnant with Carter, Colby painted it blue for our boys. It was a lot of work, but it turned out great! I can't believe my boys are big enough for a bunk bed, they are growing so fast! 

We Love The Library!

We are lucky enough to live right across the street from the Johnston city library. It is a new facility and they have a great "kids area" where the kids can go to read, do puzzles , play with puppets or just lounge on the giant stuffed lion or dragon. They also have great programs for the kids. Last week we went to a program called "ROAR" and we learned all about lions. We even learned some songs about lions, did a lion dance and made a lion mask. Today at story time the kids learned about bees and honey. They got to sample different kinds of honey, sang a song about bees anbees and colored a bee picture. They each came home with a bit 'o honey candy. The kids love to go to these programs and look forward to story time each week. Sometimes we just walk over to the library to "hang out." The kids love to go to and pick out books and movies. Sometimes if we're lucky, we can even visit Daddy when he is studying. We are so glad that we are able to live so close to the library.
 

Cooling Off!

It was very hot and humid when we first moved to Iowa. The boys loved to go outside and cool off with a popsicle (I had to ban them from the house because they made such a big mess!) Now it is starting to cool down and we are looking forward to the fall. Ammon is already talking about what he is going to be for Halloween and what Santa Clause is bringing him for Christmas!

 

My two little buddies

Ammon and Carter are growing so fast! We have so much fun watching them grow and change. They love to play together. Carter wants to do everything that Ammon does and he sometimes gets frustrated when he's not "big enough." Ammon is a very good big brother and always looks out for his little buddy. I am so grateful for these two little blessings in my life.