Annie on the move again

So yesterday I caught Annie at the top of the steps. Then I caught her crawling out of her high chair, across the tray, and onto the kitchen table. Then she walked across the room behind her little walker toy. She is so brave! Even when the kids are wrestling around on the floor, she puts her head down and crawls right into the mix of them! I guess it is a good thing she is so tough and ready to go or she would never participate in the chaos at our house. She also loves to point at everyone's pictures as we go up and down the stairs, smiling at each one. Fun stuff!

The Game of Life

During the little guys' naptime today, I talked Aaron and Katie into playing a new game that I had tucked away in a drawer: The Game of Life! Oh what fun and what memories! I was so excited to introduce them to it, and they liked it too, even though they are, technically, both a little young for it. I found it interesting that I had the lowest salary, the most kids, and the most LIFE pieces (which represented positive life events) by the end of the game, and even though I thought I had not done all that well, I ended up winning. Ah, the game of Life.

To Kenya

We took Chad to the airport this morning and sent him off to Kenya for two weeks. He is excited and I am excited for him. The kids are not quite sure. Aaron was bummed this morning, and Ben whined for Daddy a little this evening. I am praying for an amazing experience for him and that God would teach him incredible things in awesome ways. But we are already looking forward to going back to the airport in two weeks to pick him up!