Monday, March 12, 2007

Nienna tries her hand at make-up


. . . or should I say her lips? She really did a pretty good job. She just needs to learn where mascara normally goes and she'll be a pro. Although, I can see that we're going to have a little issue with vanity. She spent the next five minutes making kissey faces at herself in the mirror.



Saturday, March 10, 2007

Hey, Hey, We're Still Alive!

We Survived the Long Winter.

Well, the snow is FINALLY starting to melt. Today was a balmy, 50 degree day! We look forward to getting the kids outside to play more and being able to see the neighbors outside again. We have a wonderful neighborhood and anticipate another fun spring and summer.

A lot has happened since we started school in August. We had a lot of fun with school this year, but since Nienna has stopped taking her morning naps and is trying to cut all of her molars at once, we decided to take a break until she gets to the point where she will play by herself for a while.

For those of you who don't know, we have been/are involved in helping to start an E-free church plant in Urbandale, IA called Timberline Church. This has been and continues to be such an exciting time in our lives. It has been amazing to see God's hand in everything that has transpired. It's been such a joy fellowshiping with our fellow Christians as we're being challenged and stretched to growth and maturity in Christ. We can't wait to see what God does in the Timberline area! Thus far, we've been meeting in the building of the "planting" church who has been very generously letting us use their space and has given us a great start, but we will be moving out into our own space on April 1st. We would ask all friends and family to please keep Timberline Church in your prayers.

Well, that's our update for now. I'll try to do a better job of keeping you all updated in the future! :)