Magic Moments

Cade has adopted the baby doll I had as a little girl and his love for her is just so sweet. Baby Natalie goes everywhere with Cade...to sleep, to coop on Thursdays, to AWANA, and during the day he totes her around almost all the time. These past few days Cade has been in costume as Spiderman and I've found it so endearing to watch Spiderman set up pretend birthday parties for Baby Natalie and give her bottles and tuck her into bed. Halloween is my least favorite holiday so my kids are using costumes we already had. But Cade came to me almost in tears because Baby Natalie didn't have Halloween costume. So what did I do? I did what any mother would do and I promptly ordered Baby Natalie a Halloween costume along with her own pumpkin candy bucket to match Cade's. This phase is the sweetest so I hope he loves Baby Natalie for a good long time.

Aiden's season of Rec Soccer has come to an end. His rec team has the sweetest kids on their team and they've played together for quite a few seasons now. This weekend they decided to enter the Target Cup Soccer Tournament. The weather is freezing and raining but they've had a great time. They have more games tomorrow before we see what place they'll take home. For the month of November we have a break from soccer (can I get an AMEN?). Aiden's coach for his travel team will be going home to the Ivory Coast for the month so that means a break before we pick up again in December. In the past Aiden has gained quite a bit of skill over the winter months so we're excited to keep watching him get better. Here's a few pictures of his last rec game and his rec tournament this weekend.  Keep in mind that Aiden's soccer skills are better than my photography skills. ;)

It's been a long time since I've written about anything other than our comings and goings on this blog. I used to always think about different blog posts I could write, but even that has faded since my days have become more consumed with three kids. Homeschooling is a full time job and by the end of the day my brain has taught all subjects in 2nd and 5th/6th grade plus preschool and so I'm done thinking and usually turn on the TV once the boys are in bed. But the silver lining of not having babies in the house anymore means that I can occasionally leave the house a little more frequently and easily. Bible Study Fellowship opened up a class just 10 minutes from our house so each Tuesday night I've been lucky enough to be studying The History of Israel. Studying the Old Testament is my favorite. From the very beginning of time we see God begin to weave together a story with events linked together over hundreds of years and, inspite of human interactions and short coming...