fresh air

this cool guy

and this cool guy was feeling better yesterday afternoon and today. thank goodness.

He and Tuck have had high fevers all week so we've been cooped up inside. I hate that it's been during a week of beautiful weather. (until today) Tucker has been sleeping A LOT. He was inside for a late afternoon nap so Grey and I enjoyed some time together outside, just he and I. It was much needed.


We enjoyed laughing and making faces at each other. We played soccer and golf. Grey got a hold of the camera for a few shots of Mommy before I thought about going to get his own camera. 

this is grey's "buffalo face." if you haven't seen it in person, you need to.

one of Grey's originals.

whew

I would really rather not relive last week. 

It started out with a trip to the doctor for Grey Bear because of EXTREMELY swollen tonsils covered in white spots. I was certainly surprised when the Strep test came back negative but the doctor was pretty certain Grey has mono. I thought "ok, we can handle this." Little did I know that Grey's tonsils were swollen into almost one big mass which was obstructing his breathing. We ended up in the ER that night where they took blood and gave him some steroids to help the swelling go down. He also had a swollen spleen along with swollen glands throughout his neck. Thank goodness mono isn't quite as contagious as I thought. If a fever is present it is contagious but they encourage you to go about your daily life if there is no fever. So that we have tried to do all the while being careful his spleen didn't rupture :)

Needless to say, we have been watching a lot of Curious George around here to keep him down. 

We did pull out the capes and swords when times got desperate but played very delicately. 

Tucker has been about his business crawling around, through coffee tables and...

peeking over coffee tables. what a cutie.

It was a big week for the student ministry with our annual "Pancakaganza" during exam week and Uprising (or Disciple Now if you're more familiar with that) this past weekend. This meant Matthew was scarce during the week. Thanks to Papa and Gigi, I was able to attend Friday night while they stayed here with the boys. 


thank goodness I got to experience this group of 11th grade girls!

and this group of 6th grade girls!

I am so grateful that I got to attend worship Friday night along with visiting homes. I love love love being alongside my husband in ministry. What a privilege it is!


Saturday night I took the boys up to hang out for a while and they loved it. I think they both have a crush on Haley.

Grey got to experience a little of the worship time with Matt Papa. He was mesmerized. 

Obviously the Uprising was great. There were students that put their faith in Jesus Christ as their Savior and that's what the weekend was about. Students were challenged and are making steps in their relationships with Christ and were able to worship a God who saves and loves them. Wow.


I wouldn't mind reliving that part of last week! 


On to a new week. I pray that God will receive glory in each and every situation this week. 

This baby...

Oops, I mean this baby...

Has two sharp bottom teeth poking through! Oh what fun :)

our saturday

I have thoroughly enjoyed our saturday. it's all of those little moments throughout the day that just make me so thankful. I just happened to catch some of them.

tuck is watching something outside.

Grey Bear sees it too. Matthew was also staring wide eyed at the men cutting down two trees in our backyard. The boys were enamored. We are making room to expand our deck in the spring!

At some point THIS happened...

I have no idea.

Then after a potty trip, THIS happened.

Tuck was busy on his leapfrog table when he saw Grey's truck...

and cruised to it all by himself!

the battle begins.

Tucker was racing to pull up on anything he could find so we decided to pull out the little push toy, walker thingy.

he loved it!

and Grey loved flicking Tucker's ears. Good thing he doesn't care.

mealtime today was no different. 

mmm. avacodo and a little peas with your paci.

we ended the day watching Up.

It's the little things that just bring me so much joy. These two little boys (and one big man) were given to me and I praise God for each moment!

this smile

It's always good to have a change of perspective and a break from the ordinary. But I couldn't wait to get home (see below) to see this smile...

and this smile...

now that's better. 

:note: thank you to my parents who made the trip to Passion for me possible by taking such great care of the boys! thank you thank you thank you...

268 generation

There are so many things that I could write about our trip to Passion Twenty Ten. I will only choose a few of the things that I LOVED. 

:I loved the group of college students that Matthew and I got to take.

:I loved the trips on the MARTA.

:I loved interacting with the people that ride the MARTA everyday. (aka David Cavin. Although, he goes to work way earlier than we were on.)

:I loved REAL conversation with college students that are seeking the Lord. My soul was deeply encouraged in this time.

:I loved sleeping in the same bed with Haley.

:I loved worshiping the Lord with 22,000 other people. 

:I loved being alongside my husband in ministry.

:I loved getting out of the ordinary, everyday. it was good for all of us.

:I loved watching Matthew interact with God through worship. Again, my soul was DEEPLY encouraged by this.

:I loved singing praise to my God so loud my voice got scratchy.

:I loved listening to people much wiser than me, communicate who God is and having He ALONE change my heart.

:I loved watching God receive glory right in front of my eyes. after all, that's what this life is all about.

I cannot wait to see how much more glory the Lord gets from the awakening of souls around the world. I was so privileged to attend. I was so humbled in learning even more about the character of God. I am processing what I learned and working it out in my life.