Touch a Truck

We took Jadon to a Sterling Park District event, Touch a Truck. He got to explore all types of emergency, service, and delivery trucks. His friend Brecken happened to be there and if you look closely, you can see them both in the blue garbage truck. It was so cute to see Jadon turning the wheel back and forth and exclaiming, "I'm driving!" Leah is almost 4 months old now and she just learned how to roll from her back to tummy. She is an adorable baby and I'm having the most fun dressing her up everyday in pretty little sundresses. Hope you're all enjoying summer as much as we are!

First Love Concert

This weekend we saw First Love in concert. They just put out a CD and this was there first concert. First Love sounded great and their songs really ministered to our hearts. Their group consists of Charity and Jeff Rouse (our cousins/friends), Melissa Fleming ( a friend we made out in MA), and 2 guys from their church in Galena (didn't catch their names). Charity and Melissa wrote all the songs and sang. Charity also played keyboard. Jeff played drums and the 2 guys played guitars. I am so impressed by their talent and their hearts.

The Carnival

The carnival came to Sterling for a week and we took Jadon twice. He loved it! Here he is, enjoying the "carmel" as he called it, with his friend Brecken.

Memorial Day

In the morning we went to the parade in Dixon with Deb. Afterwards we stopped at the Veterans Memorial and Jadon got to see a tank and helicopter. In the afternoon we went to Larry and Cindy's house for a cookout. It was very fun and relaxing.

The Kids

Leah is now 3 months old. She is so cute! Jadon is her #1 fan, next to me of course. In fact, tonight when I was reading him bedtime stories, he had to get down off the bed and go give Leah a kiss goodnight 3 times. We still have to protect her from his affection quite a bit, but he is a wonderful big brother. Jadon loves to pray. At bedtime he keeps asking to "pray again". When we ask who he wants to pray for, he says, "Daddy, Mommy, Leah, Grandma, and Brecken." He asks to pray before naps, too. He's our little angel. Jadon enjoys going for walks and playing at the park. He climbs well and loves interacting with other kids.

Jadon and Leah

Lately everyone has been saying that Leah looks just like Jadon. What do you think?

Galena

On May 17th, Brian, Leah, and I went to Galena. We walked down Main Street and showed off our pride and joy, little Leah. She got lots of oohs and ahhs as Brian carried her in the frontpack. (Jadon spent the day with his Grandma Sels.) Then we went to Jeff and Charity's house for dinner. Greg, Sarah, and Julie were there as well. We celebrated Julie's 30th birthday with cake, homebrews, and cigars. A good time was had by all.