Wes in his rented Jeep Stroller

Wes in his rented Jeep Stroller
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This is Wes at the house we stayed in during our trip to IL. He was in a great mood and we think this picture captures his adorability.

Flexible Wes

Flexible Wes
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Here is a recent picture of one of Wes' favorite things to do. He has recently found his feet and likes to try to put them in his mouth. The biggest problem is it takes him a lot of energy to accomplish this task. We know that one day we will want to stop him from chewing on his feet, but now it sure is cute.

Nathan gets a new bus

Nathan gets a new bus
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Here is a picture of Nathan during our trip to Albion, IL. Aunt Kim sent some presents for him to open during the trip (a great idea and help). This bus has been everyone with Nathan, including naps and bedtime. We hope his love for buses continues as he grows and needs to ride one to school.

trip up to IL

Today, we are leaving to go to another interview, this one in southern IL. We have decided to forego the driving through the night and will be leaving in an hour or so and stopping to sleep tonight. We are actually pretty excited about this new way. :)

Please be praying for our trip and the interview. Thanks

We'll let you know how things go when we get back

Matching boys

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We couldn't resist a picture with the boys in matching sweatshirts (thanks to Grammy Carol). Maybe one day we can snap a picture when they are BOTH smiling! :)

Our family photo

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Locked out

I (Amy) had an interesting experience yesterday. I was locked out of our house for about an hour until Mike came home for lunch. I was having a slow moving morning, as I am sure many of us have had, and was feeling pretty discouraged, so I decided to try going outside for a little while. Nathan and I had taken some of his cars out to the driveway to play with, and I had just come inside to get Wes and his bottle to feed him while we were outside. It was a few minutes later when we tried to come back in to warm up Wes' bottle that I discovered I had locked the door behind us. I tried to open it a few times, I guess thinking that maybe our circmstances would change. As I thought about it though, if ever I would be locked out, this was the best way to be- I had both boys and food for Wes, it was warm and sunny, and Mike would be home rather soon.
Nathan grew a little impatient with not being able to go inside. It is hard to explain that concept of locked out to a toddler. He tried knocking on the door and even barking to see if it would open up the door. I had some time outside to do some thinking. Here are a few thoughts I came up with...
1. It is amazing how when you can't do the things that you had not wanted to do when you had the chance to do them, you suddenly have the desire to do them.
2. Being locked out is a good description of how I am feeling right now about our life in Georgia. I feel like the door to Mike's job, our moving on with our lives, the chance to go to the next chapter of living- that all of those doors have been locked. Only this time I am not sure when they will be open. But just like yesterday, the situation could be so much worse.
3. I will always go out the front door to go outside. :) You have to have a key to lock it.

Aunt Kim was here

Nathan and Wes (as well as Amy and I) got a treat this past weekend. We had a visit from Aunt Kim. She was able to come down and visit for a few days. We got to enjoy some great GA weather (70's) for part of the time. It was a busy few days, but we enjoyed every single one. We will put up some pics in a day or so...

Please keep the ministry search in your prayers. God continues to show us that He is in control and we hopefully will have some decisions to make coming up.