Rolling...

I've been trying to make sure Ethan gets some good tummy time. Tonight while playing in Alli's room before bed, I put Ethan on the floor and not two minutes into his tummy time he rolls over to his back! WHAT! I wasn't expecting that. I think it was on accident because it scared him when he landed on his back. He is so much more mobile than Alli was at his age. He spins himself in circles in his crib all the time! Today I also let him work on his leg muscle some. I would hold his hands and stand him up. A couple times he was fully supporting himself on his legs and just stabilizing with my hands. He is so strong for 3.5 months old! This kid will be moving in no time!

Friendly neighbor

We have a wonderful retired veteran as one of our neighbors. Alli has taken such a liking to him and his little shitzu Sammy.

He saw Allis birthday gift from the grandparents and found out it was Allis birthday. Yesterday he saw Ben outside and gave him a card for Alli. Ben thanked him and brought it inside. Ben opened the card and gave it to Alli but he about choked when he saw $100 fall out. Bill doesn't have a lot of family close by and Alli reminds him of his dear grand-niece. We thanked him profusely and he insisted we buy her something special with it. We are so thankful for all the wonderful people in our life.

Opportunities

Most everyone who reads this blog knows the entirety of our situation. We are at great peace with the situation and know that things will and are working out for the best. We have some opportunities that are presenting themselves and will have to see how they all play out. Ben is trucking along with his education and is about 4-5 classes away from finishing his bachelors. We are so excited for him to be finished.

Reflecting over everything we've faced over the last two weeks, we are grateful for all the blessings that have come through the trials. I was planning my primary lesson last week on Faith and as I was reading over the material one of the final questions popped out to me: "You may wish to tell how your testimony has made your problems easier to deal with and brought you joy." I teared up a little and thought over our last two weeks and knew how incredibly blessed we really were. I was thankful for our faith. I was thankful for our testimony that kept us grounded and helped us to face the tough decision to leave Smyrna. I felt blessed to have had such loving family support through a difficult moment. So we look forward to our future with faith and peace. We are excited to see what the Lord has in store. Mom kept reminding me that the Lord may be closing one door to  open a window. I personally think he's opening a bigger door and I can't wait to see it come.

3 months old

"Mommy I want green ones"

I was cutting up green peppers today to make stuffed peppers and alli told me she wanted green ones... So I asked her if she wanted some peppers and she said yes. I gave her some and I fully expected her to spit them out. Instead she ate it and asked for more. I had to capture the moment because veggies are not at the top of wish list.

Ethan's Blessing Day

Ethan was blessed today at church. We feel blessed to be surrounded by wonderful family and friends. Ethan was wonderful today. I must admit I dreaded today a little. I wasn't sure how well he would handle church. He was quiet during the blessing and the grammie was able to get him to fall asleep and take a short nap. I hope these are good signs of what I can expect in the future. Next Sunday will be the true test when Ben will be working and I will have both kids alone and will have to teach my primary class.