Family Time

This weekend, Mom and Raich came to visit for the long weekend. Happy Birthday to me! Mom and Raich were up planting flowers for me on Saturday when I woke up. They are beautiful! We made a trip to Cookeville to see Matt and Lori and ELI! It was amazing to see how much bigger Aaron is than Eli. We really enjoyed our visit. Matt and Lori seem to be doing great; except for the fact that Matt cut his hand on a lawn mower blade that he and Mark were trying to sharpen and went to the ER for stitches. Here are some pics.

The cousins together

Sweet Eli

Birthday flowers!

Almost there

It's really fun when you happen to catch these moments. Aaron was concentrating so hard on Mark's foot in this picture. I thought it was so sweet. Aaron will be that big in no time.

My Wednesday night class went pretty well I think. Decent turn out for a beginner teacher. I only felt nervous for about 5min and then felt pretty comfortable. So thanks to everyone who called afterward to ask how things went.

Mr. Brown can MOO, Can you?

Who doesn't love Dr. Seuss?! As a new part of our bedtime routine Mark has started to read a book to Aaron. It turns out he LOVES to read Dr. Seuss. He actually looks at the book while Mark reads and seems to really like all the sounds that Mr. Brown (daddy) can do.

I start my ladies bible class tonite on The Lord's Supper. I'm excited to share with these ladies about God's intent for communion with his people. At the same time, I'm nervous. I have never done this before, but I know it will be a huge growing experience for me. So for whoever reads this, I would appreciate some extra prayers and thoughts.

First Hike

Today is Mark's birthday...so I must start off by wishing him a happy birthday!

This afternoon, we took Aaron on his first hike.He did great in his little carrier, so happy in fact he fell alseep by the end of the hike. It was a beautiful day, not too hot, perfect for a little birthday hike. He is actually just barely fitting in this carrier. I think for future hikes we are going to have to get a bigger carrier for a growing boy. In other news...Matt and Lori are doing great. We stopped by to see them at the hospital in Cookeville on our way home from Melber yesterday. Eli is so perfect and handsome. Today they were able to take him in their room and enjoy being a family. We are so happy for them and can't wait to see Eli again.

Climbing rocks with mom

Daddy and Aaron in front of Machine Falls

He loved the hike so much he fell asleep

Elijah David Phillips

A new little cousin!

Elijah David Adams was born last night just before midnight. He looks just like his mother (in my opinion). What a sweet boy. Mark and I will be going to see him tomorrow afternoon on our way home from Melber. To see pictures you can go on facebook or look on Rachel's blog. rachelphillips.blogspot.com.

BIG NEWS and a visit from Aunt Rachel

Aunt Rachel came for another visit. We love Aunt Rachel. She took today off of school and came last night for a short visit.

Yesterday Aaron went to the doctor because he has been spitting up alittle more than usual. The doctor said she thought he might have some reflux. He doesn't cry after he spits up, but he does seem uncomfortable and swallows a lot like something is always coming up. So we got some medicine we are going to try for a while and see if I can see a difference. He has been sleeping through the night more and more. He will sleep all night one night and then won't for a few nights and then do it again, so I think the time is coming when he will be more consistant. I personally LOVE IT! I can definitely handle 7-8 hours of sleep at a time without interruption.

Now the even bigger news.....MY NEPHEW IS ON HIS WAY! Lori went into labor this morning about 1:30am. We are SO excited. After we heard she was in labor so early this morning I stayed awake awhile just praying for them. So if you read this today; pray, pray, pray! How exciting that Aaron will have a new little cousin!

The "A" Team

I know you all have heard Mark and I talk about our friends The Abrahams. Sunday they came over for burgers and then Joel helped Mark with the fence we have been putting up for over a month now. Andrea and I decided since it was such a nice day we would go for a walk. We got our strollers out and put her son Aiden in his stroller and then Aaron in his. Since we are SURE they will be best friends we have nick named them "The A Team." It was alittle chilly out for little boys, so Aaron had to wear long sleaves. There is only 9months between the two, and I'm sure when they are older you won't hardly be able to tell one is older than the other, but right now there is a huge difference. But both are soooo cute!