Adams update

I thought I would take some time to update the blog on what is going on with our busy family. And it is just that...busy. Summer has arrived and so has the heat. We are spending lots of time playing in the water. The boys are changing every day I feel like. Aaron is so grown up and FULL of questions. Corban is walking pretty well now and is becoming quite the social bug. He is very friendly and his scrunchy little nose will make pretty much anyone laugh. He knows it too! He has also entered the separation anxiety phase of life. My pregnancy is going by so fast. If I wasn't still having some stomach problems I would forget that I was pregnant. We will find out the gender next month. Which means the pregnancy will be half over then. Ahhhh! Today I found out that I had lost several pounds this past month so I got an order to gain some weight. That is a first for me but I don't think that's going to be a problem:) I have had a hard time accepting that our family is going to add another baby. Slowly, I have started to get used to the idea and starting to get excited about our little surprise to be here!

VBS has just ended and Summer series will start next week. This is the first year Aaron has really gotten the idea of VBS and I have really enjoyed seeing things through his eyes. It's so exciting to hear him talk about the different people he met and the lessons he learned about God. Corban wasn't as excited because the nursery isn't his favorite place. Other than the singing, it wasn't that positive of an experience for him.

Our prayer group has split into 2 groups now. I am enjoying having a smaller group and love that we have added new people to the group. My group is reading a new book together and I feel like we are being challenged every week to get out of our comfort zones to see what God will do with us. I love these girls and their desire to follow Jesus. It is such an encouragement for me to hear their needs, troubles, successes, and aspirations as we work together to further the kingdom. I pray we can continue to grow and have confidence in God's blessings. I am also getting more and more exciting about a class that I am going to be teaching this fall on Wednesday's nights. It has been awhile since I have taught a Bible class and I 'feel the call' again. This time I plan on teaching the book of Mark. I am excited for several reason. First, the study time is so fulfilling for me personally. I have been study diligently over the past several months. I have been intentional about reading the book all the way through without stopping. This story is so amazing and I feel like I see something new and interesting every time I read it. For me, someone who was raised in church, I have rediscovered Jesus. It has changed me. Secondly,I feel a call, now more than ever, to help others rediscover, or even discover for the first time, Him and what that means in their life. I want these ladies to be excited about the gospel and be able to answer the question Mark asks..."who is Jesus?" There are also several people who have expressed interest in coming to the class who have little to no experience in studying the bible or church in general. So I am excited about the dynamics of the class..but also nervous about it. I pray God is already working on their hearts and things will line up perfectly for Jesus to be seen. Can't you just feel my excitement:)

The class will end at the end of November and my due date is Dec 12th. So then it will be baby time! In Between all of that we will vacation and visit family and enjoy our time as a family of 4. So we will be busy, but a good kind of busy.

Happy summer everyone!

ONE YEAR!!!

Corbs, tomorrow you will be ONE YEAR OLD! You are such a sweet, energetic, independent, little boy and we love you so much. We are having a family party this weekend in Melber. Here are a few things I want to be sure to remember about you at 1yr.

-You LOVE horses. You try and say 'horse' but it comes out 'seez'. You can say several words (well things that sound like the word). You say "Dow" for dog; ma ma; da da; Ra Ra (your favorite word), Some kind of two syllable 'Ba' sound when you see BaBa and Bala; you try and say Aaron and it sounds similar to Ra Ra. Other than that you say 'da' and 'dis' for about everything when you point.
-You always want to go outside. Playing on the steps is your favorite. You have almost mastered going up and down by yourself. Still wipe out every now and then so I try and watch you closely, especially on the concrete.
-You are becoming VERY independent and opinionated. You especially want to feed yourself. You can use a fork and spoon decently well. You also have very little fear of things...like pools. You keep your mama on her toes!
-You eat anything and A LOT of it. I fear the teen years because of you son. This will be a Sam's loving family I think. Favorite foods are spaghetti, vanilla wafers, oatmeal, green beans and apple jacks. Like I said though...you will eat just about anything.
-You sleep through the night 7:30pm-6am. I am not a fan of the early morning, but I love that you sleep through the night. I know it will get better...so I'm pushing through.
-You love music. You definitely recognize certain songs that your brother loves and dance like crazy when you hear them. Such personality you have little boy!
-You took your first 2 steps today! Straight to your mama:) You have been able to stand by yourself for over a week now but hadn't taken any steps until today. Your daddy is in New York with Papa so he missed it:(
-You love your brother. Over the past month you two have started wrestling with each other and you are one tough boy. I love it!



This year has gone by so fast sweet Corban. We are loving having you as our son. We love you so much!

brothers are fun

We were finally able to plant our garden yesterday. Both boys 'helped.' Aaron really did help some. He was so excited about it that he was up at 6:15am this morning and at the side of my bed, fully dressed, ready to go 'check' the garden. Unfortunately I was unable to convince him that nothing would grow for at least a week. He was out there at the fence and very disappointed that nothing had grown. Love that boy:) Also, I should take a moment to tell everyone that we are expecting baby #3! I had my first ultrasound this past week and everything looks good. Baby should make his or her appearance around Dec. 12th. Even though this is a complete surprise and shock we are slowly coming around to be excited and grateful. We covet everyone's prayers.

Corban 11 months

Sweet Corban, you are 11 months old. Here are a few things I want to be sure to remember about you right now:)



-You are so close to walking. You can pull up on everything and can use your push walker to get where you need to go. I think you will definitely be walking by next month.
-You are full of personality and are very confident in expressing how you feel. Screaming is the way you express your discontent. We firmly tell you 'no' but can't help but chuckle because of how dramatic you are when you are upset. Most of the time you put your head to the ground and sob, look up at us with your scrunchy nose, and then put your head back down to cry again.
-You are a pretty opinionated little boy. Still an easy baby, but when you want something, you make your needs known.
-Your favorite word is 'da-da.' You walk around and say it all the time randomly. But you also seem to know to associate that with your daddy. You only say ma ma when you are upset...that's not very fun for me.
-You love to play in your brother's room. Since you are so mobile now, your brother gets annoyed with you because you tear down his towers...which is followed by your screams and him shouting no at you. Ahhh...brotherly love. It's already starting. Most of the time you all get along though. You love each other very much.
-You are attempting to say a few words. You try to mimic the word 'duck.' You have a toy duck that you love. You can mimic different sounds/syllables after me when I say them. Words like 'Ba la' and 'Ra Ra.'
-You are sleeping though the night really well now. Bedtime between 7 and 8pm and you wake up between 6 and 7am.
-I nurse you in the morning and at night still. You will eat almost anything as long as it's soft and not too chewy. Spaghetti and green beans are your favorite right now, but you will eat pretty much anything I give you. I LOVE this about you.
-You point at things now and babble something and then look at me. It's cute.
-This past month you decided that you love horses. You spend a lot of your play time looking out the sliding door watching the horses. You reach or anyone who is going near them. You rode with your daddy last weekend and seemed to enjoy every minute of it. Daddy and I are excited about riding with you and brother this summer.
-You still stay with Jesica once a week while I work and seem to be doing really well.
-Most everyone says you look just like your mama:)
-You love your Ra Ra. The last few times we have been around her, you are glued to her. It's cute:) I think she likes it too!
-You LOVE to dance. Anytime you hear music you start to dance...it's adorable. Sometimes you are really feeling it and spin around on your bottom in circles...or course with your scrunchy smile the whole time.


Corban, we love you so much. You bring such color and joy to our family. God has blessed our family immensely.

Look what I did!

Enjoying my boys

The weather is really warming up and we are spending a lot of our time outside now. Corban is really having fun discovering the outside by himself since he is so mobile. He is also Mr. Independant as you will see in the spaghetti fiasco picture:) He refuses to let us feed him anymore. Aaron is done with school next month for the summer. He is already talking about all the swimming he is going to be doing. We are excited about this summer!!

Spring weather

This past weekend was GORGEOUS! We took full advantage of it and spent as much time outside as possible. It was so great wearing just a tee-shirt and jeans and even some SHORTS:) Aaron even learned to ride his bike without training wheels. His idea...not ours. But he is doing great. We posted a video on facebook. Mom and Raich came for the weekend which made it even better. Corban is finally better after having a high fever for a full 5 days. He ended up having to get 3 antibiotic shots in order to kick the stupid virus. It is so nice to see his sweet scrunched up smile again. Saturday morning we went to a mobile pantry that our church was participating in with an organization called "5 Loaves 4 Kids" which gives lunch to lower income kids every week. They were sponsoring a mobile pantry for those same kids during their spring break. It was a GREAT turn out and there was NO food left. I know that we were able to help so many families with this effort. For that I praise God. That afternoon we went on a hike with mom and Raich. Aaron was so excited for my mom in particular to be here. He even requested that he sleep in his room with him and have a 'sleep over.' She agreed. I love it! I know he talked her ear off:) We worshiped Sunday together and ate lunch before they had to leave. A great small group ended the evening and then off to bed. This weekend was a great for me because I was renewed after finding myself in a pretty stinky, low mood over the past few weeks. I'm not even sure I knew how deflated I had felt until I had such an uplifting weekend. Thank you God for knowing just what I need!