before he rolled over

in the process of rolling

mr cool

Tegin Torin and Benjamin

watching the tube

surf'n the net with grandpa dave

cousin Tommy

cousin Henry

cousin Tommy

getting cuter every day

grandma sue with the little boys

daddy says he needs a cigarrette rolled up in his sleeve with thsi outfit

Greetings and Salutations! This morning I woke up in my own bed. It was glorious. We had so much fun in MN with our family, but it was the most tiring trip yet. The fact that it was the 3rd big trip of the summer didn’t help. Living out of a suit case is only fun for a small amount of time. We were able to get together with tons of friends as well as family which was great. Benjamin was terrific as usual, and grew up before our eyes.

Benjamin slept through the night two more times which was fantastic. He is 75% of the way in his effort to roll over from back to tummy. He talks so much, especially in the morning and kicks uncontrollably. He has me slightly stressed with his eating situation. I nurse him during the day, but my supply dwindles and I usually give him one bottle before bed. We got new formula and he started spitting up the babies r us brand, and all the gentle formulas have corn syrup solids as their first ingredient. I tried Organic, but his tummy hurt all day, so its back to Enfamil with lipid. He also started loving Exersaucers while we were gone. He holds himself much better than two weeks ago.

I am so excited to be home for a while. I dont have a strict schedule planned for Benjamin, but he needs a little more regularity than he's had the last three months. We are being so encouraged by all of our chances to share the ministry and hear from friends and family. We have truely loved hearing and sharing prayer request with so many people throughout the summer. It has made us all the more appreciative for our body of Christ.

Well, now we get ready for students to arrive, put together a garage sale, and get ready for my new opportunity of working in a salon one day a week. Hope you all stay cool for the rest of August! Love ya!