Family Outing

Dearest Miracles~

Good morning you two!  I want to share with you all what we learned from our devotional this morning.  It said:

"We can live joyfully in the present when we know the future is secure.  As Christian parents, we can approach the trials of life with calm assurance because we know nothing on this earth can keep us from an eternity with God.  Our faith is revealed in the way we respond to everyday events.  Sometimes we forget the end result for those who trust in the Lord.  We will live and reign with Him and for Him.  The future is assured." 

So, as you two experience disappointments in life, keep in mind this message of hope from the Lord!  And, daddy and I will always be there to help you all.  We love you so much! 

Everyone ended up in our bed at some point in the evening.  We were up around 7:30am.  After breakfast we all relaxed downstairs. 

Once we got ready for the day, we headed out for some family fun!  We first made a quick stop back at AC Moore and picked up a photo mat for my photograph.  I'll frame everything to see how it looks later.  We have about 2 weeks and then the photograph will be due for the contest.  :-)

Then we headed to 'Sparkcon' downtown.  It's an art festival and we saw lots of people doing sidewalk chalk drawings in the streets!  We also saw a skateboard demonstration, clothing/fashion booths, kids crafts .... there were lots of things going on.  We also did a lot of walking!  Several blocks were cut off from traffic for the event.

We ended up eating lunch downtown at a BBQ place called The Pit.  You two ate fairly well considering you also had some crackers earlier for snacks.  Grace, you tried ketchup on a french fry and got it all over your shirt.  :-P

On the way home, we made a quick trip to Target.  Joshua, you slept the whole time and daddy carried you.  Grace, you woke once I put you in the cart but were cooperative.  My back was aching too much to keep carrying you, so I had to put you down.  You both continued napping once home around 2pm.  So we all rested and relaxed!

Once awake, we took a family walk with you two in the wagon.  We walked around 2 miles.  We had such beautiful weather today, but I was tired after all the walking earlier in the day too.  ;-)

We were home for dinner and everyone just had leftovers.  You all played with blocks afterward and daddy and I baked some brownies for everyone.  Oh, and I didn't burn myself this time!  Ha!  You both ate some brownies.   ;-)

You all watched some Dora this evening.  Daddy worked on the budget.  I pulled out some newborn clothes for biscuit and framed my photo for the contest.  It looks pretty good, so we'll see what the judges think next month.  :-)

Sleep tight little ones!

I love you both so much!

~Mommy