Birthday Bash!!

Well, this year I turned 30...

Enough about that :) - for my present Lee gave me a weekend away with my beloved sister, Patty, in Chattanooga (halfway between our towns). It was Patty's birthday present from her hubby too, and a wonderful respite it was for both of us!!

Here are some shots from our blast of a weekend- we ate out, shopped, went to the movies, talked, laughed, stayed in a lovely hotel room and slept in!!

All of this made possible by our wonderful husbands and fabulous Gi Gai who took great care of the kiddos!

Oh, and when I got home all of the laundry had been done!! Thanks to my sweetie for that!

Destruction!

Here's a video of Norah and Jack playing at the house. Enjoy!

Destruction! from James Younger on Vimeo.

Bus Driver!!

Here's a video of Anna and Norah pushing Jackie around on his bus...

Beep, beep

Beep, beep, yeah!!

Bus Driver from James Younger on Vimeo.

Beatboxing

Sometimes, Jack just has to drop that beat:

Special visit...

A lot has been going on this past week.

Thanks to our wonderful Granddaddy and Karen (and Austin) watching our kiddos, Lee and I got to go to Chicago to visit our Mission USA missionaries and new brothers and sisters in Christ at "the bridge". It was such a special trip and chance for me, as a Mommy who is usually always doing Mommy things, to get a chance to bond with some of my favorite people in the world who went on the trip and to serve the Lord in a different way.

Then we came home to an Andrew Peterson concert benefitting Emily and Graham's upcoming adoption right here at our own church! As if that weren't enough, we got to hang out the next day with Patty, Patrick and their crew. We went to a splash park in K-town, here are a few pics of that and some other random summer moments.

Josiah doing a little dance :)

A little note Anna wrote and left out for us to find-

Jack's Favorite Game

Jack loves hiding in the laundry room and then reappearing to everyone's delight... especially his own.

Jack's Favorite Game from James Younger on Vimeo.

He did it!!!

You all know that Jack recently had the surgery so many babies have where tubes were put in his ears. Our doctor said that before this, Jack basically couldn't hear at all, which really affected his balance. Well, our little guy has finally found his legs this week and simply took off yesterday, taking real, unassisted steps. Way to go, brother!

Jack! from James Younger on Vimeo.