Amish Country And A Few More Things

Thank you for all of your prayers for the class that Dan taught on Sunday morning. He did it! He taught the class on Obadiah and made it through just fine. He didn't seem nervous and presented the material with organization. The class members were very gracious to him and made him feel accepted and loved after he finished teaching. I am very proud of him for conquering this fear. In addition to that experience he spent the whole weekend on our neighbor's roof helping him put a new roof on. It was quite a weekend for him! But next week he is taking the whole week off for vacation. On Monday we are taking the girls to Columbus to stay for the night as well as go to the zoo and water park. I'm sure I will have a fun entry about that when we get back from that adventure.

Here are some updated pictures of Sara. She is growing so fast!

Today we went to Amish Country with my mom, sister and her two boys. We had so much fun taking a buggy ride and train ride as well as shopping for a few things. You'll notice that in one picture I am holding a cute Maltese dog. You'll be glad to know that I didn't bring it home even though I wanted to. I think two little ones are enough right now. However, this is the kind of dog we want to get some day. Instead I came home with new christmas ornaments for my tree, a pink cowboy hat for Mya, and a flower basket. Those are quite different things, aren't they? I always come home with fun things for my house when I go to Amish Country. Last time I came home with a new lazy boy chair/rocker for our living room and I have been in that chair ever since. It is the best chair for rocking babies and nursing.

Virtual Makeover

So I have been messing around with this virual makeover website (www.marykay.com/sseder) and it has been so fun! You can change the hairstyle and hair color as well as put makeup on your face. Try it out sometime, it is so cool and it is free.

New Things

I recently purchased an Ergo backpack and absolutely love it! My friend, Tara, from Maine told me about them and I am so glad she did. I am able to take Mya for a walk and push the baby in the stroller or vice versa. The backpack is for infants and toddlers up to 45 pounds. Today I went walking with my friend Jaimi and I backpacked Mya so I would get an extra workout. Since Mya is heavier it works my legs harder while I am walking and we purposely walked up a big hill. What a great walk!

I also got glasses this week. Six years ago I had the Lasik surgery on my eyes, but my vision has regressed just a tiny bit. I will only wear the glasses to watch television, drive, work on the computer, and read. It feels pretty strange to have them on my face again. But its fun to have a different look every once in a while.

Happy Anniversary To Us!

Today is our anniversary. We have been married for four years and I keep telling people that it seems like it has been much longer than that (I mean that in a GOOD way). We have accomplished a lot in four years including two children, paying off debt, job changes, car changes, and many other things. It just seems like four years is too short of a time for what we have been through. I also feel like I couldn't imagine my life without Dan. We have learned a lot about marriage in four years. Our first year was tough as we learned how to live together and put each other's needs first. We found out quickly that we were pretty selfish people and we had some work to do if we wanted to make our marriage great. We definately had some growing pains, but I am so amazed at how close we are now and how uniquely knit our relationship is. We have so much to be thankful for when it comes to our marriage. Dan has taught me so much about patience and perseverence. We both say all the time that we are in love with each other more now then the day we were married.

Prayer Requests

A couple prayer requests for our family...

Dan and I are thinking that we would like to have one more child in the hopefully "distant" future. However, we both know that God will be determining when that child will arrive. We just pray for a healthy pregnancy some day. We also continue to pray that we earnestly seek God's guidance with how many children we should have in our family. With my medical difficulties during a pregnancy it is hard to know whether or not we should have one more child. This last pregnancy was tough on my body, but we are hoping that the vein surgery might help the next pregnancy go a little smoother. We just put all of this in God's hands. If we aren't supposed to have another child then we will embrace our two little girls and thank God for what he has given us already.

I will be having vein surgery on my left leg on September 23rd. The doctor is concerned about a valve in my groin possibly not functioning correctly. If it is not working right then he will have to fix it. If I have to be "put under" for a surgery I pray that it goes smoothly because I have not experienced this before.

This Sunday Dan will be teaching our Sunday school class. The lesson will be on the prophet Obediah. This is his first time teaching a biblical lesson in front of a group so I pray for peace for him. He will be very nervous because he does not like to talk in front of people. However, I believe that he will do a great job because he knows the Bible well. I am excited for this opportunity for him. I pray that he gains the confidence that he needs to teach our class.

Skydiving Adventure

Dan absolutely loved skydiving! I sent him skydiving, which was his birthday present, with his dad, brother, and brother in law. The boys had a great time together. I think there was definately fear before they jumped but afterwards they said they had a fantastic time. Better them than me. I don't think you could pay me enough money to jump out of an airplane. I am so glad they had fun. Here are some pictures to document the great event.

Sara's first smile

Sara smiled for the camera today! We are so excited to see her grow and develop. I have included a picture of me and Mya too. Mya always has a pretty smile for us.