Trip to Springfield IL

We went to Springfield in mid-April. Travis spoke for three evenings at FBC Rochester. The pastor there asked him to speak on three difficult questions that Christians face. Travis spoke on the problem of evil, if hell really exists, and is Jesus really the only way. He did a great job.

We were glad to get to take the whole family. We had a great stay at the Hampton, and ate great food. We also had wonderful field trips during the day. We went to New Salem Village which is north of Springfield. It was great timing since Abigail and Travis have been listening thru the Little House series. They are on the 4th book. We also talked about President Lincoln before we went so she understood some of what she saw.

Josiah got into learning about President Lincoln. Everytime we saw something he said that Abraham Lincoln used that or did that. Even the use of an outhouse! It was funny.

We also were able to enjoy time at the Illinois State Museum. Admission is free so we thought we should go check it out. It was a nice museum. In the basement they had a special area called the Play Museum where it was more hands on. The kids really enjoyed that.

Abigail and Josiah got to be archeologists and dig for bones. They also got to crawl in a small cave, look at bugs, and play with a miniature farm.

Here Josiah is walking on some water that looks wet but it really isn't.

Monkey Joe's for Josiah's 4th Birthday

Travis had to speak at a Disciple Now near St. Louis over Josiah's birthday weekend so we decided we would find a fun place to celebrate Josiah's 4th birthday. Thankfully we have friends who live there so they suggested Monkey Joe's. It was perfect. Then afterwards we ate out at one of his favorite restaurants. Red Robin Yummmmmm.

Our Florida Vacation

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Mother's Day

I had a great Mother's Day. Although I didn't have the easiest time getting a great picture. Josiah kept making faces and when I said please give me a nice smile, he said "this is all I've got mommy."

But I did get this picture.

Cardinal Baseball Game

We went to the game on April 30th. It was just the two of us. The kids got to stay with Ma Ma and Pa Pa. We had lots of fun even though it stormed at the game and the tornado sirens went off. At this game they were handing out "sluggies" instead of "snuggies". We got to the game at 5:30pm or so and there were long lines to get them. I'm glad we got there when we did. I'm not sure how many they handed out. We didn't get thru the gates till a little after 6pm. The game started at 7:15.

At the beginning of the game it was cloudy and very muggy. When the storm front rolled in the weather shifted and a cold breeze came thru. It was interesting to feel and watch the difference in the ballpark. The change began at the bottom of the 4th inning.

By the top of the 6th inning it was poring down and there was a pretty light show. The lightning was incredible. The thunder was very loud too. The tornado sirens were going too but it was hard to hear. We were under the tier so we didn't get wet. We did buy ponchos at Target before we got there since we didn't know if we were going to be covered or not. Once the rain calmed down and the sirens weren't still going we left. The game resumed sometime later but we didn't stick around to watch it. We honestly thought it wasn't going to happen.

We used Priceline for the first time and got a room at the Hyatt for a great price. It was nice to just walk a few blocks to end the night. We will definitely use Priceline again.

Resurrection Sunday

Friends of ours were trying to teach Josiah to pose for the camera.

We had a wonderful Resurrection Sunday today. We enjoyed a great service and the weather couldn't have been more perfect!

Josiah's 3rd Birthday

Josiah is now three years old, but he doesn't seem to want to be. When I ask him how old he is he argues with me and says he's two.

Can you see Josiah's face as he tries to sneak his small finger and get some icing!

Josiah had two cakes. One cake on his actual birthday and one for his birthday party, which was the next day.

We had his party at the Gymnastics studio where Abigail takes classes. It was a lot of fun. As you can see Travis is enjoying himself by taking out his aggression on a church member!