Sammy Bear

We decided to spend our Memorial Day weekend in Eureka Springs. We found out that there is a real train that you can ride on, so we've been telling Landon about that. When we were getting all packed up last night,
Landon said, "Bring Sammy bear on the train?" (Sammy bear is the bear we got a while back to remember our sweet Samuel, thanks Brooke and Robin!).
Seth and I looked at each other and smiled. We said, "Sure, we can bring Sammy bear on the train."
Landon replied, "Make Landon happy!" He smiled his cheesy smiled and gave Sammy bear a huge hug.

Even though we don't have our Samuel here on vacation, it's sweet to have this little bear to remember the part he has in our family.

28 weeks

Everything has been going well with baby girl. I had an ultrasound today and the doctor said everything looks great. She's measuring big like her brother. The ultrasound estimated her weight to be 3lb 4oz. She was in the breech position today. As you can see from this picture, her feet were all the way up by her head - that can't be comfortable!



...and this picture is from about 6 weeks ago.



I'm praising the Lord for these past several months with this little girl. He is a wonderful creator!

Weekly Menu

M:Broccoli-Mushroom Penne Pasta (Two Sisters Cookbook, 137)
T: Chicken Stir Fry with Basmati Rice
W: Grilled Chicken with Potato Salad
R: Homemade Pizza with Whole Wheat crust and a salad
F: Sub Sandwiches and pasta salad
S: Out of Town
S: Out of Town

Menu for the week

Breakfasts:
Waffles with fruit
Banana Muffins with smoothies
Oatmeal with fruit

Lunches:
Quick Quesadlillas (Tortillas with cheese, green chilis, and tomatoes)
Vegetable Fried Rice
Grilled Cheese
Leftovers

Suppers:
M: IHOP with Sophie (another little birthday celebration for Landon)
T: Veggie Stir Fry with brown rice
W: Oven Fried Fish with Tarter Sauce and a salad
R: Broccoli Cheese and Potato Soup with bread and a salad
F: Hamburgers with Potato Wedges
S: Lemon-Honey Pasta
S: Carne Asada Chicken (didn't get to this last week) in soft tortillas with chips and salsa

Landon's 2nd Birthday!

Landon had a wonderful 2nd birthday. We were surprised to find out that my parents and sister, Rebekah, were coming to visit and even more surprised when my other sister showed up with her three kids! We had a blast.

Landon woke up to see his cousins Clayton, Halle, and Logan - he was so excited! We started his day with the family tradition of breakfast in bed.



Later, we had a family party. For the last couple of weeks when we've told him that his birthday is coming up he has said, "Tommy Birthday!" (meaning Thomas the train). We tried to live up to his excitement and I attempted a train cake. He thought it was pretty cool.



Landon with his cousins



Halle and Layla



Finn pulling Layla and Halle in the wagon - strong boy!



Heidi and baby Logan



Baby Zoey



Mom got balloons for all the kids - they really enjoyed them.



Bumpa helping Landon with his Zhu Zhu pet



Landon loved his bath toy trains! I can hardly pry these out of his hands. He even slept with them!



He was so excited to get several Cars - he was especially excited about "To-mater"



He loves his Thomas the train set!



It was so much fun to do a little party for my little boy. I can hardly believe it's been two years since we saw his face for the first time. We are so thankful for our little blessing.

Menu for the week

Breakfasts:
Waffles
Cold Cereal
Granola and Fruit
Pancakes

Lunches:
Pepperoni Rolls
BLTs
Leftovers

Suppers:
M: The best Veggie Sandwich
T: Zucchini and Potato Bake with greek pasta salad
W: Lettuce Wraps
R: Pasta Pomodoro
F: Ham and Potato Soup (never got to this one last week)
S: Carne Asada Chicken on Tortillas
S: Grill out