Many new adventures...

We have been experiencing plenty of new adventures with our families over the past few weeks! I have an abundance of pictures to share and not enough time to post them all right now. It is always that way lately and when I think about it, how, really, could I share all that we have been doing. So, here are some of my favorites for now and I'll post more at another time. (I still don't have any more pictures from my sister's wedding and only a few from Josh's brother's wedding...)



Here Jakub is helping my Mom celebrate her birthday. He loved seeing the candles!






Here he is with my brother, Eric, and his wife, Cindy, helping them celebrate their daughter's 5th birthday. We had a good time watching our nieces bowl and celebrate with their friends at the party. Jakub does not always go quickly to others, though he will after a few minutes, but he goes immediately to my brother, which is so sweet to see.





These are pictures of "Charlie" the pumpkin, which my Dad paints for us every year. He even had a few requests this year from other people who wanted their very own Charlie pumpkin. It was great to introduce Jakub to him! :)





Jakub learning how to mow the lawn. Yes, Corey and Sarah, we made sure his ears were protected:) He had a good time until he saw us and then he wanted off of there. He liked watching my Dad drive it, though, and the loud noise didn't seem to bother him at all. He has really enjoyed playing outside and getting dirty. I love it!




Do you not just love boys in cowboy boots? I do:)



We took Jakub for a drive on the golf course- his first official introduction to this great sport!




We also fed the ducks while we were there.




And one last picture before I have to go (though there are still so many more to share). Here is a picture of us with Josh's grandparents, Jakub's great-grandparents. They were in town for several days to help prepare for and celebrate the wedding and we had a very nice time with them! We're so glad you could come be with us and meet Jakub. We love you very much!

Ok, more later. Enjoy your week! :)

Good times with our friends and families!

We've been enjoying some very special moments with our friends and families! We've been a part of birthdays, wedding celebrations and preparations on both sides of our families, we've visited with a lot of family members, we've even been to Texas and back to see some of our closest friends. We've visited different churches, parks, play centers, and a pumpkin patch! I'm thankful for the memories, pictures, and videos we've been creating of this special time with Jakub- showing him where we're from. :) We've, of course!, also been spoiling him a little with fun toys, and foods:) A certain someone reading this (you know who you are;) will be happy to know that he got to eat his first marshmallow. You should have seen how happy his face was with that one:)


We've also all had some illnesses, Jakub for his first times, but we're over it all now and thankful for the help we received through it all!

Other special moments:

- Playing the piano - he plays one key at a time
- Picking pumpkins and eating them:)
- Visiting Harding and the students/leaders who worked with us the past two summers in Olomouc
- Visiting the West Fork school where Josh grew up and where Jakub's Papa still teaches
- riding in wagons
- Jakub opening and closing every cabinet in the kitchen one at a time...
- learning to play pat-pat on command- he won't stop doing it now:)
- seeing his face the for the first time when he saw Nana's birthday candles lit
- watching him walk all the way around the coffee table- it won't be long...
- watching him learn to give kisses to others



Here are some pictures from the last 2 weeks. Probably in random order..

This is our trip to TX. When in TX do as others do... Isn't it cute on him? :)

Here Jakub is playing with Keegan and Cohen. Soon, there will be another boy, Carson, to add to the group:) We can't wait to see pictures of him when he arrives into this world:) We had so much fun visiting our friends and church family there.

Here are my sweet friends, Randi and Melanie. Randi will be having Carson, prayerfully, sometime around the beginning of December. We can't wait to see him:) We had such a good, though too short, time together. I think it's sweet that we've all got boys and can share in that experience together.

I don't have a picture of all of our husbands together, but here is a picture of Christian feeding Keegan. You can see Jakub is having a good laugh in the background. I wish I knew at what... :)

Here's the Johnston Pumpkin Farm we visited, which is about 15 miles outside of Conway.

He had a lot of fun riding with the pumpkins:)

Sweet smile...

Talking to the turkey...







Seeing how tall he is...









Family photo:)







My Dad, Sister Hope, and Mom






Ok, I'm running out of time and still have so many pictures to show... SO, I'll have to put up more later. Here are just a couple more. Enjoy! :)