Feelin' Good

Judah's language skills are getting better all of the time. Of course his word usage isn't always quite right but he keeps us laughing with some of the funny things he says. One of his latest phrases makes me smile every time he says it. An example of how he uses this phrase is below but he uses it in several other ways too.

Mommy: "Judah, are you hungry?"
Judah: "No thank you, me feel good."

He also uses this phrase in the negative to say that he doesn't feel good.

Judah: "No me tummy feel good."

A Shameless Plug...

Tomorrow, Saturday July 19th from 7am-11am we are having a yard sale at our house with several other families. It will be huge! We're trying to downsize as much as we can before our big cross-country move so, if you're in the market for some furniture, home improvement items, kids stuff, clothes, lawn mower, dog house, grill, etc. please stop by our house tomorrow morning and check out what we've got. 1615 Cattlemen Ct. Reno

A Chip Off The Old Block

Today Judah told Steve that he wanted to go to the coffee shop. That's our boy! We couldn't be more proud! :)

Saying Goodbye

Our 3 years in Reno have been AMAZING! (as Judah would say) A big reason why is because God has placed such great friends in our lives. Many people stand out in our minds but we've had so much fun with three couples in particular (we've been friends for nearly the entire 3 years). We are very sad to say goodbye to our "South Gang" friends. They've watched Judah grow from a baby to a walkin', talkin', animated little boy and we've had some really great times with them. We'll miss getting to watch their new babies grow (Mikaela and Hanna are both expecting!). We had one last get together with the gang a couple weeks ago and we took a group photo to remember everyone by. We'll miss each of you so much! Thanks for the wonderful memories. LtoR: Steve, Teri, Heath, Mikaela, Judah, Dillon, Hanna, Michael, Christa

Lake Pyramid

Sorry it's been so long since my last post. The big move from Reno to Illinois happens in just over 3 weeks and my days seem to be filled with packing and move preparation. Hope you enjoy the video of our day at Lake Pyramid (a big lake in the middle of nowhere where you can see pelicans and dry, arrid mountains all around you--all on a Paiute Indian Reservation just north of Reno).

Hazy Skies Over Reno

They say there are 800+ wildfires burning in different parts of Northern California right now. Yesterday we began to smell the smoke and see the smoky haze in Reno. Today it's even worse. In fact, you can't even see more than a faint outline of most of the Sierra Nevada mountain range on the west side of Reno the smoke is so bad. They're encouraging people to stay indoors as much as possible to avoid breathing the smoky air and it probably won't get any better until Thursday or later. Please pray for rain in the areas affected by the fires, for the firefighters and for the people and animals directly affected by the fires and thick smoke in California. It looks to be another record-breaking year of fires in CA/NV. (photo is of smoke from a fire near Watsonville, CA about 90 miles south of San Francisco)

Judah's Latest Adventures

Judah has had a full month of "firsts". He's gone to his daddy's first Triathlon where he jumped in a bounce house and went camping for the first time. He's gone to the movie theater for his first theater experience (he did great!) and watched Kung Fu Panda. He's seen emus up close and personal. He's gone to his first swim lessons. He's also tried on his dad's shirt all by himself and gone to see a professional criterium bike race in Truckee, CA. He's been a very busy little man.