A little get-a-way!

What a fun weekend we had! Jordan thought it would be a great idea to take our new 8th graders on a little leadership get-a-way to Arlington! It was AMAZING! We took 2 suburbans and a tahoe and ventured up to Jordan's parents house (thank you Ferguson's) Friday night... in the rain. It was a long trip, but we made it safely in one piece. I got to have some GREAT conversation with one of my FAVORITE mom's. We got there, unloaded, got comfy and started some of the activities Jordan had planned for the kids. I had no idea what we were going to do, so it was a surprise to me to! Can I just brag on my husband? He is so amazing and has such a heart for the kids in our youth group!!! He planned some great activities and had a great heart-to-heart with them. We headed off to bed around 1... some didnt go to bed until closer to 2! We all woke up the next morning to Jordan and Mr. Butler cooking breakfast for all of us! What a treat! Of course it was still raining! Now you're thinking.. there's no way you actually took 14 crazy 8th graders to Six Flags in the rain?! OF COURSE WE DID! And we had a BLAST! We rode rides, froze, got soaking wet... but it was AWESOME! I got to know some of the girls that I didnt really know that well and all the guys now think that they are my favorite! I do have a little prayer request to add to this... A cousin of one of our 8th graders is starting chemo today. I'm not going to give his name because I'm not sure how public they are making this situation. Just pray for his family and his health. God will know who you're talking about.
Here are some pictures of our fun little get-a-way...

Here we are... in our PONCHOS!!!

A trip to Arlington!

Whew! I feel like my I have been going a million directions lately! We finally got to make a trip up to Arlington to see Jordan's parents! It was a GREAT weekend! Friday, we arrived to dinner being set on the table! Homemade hamburgers and grilled chicken! YUMMY! We got to visit with the Ferguson's dear friends, the Kannenbergs! They are such sweet people! Saturday we got to go over to Jordan's Aunt Sherry's house. The best part of the night was watching OU get beat! I have to say I was morman for the evening! Karis had a blast playing out in the yard with the doggie. She loves to be outside! Jordan's parents have a fountain in their backyard. I have never seen Karis so entertained for such a long period of time!

Sunday was a great day! We went to the church that Jordan's grew up at, North Davis. We had a wonderful time of worship and he got to see old friends. That afternoon, we went to a wedding shower for Jordan's best friend growing up and his fiance, Jonathan and Paige. We didn't have a lot of time to visit with them at the shower, but we got an opportunity to go eat dinner together. It was great to finally put a face with this infamous name that Jordan talks about! They are both sweet people! I can see why Jordan and Jonathan were such great friends! Jonathan and Paige are getting married in October in Portland, where they are living. Since we can't make the wedding, we have been talking about the possiblity of going to visit! Hooray!

On Monday, we took an hour drive over to Decatur where my Aunt Jan, Gran and Granpa live. We got to visit and eat lunch with them. Their next door neighbors have a horse! Karis was amazed! She wanted to ride it so bad! I was a little nervous, but she hopped up there just like a pro! The horse was so sweet and Karis of course fell in love! She rode all around and Jordan took one for the team and got her off the horse! All in all, it was a great day!

Weekends like these remind me how important it is to take the time to get away from it all! Coming off of a busy summer, it was nice to get to go and relax with family that we don't get to see all the time. I am reminded how important it is for Karis to get to spend time with her great grandparents. Not all kids are as lucky as Karis to have 3 living great grandparents! Take time and enjoy the sweet moments... if you don't they'll be gone before you know it...

Karis Mae Rides a Horse!

And so it begins...

Well, I never thought that I, of all people, would ever join the blogging world! With Karis getting old and creating so many funny stories, I thought this would be a great way to get those stories out to whoever would want to read them! Ever since Jordan and I got married back in May, I feel like we have been running 90 different directions... Welcome to a Youth Ministry Summer! Well, summer is FINALLY over and now we get to enjoy more time as a little family! I hope you all will enjoy reading these blogs as much as I am going to enjoy writing them! I hope everybody has a GREAT week... stay tuned!

The day we became a family of 3!