Claire sitting up!

I'm way overdue for an update! Lets take a quick overview....

Mattaw: Kids are doing great. No health problems other than there's an outbreak of boils going around, kind of like staff infection. It's on their legs. About 7 of our kids have it but we took them to the Dr. and they're getting better. We've FINALLY finished letters to sponsors so that one of the girls that is here can take them back on Sunday to save us postage. So here in the next few weeks you'll receive a letter if you are a sponsor. We had an inspection yesterday at the home from the children's department and they were very encouraging. Humphrey said he heard them make a comment to themselves "they have really beaten us", meaning they're doing great and have outdone themselves... or something along those line. It sounds negative but was a positive statement in their language. There were minor things to improve before officially registering us so we'll be busy next month with that list. Pray favor for us with government officials! The brick machine has come in! And almost all the money was raised! (maybe even all of it, the updated list hasn't come in) So Bud is picking it up, the guy that sold it to us will come train people to use it, and then we'll get to building on house three! By Christmas we want to have it up and running with children running in and out of it full of joy!

Biological children: Elisha and Claire are growing like weeds! Sometimes it's hard to believe how much I can love them. They're so much fun. Every night is different on how they sleep which I'm learning not to let that effect my mood! Elisha was up at 6am... why!? I have no idea. Yesterday he slept until 8, which was amazing. Claire is only waking up at 4am and then usually sleeps till 9 as long as her big brother doesn't come in the room or we don't have to leave to go somewhere. Elisha is starting to talk more and has no interest at all in using the potty. Oh well, one day. Claire is a ball of fun! I'm loving this age. She is starting to interact more and her newest thing is starting to sit up on her own. It's quite ridiculous to go by a book with child development. I mean I guess they're good to read to have an idea. Every kid is so different. I was thinking she was late according to the book on lifting her head and then within days she was pushing herself up when on her stomach and now almost sitting up!

Bud and I: We're about to have a break and go on vacation to be refreshed from a busy summer of teams. I'm SO looking forward to this. We were blessed to have teams and visitors this summer but it's time for family time and rest! Gotta go... kids are calling... enjoy the pictures...

I love them.