We had Forrest's whole family in town and spent the week in a condo at the beach. And I mean IN the condo, since Tropical Storm Fay decided to visit too and brought bad weather with her. We (and by we I mean Olivia, my soon-to-be sister-in-law, which explains why Bethany is also featured) got some cute pictures though =)
Have you been drinking?
I knew he was being too quiet!
The whole fam! (From the left: T, Av, Mama, me, Amber, Eli, For, Papa, B, & Olivia)
At the end of the week of visiting with the family, my in-laws left on their move to Africa! They are in Botswana where Mike is working with UPenn at the national hospital there as an attending and will start traveling to regional medical clinics starting in a few months to help the docs there. Lynne is being wonderful help to everyone, as usual, and currently trying to get their life in Gabarone all set up. We miss them but it has been wonderful to be able to e-mail and Skype!
After the fam left, we got a great but short visit from Casey and Carlos. They are moving to Corpus and stopped by on their way home from house hunting leave. We love them!
Judah got to try sour cream for the first time while C&C were here. We were trying to keep him entertained through dinner, and he loved it!
After all that excitement, our next visitor was the shingles. Yep, right on my side, itchy as hell, but going away already which is a relief. And, to top that off, Judah woke up yesterday with what looked suspiciously like a chickenpox on his little face! I was pretty sure of my home diagnosis (thank you google images) until today when he has yet to show any more pox. I know I should be happy that he isn't sick, but mostly I feel a little annoyed at myself for keeping both of us home yesterday from church and this morning from my first MOPS meeting. For those of you who know me very well, it was a big step for me to join MOPS. Now I'm sad that I missed the first meeting and mad that I'm sad about MOPS! Argh!
For a little perspective, I went and read my father-in-law's blog and while it didn't make me feel much better, it helped me to whine about it a little less =)
6 comments:
Shannon...
Hi from the Moseleys! THANKS for the super-yummy Hummus you sent up with C&C last weekend. It was good to eat and fun to hear a little about you guys and Judah, too. I'm glad it's not Chickenpox for the little guy...good luck with the adoption stuff. We have several friends in the midst of the same process and we hope and pray the best for you guys, too. Take Care. Love, Moseley clan
Hey! I'm glad you're going to join MOPS! I think you'll like it and be surprised by how NOT like typical women's ministry it is! I'm not real into the normal women's ministry stuff...it usually seems a little too emotional and stuffy for me...but MOPS is a blast! I'm about to start my first year the MOPS coordinator for our church...the theme this year is Adventures in Motherhood and that should be fun for everyone :)
Hi Shannon - I found your blog through Beth's blog. I just wanted to add in a word of encouragement! You'll fing MOPS to be a great resource! I went there for over a year when it was just Kennedy and it was great to connect with other moms going through similar "stuff". Have a great week - sam
Ummmm ya...Judah looks like your mini-me...sooo precious!
Shannon - look at you joining MOPS girl!! I can;t believe that you had to be inside the whole vacation - I would have gone crazy - but if I know you - you handled it with grace and poise!!!
Miss you
Hi everyone! Thanks for all the encouraging words-- I really appreciate it!
Love, Shannon
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