loving louisville

Samuel has always loved drinking out of aunt allie's water bottle :)

oh my goodness...i bought these rain boots at a consignment shop when samuel wasn't even a year old. i would periodically put them on him and he would just freeze as if he had forgotten how to walk. well, samuel likes to pick out what he is going to wear now, and he picked these out of the closet...and is loving them (mommy and daddy are loving them too!)

friday's weather was upper 70's and sunny. we enjoyed a walk around our complex (which has a pond with a fountain & lots of ducks, turtles, and geese (yuck on the geese))

seriously, these rain boots are the jimmy jam!

samuel loves using a normal toothbrush - go figure! this morning we went to the st. matthew library (it is about 4 minutes from our house!) for story/craft time. samuel had a great time. while we were there, a terrible storm came through town - branches fell, the sky became pitch black, and you couldn't see but a few inches in front of your face b/c the rain was so heavy. thankfully, it left as quickly as it came and everyone was safe! thank goodness for rain boots ;)

this is the craft that Samuel Bayne made at the library (with some help from mommy)

tonight we ate dinner with another interim manager and his family (a little girl, 18 months, and a 4 year old boy they just brought home from Kenya this week!). it was so nice to share a meal with a family that understands the joys and struggles that come with this job. we thoroughly enjoyed the meal (got a new recipe) and the fellowship! samuel made new friends too...we will hopefully hangout with them on thursday for a play date...yay for new friends (although we are definitely missing our friends and family from back home!)

thanks for keeping up with us on the blog...it feels like a great way to keep connected! :)