Weekend Warriors

This weekend we completed a project that has been on our “TO DO LIST” since we bought our house. Our sump pump runs continuously after it rains and Jay wanted to run the gutters and the sump pump out to the drainage basin behind our house. Sounds simple? Oh, we forgot to mention that it was about 340 feet of piping. After speaking with the township and getting the lines marked with PA One Call, Jay called in some past favors from Shann Davis and John Schreier to help with this project. We used a sod cutter so that we would be able to replace the sod when the piping was buried.After all the sod had been cut and roll up, Jay, John and Shann used the trencher. Once the pipe had been laid, we filled back the dirt and replaced the sod.
Sarah brought her children over and since we we could use the extra hands, Caden helped to water the freshly laid sod.

We stopped working Saturday night around 9:00PM. Sunday morning, Jay got some dirt from his parents and we built up two areas on our property. Grass seed was planted, straw added to keep it moist and finally we were able to water the seeded areas. Now we need to wait and see. Hopefully our yard will be back to our awesome grass in no time.

Softball Playoffs

Tonight Jay’s softball team, Calvary Church of Souderton won their best of 3 playoff against Faith Bible Fellowship to advance to the next round. It was a close game, but they ended up winning by 3 runs.

There was a big crowd in attendance to watch the game.

After the game, we went to Landis sundae bar to celebrate.

It was Dave Walter's birthday, but he could not come celebrate after the game as he was not feeling well. However, somehow he was still able to blow out the candles of his birthday treat.

Next week Calvary will play another best of 3 playoff against Zion Mennonite.

Memorial Day Weekend Get-A-Way

This past weekend, we went away with couples from our small group for the Memorial Day weekend. Nate’s older brother and wife allowed us to use their cabin in the Jim Thorpe area. We arrived Friday evening and left Monday afternoon. The couples that came for the weekend were the Nate and Kara and their daughter Avery.

John And Michelle Schreier’s with their son Luke.

And us. We were even allowed to bring Baby.

On Saturday morning, the men went to a disk golf course in the area to play a few rounds. They had so much fun that they even got up early Monday morning to play another 2 rounds.

While the men were playing disk golf, the ladies went into town with the kids to do “girl stuff.” On Sunday, the ladies went out and the men got to hang out with the kids.

When the men came back from disk golf on Monday morning, we went to the playground and swimming pool.
Jay wanted to show off that he still had what it takes on the diving board.

This flip did not start out or end very well.
After swimming, the men played bocce ball and the ladies laid out in the sun. While we were at the playground and swimming pool, Baby enjoyed the cabin all to himself.

It was a fun and relaxing weekend with our friends.

Adoption Update

Amy finally got an email back from our contact at Pearl S. Buck stating that our paperwork will FINALLY be mailed to China either this Friday or Tuesday at the latest! We have had our paperwork in for about 2 months now, but we have been waiting for another couple who is in our group to complete their paperwork. Amy found out just before lunch and when I saw her, she was crying with tears of joy. Now we know that our max of 3 years has officially started. As of today, our adoption counter above shows that we have been waiting 11 months and 4 days for our little girl from China.

Braydon's Dedication

This morning at Calvary Church of Souderton, Braydon Godfrey was dedicated during the service. The purpose of a baby dedication is to publically pronounce to the congregation that the parents have accepted Jesus Christ as their personal Lord and Savior and that they will live out the gospel in their homes, reflecting Jesus Christ’s image in their life and lips as they raise their child. After the service, we went back to Griff and Barb’s house to celebrate Braydon’s dedication.

Jesse Bessler's 30th Birthday Party

Today we went to the Bessler's house to celebrate Jesse’s 30th birthday. We had pizza and a lot of other snacks. We also hung out on their deck and enjoyed the nice weather.