Yes that is right, I am now 40 years old. Quite honestly, I can't believe it. I remember when my Dad was 40 and he kept telling us he was middle age. I didn't believe him then and by golly I refuse to believe it now. For my birthday, Greg organised a "Totally 80's" party for me. It was a small get together of family and a few friends. It was fun to see the way everyone dressed up and it was also fun just hanging out. Here are a few pictures from the evening.
Back in October Greg took a day off work and we went to Huber's Orchard and winery. Grandma and Leah came with us. We packed a picnic lunch and went to play for the morning. When we got there we took a wagon ride to the apple orchard. We picked a bag full of apples and then went back to the farm to play. Fruit you pick yourself always tastes better than store bought. At Huber's they have a petting zoo, a corn maze, slides and many other fun things. Everyone had so much fun. After lunch we headed back to Louisville.
I know I am so behind on updating this blog. I will get caught up hopefully this weekend and then stay caught up. Some time ago, Josiah and Greg went to a baseball game with Uncle Troy (Greg's cousin). Naomi and I decided to try something fun with her hair while they were gone. After bath time I put on a movie and while she watched I sock rolled her hair. IT is really simple to do and the result the next morning is so worth it. She was very excited about having socks in her hair and equally excited when she saw the curls the next morning. It was a lot of fun watching her twirl and spin.
This year Naomi started pre-school 2 half days a week. She has been waiting so long for the day when she would be old enough to go to school. We told her for the longest time that when she turns 3 she can go to school. We were hoping she would forget and not bring it up again, but in June as soon as she was 3 she wanted to know when school started. So, we had to tell her that when we come back from South Africa she will be going to school. We didn't learn from the first round. The day after we arrived back stateside she wanted to know when school starts. I had no idea she wanted to go so badly. Finally the day arrived that the school was ready for her and of course she didn't want me to take her picture. She was such a big kid. I dropped her off in car pool line and she just ran up to the door and just like that my little girl was gone. It was a little sad for me, but she loves every minute of school. He friend Audrey is in her class and they are so cute together.
Since coming back from South Africa a lot has happened and it has been difficult to keep up. Shortly after arriving back a sweet family from our church arrived home from Ethiopia with the newest member of their family.
While we were in South Africa Josiah turned six. I can't believe my little boy is getting to be a little man. We had a small family get together to celebrate and he got a few extra gifts this year. He had so much fun getting a new DSi and Super Mario Brothers game for it amongst other things.
The day after we got back from our weekend away we drove 10 hours to my brother, Neville's, house where we spent a week. He lives in Durban which is the town I grew up in. We had a wonderful week letting the children get to know each other and just having fun. Neville and his wife Melanie have 2 beautiful daughters. Aimee is 5 and Emma is 3. Josiah and Naomi got along with them very well. While were there we spent a morning at the beach (yes it was the middle of winter, but we had to do it anyway!). We also went to UShaka Marine World were we saw a dolphin show a 
seal show and many marine animals. The kids had a blast. I was surprised to find out the Gambit, one of the dolphins that did shows when I was a little girl, was still performing. Neville and Melanie were in the process of selling their house so we had to quickly clean the mess that we had trailing us for a last minute showing. We also spent time looking at their new house which is going to be completely gutted and rebuilt on the inside. Can't wait to see the finished product.
