Fun Times with GG

The Town of Herndon, Virginia opened up its Public Works vehicles for preschoolers to investigate. As you can imagine, Ryan was in his glory and Madeline also really enjoyed it (honestly, I think Madeline was won over by the free cookies and lemonade :)). Though an awesome experience, it was also quite stressful. Lines were long and Ryan did not understand why he had to exit the vehicle only minutes after he had entered. Thankfully, our next stop was Chick fil A to meet Grandma for lunch.

Ryan loved his plastic hardhat and was not willing to separate from it once it adorned his head.

As a special treat, GG took us to Glen Echo Park. GG took Madeline to a very special Cinderella puppet show and Ryan and I got some special quality time together on the playground. I love one on one time with my babies. While Madeline was having a ball, Ryan and I got to chat and play together. Afterwards GG treated us all to a special carousel ride. Mommy did not know that this carousel was particularly fast. Boy was I grateful when we stopped moving and the contents of my stomach were still in my stomach.

Me and my babies.

GG Comes to Town

The camera is upstairs and I am downstairs, so the pictures will have to follow.  The last few weeks have passed in a whirlwind, ending with a visit from GG.  I love having my mom visit and I love watching the kids love my mom.  The older I get the more I appreciate my mom and enjoy spending time with her.  With both love to go, go, go, so we enjoy filling our time with outings and playground visits.  

We discovered an interesting thing while GG was here.  Because my mom is called GG and Matt's mom is called Grandma, Madeline does not think that GG is a "real" grandma.  She often told GG about her real Grandma, referring to Matt's mom.  Thankfully my mom is not offended and soon Madeline will be able to grasp the "sameness" of distinct titles.

Chip Ingram is one of my favorite pastors to listen to online.  He did a great talk on faith, wherein faith is defined as believing God and therefore acting on that belief.  He talked about how faith is the single most thing that pleases God.  His talk centered mostly around Hebrews 10-12.  Here are the 7 ways he shared to grow in faith.  1)  The Bible--soaking your mind and heart in scripture.  2) Giving--giving the first and best of your finances, as reflected by Abel.  We want to believe to the point that we give our best. 3) Faith is caught--get around people who have it and read books on people with great faith. 4) Sanctified dreaming--as we delight in Him, He will give us the desires of our heart (so long as those desires are in line with Scripture), as he longs to reward those who earnestly seek him.  Ps. 37:4. 5) Earnestly seek him. 6) Just Go--start asking for a calling from God.  7) Roll--where there is no risk, there is no faith.  This talk spurred me on to seek faith and pray for faith.