adjusting...

On Thursday we'll have been here 3 weeks...is that even possible? It is amazing to me how the time is flying by and how each day it feels a little more normal to be here. We're definitely still adjusting and it's definitely still hard, but we are also still glad to be here. We checked out a new church on Sunday that we liked and hope to go back...but it's no Outreach. We miss our Outreach family so much...I think it's taken leaving to realize how awesome the community really was there. Not only our small group (which was amazing, closest thing to family) but the whole body...quality, genuine people with a deep love for the Lord. We hope to find a "home" church here quickly, definitely a priority. Who knows, the one we just visited may be it...we'll see :)

We've been getting aquatinted with folks and places around here. It will take awhile for this to become "home" but we feel like we're making a good start of just putting ourselves out there. We officially start our training on Wednesday and will enter the cottage for our first shift next Tuesday. I think we're both ready to get started doing what we came here for. We went over to the cottage for dinner tonight and it was a great time to spend more time with our teammates and the boys too of course. There was a moment during the "Family Conference" that just absolutely broke my heart and reminded me why we're here. It was good to be reminded that the Lord has plans and reasons and hope and is working. (I'm intentionally being vague, sorry).

And for those Sydney fans out there, haha, she's doing just fine. She's growing like a weed. She's having a hard time sleeping through the morning....I'm wondering if she's training us for waking up at 6 a.m. to get the boys ready for school when we're on duty :) She has LOVED the kids around here and has a ball at the cottage with the boys. Josh and I have been taking advantage of our free YMCA memberships and she's been hanging out and having fun with kids in the nursery there. She has been so flexible and so adapatable...we are lucky and blessed, and we're aware of that. So of course I'll end this blog like usual....pics/videos of the beautiful Syd :)

Look how tall she's getting? (sorry, I've been horrible about taking pictures lately...so this is all I got for now)

Here's Sydney learning how to push this toy...and NO she's not walking yet. In fact, as of this morning she's kind of afraid of even pushing the toy...so walking is still a little ways away :)

and eating bites of banana....that's the one of the latest developments, learning how to "self feed". So far it's just those Gerber puffs, banana, Cherrios, and bread....