Lydia Writes Her Name...Preschool Field Trip...The Pehrson's!

My friend Kristin told me once that if you want your child to learn, you need to teach them yourself and you can't rely on others to do it for you.  Duh!  Why didn't I think of that?!  I was so worried that she couldn't write her name yet and most of her friends could.  Since Nate, I stopped our mommy/daughter preschool so I wasn't teaching her anything.

So I finally decided to take the time each day to teach her the letters of her name and within a few days she did it!  She learned her letters and wrote her own name all by herself with NO help from anyone!  Yay Lyd's!!!

 When we started, all she could write was the letter L.  We love you Lydia and we're so proud of your accomplishment!

Last Wednesday I was able to tag along with Lydia and her friends on their second field trip of the school year.  We went to Sweet's Candy Factory to see how candy was made!

Here's Lydia with best buds Brock and Jordan getting ready for the tour to start!

 Don't they look so cute in their hair nets?  Love Jordan's face!

It was pretty cool how they made some of the candy!  We even got to try some fresh off the conveyor belt!  Since Nate is such a good baby, I figured it wouldn't be a big deal to take him along.  He even had to wear a hair net!  Once I got it out of his peripheral vision, he didn't bother it at all.  I love this age (out of sight, out of mind)!!!

 Last Thursday night, our good friends the Pehrson's invited us out to celebrate Ben's birthday!  We just love the Pehrson's so much and are so glad that even though we live a couple hours apart and hardly ever get to see each other, we have the best time when we hang out!

Even though we took a "proper" picture, I still had to put this one.  It wouldn't be Ben without the pulled faces!

 Then on Sunday, we got to witness the blessing of the newest member of their family, little Lawson Alma Pehrson!  Due to illness, we couldn't have our sleepover, so we drove out on Sunday, spent a few hours, then headed back home.

Their adorable, little family is now complete.  What a miracle it was to have Lawson join their family.  Their story is such a story of faith, patience and trust in the Lord and if you knew the Pehrson's, you would know that those words describe them perfectly.  They've been through a lot and what a blessing to have Lawson as a result of their faithfulness.

 We love you guys so much and without getting too mushy, you honestly do make us better people for knowing you.  You are so much fun to hang out with; it's always nonstop laughs with you guys.  I love that our girls' have fun together and now our boys can grow up and be buds!

 You know, there are just those people you click with and get along with perfectly, and you guys are definitely that for us!  Congrats on your baby boy!  So glad we could make it for such a special day!!!