Busy Weekend!

It was a busy weekend in the Lotterman household. Starting Thursday evening with Russ off to school, and the boys and me off to Heritage for their Language Arts night. It was nice to see the projects that Bradyn, and all the other students, had put so much work into.

Bradyn and his "I Spy" poster

Friday evening we were invited, along with Herman and Lindy, to Ryan and Katie's house for dinner. It was delicious, of course, and the kids had a blast playing together, especially church. It was really quite cute to listen to them have their own little church service, and even baptize their little babies. I guess they listen more than we give them credit for!! :-) The guys ended the night with a little MSU basketball, I think Russ was the most interested in that, while Lindy and I helped Katie with a few decorating tips. (Actually, most of the tips came from Lindy :-), I just agreed or disagreed with her.

Saturday morning we headed to Mount Pleasant, to watch my sister Caitryn play basketball. She plays for a travelling team called the Grand Rapids Rush, and has had games on various Saturdays over the last few months. It is always a fun time, and I'm really quite amazed at how good she is at basketball, it comes quite naturally for her, and she loves it! We headed back home after her first two games.

On the way home we received a phone call from sister Bethany with some wonderful news! She and her boyfriend Alex Kingma are now engaged to be married! We are very happy for you two, and are thankful the Lord brought you to one another. They are planning, the Lord willing, a July 23, 2010 wedding! Always fun to have a wedding to look forward to!

Later that evening we went to the Grand Villa with my parents and siblings for my parents' 30th Anniversary dinner. We all had an enjoyable time and many good laughs as always, thanks to my brothers and brothers-in-law, and of course my dear husband. :-) There is never a dull moment when you get them together. Thanks to Dad and Mom Lotterman for taking the boys for us! We appreciate it!

Sunday, we of course spent most of the day in church, with two wonderful sermons on Christ's precious saving blood. We ended the day with KWOTK (Kids Without The Kids) at Mike and Heidi's house. We had a good time there as well, with many laughs and delicious desserts.

This morning we begin a new school week, a short one for Bradyn. Spring break begins on Friday, so he only goes today and Wednesday. We are all looking forward to the second half of the week when temperatures are forecasted into the 70's! Yeah! I think spring has finally sprung! We hope this finds you all doing well. Enjoy the blessings of another week!

Bradyn Turns Six!!

I can't believe it's been six years already, since Bradyn joined our family! We have been so blessed by his presence in our lives! Bradyn was so excited to be able to go to school on his birthday....we'll see how long that lasts....He brought a treat, his request was sugar cookies with frosting, and was able to choose a prize from the birthday basket at school, so he had a great day!

We celebrated his birthday last night with supper and cake and presents. Uncle Matthew and Auntie Chelsea came before supper to fly their kite with the boys since it was such a windy day. They ended up staying for supper too! Bradyn's request for a cake was Chick Hicks from the movie CARS. Austin had a Lightning McQueen cake for his birthday, so Bradyn chose Chick Hicks. He told me since Chick Hicks is mean, he wanted to eat him!! OK then. I'm not sure why I agreed to make it, since it took me pretty much all day between baking the cake and frosting it three different times, but we got it finished!

Also a quick "Happy Birthday" to Bradyn's birthday buddy, (and cousin) Corina, out in British Columbia, we hope you had a great day too! Even in a day such as a birthday, we see God's faithfulness to us! We have been blessed with six uneventful years (for the most part) with our son. He is a healthy and happy six year old. What more could we ask for? God has truly been good to us!!

We hope this finds you all well, and enjoying your week! It sure looks like a nice one again!

Getting Started

Well, at the insistence of my husband, I have decided to start a blog. After seeing Larry and Amy's, we decided it looked like a good idea. I think it will be a good way for ALL in the family to keep up with what we are up to, and then I can get rid of my Facebook page, (I've been thinking about doing this for a while now, as I'm getting kind of sick of it):-).

Anyway, things around the Lotterman household have been pretty routine. This is a good thing, and I don't mind it a bit. We have been enjoying the last two weeks of sunshine and warmer temperatures ALOT. The boys love to be outside, riding their bikes and playing with their various toys in the driveway. Bradyn is thoroughly enjoying his days in Kindergarten, and often says he wishes he could go every day, we'll see how he feels about that next year!! (I must admit, I don't mind the every other day thing, as it still gives me a chance to sleep in 2 days a week :-) ) Bradyn is starting to read like crazy, (reading every sign he can while we go down the road) and amazes us every day with the new things he comes home with. He's also starting to tell time and loves to tell me what time it is during the days he's not is school. He has become quite the big helper to me around the house, always willing to pick up his toys, make his bed, and help set and clear the table. He is very excitedly awaiting September when his new baby sibling arrives, he wants a baby sister sooo bad, lets hope he's not tooo disappointed if he gets a baby brother......:-) Austin is a very busy 3 year old, and loves to do everything his big brother does. When Bradyn is home, they are nearly inseperable!! I'm glad they get along so well! On the days when Bradyn is in school, he is very good about finding ways to entertain himself, but is most excited when it's time to pick Bradyn up from school! I don't think he has fully grasped the concept of a new baby coming, and may not until it actually arrives. Hopefully he adjusts better than his big brother, to a new sibling. :-)

I have been keeping busy with my normal household chores, trying to find some extra energy to get it all done. I tell ya, being pregnant and trying to keep up with 2 busy boys and a busy husband is sure tiring! I am happy that I have been feeling better during the days for the past 2 weeks, and only feel yucky at night. By that time Russ is home and can help with the boys if I don't feel up to it. Even this is starting to get better, so hopefully in the next few weeks, it will be all gone. We are currently about 13 1/2 weeks along and are soo thankful that so far this pregnancy has been uneventful. God has been soo good to us!!

Russ is getting back into landscaping again after working for Herman throughout the winter. We are thankful that God provided for us in that way too. Although, he has mentioned a few times that it is quite nice to be able to sleep until 7 am instead of getting up at 5 or 5:30 am. He is NOT a morning person, so this is just wonderful for him!! :-) As of this past Tuesday, he started back at Artistic Landscapes and it looks like they have quite a busy spring ahead of them! Yea! Again we are amazed at how our Father provides!

As you all know, we have had our house up for sale since last September. We've had about 30 walk-throughs since then but no real interest. Until last week, when we had 2 different people take a 2nd walk through!! The first was last Tuesday, and that resulted in an offer. It was quite a low offer, so we of course counter offered, and they countered back at about $5000 than ours. Then on last Wednesday, another couple came through for a second look, and expressed real interest in it, and ended up offering a full price offer, we are currently waiting for them to get their pre-approval letter, and if all is well with them, we will be accepting their offer. We should find out in the next few days on that one. Although it will be hard to move from this nice chunk of land, (I could take or leave the house) we know that in this too, God has a plan for us. This is what He wants for our lives right now, and it is what is best for us!!

So this is just a start, and hopefully brings you up to speed about our lives. I hope to post at least once a week, but may post more often, if something real exciting happens! :-) That's all for now! We hope you all are having a wonderful week!