4 months and Football

Our neighbor's little boy got this fancy toddler car for his birthday. 

Eleanor loves to drive it any time she sees it. 

Adelaide is now 4 months old!! 4 whole months! She's the sweetest baby and I'm so grateful she's flexible with her schedule and oh so happy. 

She loves her tongue and sticking her fingers in her mouth. 

As I was doing the dishes one day, I heard Eleanor singing away. I quietly watched from the other room as she sang her heart out while spinning around the room. She also had all my piano music out. I pray she'll use her musical talents to bless her life and everyone around her. 

Adelady (that's what we call her all the time!) had her 4 month check up and now she weighs 14 pounds - double her birth weight. She got her shots and slept most of the afternoon. I was grateful she didn't have a fever and wasn't too fussy afterwards. 

Eleanor loves preschool activities. I bought a bag of Fruit Loops from the Dollar Tree and it kept her entertained all afternoon. 

Adelaide looks so big sitting up while I fold the laundry. She and Austin really do look like little twins. 

Megan and Jeff and their kids drove to MO for the weekend! Adelaide got to meet her cousins for the first time. 

On Saturday the boys had two football games. It's been so fun watching the two of them play on the same team. Aaron helps out as well and the boys love it. I told Aaron that I know the boys will always remember the time their dad helped out on the sidelines. Eli made several touch downs and Austin got to hand off the ball a couple of times. 

Saturday was busy... after the football games, we ran to the church for an Easter Egg hunt that the youth put together for the primary kids. Last year we were working on the details for the Easter Egg hunt and we had to cancel everything because of Covid. We're extra grateful we can celebrate Easter with our church family this year. 

During the afternoon, we drove up to the Volk's property for the rest of the day. It's nice taking a break from the hustle and bustle of every day life and enjoying time together as a family out in the country. 

On Sunday morning, Aaron took off for Colorado to do his reserve duty at the AF Academy. He'll be gone for 2 weeks and the kids were sad to see him leave. I was too - I cried! At times we've thought about just being done with the military, but it really is a blessing for us and we hated to say goodbye to the retirement benefits, especially because Aaron's time as a cadet can be counted toward his retirement.