A Birthday to Remember

Thank you to everyone who wished me a Happy Birthday yesterday! It was fun to share a birthday with the first day of Sukkoth, and I had a wonderful day. We had our first date since we've been here, too. Tim took me out to a nearby restaurant where we enjoyed dinner together. Please say a special prayer of thanksgiving for our dear babysitters, Amy and Betsy, who are classmates of Tim at JUC. They volunteered to babysit for us, and the kids had a great time with them. It was a tremendous blessing to know we had someone we could trust to care for our children. They were an answer to prayer. (This was one of my concerns before we moved here.) God continues to take care of us in amazing ways!

Caleb and Josiah baked me a cake (with a little help): Chocolate cake with buttercream frosting - my favorite!

Josiah helped me make the frosting, and he got powdered sugar all over his feet! He had been sitting cross-legged on the counter when he spilled the sugar. Notice the chocolate corners of his mouth. He had just licked the cake batter spoon before helping me with the frosting.

The boys helped frost the cake with our homemade multi-colored frosting.

I can't get the video to appear here, so you have to look down below to see a video of them decorating the cake.

The final product!

I am thankful that, after a rough week with Caleb's homeschooling, I witnessed him reading to Josiah yesterday during their snack time. What a blessing it was! It brought joy to my heart. Thank you for your continued prayers for both of the boys as I work with them, and for me as I need an extra measure of patience and creativity!