Frederick Meijer Gardens with Grandma Dee

   Yesterday Grandma Dee took Shiloh, Asher, and me to the Frederick Meijer Gardens to check out the Butterfly Exhibit. At first Shiloh was pretty bummed that we were not going to the farm to "help" Grandpa feed the cows, but once we arrived, she got very excited. 

It was hot and humid inside!

Looking at the waterfall through the rocks

 

Watching the butterflies fly around while she recharged with some water. 

No Mom, i want to run around, not hold Asher for a picture!

 

So excited at everything to see outside!

This was Shiloh's favorite place, a pretend beaver lodge complete with puppet beavers and logs to climb on. We had a hard time getting Shiloh to want to go anywhere else!

"Bird, eggs, bird, eggs, bird, eggs, etc..." "Yes Shiloh, those are eggs and the birds sit  on them" :)

Running and bouncing across the bridge

It was a fun day, but we were all very tired when we left, thanks for the fun day Grandma Dee! :)

Pie for breakfast?!?

   Yesterday evening while Malachi was gone fixing our car, Shiloh and I decided to make a treat for when he got home. At the ripe old age of 21 months, I figured Shiloh was old enough to learn how to make a pie herself...

rolling out the crust

She loved every second of it and our floor and table were thoroughly dusted with flour. 

adding the fruit

A berry for the pie, then one for the baby. Her favorite part was dipping the frozen berries in the pie filling and sucking on them. 

putting on the "lid"

After I put it in the oven, Shiloh kept running around the kitchen yelling: "hot, pie" "hot, pie" Since her little pie was not finished until after her bedtime; she had to wait til the next morning to enjoy it...

Pie (and eggs) for  breakfast :)

I hope this made you smile...have a wonderful day!

Application finished!

Applied to MTC:
Late Monday night, we excitedly pressed the "submit" button to turn in our applications for Missions Training Center (MTC) to complete our training with New Tribes Mission. All we have left is to turn in our physicals results which will be the first week of April. I never realized how long it would take to apply with 2 little ones demanding attention every few minutes. :) We aren't sure whether to go to the campus in Durham, ON, Canada or in Roach, Missouri. We are praying for guidance as to where to go if we get accepted and also how soon we will be able to go because of the cost. Ideally we would like to head there this coming August, but we will see what the Lord has planned!

Asher~5 months, Shiloh~20 months  

Shiloh and Asher:
The kids, especially Shiloh, continue to be sick on a regular basis, probably due to Shiloh sticking everything she finds in her Mouth. :( Though they still have snotty noses this morning, I think they are once again starting to feel better. Shiloh is 20 months old today and has learned some new things this past month, its so fun to watch her grow!

playing with Play-doh

helping dada hang Asher's bouncer

Jumping

Asher continues to get more fun and interactive, he loves to jump in his bouncer and kick and squirm around.  He just started eating solids and loves eating at the table with the rest of us.

First solid food

Malachi's Genesis class on Thursday nights continues to go well, he's going to be talking about the Flood tomorrow night. We were able to get a "new" and what we hoped was a reliable vehicle last week with our tax return, however, it started having problems on the drive back home. So far Malachi has not been able to figure out what is wrong, so please pray that we can get it resolved soon and have a reliable vehicle! 

Hey all just a quick update on our situation. I received  word yesterday that we will not be coming on staff in Jackson this fall. We are still looking to the Lord for direction and are currently looking at our options for phase 2 of our training. please keep us in your prayers in coming weeks as we really just seek His will for our next step.  thanks again for your prayers. much love ~ The Pratts