Nicki And Adam's Family Blog

You can be amazing You can turn a phrase into a weapon or a drug You can be the outcast Or be the backlash of somebody’s lack of love Or you can start speaking up Nothing’s gonna hurt you the way that words do And they settle ‘neath your skin Kept on the inside and no sunlight Sometimes a shadow wins But I wonder what would happen if you Say what you wanna say And let the words fall out Honestly I wanna see you be brave With what you want to say And let the words fall out Honestly I wanna see you be brave I just wanna see you I just wanna see you I just wanna see you I wanna see you be brave I just wanna see you I just wanna see you I just wanna see you I wanna see you be brave Everybody’s been there, everybody’s been stared down By the enemy Fallen for the fear and done some disappearing Bow down to the mighty Don’t run, stop holding your tongue Maybe there’s a way out of the cage where you live Maybe one of these...

Charlie went to Vacation Bible School at a Lutheran Church (Good Shepherd) and he had a great time. I wish I would have taken pictures, but alas, I did not. He went for 4 days for 2.5 hours each day. I was so proud of him for being so brave and listening and I even caught a few glimpses of him singing the songs and doing the actions. He was definitely on the younger side of the kids there, but this was a great "small" introduction for him to preschool which he will be start in about 4 weeks. I think that he is ready. He is becoming confident in who he is and seems to have minimal problems with me leaving (we now talk about it a day or two in advance). I am sure he learned a lot about God and Jesus, but that is not what I can tell from what he tells me about VBS. Here is what he tells me: Mommy: What did you do today? -"I didn't eat all my bagel" (yup....) -"I did 1, 2, shhhhhhh" (that was the way they got the kids quiet) -"There was a bask...

The best thing about our new house? Seeing Daddy more! Yeah! We love seeing Daddy everyday (sometimes even for lunch). It is wonderful in more ways than I can tell you!

My daughter has been misnamed, she should be called "Joy" because she is so full of joyful, happiness, all the time! She truly is a happy baby! And when she does scream, I know something is incredibly off. I am so lucky and blessed to have such a happy and joyful girl...may she continue to shine throughout her entire life and bring happiness to everyone she meets.

We have a really steep backyard, perfect for slip n slide and sledding in the winter. Here is Charlie and Daddy having a good time. And yes, it did break in about 20 minutes!

Doug, Sandi and Jackie came into Wisconsin for a 10 day visit in July. It was awesome to see them and have them around the state for so long! Here are a few fun pictures from a cookout that we had at our place for the Wanta family. Sandi, Jeanne-marie, and Laurie Brother #1 and Brother #3 Brother 1, 4, and 3 (doesn't Russ look smarter in those glasses? Don't let him fool ya!) Brother 1, Sister 2, Brother 4, Sister 1, and Brother 3 (missing Brother 2--Bob!) Some of the cousins! During the course of the week, we got to take Charlie to the Wilderness in Wisconsin Dells with Doug, Sandi and Jackie. What a blast! I think that Charlie thought he died and went to heaven! Charlie went down a bunch of waterslides, including some that were pitch black (I was with him of course) and loved them all! He went down many of the kids slides all by himself. We only made it to 3 of the 6 waterparks that they even have there. We cannot wait to go back and do it again. Tha...