Play Date!

Today Miriam and I went to visit friends of ours to have a play date. They live about a half hour away out on a farm. Miriam had a great time playing with the kids... Lydia is almost 2 and Jonah is 9 months. She loved playing with all of their toys while Sara (their mom) and I enjoyed catching up and talking. It was a great time! Miriam even enjoyed the car ride there and back very much. Sometimes we have a hard time keeping her happy in the car (she likes to move around too much), but this time she sat quietly and played with a few toys. She also loves dancing to the Go Fish "Splash" cd. We've found it quite helpful on long car trips.

Other than that, Matt is really loving his new job at the church! Although we miss having him home at lunch, we've enjoyed his semi-flexible hours in the mean time. He's taking these first weeks to "learn the ropes" and will start officially leading worship in September. We may even get a chance to go to a worship conference in the fall for a few days! We may use it as our anniversary date/vacation and spend our first few days away from Miriam. Although we would miss her SO much, we think it would be great to have a few days for ourselves. We're still praying about when and where we should go... and if I should come along with.