We started off last weekend with a get together with our Sunday School class. We had about 5 families come and had a great time. Later in the afternoon, Matt and Josiah got together to cut down some limbs. Most of our trees are really tall and so Matt is pretty high up in both of these pictures. He came out unscathed, however, we did have a mishap with a smaller limb he cut down over the playset. It landed on the beam that holds the swings. Thankfully, the swingset is very sturdy and the only thing it did was dent the wood a little bit and take off some stain. So, he sanded and restained it. It also took out one small panel of the little fence, which he will be fixing soon too. A high point in Rachel's week was getting to ride a horse. Matt took her to Bob's house on Tuesday while I was at school and she got to ride a horse, pet some chickens, and a South American raccoon. The chickens, especially the rooster are very nice, and she loves chickens. It looks like she found some eggs too. The tortoise was burrowed underground so she didn't get to see that. Looks like they had a great time!
Matt and I found out a few weeks ago that we are expecting our second child! I got an early ultrasound to confirm that everything was where it was supposed to be and it put me a week behind, which is slightly discouraging. However, my due date is November 3. Rachel thinks it is a girl and always says it is a sister. A lot of people think it is a boy. All of us are going to have to wait until the baby is born to find out who is right. I am feeling bad in the morning: not wanting to eat, but knowing I would feel better if I did. At least I am not throwing up, so I am counting my blessings! I feel better as the day goes on, but my appetite is already really weird and pretty much anything that looks healthy, looks terrible to me, except fruit. Today, I am 7 weeks and 2 days.
Matt finally got to do something fun. I feel like most of the stuff I post is all about Rachel and I because we usually get to do the more blog-worthy things. Well, Matt gets his turn now. His friend Bob, who used to own an exotic pet store, has 2 horses and has been offering Matt a chance to go horseback riding. It just never worked out because Matt would have to teach Sunday school or something was going on. This past Sunday, he got to go and really had a good time. The horses were well trained and actually listened. He said the ride was very smooth and nothing like the one or two other times he had been. They drove out early to the Alafia River area (I think) and saw some pretty big gators and a deer. When Matt was helping put the horses away, his horse stuck his leg straight out sideways and tripped Matt. I guess she didn't want to go back in the barn. Bob was also boarding a tortoise (like the huge ones) and had some great chicken coop. Matt wants to take Rachel over there to see the animals. He even brought home some eggs for us.
We have all been a little under the weather this past week. I thought it was just a cold, but none of use seem to be getting any better without the aid of medicine, so we might be all making trips to the doctor soon. Matt and I are one week into our new way of eating and it is going pretty good so far. Matt is having a little more trouble adjusting than I am, but I am proud of the changes he is making. However, I cannot say that he would continue this if I didn't make all of his food for him. We haven't been exercising as much though because of our colds, but hopefully soon we can get back into the swing of things. Rachel has been waking up early, like 5:30 or 6:30. Ugh. Sometimes she will go back to sleep, other times I make her read books in her bed. That is too early. Therefore she is ready for a nap earlier too. Yesterday, she fell asleep in her bean bag chair all snuggled up. I think she looked really comfortable and I could have fallen asleep too. Matt carried her to her bed to finish out her nap and we laid out in the sun together. She was even snoring a little.
A high point in Rachel's week was getting to ride a horse. Matt took her to Bob's house on Tuesday while I was at school and she got to ride a horse, pet some chickens, and a South American raccoon. The chickens, especially the rooster are very nice, and she loves chickens. It looks like she found some eggs too. The tortoise was burrowed underground so she didn't get to see that. Looks like they had a great time!
