Our Vacation

We got to take a vacation for three days this week!! It was GREAT! The past several weeks have been quite crazy for us.... We packed up our house, painted our entire main level, (Shane has done more manual labor to try and sell this house than he would want to do in a lifetime!!), moved in with Shane's parents, finished up both Revelation classes that Shane taught all summer, went house hunting in Joplin, had our last Sunday at High Hill CC, and I'm pretty sure that's it...... oh yeah, I guess there were doctor's appt.'s in there for me, VBS, a third ICR dinner, switching realtors (which was a GREAT decision!!) and getting MORE fat and MORE pregnant!!!!.... Anyway, needless to say, we needed a little get-away for our family. So, Shane needed to meet with one of his professors at Lincoln Christian Seminary in Lincoln, Illinois. So, we decided to head there and just stay for a couple of days. Springfield, Il. is just a 1/2 hour away, so that's where we stayed. We found a nice hotel barely since a farmer's "thing" was in the area and also the LPGA tour was in Springfield this week!! It worked out great though--we got a good deal on a two room suite--fancy, huh?? The hotel had an indoor pool, and we ate some good food and had some good family time together!! Here are some pics from our trip!.....
One of Zion's favorite parts of our trip was the pool!! He was waiting for daddy to blow up his inner tube... He had fun sitting on the edge and kicking his feet and splashing. He had even more fun jumping into the inner tube and swimming with daddy!!!

(Shane starting to blow up the inner tube.....)

(Ahhhh.... finally!!...)

Paige did NOT know what to think of the big pool. She normally loves the water and especially her bath! But for some reason, she wasn't too sure about this pool. This picture was taken just after we made her get into the pool. She did smile once while she was in there for only a few minutes..... I think she was telling her baby Katherine how bad the pool was!! She preferred to sit on the sidelines and watch......
One night we went out to eat and then to some shops--it was fun!! Shane and Zion had matching outfits on--aren't they SO cute??!!!!... Zion, who has become quite picky about his wardrobe, didn't prefer his camouflage shorts until daddy got a pair! He thinks his daddy is pretty cool!!!:)Mommy & Paige were having fun playing one night! Paige thinks Mommy's puffy cheeks are fun to squeeze!:) This was Zion's bed he had all to himself! It was a pull-out couch. He was pretty excited about that! Paige loved it too. Before they went to bed each night they would play a little, and yes, JUMP on the bed! Paige was having a blast!!!

Zion enjoys playing with cars! He got a couple new cars on our vacation from the movie "Cars." So, he was having some fun playing--he's really starting to role play and have the cars talk to each other, etc. It's SO cute!!:)
All in all, our vacation was just GREAT!! We were glad to be able to get away for a few days and recoup as a family!!! It was just what we needed to end this crazy summer and get ready for all the BIG changes coming!! Maddox (our baby boy on-the-way) should be here any day now, and we're praying our house sells quickly!!! Thanks to all of you who are praying along with us and who have helped us out SO much with all that has been going on lately. We love you all!!:)