A Visit From Close Friends

Toward the end of August we had some of our most favorite people come visit us. The Davidson Men. Kim along with his sons Chaven and Mitchell drove through on their way to Anderson University where the guys attend college. It was so wonderful to see these guys who have become much like family to us. It was fun to eat corn on the cob, show them cows and walk through open fields (something pretty foreign to Chav and Mitch).

Greyson Loves to Dance

Well one thing we do not have a shortage of at our new home is leaves! We have forgotten how beautiful they can look, but how much work they really are. Greyson and I do a lot of racking only to have more and more and more leaves fall to the ground. Greyson has really enjoyed playing in the big piles though, so I guess it kinda makes it worth it.

Greyson also is full of personality. Whenever music comes on he loves to dance and laugh, which makes us laugh and him perform even more.

Ending of Summer

The end of the summer came up on us quite quickly. We had fun cheering on my dad when he ran in a 5K in Kenesaw. We also enjoyed some end of summer fun with the South Africa Foreans. However, by the first part of August Stephen was having meetings and inservices for school and things haven't seemed to slow down since then. The second day of school at his new job we closed on our house. So he would leave for work at a quarter to 7 get home about 6:30 and start working on the house. We didn't actually move in to our home until the first part of September and of course the work has continued pretty steadily.

Summer Fun

Well here are a few pictures of what we've been up to this summer. Greyson has enjoyed daily trips to visit the horse and is becoming quite the little rider. He heads back to the barn all by himself and loves feeding them sugar cubes and apples. We also have picked a lot of vegetables from the garden. Just last weekend my niece and I picked 105 cucumbers alone! Because of the great warm weather swimming is also something Greyson loves to do and everyday we go through about three pairs of clothes.
We also went to the county fair and while it was nothing like what I had remembered growing up, it was fun to watch Greyson pet the animals.
Greyson and I enjoyed a trip to the zoo with my sister and her three children too. The Omaha zoo is incredible and a very easy way to have lots of fun.

Feeding the Dogs

Life was a little crazy in the Foreman home before leaving Kodiak. Lots of days were spent backing, cleaning and trying to get people filled in on what was suppose to happen that summer. Through it all Greyson seemed to find great ways to entertain himself. This video is him feeding Roscoe. He would slide behind the pantry door to the dog food, put it into the cup and then throw it onto the ground. This went on for about a half hour.
(don't mind the talking in the back)

July Birthday Celebration

A great perk about being back in Nebraska is having the opportunity to get together with family more frequently. For the past 7 years Stephen and I would be lucky to see our families 5 days out of the year. Even more I would only get to spend 2 days with my sister (not enough!). My dad celebrated his 58th birthday (I can get away with saying his age, because he looks way younger:) giving us a great chance to get together. Greyson loves his cousins and gets extremely excited every time they come around. Because the weather was so hot we all had a great time on the slip and slide, running through the sprinklers and playing in the little pool. There are also gobs of toads at my parents farm and all the kids had fun capturing them. Of course Great Grandpa and Grandma were there as well and I think they get younger every time they are around their great grandchildren.
Our goal is to never take advantage of our incredible family, the love we have and the bond of Jesus Christ that keeps us all together.

Family Vacation

For the Fourth of July the entire Palsma (Jean Foreman, Stephen's mom's side of the family)Clan together. We had a great time at Lake Okoboji in Iowa. From what I heard the weather was very hot, but we spent most of it in the water so for us the weather was perfect! Greyson loved the water and cried every time we had to leave it. We also had a wonderful time with Daniel, Allison, Lucas, Alexis and Joshua Greyson's Uncle and Aunt and his cousins that live in South Africa. As well as time with his Uncle Joel and Paul. Of course a trip would not be complete without Grandpa and Grandma too.
It was a wonderful way to spend the beginning part of July