The Methodology of Chaos: summer update

well, this update is long overdue.... we've been keeping pretty busy as a family - as usual. But we've been loving the summertime... our first one NOT in a hospital for a few years. so here's what's going on with us

Scott:
I took a week of vacation right after our school-year programming was finished just to hang around the house and be with the family. I also redid our master bathroom as well. that's 3 bathrooms we remodeled since moving in last october! Everytime I wish I was smart enough to take before and after shots. but I'm not.

I'm loving the summer, it's a great change of pace and I'm getting lots of time to pray and plan about the future of Student Ministries at Fair Haven as well as getting lots of time to just be relational with people there without programs taking up my time.

We also did our part for the environment and our bank account and bought a scooter. I've had it for 5 or 6 weeks now and I drive it everyday everywhere I go. last month I paid $20 in gas to use it. it's also really fun to ride!

cindy has been busy as well. she stays home with the boys everyday and also has been cutting hair in her salon in the basement. So if you need a haircut, give her a call! She also decided to plant a garden this summer in our backyard.

this last week she went to Chicago with her friend, Emily while I stayed home with the boys

We are both planning on going to Nicaragua this summer with a few students from Fair Haven on a mission trip too.

As for the boys... everyday is a new adventure!

Isaac turned 2 on May 31. Two. wow. He's 2. crazy. in memory of his time in the NICU Isaac put on his newborn hat and held on to his preemie diaper to show the difference

We had his grandpa & grandma schoonveld over for dinner and presents and then the other grandparents the next day. Isaac got a great toy box to put in his room and hold his ever-growing arsenal of toys. he also got some outside toys

Not only do we love our new house - but Isaac loves it too! Everyday he whines to go outside and play in his sandbox or play with the neighbor kid, keegan

but more importantly, the all encompassing "WAGON!" is the most important aspect of his life... he LOVES the wagon... every time he goes outside he wants to go for a ride. Jonah loves it too. They love taking the wagon to the park to play on the slide

From Summer 2008

isaac is starting to talk in short sentences now... and he'll tell us stories that he remembers. We went to Isaac's 2-year doc appointment and the doctor looked "for birdies" in his ear and up his nose. 3 days later he started talking about "ladies!" for the ladies at the doc office. and then "birdies!" "Ears!" "Find it!" cindy says "Yes, the ladies looked in your ears for birdies." and then, "Birdies! Find it! Nose!" cindy says "Yes, the ladies looked for birdies in your nose" and then "Ladies! Tootle! Tickle!" .... yes, the ladies checked your tootle and it tickled!"

at his latest developmental appointment he rated 24-29 months at all of his abilities... so he's well caught up at this point developmentally. he does have to go to the hospital this monday for a small procedure on his nose b/c of all his random nosebleeds. Hopefully that will go well

Jonah turned 1 three weeks before isaac's birthday and then almost immediately started to pull himself up on everything! he's crawling all over the place and standing up on anything he can find! He continues to grow and develop at a great rate and he's doing all the things he should. These days he wants to be just like his brother.