Lil' John's 1st Day of 1st Grade

Today was John's first day of first grade.

On the way to the bus, we listened to a message from Nana.
Lil' John said, "Jeff and Grace, you can't listen because the message is for me, from Nana.
She is wishing me a good first day of school!" So cute!

This is Lil' John's bus!


Lil' John was so excited to meet his new bus driver, Tina.
He said, "That must be my bus, and my new bus driver, Tina!"

Lil' John introduced himself to Tina, his bus driver.

Here he is...

Goodbye, Lil' John! Have a great day!

Autism Sucks!

So, I have known this for a while but today, I am just reminded that Autism SUCKS! I swear (except I don't) I will never understand this. Some days are great...some days are well not so great. We've been having some not so great days.

Today was the play at camp. My John got so overwhelmed with the noise, the people, andeverything that was going on. What could I do except sit with him and just hug him as he covered his ears and rocked. Yep, autism sucks.

In days like these, I cling to these words:

"YET, JULIE will rejoice in the Lord, JULIE will be joyful in God my Savior. The Sovereign Lord is JULIE'S strength; he makes JULIE'S feet like the feet of a deer, he will bring JULIE safely over the mountain." Habakkuk 3:18

God has blessed me with a sweet, smart, energetic, happy and lovable little boy.
Really...who can ask for more?

Going Bald For Mindy

John has a new hair cut. It's for a good cause. Our friend, Mindy is fighting breast cancer and the chemo has made her hair fall out. So, we are praying for her, but John shaved his head for her. If you can, please check out her blog:

http://amidlife-ajourney.blogspot.com/

I think he looks great!

Making Pepperoni Rolls--A Family Tradition

The kids helped make pepperoni rolls for dinner.

Step 1: Roll out dough.

Step 2: Ask Mom, "Is it flat enough?"

Step 3: Get flour everywhere!

Step 4: Look, we're done!!!

Remove from oven, brush with garlic butter. Serve with heated spaghetti sauce!
A yummy Mehaffey family tradition!

See Ya

It was nice to see Aunt Missy & Uncle Roman. We don't get to see them very often
(they live in Kansas). It was so great, just to spend time with them! We love you, both!

A Wet 4th of July

It started raining on Friday night and it rained for 24 hours straight. We spent a very soggy day in our tents and outside in the rain...trying to prevent further flooding.

Like our mote? Water was pooling under our tent.

Wet tent!

This is where 9 of us (3 kids) spent a big portion of the day!

Still smiling!

Craft time...trying to keep the kids busy & happy!

"Seriously...it's my birthday!"

We just helped our neighbor pull his trailer out of the mud.

:-)

Cornerstone--Part 2

Don't you just LOVE this face? John sent a lot of quiet time in the van. He was a little overwhelmed with the whole "camping" thing but he did a nice job of "using his words". It was a big adjustment for him!

Mary Jane cooked the whole weekend for us! She is awesome! Here, Melissa & MJ are eating peach cobbler! Nope, we didn't eat hamburgers once!!!

Menu for camping:
Ham & baked potatoes
Turkey & vegetables
Brats & hot dogs
Biscuits & Gravy
Eggs & Bacon
Chicken taco salad

YUMMY!

Playing in the kiddie pool with Grandpa!

Isn't she beautiful?

The kids entertained themselves for HOURS with clothes pins! Who knew?

Grace *aka* fish!

Aunt Missy braided Grace's hair.

As you can tell, she LOVED it!