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Last week was another busy week for us. Finally the weather calmed down and we were able to have all our regularly scheduled activities; work, preschool, church etc… Wednesday, Anya got to celebrate her 4 &1/2 birthday at preschool and I just happen to be volunteering that day, so it was fun to be a part of the celebration. She got to wear a crown, blow out candles on the cake and hand out birthday goodie bags to all her classmates. She had a good time and is now quick to remind you she is now 4 and 1/2–not just 4 anymore! On Thursday we took supper over to West Des Moines to meet the newest Cathcart family member. Holden is just a tiny peanut and so very cute. Anya & Jaxson had a good time running around like wild indians and Josiah had fun just trying to keep up with them!

The weekend was also full of activities. Saturday night Jason & I went to play cards with our friends Laura & Dustin Reuter. They are a couple that attend our church whom we got connected with this summer through the Alpha course we both took. They have a little girl, Raegan, who is a couple months younger than Josiah. Anyway, we have a great time with them and have been getting together more and more often to hang out, let the kids play and of course let the adults chat and play cards. This time however, we got a babysitter because we had a serious game of Hand & Foot ( our favorite card game) to get taken care of–unfortunately I cam out on the losing end and Jason got runner up. Despite our losing the card game, we had a great time and loved eating the pork loin that Dustin smoked just for us. Delicious!!!

Sunday we loaded up the car and headed to Forest City to celebrate Noah’s 7th birthday! It was a fun day hanging out with the family and eating lots of goodies and cake. Anya wore herself out with Aubrey…those girls make me tired just watching all their activities!!

Here are a few pictures of our week activities.