Day 49: Having Daddy Home

One of the BEST parts of summer is having Jacob home more.  He works for his dad during the summer, helping on the farm.  But he takes Fridays off, which means we get to spend an extra whole day with him every week!

Superdad.

Day 28: Father's Day!

Here he is:  THE man in our life!  The leader of our home!  Our Superhero! 

And it's no wonder he's the great man he is.  Look at this heritage:

Back:  Matt Engle, Jacob Engle
Front:  Roc Engle, Dale Engle, Mahlon Engle, Elliott Engle, Howard Engle, and Gabriel Engle

I love this pic:

From what I hear, Grandpa's always been great with the little ones.

One more:

They're shouting, "I love my cousin!"

Day 24: Concert!

Jake and I found out about this band a couple of years ago from a friend who tweeted about them:

http://pagecxvi.com/

They like to redo hymns to try to make them more relevant and modern.  Very cool sound.  You can stream some of their stuff free from their website.

So, I found out there were in Wichita last night for $3 at the door!  I surprised Jake and we got a babysitter and headed south!  The concert was very cool.  But the BEST part was the great conversation with my best friend to and from the concert.

And the OTHER best part?  MANDY CALL WAS THERE!!!  And since Mandy was there...there were pictures to document the event. 

Day 21: Swimming Pool

Ok, so this isn't just one day, but we'll let it be Day 21.  In fact, I'm not gonna lie, we haven't really been following perfectly day by day.  I'm ok with that.  Someday, I'm going to be so glad I did this this summer.

So, the Lord used some really great friends of ours to provide our pool pass for this summer.  I was saving up to buy it and they caught wind of it and just gifted it to us.  We were so blessed.  And the boys are loving it! 

Gabe is just a fish.  I mean, I think he was actually swimming today with his face in the water.  We have not taught him this.  Ell was walking around the kiddie pool today, smiling and splashing.  He even put his face in a time or two. 

Another funny story:  Gabe calls it the "Kitty Pool"  And we ask "The kiddie pool?" 

"No, Mommy, Kitty pool"

"Are there Kitties in there?"

"No.  That's Silly!  Just Kids!"

Since Jacob was there today, we tried to let Gabe go down the slide.  He has been asking me over and over to go down it.  It is a big slide.  I think once he got up there, he realized that.

So, down the steps we went.  He did like jumping in the deep end to Daddy, though. 

That Jacob Engle:  everything a Daddy should be.  I love him.

A mile in his shoes...

I'm subbing for 7th grade science today.  Usually, I only sub for music teachers, but there is this really good looking science teacher that needed some help today, so...

He told me this year he had some tough kids...yes he does.  I should be easier on him when he comes home in the evenings.

Makes me want to Eat Something

I did a really good job working out for all of January.  I barely met my goal of loosing 4 lbs, and only did at the last minute because I got a stomach bug and didn't eat for two days.

Jacob has been on a diet for 3 days...and lost six pounds. 

I think men can pop a zit and lose two pounds.

The Older Man

Jake turned 30.  We had a super date...eating out kid free in Manhattan.  I think we look pretty good for 30.  I mean...I'm not 30 yet.  But he is!