Happy Birthday Benny!

Our few days of spring last week were obviously a false alarm. Today I played soccer in very wet cold weather. Still good fun mind you. As has been the case all too often recently we were short of players, but we didn't lose by too many and had a good run around. Ian took the kids off to the mall. Ethan came back with yet another heliocter(Ethan speak for helicopter).

This afternoon though was amazing - it was Benny's second birthday party (see the June posts for some of the story of how he nearly drowned). At the hospital, while he was still in a coma and feared to be severely brain damaged, his mum Lyrae felt that God was telling her that everything would be alright and that she was going to have a huge party when it was all over - all to God's glory. Today was it! He's a perfectly healthy and happy little boy. Ethan was in his element surrounded by crisps, party food and presents which he barely understood were not for him. After Benny blew out his candles, Ethan took his chair and announced to everyone that it was his turn.

Ian's shed is coming on well. More pictures soon. No movement on the job front though. Very slow market. It may be that we have to consider all sorts of options abroad. Prayers for a good interim role in the meantime would be appreciated.

Imogen seems to be feeling better. We had an undisturbed night from midnight to 6.30 this morning. This morning was a bit of a landmark for Ethan. Since he has been in his big bed it doesn't seem to have occurred to him that he can get out of bed whenever he wants. In the morning he tends to sit in his bed and shout mummy or daddy until one of us comes so he can ask to get up. This morning the first we heard was his little footsteps and then him bursting through our bedroom door. Not sure that this one will be a welcome developmental milestone.