May- June Recap

May

May was kind of like April. A bumpy road with some victories and set backs for Alif. One day, as the 4 kids were playing in the backyard I got a call from Alif's best friend Brian.
Brian: "Have you heard from Emily yet?"
Heart in my stomach: "Um. No."
Brian: "They just took Alif off sedation, asked his name and he said ALIF PAYNE!!!!!"
Me, heart through my chest: tears and wet my pants at the same time. I'm not kidding. Major, major victories this month.

Preschool registration! This was a big deal because since we're doing the preschool through our school district there are limited spots and it all depended on me getting an appointment to register, and then having every last bit of paperwork at the appointment to secure his spot.



Yosemite! Jason's parents treated us all to a week in Yosemite- lots of memories were made and I loved carrying on the traditions started when Jason was little

The cabin we stayed in





June 



 Kate is potty trained! This was a complete miracle from the Lord, and now I can see that potty training really does not have much to do with the parents, at all. She trained within a few days, and then within the next few days was doing naps and bedtime in panties too. I take NO credit for this.


Threw a bridal shower for my dear friend Kassy



Our dear friends Bill and Michelle (and couple in our life group) had their 2nd baby- a baby girl they named Rylee, on June 13!





We celebrated Christian's "4 1/2" birthday at Wild Water Adventures- this was a blast (except I'd had the stomach flu the night before, so totally wasn't myself at the party)





The day of Christian's party was also the day all of the Payne siblings were reunited. And they all returned home together, ready to greet their Daddy at HOME the next day!!

One last cousin picture before they go



And...Alif on his way HOME (from USC)!



Christian did his first Vacation Bible school with his sweet friend Victoria. These 2 are adorable together, to say the least. After watching Victoria volunteer to pray at the end of VBS (one child was chosen per day), he raised his hand and asked every day if he could pray. The very last day he got to pray into the microphone. Big moment for him!