Anderson Family Update!

Wow! It has been awhile since I've blogged! Yikes! Is anyone out there still reading these? We may have been taken off your radar, but we're still here!

First, about our newest member of the family, Joshua is almost 6 months old! He is rolling around, sitting up, and very strong! He weighed 21 pounds a few weeks ago. I have no idea how much he's gained since then. He's already in 9-12 month clothes, and goes through them like porpoise goes through water! Fast! Lots of drooling, spitting up, and diaper disasters help with that, of course!

Joshua now LOVES to get help standing. He wants to play sitting up most of the time, and is in love with his "Johnny Jump-Up". He is also quite curious, likes to "talk" long babbling sentences, and loves it when people call him cute and give him kisses. Did I mention he is a flirt? Oh yes... with anyone who will look at him. He spends his days playing, sleeping, and going for walks with the fam.

Anyway, that is our little man's story. Now for the fam. We lived in Decorah, IA this summer. Luke led a summer project there for the Rock. We had seven people from Ames participating in it. We were joined by a few stellar families who lived in the area and who are sold out for Christ!

Together, we served the community by running a youth soccer program for grades K-8. We had 60 kids involved, and they had a great time as they learned soccer skills and heard the Gospel. We also helped put on "Church In The Park", two Bible studies, and a Friday Night BBQ. We had speakers from all over come and speak to the group. It was wonderful! We saw 3 people come to faith in Christ this summer. I was fortunate enough to help share the Gospel with one of the ladies! Praise the Lord! Everyone grew a lot this summer, especially our family! Luke and I are super excited to get back in the Dorms here in Ames.

Did I mention we are now back in Ames? Yup. It's true! We were sad to leave our new friends/family in Decorah, but they are in good hands. We are currently settling back in, unpacking, and purging our house of things we don't need. The chaos of the school year starts in a week and a half. We are in the lul before the storm. We're taking the opportunity to catch up on the happenings of Ames, with people here we haven't seen in awhile, and with family.

Well, friends, that is all for now! Thanks for reading!