so i havent posted in forever, but im gonna try to get back into it. the forge ended on sunday and louisa and the kids are here for about another week and a half. the forge was (as you all know) an incredibly hard time, but also a time where the Lord was so near. coming out of it as well i am again reminded of the immense blessing you all are in my life and i cant wait to see each of you again at some point soon. anyways, i am definitely tired, still processing many things, but all around good. i am definitely a bit anxious to see what the next part of my life holds, but at this point only time will tell. this post is a bit intense, and i promise the ones to follow will be more entertaining as im able to get back to everyday life. here are a few pictures of the kids. they have grown so much and are so much fun! i am currently trying to mold little sophia to be as much like me as possible, as scary as that may be :)

on a more light-hearted note- yesterday i went swimming with ben and jake. ben walks up to the edge, cries out "belly-flop bonanza" and then does the biggest belly-flop ive ever seen. arms spread wide, knees locked, it was beautiful. he insisted it didnt hurt, and then proceeded to do about 100 more. it was so funny. at one point jake did a pencil dive, then ben went to do it, put his arms above his head in a triangle shape, and then laid out flat horizontal above the water. wow. that was some pencil dive. i dont think he quite got the concept, but it was awesome

miss you all