Recap

A lot has been going on lately.  So, in no particular order, here goes:

*My parents' 38th wedding anniversary is today!  Happy Anniversary Mom & Dad!  I'm so very thankful for their example of love and commitment.

*Brooklyn is 8 months old today!  And still not crawling!  I'm certainly not complaining, though; it's a lot easier to know that she'll stay roughly in the same place that I set her down.  She can roll and scoot to get around, but she hasn't figured out how to get her belly off the floor.

Everything about this is awesome.  The baby rolls, the pose, the smile...

*Central Iowa has been pounded by rain lately, causing some serious flooding.  Roads and businesses have been closed, and due to several water main breaks, now Ames residents don't have safe drinking water.  Our crawl space (which we refer to as the Jennings' Chamber of Secrets), although damp, has not flooded, thanks to our hard working sump pump.  Our church (and its parsonage) did flood and several people have been working hard to clean it up.  A lot of people are experiencing incredible frustration and loss right now.  With two little ones to take care of at home, I feel a bit helpless.  If anyone needs a shower or a flushable toilet or a meal....come on over!!

*We got back from our vacation (to northern Minnesota) on Tuesday night, just before the flooding really hit.  We stayed in a cabin with my mom and dad, my brother and his 2-year old daughter, Grace.  Jeremy and I have differing takes on how vacation went.  He would probably mostly mention the whining children.  But this isn't his blog, so never-mind all that!  :)  For the most part, it was a pretty good trip.  Jack traveled in the car great.  Brookyln had a harder time on Tuesday, when our trip home took 9 hours.  Neither one of them slept well.  Jack had a hard time going to sleep every single time.  Jeremy had to hold him, crying, until he fell asleep.  The weather, on the other hand, was amazing.  The kind of weather where you could wear a hoodie and jeans or a t-shirt and shorts and be comfortable either way.  Ahhh.  One afternoon the kids both slept for over two hours, and Jeremy and I got to spend the time outside our cabin in the cool air, eating junk food.  It was a pretty fun time.  I captured this delightful picture of my sweet husband:

Doesn't he look a little....dead?

*Last week's music camp at our church was a success!  I had no idea what to expect beforehand, but I ended up with a small group (6) of very fun and talented kids.  They wrote a song, recorded it (both instruments and vocals) and made a music video to go with it.  All in four mornings!

*My garden is overflowing with tomatoes.  I made oven-roasted tomato sandwiches for lunch today and they were oh-so-delicious!  If anyone would like some tomatoes, let me know!

*Thanks to a new phone with better texting, I am now on twitter.  Being the rockstar that I am, I have not one, but two followers.   Move over Ashton.