...the Lord upholds him with his hand

So "I tripped over toys" early this morning (figuratively speaking). I will not be going to Wellspring this morning b/c Owen was up at 3 a.m. with a bad stomachache. He eventually got sick twice but very minor. The cramping did manage to keep both of us up for about 2 hours. I felt so bad for him. I guess whatever was bothering EJ was an actual bug. Nothing serious but just enough to hold us back. Hopefully we will all get a good nap. I am thankful that he is feeling okay today.
The Lord knew all of this, but I am still very sad to miss the first Wellspring and so wish I could be there to meet my group. I did get the list last night and I recognized all the names but one. So I will spend the morning praying instead.

Nervous

I feel like tomorrow is my first day of school. I have that nervous feeling in my stomach. Tomorrow morning the Women's Bible study at my church, Wellspring, starts back up. I am leading a small group again this year, but it will be a new group. I had the privilege of staying with the same group of ladies two years in a row. Now me and my co-leader and dear friend, Jenn W. will start all over. Yikes! I have been waiting all day for the email with the list of names and it still hasn't come. We aren't doing much as a small group tomorrow but I am still not looking forward to the awkwardness of meeting one another. So pray for me and Jenn, pray for our group and pray that the Lord would bond us quickly together. I know He is already at work and I need to trust Him. Almost 70 women are expected to come. Wow!

All smiles

Owen loved his first day of school. He liked his teacher and enjoyed seeing old friends. When I asked him about the 2 new boys, he commented that one was wearing a Lightening McQueen shirt that actually lit up. That made him cool in Owen's book.
Mason and I had a good morning. EJ actually stayed home today b/c his stomach is really bothering him. He rode with us to pick Owen up and we all had a fun lunch together with sprinkle sugar cookies for dessert!
Naptimes are over so its back to playtime.

1st day of preschool

(I guess you can call it that even though he went to preschool last year) Owen was very excited for school this morning. I heard him around 6:15 a.m. in the bathroom. He came into our room at 7 completely dressed and asking for help with his shoes. Too bad he had to wait another 1.5 hours until we left. He rode is bike while I pushed Mason in the stroller. Don't worry mom we went to the traffic light! I am glad we walked because it allowed me extra thinking time to pray for him, his teachers and friends. This is one of many teachers and schools with whom I will entrust my child.

He told me numerous times that he just wanted to be dropped off and not walked in. The first week of school everyone is walked in, however we missed that week b/c we were at the beach. I reminded him that he has never seen his new teacher before and that I should probably introduce him. Can you imagine what the teacher would think if I just sent him by himself? Needless to say he didn't wave or say goodbye. I was a little sad, but I am glad he is so independent.

Now a whole 3 hours with just Mason! We are going to the grocery store and hopefully make a fun lunch for Owen when he gets home from school.

Best Buddies

This picture sums up Owen's friendship with Joshua. He has to be with Joshua at all times. Joshua was minding his own business being buried in the sand and at the last minute Owen jumped on top of him and got buried in the process. Fortunately Joshua is very sweet and gracious. He is at least half smiling while Owen crushes his legs! Each year this has been a struggle for Owen. I keep hoping that when Mason is older he won't "need" Joshua quite as much. It is very sweet but slightly obsessive. Remember Owen's describing word -sociable, well since our family is still not big enough for him he always wants to join the Cassada family. Who can blame him, there are lots of Cassada kids.

Owen and Joshua spent a majority of the time "surfing" as they call it. I will say they were much braver this year than last. The water was a perfect temperature and no jellyfish in sight.