we went to visit toms parents on fathers day. we all had a good time and the boys especially liked playing in the pool, they had so much fun! nolan also really liked the strawberry patch. he won't eat them at home, apparently he prefers them fresh:) he ran off to pick some, soaking wet out of the pool. he called out over his shoulder "i'll be wight back mama, im going to pick strawberries wight now mama."

dr. dave

when isaac was a baby he had a great doctor. he went through all of our early struggles with isaac's health, with initial discovery and learning about his disabilities and what that would mean for isaac's future and ours. we spent a lot of time in his office that first year and a half, isaac went in for weight checks every week, sometimes twice a week, and for various other health checks also. he went through the loss of elijah thomas with us and even attended his funeral which meant so much to us, and was something none of isaac's other doctors did. he was and is very special to our family. i just received a comment on my blog from dr. dave. it has been over three years since we moved away from dr. dave, but he still checks up on us from time to time, and comments on how well isaac is doing. so in response to your message we most definately do not mind if you check in on us! we would love to keep in contact. if you read this and would not mind we would love to have an email address to contact you as well. may you and your family be Blessed by God as you have Blessed ours-love, the rundels

quote of the day

i just read "the beauty of life" by kahlil gibran. it was amazing. to steal from my husbands blog i will call it the quote of the day:
i would not exchange the laughter of my heart...for the fortunes of the multitude...nor would i be content with converting my tears....invited by my agonized self into calm...it is my fervent hope that my whole life on this earth will ever be tears and laughter....tears that purify my heart and reveal to me the secret of life and its mystery...laughter that brings me closer to my fellow men...tears with which i join the brokenhearted...laughter that symbolizes joy over my very existence.

we got the boys a "big boy pool" a few weeks ago. isaac loved it right away, he loves it so much that he will get himself all ready to go in, swim diaper, swimsuit, lifejacket and everything all by himself which is a lot of work for him! it took nolan a bit longer but a few days ago he finally told me he wanted to wear his "wifejacket" and go in the "big pool" we had so much fun and he got to show off for his daddy when he got home from work. he was very proud of himself and told daddy all about it. then he got daddy to "swim wif me daddy"

here are a few photos from our garden day. we planted last week. i still have to plant our herbs but all the veggies are in the ground now. the boys helped for longer than i thought they would. planting the garden was our family day activity last week.

my friends Sarah and Josh got married a week and a half ago. i was honored to be a bridesmaid and tom got to perform the ceremony. the wedding was beautiful, and fun. i only got a couple of photos with my camera, so here they are!