Andrew mowing the mulch and pine straw around the garden while I cut fresh herbs for Mom and Dad. He's a great little helper!
We had a busy Father's day weekend. My sister, Nora and her husband, Gary, came for a visit. Nora and I had an appointment on Saturday afternoon while the guys kicked back and ran errands. We started off Sunday morning with homemade honeybun cake for breakfast. We enjoyed a nice home cooked dinner for the guys (grilled ribeyes, fried potatoes, and a salad) before they headed back home. After they left, the 3 of us headed off to the NC Zoo in Asheboro. Andrew and I gave Kevin a family membership for the year. We can go anytime we want as much as we want. We took in the African section. Next trip we'll go to the North American and Sonoran Desert exhibits. Boy was it hot! It was 91 and we didn't have a dry piece of clothing on after 2 hours. I think that's all we could've handled for the day. Most of the time was spent in the shade. Thank you Lord for that! We are truly blessed and Kevin is an AWESOME DAD!! Always knew he would be! As you can see in the pictures, we spent a little time in the garden picking herbs to send to Mama and Daddy with Nora and Gary. Andrew didn't quite know what to think of the bronze elephant we were sitting on. He cried the whole time. On the way home, we stopped at Zeko's for pizza to take home to eat. They gave Andrew a piece of pizza dough to play with while we waited. Kevin finally made it to the zoo. He's been here since August 2001 and has been wanting to go since he arrived in NC. We finally made him happy! Happy Father's Day to our Dad's and all our friends who are Dad's!
Oh what a hot day! It was about 99 outside but very comfortable inside! The Welborn's (were in China with us and are from Burlington, NC) invited the Boughton's (also in China with us and from Virginia Beach, VA) who were passing through and the Friesen's (us, of course) to a cookout at their house. It was awesome to be able to see everyone and catch up. We hadn't seen each other since coming home on April 11. We last saw them in O'Hare airport late in the evening. Joshua has put on weight and is looking great. Lily is really adapting well and looked so sweet. She kept trying to take care of Andrew and help him with his sippy cup even though he doesn't need help. No more no-no's. The kids played dominoes and match games and had fun just running around. The Welborn's made us all feel very welcome and fed us quite well. It was so nice to talk and compare notes on everyone's progress. I even got to catch us with a college (BSN/MSN, old work colleague) friend that lives next door to Susan and Brian. I hadn't seen Susan in at least 5 years.
It's so hard to believe Andrew has been our son for two months already! We are so blessed! God has granted us the desire of our hearts. We so wanted to raise a child of ours to know Him and love Him and worship Him. We pray for His direction and guidance every day and for wisdom in disciplining our little boy who is definitely 2 years old and definitely all boy! We are so excited about the opportunity He has given us! We love this little boy that God has so graciously given us. Praise be to our Lord and Savior above!
Andrew has been quite the social bug despite his surgery. He has recuperated well and quickly. He finally got rid of his no-no's and stent on May 30th. Yeah!!!! He loves the freedom. Three days after his surgery, we went to a cookout for our friends Shelley and Peter who have returned for the summer. They have been on the mission field in Angola. It was great to see them again and we had an enjoyable time catching up with friends and introducing them to Andrew. Andrew really picked up on giving people hugs that night. He got his stitches out on the 21st and then back to the doctor on the 30th for the other. 
