Chuck-E-Cheese

We went to Chuck-E-Cheese on Matthew's birthday to celebrate. Emily's favorite ride was this bike that you pedal up to the ceiling. The kids had a great time and we managed to escape with SOME money left in our pockets. We then proceeded to the shoe store, where Matthew got to buy his most coveted birthday gift....Sketchers Luminators.....courtesy of Nana and Pawpaw. He wears them proudly every day! Thank you to everyone who sent him gifts and cards! He had a great fourth birthday!

Big Pre-Schooler

This one is a little late, but this was Matthew on his first day of pre-school. He LOVES it and is doing great. We are actually considering signing him up for more than two days a week. He seems to really be thriving there and when I ask him; "Matthew, what do you want to do today?" He says; "Mom, all I want to do is go to school." Go figure. I guess Molly and I are boring in comparison.

Football buddies

This is Molly and her boyfriend Tyler Barnett (Julie and Brian's son) eating popcorn and watching a football game a couple weekends ago. The kiddos had a couple of late nights while the four of us tried to get some work done at the house. We'll get there....thanks for your help, guys!

Out Back

I was standing on our back deck when I took this photo of Joey and the kids on the trampoline. I can't tell you what a blessing it is to have this huge yard for the kids to play in. I can let them go out back and tell them to stay in our yard, and they feel like they have all the room in the world to run and play. I have been known to make them race to the tree line and back in the afternoons just to wear them out! We are enjoying all the space so much!
God is so good. The past few years have been challenging. We haven't always been able to see what God was up to, but we've done our best to walk in His will for our family, even when we couldn't understand. When I was sick, Psalm 18 was one of my favorites...I'd like to share some of it with you:

Ps 18: 16-19
He reached down from on high and took hold of me;
he drew me out of deep waters.
He rescued me from my powerful enemy,
from my foes, who were too strong for me.
They confronted me in the day of my disaster,
but the Lord was my support.
He brought me out into a SPACIOUS PLACE;
he rescued me because he delighted in me.

Praise God, the giver of all good things.
We love you...
Joey and Mandy

Monkey Business

We have decorated the kids bath upstairs in monkeys and they each have their own monkey towel, which they sport after bathtime....it is too cute to see them all running around in their towels and making monkey sounds after they get done in the tub. They even have tails!

We are still settling in and are happy to have scored some great deals on much-needed furniture at the flea market in Nashville last weekend. Emily is still doing great in school. I am disturbed to report that she has at least five boyfriends. Matthew loves pre-k. He only goes Mon. and Fri. and asks me every other day of the week if he gets to go to school that day. Molly is doing better in MDO, she has stayed the whole four hours the past two days she's gone....progress! Joey and I are getting work done around here when we can. We are all enjoying the beautiful fall weather and are looking forward to fall break next week! We love you and miss you and hold you up in prayer, The Broomes

Moved in!

Ok, so we're moved in but not unpacked. Everything goes so much slower than you expect! Sorry we've been "logged off" but we just got our new keyboard....that's a story for another day!

I wanted to send our updated contact info:

Broomes
131 Hunter Brown Rd.
Huntsville, AL 35806

Our email and cell numbers remain the same.

I will try to post some pictures soon.

Happy belated anniversary to the Maples!
Sus - I am praying for you as you return to work this week. Hang in there, it will get easier!
Melaine - I am praying for you, too, as your girls adjust to daycare....I bet they are doing better already!

Molly is going to MDO twice a week and is hating it....I hope she comes around, too.

Miss everyone and love you bunches!
Mandy, Joey, Emmy, Matthew and Molly

Closing

We are scheduled to close on our new house today at 11am. Please pray that all goes smoothly and that we will be homeowners by lunch time.

The kids seem to be excited, too. Matthew is the only one who is a little sentimental about leaving our rental house. He says he's not leaving and he wants to live here forever! Emily is sad to move away from Zachary...our sweet next door neighbor. The past year has been so fun with him next door. The kids would run outside, climb up on our fence and yell his name...he would then come out and they would scheme about who's house they wanted to go play at - they spent a lot of time together and we will miss him and his family.

The kids are having fun hanging out with Pappy this week while we get lots of stuff done. I have been horrible about taking pictures lately, so I really don't have any new ones to post.

I will post our new contact information after it's official!

Love You! The Broomes