Fall Blessing

Right off the bat, here is our baby compare picture to scale of Grace and Liza at 12 weeks old (Liza's current age).  Liza is 50 percentile weight and 78 percentile height as of a few weeks ago.  Grace was always 100 percentile.  Wow so different!

Its been over a month since I last blogged.  The end of September we visited Grandma Merle Jean.

The same day we attended Spirit of Life Four Square Church in Crow Agency to listen to the Four Square Church president Glenn Burris Jr. speak.  Four Square Church has over 1600 churches so it was an honor to have the president come preach on the Crow Reservation.  

Glenn Burris Jr, and Pastor Ken Pretty On Top closing prayer.

Tuff got away to camp for a night and fish a bit.  His campsite on the Tongue River Reservoir.

Woke up with the sun and took this beautiful photo.

This video just makes me laugh.  Tuff made his own rope swing to swing into a freshwater creek.  Cold!

Tuff stuck around the Crow Reservation to do color commentary at the Lodge Grass Homecoming football game.  His brother Jay did the play by play.  After the game Tuff and Josh Stewart hung out with the kids that were around town.

And because Tuff is gone often, he took Grace for a daddy-daughter date night on the Yellowstone riverbank.

I hope you all have had the wonderful fall we have.  Its been so pleasant here in Billings and we have been able to take walks everyday.  My eager walking partner is always Luna and sometimes I can convince the others to come along.

October 8th-12th Yaseer came back to town.  He brought his mentee Omar, to be launched into ministry in Bismarck, North Dakota.  Tuff, Yas, and Omar traveled there to drop off Omar.

They spoke at New Song Community Church that Sunday.  You can watch below.  The head pastor, Kurt Chaffee, starts the sermon at minute 19:03 and Tuff comes in at minute 31:25.

The day Yas and Omar arrived to Billings, Grace severely injured both her wrists at toddler gym.  Not sure what the injury extent was, I splinted her wrists and brought her in for x-rays.

The verdict was sprained wrists.  She was unable to use them at all for the first three days.

So Muffin, her puppy did a lot of consoling.

And Liza too.  She did a lot of consoling.

Yas loves Cafe Rio so much we went the night he got into Billings and the night before he left.
Here is Liza and Tuff chilling at Cafe Rio.

This is the second trip to Cafe Rio.  Me and my girls.

Picnic on a restaurant floor?  Ok I'll do it because my wounded wrist warrior is being so sweet.

Then this past weekend Jim and Peggy Sauer, my "second parents" from Minnesota drove through Billings and stayed a few days.  They were on vacation at Glacier National Park.

The weather was so nice we decided to hit a giant bucket of balls.  It had been a while for me and took me about 40 strikes before I finally felt loose.

Lessons for Goodie.

The next day we went back to the driving range and at 5pm it was 80 degrees!  Check out Goodie in the video below:

Liza would rather sun tan for now.

More fall blessings.  Grace, Liza and I went to Grandpa's Farm with M.O.M group last Thursday.

The main feature at Grandpa's Farm is the corn maze.  Yep I braved the maze with a toddler and infant.  But I had the other mom's to help and make sure we made it out.

Inside "The Maize."

On lookout bridge inside maze.

An areal view of "The Maize at Grandpa's Farm."

At the end Grace picked out a pumpkin.  You can see a week after injuring her wrists she is out of the braces but cautious with her wrists turned and bearing weight.

Now for a little Love at the end of the big blog update.

Lots of Local Tuff Gigs

Sunday, September 7th Tuff was the guest speaker/preacher at Billings Praise Center.  His message was called Revelation of Redemption.  We did not get video but it was an awesome message.

Tuff's sister Noelle and family met Liza for the first time.  They came to the first service.

Also that weekend we attended the opening of the new Scheels on the west end of Billings.  The new store is packed with interactive areas, including photo scenes, GoPro simulator, golf simulator, bowling alley and a big Ferris wheel in the center.  

 Grizzly Bear photo scene.

We ran into many familiar faces among the crowd including Tuff's friend Christian Little Owl.

Grace practicing putting at the Scheels green.  She has an interesting grip.

Here is video of Grace learning to putt.

On Saturday, September 13th Tuff signed autographs at the NFL Tailgate Tour event sponsored by Charter Media.  It was a free event for the family to bring the kids and try out football related fun and games.

Grace at the football drill course.

A little PR for Tuff and One Heart.

The guys from Charter Media who set up Tuff with the event.

Billings West High Cheerleading squad.  All cheerleading squads were at the event preforming competition routines for the crowd.

My little lady slept through all the excitement.

At home we switched around Grace's room to fit Liza in too.  She is still in our room in a pack and play but soon, when she starts sleeping through the night, we will move her in with big sis.

This room is full of summer projects, from the paintings and picture swag on walls to painting drab dressers.

This dresser my mom and I picked up at a garage sale for $5.  It was once espresso brown.  Word of advise; the red paint takes four really good coats!

I used peel and stick removable contact paper for inside shelves and door, $10.99 for two rolls from Amazon.com.  I used one roll.  It is pretty easy to work with considering you can peel it off easy and it sticks again.  I don't know yet how it will hold up over time.  Bins I got from RE collection at Target.

The dresser was an ugly light brown I got months back from a free Craigslist add.  Both dressers cost about $35 to revive.

Grace helped pick out pictures of each immediate family member to hang on the picture lines.

They turned out great and we have fun asking her to find and point out people.

Last night Tuff spoke at Man Night, at Faith Chapel in Billings.  Below is a poster advertisement Faith Chapel created for the event.

Pictures below are from Man Night.  Tuff said over 500 men were in attendance.

Below is a link to a podcast from a radio interview Tuff had this morning on the Northern Broadcasting System, Inc. Voices of Montana, The Flint Report.  Of course they talked football.  But they also discussed One Heart.  Take a listen if you are interested.  

http://www.northernbroadcasting.com/Portals/0/audio/FlintReport/podcast/091814%20VoicesOfMontanaSeg2-Thursday.mp3

I have to throw in a baby compare picture for you all.  Grace and Liza at seven weeks old.  Liza is a tiny thing compared to that big buda baby Grace was.  

Bye for now!