A Day in the Life of The Bergs!

Our Cox Farm Adventure

On Wednesday, Liala and I went to Cox Farms with our good friends Hannah and Sienna. I think both Liala and Sienna really enjoyed the outing! I would have to say that Liala's favorite part was the big pen full of about 40 baby goats.
Once inside the pen, Liala had absolutely no fears. She would walk right up to the goats and pet them, and hug them! There was one larger goat who was sitting under the slide in the shade and Liala walked right up to him and kept giving him kisses. The goat did not even budge! It was so cute. I'm glad I was able to get a picture of it!
At this farm, there were big slides that the adults enjoy more than the kids, I think. There were free samples of apple cider (the best I've ever tasted!), and at the end, we got to pick out our own pumpkins to take home.
So enjoy the pictures from our day at the farm!
Daddy comes home from New Jersey to see us today! Even though he'll only be here for the weekend, maybe we'll take him to Cox Farms so he can see how much fun it can be!

He'll be coming round the mountain when he comes...

Ryan has been gone for almost three whole days now, and we miss him terribly. We are looking forward to spending time with him this weekend! For his new job, Ryan will be in training for the whole month of October in New Jersey. He is able to come home on the weekends to see us and take a break from "the classroom". From what he has told us, the training is intense; but he is learning a lot! We are happy that Ryan has been blessed with this opportunity! As for the magazine? The first issue has recently gone out, and we're very excited about it! Next issue, I will be doing graphic design and writing a few articles. Wish me luck! I'm not very familiar with graphic design, but hopefully the Mac will make it easy on me!
We hope you are all doing well!

We've started a new tradition....

At the end of September, we drove to Nags Head with Nana and Grandma for a little beach trip. The purpose? Ryan had a crazy idea that we should run in their Heritage Days 5K. So we did! And we are still alive to tell you about it!
It was my first race, so I was kind of nervous about the whole thing. But Ryan, the seasoned runner that he is, was coaching me about what to do and how to do it leading up to the race. I am happy to say that I finished the race, and I placed 3rd in my age group! Next time, I will work on my time, but for now I'm going to brag about the fact that I even finished!
Did I say "next time"? Yes! I had forgotten about how it makes me feel to be "a runner"! I looked around at all the other runners, and they sure gave me (and Ryan, I think!) some motivation to get going again. So be on the lookout for more posts about races!

One Beachin' Family

This past weekend, we decided to get away and drive to the beach. I just love those little spur of the moment adventures. They don't happen very often, so I think that's why I like them so much! Liala had a great time. At first, she would not get off the blanket for fear of the sand on her feet. But after a little coaxing I got her to go into the water! She was a little frustrated because the waves would come, and then they would disappear. She didn't quite understand that part of the beach experience! She enjoyed playing with her sandtoys and running around on the boardwalk. We loved just listening to the ocean and watching Liala play around!

A quick update on our job search....Ryan had another interview today and was offered a full time position with ownership possibilites. That is 4 for 4!!! What an amazing guy, right?! Too bad he's mine! If any of you need help with interviewing skills, he's the one to call. So needless to say, we are still praying about which one is the right one for our family.

Other than that, life is pretty much the same. Liala turned 15 months this month, and we can't wait for her time to come for Nursery!! Aunt Brenda, watch out!!!

Job interviews....piece of cake!!

Ryan successfully landed the 3 jobs he was interviewing for! Who can say they've done that before?! We are so incredibly proud of him! Now we have the tough decision of choosing which one is the right one for our family. We want to try for another baby in the next few months, but we want to get settled in with his new job first; wherever that might take us! We think we've come to a decision, and we'll let you know all about it later.

Liala is still growing and changing everyday. She had a great 4th of July, and she enjoyed the fireworks. Today, we went with some friends of ours to a local Farm Museum where they had farm animals (not real ones!)and a little grocery store with things for the kids to play with. They even had snacks and a storytime for us. She and Lily had a lot of fun!

We're experiencing some technical difficulties....

Hey everyone! It's been a long time since we have posted anything to this blog. (Almost an entire year to be exact.) I guess we're not what you would consider your typical "bloggers". But hey, at least we're tryin.

We have a lot going on right now in our lives. Ryan is no longer with the company he has been with for the last 4 years (don't feel bad, it was the best thing that could have happened to us). He is currently interviewing, and has had some real success! Who knew that job hunting was such a chore?! So some kind of change is in the forecast for us. Maybe a move, maybe not. Tune in to find out what happens.......

Liala is growing up so fast. She is learning to use sign language more than she is learning to speak, but she is at least able to communicate, and we cut out a lot of temper tantrums this way! She loves, loves, loves dogs. Funny thing is, we don't own a dog. I guess when we get our own house, that will be her housewarming present! I'm not looking forward to that day. Sigh.

I am still watching Lily An everyday. She is a juberant 4 year old and a jabber mouth! So many questions. Everytime we are out, I think people just assume that I adopted her! A man at the zoo yesterday said to me out of nowhere "All of my Asian students were very bright. You sure are lucky." She is so cute though, I don't mind if people think she's mine! Liala really loves having her around, and on Thursdays when she isn't here, I think Liala misses her a little bit. Ryan and I consider her "one of our girls"!

I am good. I am still in Young Womens, and I really enjoy my calling. I saw the girls early this morning when I walked to the church to say goodbye. They have camp all week this week in Maryland. I think I'll go up on Thursday to see them and be part of the testimony meeting. I am still working at Gymboree every once in awhile when they have their new clothing lines come out. It's just nice for me to get out of the house and talk to grown ups for a few hours a week!

Okay, miss jabbermouth won't leave me alone so this is the end of my story for now.