I've gotta get better about this...

Wow!  A whole lot can happen in 3 months...especially during the summer:

Kale broke his arm above his elbow in the spring by falling off his bike.  We are working on getting him back on it but he's really not interested at this point.  

In June we had youth camp, VBS, & 2 Backyard Bible Clubs.  

In July we had a 2 week mission trip to Nova Scotia (It was awesome!) & Youth VBS.  Most importantly in July was Maris' 3rd birthday!!!!!!!!!!!  She is becoming such a big girl.

We are beginning to slow down a bit...thank goodness because we need a break!!  

I will begin doing Pre-K with Kale in the next month & we are both looking forward to it.  I just can't believe that he is old enough to start school.

We are expecting our 3rd child in February 2010.  I had an ultrasound about a week ago & it was a little wiggle tail & was showing off!!  All 4 of us are really excited!!    

Easter...

We had a wonderful Easter weekend at our house...

Saturday, we were at Reed Bingham for our church picnic & it was a blast.  We hung out, played all kinds of games, ate some lunch, had an egg hunt & just enjoyed a really wonderful day with a group of people we have truly grown to love over the past 2 1/2 years.  The kids' favorite part was definitely the water guns & wars.  I have to say that I do believe Kale enjoyed the mud hole the water made more than water guns.  He was covered!!

 

Here are a couple of pictures of the kids on Easter morning.  They are growing so fast & I'm thoroughly enjoying watching them grow & develop their own special brother/sister

relationship with one another!  Yes...they fight, but they definitely do love each other a great deal!!!

                                        It is always so 

important for us to really explain the real meaning of many of the holidays we celebrate.  At Christmas, it wasn't so much about Santa but about Jesus' Birthday.  At Easter, it wasn't about the Easter bunny but Jesus being alive.  In fact, I don't think they would know who the Easter bunny was...not that we are against that or purposefully left that out, it just never was important enough to mention.  Man, I just really want them to think about the Truth (Jesus) of holidays & not the commercialized version that so often becomes the focus.  

I do have to say that Kale's face had a permanent smile on it when he woke up & found his Easter basket.  It is always so much fun to surprise them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Such a slacker!!

It has been forever since I have updated this thing!!  Kevin asked me the other day if I had done anything with it lately.  He is on a mission trip to New Orleans this week so I thought I would take the opportunity to get on here & do a little with it anyway.  

We've had Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's, Kevin's Birthday, Kale's Birthday & Valentine's Day...at least I don't have to add

Easter to the list.  I got to it just in time!! :)  I'm not going to try and fill you in on all that we've done since October because I would be up all night & that would be crazy!!!!!!!

We had a blessed Christmas & New Year's.  Kevin & Kale's Birthday were wonderful.  And Valentine's Day wasn't half bad either.  I have a few pictures that I'm adding now & then I'll try to add a few more in the next day or so.

We do have some exciting news...we found out a couple of weeks ago that we are expecting our 3rd!!!  We are very happy about the news & excited to meet another member of our family in November.  Aren't children such a blessing & gift from our Lord!?!?! 

Anyways...I am truly going to put forth a conscious effort to be better about updating our blog.