Happy Birthday Micah Man

April 28- 8 years old
A day in photos.

   The weekend was filled with emotion~ memories, tears, laughter, recounting, happiness, sadness and longing. We spent the day as a fam enjoying some of Micah's favorites, Krispy cream , McDonald's and pizza. It was rainy so most of our activities were food related =) But we were able to go to the cemetery which was good and hard all at the same time. Luke and Braeton lead us in songs, it was a sweet time that overwhelmed our hearts.
  Its hard to believe that he would have been 8. Sometime is seems like forever and other days just yesterday. The reality of death always hits hard-the finality of it can seem altogether unreal. There are still those occasional times I turn around expecting him to be a part of the bunch and this is what makes the promise of Heaven so very dear. Jesus has conquered death, hell and the grave and while Micah is absent from us here, he is very much alive and well in Heaven. I can only imagine what he is up to- the sights, the sounds, his family there, the Savior. What comfort and hope this brings to my heart. One day... oh what a day...


Pics in no particular order-- I think this Dinner first =)

Dessert Together

Gerber Daises- 8 of them =) THANKS MOM!

Watching Doughnuts!

The Girls!

Napping with Dadda- we were worn out!

A picture with my boys too!

Some of his fav foods, Pepsi, Coffee, M&M's , Chips and Candy!

A Gift from Mark & Jenny- oh this is a treasure for me! Our boy sure loved his chocolate! 

Waiting for Owen

Well, I've made it to 36 weeks which is great for lil man but I must say I'm having a hard time being patient now! Yet I know the Lord's time is best and a week or so more would  be good for baby. Today I had my doc appt and no surprise to me- all my contractions have done nothing! So we wait and hope for this lil man to join us shortly ( maybe this  weekend, Micah's bday :)

35 Weeks- Almost there!!

I have my diaper bag- I'm now ready- you know the essentials, its super cute and of course has orange on it!! Thankfully I have made it 35 weeks and 3 days =) My deal with the doc was 35 1/2 so only a day away and I must say the way I was feeling this weekend it seems like a good time to have a lil baby so Friday sounds good (if you ask me)! So doc said bed rest can end then which is tomorrow- but whats a day! We have been doing final prep things and I am packing today for the hospital- can you tell I really, really want this to be soon! Watch this be my only late pregnancy!

Anyway as we near the end, we are all super excited to meet this new new lil man. Its hard to believe there will be another lil person here soon. I can'even begin to imagine life with him. What he will look like, who he will grow to be, what his nickname will end up being or how the kids will relate. We would so appreciate your prayers for a smooth delivery and of course a health baby.

Hoping this will be my last update before we get to send out photos to introduce lil man.

Finally Back

So there is much editing to be done and much catch up to be had. I've started many drafts in the last few years that have never made it to the front page and well I had hoped to jump back in with something profound. (Good luck with that!!) But truth be told the last few years have been tough for me personally and while God has been steadily quietly meeting me. I feel as if I have not had much capacity other than to care for our lil family. So I'll just jump in feet first with a funny story and lil update.

Story:

Our darling firecracker, Mikelle, is 2 years old and it has only been in the last few months that she has started sleeping through the night once again. She is our wander, climber and mischef maker. A bit ago Braet woke me up in the middle of the night with Kelz in tow. Dazed and a bit confused he had woke up to a lil "bed bug," (who climbed he bunk bed ladder-) picking his nose and then she preceded to pick hers!!! Oh this kid, she makes you wanna laugh and cry!

Update:

Hey All,

Thanks for your prayers for me and the family. The "bug" has finally passed and the last few days have been good health wise. My contractions has dramatically lessened which is a huge answer to prayer and am now able to do some small tasks (ie fold clothes, make cereal in the morning, light cleaning-Don't look at the floors! - you know the basics =) to care for the family. I had a doc appt yesterday and have been cleared for small amounts of driving- YAHHHH- while I can't shop-LOVE Amazon!- I can run Braet to classes again. I am so grateful for that!
I would have never chosen bed rest but God is sure using my limitations in our fam. The kids have def stepped up to plate- now sure its bumpy but Braet is making meals and serving his sisters in ways that have done small wonders for their relationship. Things Luke and I had talked about that we were hoping for growth in- in ourselves and the kiddos, the Lord has provided a small (small only in comparison - it was a rough first few week for me =) trial as a platform. Im learning much- its not really been pretty but there have sure been some sweet moments that busy life and full capacity hadn't afforded. And while I do look forward to this season coming to an end (2 weeks baby!!!) I am also hoping for more sweetness with the fam and hopefully growth.
By the way thanks for making this so much easier!! Meals, texts,emails,prayers, chats have been great-, company and encouragement for me,keeping me connected to the outside world =) Mom and Luke have been super!!! They can clean like crazy fast and have been doing pretty much well- Everything! Brandon can work magic with leftovers, Mark & Jenny are a great delivery service- they pick up kids too =) and Dad could use a lil bus- he'll do any errand you could want- kids or groceries!

Seriously thank you all. Looking forward to introducing our new lil man soon
Much Love & Appreciations