more birthday pics

just thought i'd send these along... grammy just gave these to me today... i actually took most of them, but i used her camera ;) thanks grammy.

excersaucer fun!

jayden found the excersaucer the other night and she did really well. big brother decided he'd try to help her experience the fun. he actually wanted to get in it himself, but i tried to explain to him that it is a baby toy and now he's a big boy, but he still tried taking sister out so he could get in. last night he was trying to show sister how to turn the handle on it. he put her hand on it and turn it with her. he's such a good big brother!

our big boy is 2!

it's hard to believe that 2 years ago today i was in the hospital giving birth to our beautiful son. he's such a big boy! jacob is really into thomas, cars, tools and football. he is a great big brother, a big helper and such a joy! it's so fun to watch him as he grows and learns and tries new things... like fixing "stuff" for us and trying to imitate us... sometimes that can be scarry too. ;) tonight we'll be going out for dinner at pizza hut, per jacob's request, and then we will have his party on sunday after church, in the afternoon. i've ordered an icecream cake, per my request, and we'll have a few friends and family join us.

week in michigan

well, we're back from our michigan trip. it is bitter sweet, but more bitter than sweet. we had such a wonderful time in michigan, well i did anyway, that i wanted to stay longer and i didn't get to see ruth ann but for a couple hours. we did a lot when we were there. we had a couple parties, thanksgiving, christmas, jayden's dedication, my dad's birthday, 2 year old pictures, dinner with the halls and soooo much more. it was a BUSY week! overall a good time was had. however, reality calls and we had to get back to work and responsibility, so we are "back and in business".

we're here...

well, we've been in michigan for a couple days now and what a blessing it is! we were able to go to church and REALLY be fed the word of God. we also had a party to see everyone here in michigan and let them see the kids. we had a lot of people come and it was a busy fun filled night. thank you to all of you who came and spent the evening with us. we had sooooo much fun seeing all of you. oma and opa have had a wonderful time with the kids and great oma has been spoiling them too. greatgrandpa was surprised how big his little man has gotten and is pretty proud of his great granddaughter. what a wonderful time we're having. my little cousins are really enjoying the kids and jacob enjoys entertaining them too. of course, he loves to be the center of attention. ;)

michigan or bust!

well, we leave tomorrow for thanksgiving in michigan... PRAISE THE LORD!! i've wanted soooooo badly to see my family and friends back home for such a long while, this will be good for me i think. you don't realize how much you appreciate your family and friends and church until you leave it and then you realize what you're missing. i can't wait to really praise the Lord with our church family there. jayden will be dedicated and we will celebrate thanksgiving, Christmas, my dad's birthday and jacob's birthday. we will also be getting pictures taken and partying some more. it will be a busy but fun filled week with family and friends. jacob was helping feed the baby the other day and decided to feed "his baby" so i took a picture and here's also a couple other cute pictures i thought i'd send on as well... hope you all have a wonderful thanksgiving and just remember all the things we have to be thankful for.

sooooo sorry!

i'm soooo sorry it's been so long since i last blogged! i've been extremely busy with the kids, work and training a new lady at work. i did finally get someone hired to help me in the office and with the kids. she has been a blessing in that she is willing to help me with the kids too, without complaint, and also has been cleaning and helping with the things that haven't been done in a long time... like cleaning the nasty bathrooms, washing the windows and mirrors, and sorting through things.

the kids are growing like weeds and doing well. part of my busy-ness was that i had to take jayden to the hospital for a day and do lots of things with her. she was a sick little girl, but we believe it was just a viral thing now. she also had to have a ct scan of her skull, because i found a large lump on the back of her head, but the results from that came back normal. we are just praying that they stay that way. the dr. will continue to monitor that as we go in for check-ups.

the kids got their pictures taken recently and they turned out really cute! but then again i am a little biased. ;)