Friends

I promised a couple of dear friends that I would post some pictures.

Here they are =)

We love you bunches.

Abigail

This is our friends' blog
allaboutabigail2009.blogspot.com

Abigail is four years old. Her mom has been in Uganda now for seven weeks working through the long legal process, but needs to come home for surgery on her foot. If you want to check out the beads they are selling to help raise adoption funds, check it out.

They are near and dear to our hearts!

A few things...

Life is full. And fun. And sometimes...tiring.

I'm not complaining. Really, most of the time, I'm not!

These are a few of the things we have had going on these past few weeks...

Gavin turned double digits.

We celebrated with friends early because he spent his 10th birthday at the wedding of our dear friends Amy and Brad!

Basement full of 9 and 10 year old boys...and we lived to tell about it!

The wedding led to a (almost) family vacation in Florida. Moses stayed with Grandma and Grandpa Thede for this one. He had the vacation of being an only child for a whole week! He'll never be the same ;-)

This past week Lyric had her first two track meets. She loves the hurdles...so much she decided to dance with one at her last meet. I don't have a picture of her knees, but she left some skin on that track.

We also said goodbye to our dear pet guinea pig, Penelope, who has been squeeking in our home for the past five years. Strange the attachment a family can make with a rodent.

Our family also grew by two pets recently. One grandfather, who shall remain nameless, decided to fulfill Lyric's ongoing request to have cockroaches as pets. "Puppy" and "Chow" are now being mothered by one of the only 12 year old girls I know, who baby creepy crawlies.

On a serious note, we also have friends who are adopting from Uganda. The wife has been there for 7 weeks and will be returning on Monday without their daughter. She will be returning in 6 weeks to their daughter in Uganda, but first needs surgery on her foot that she injured while there. They are in the midst of such a battle. So many adoptive families are. Prayers for this family would be so appreciated. They are also selling magazine bead necklaces to help fund the added expense of this adoption. I'll check with them if I can put a link to their blog...

Kites

Okay, bring on Spring! These guys are ready to do some kite flying.
Thank you Gracie! (and her mom and dad too =)

Thank you!

Thank you Uncle Cory, Aunt Kris, Eli and Anna for the birthday gifts! We had a four-in-one party with mom and dad last Saturday! These will be great for the car ride to Florida!

Dad even shared his favorite dessert! What a guy!

Loving the handprint kits for M&M! Now our garden will be complete with all five sets.

And Happy Birthday to Dad TODAY!!! =)

SEVEN

March 1

This little man turned seven.











We had fun bowling with friends...


First grade boys are very entertaining =)










Happy birthday, Cole!

FIVE

How cute are these ladies?!

Yesterday we had lots of fun celebrating Mical's fifth birthday...first with us...at home.

...and these ladies too =)