Beek's Fam

Today

2009-02-05T21:15:00.002-05:00

James had his surgery today. All went very well. He seems to be in good spirits about everything. In some pain but not too much. Hopefully tomorrow won't bring more pain! He will be off from work for a couple of weeks. And once he returns he'll be on restricted duty for awhile. Thanks for all the prayers already and please continue to pray for his recovery.

Surgery

2009-01-31T15:35:00.001-05:00

Surgery has been scheduled for Thursday, Feb 5 at 11:30am. Please pray that all goes well. James will be off from work for a couple of weeks. Hopefully he will have a speedy recovery!!!!

Keeping You All On Your Toes

2009-01-27T17:24:00.002-05:00

Well, as many of you already know, James and I have been going thru a really tough time in our marriage. We are both committed to working things out and becoming a better couple and family. And of course to do this, we are needing God's help and prayers from our friends and family. So please pray that God's will be done and that we will have open hearts and listen to Him.
Next thing that has gone wrong/bad, Faith and I spent 2 hours in the urgent care this past Saturday as our cat Frankie bit her. Faith was trying to be nice and feed Frankie her breakfast...except Frankie got all excited about food and just bit down and bit hard! She screamed and her finger was bleeding, swelled up and was all red. So, off we went. She's ok. She's on an anti-biotic and Frankie has to be in quaratine for 10 days. I'm not worried, Frankie is up to date on shots and he'll be ok. As will Faith.
Next Up is James. He has a hernia. He got injured at work a few weeks ago and at first it was diagnosed as a pulled muscle. Well....he's been in a lot of pain lately so back to the doctor he went yesterday and said that yup, there's definitely something not right. So he's seeing a specialist tomorrow afternoon. Which means...surgery will probably be approaching soon. So please keep him in your prayers during this time!
On a good note, Faith and I started Spanish lessons today! It's a 8 week course at Calvin Elementary. Today went really well. Looking forward to next week!

Pony!!

2009-01-19T15:30:00.003-05:00

Faith's hair is long enough to fit into a pony! I'm super excited! She looks soooo grown up with it in! Here are a few pics of her with her hair up.

Pattern.....

2009-01-11T09:19:00.004-05:00

So lately Faith has been taking off her shirt and/or lifting it up in public. So we've been telling her "no" and putting her clothes back on. The first two pictures are of her taking off her sweater the other day. I left the room for like a second and she managed to get it off!

The following pictures are what James and I found when we went in Faith's room this morning....

Yup, that's right! Our darling little daughter has figured out how to take off her jammies AND her diaper!!! No wonder she was laughing so hard in her crib this morning. She was having a party! LOL

Our Christmas

2009-01-01T12:33:00.001-05:00

We had a good Christmas this year. It started on Tuesday evening when we went to my parents house to celebrate it there with my parents and my brother. Faith sure had a bunch of goodies to open! And of course...I didn't have my camera with me! Wednesday we had Russ, Marilyn and Gma Bosma over for dinner and then gifts. Faith again had some fun things to open. On Christmas day we went to church and then went to my parents house again to celebrate it with my mom's side of the family. So good to see everyone and be together. Faith had fun playing with her cousins their (my cousins kids actually...)and had fun with the bows from all the gifts. She just loved every minute. Here are some pictures of our gatherings.

Faith and the bows

Faith enjoying her new puzzle set

Having fun trying to open a gift

Opening a gift on Christmas Eve

Snow Snow and More Snow!!!

2008-12-19T17:47:00.003-05:00

We got TONS of snow today. Started in the middle of the night and continued until about 1pm today. Sure was crazy! The snow plows couldn't keep up. Feel so bad for those drivers. They are probably working a really long day/night! We are supposed to get even more snow on Sunday. They are predicting another 8 inches! We probably have close to a foot of snow already from today.

Here is a pic of all the snow from today.

The next two pics are hard to see and I apologize for that...but it's James's truck stuck on our street!

Little Helper

2008-12-17T11:33:00.004-05:00

Faith and I have been at my parents house the past couple of days helping my mom. Faith thinks it's fun to play with my mom's walker. I have a couple of videos of her with that on the post below.
Yesterday when we were there, Faith decided to help her grampie with paperwork while he was home on his lunch break. She kept stealing all his pencils and pens and my dad was just a laughing. It was so funny. My dad would ask to have a pen back and Faith would shake her head "no" and keep moving them away from him. She is a grampie's girl. On Monday she shared his lunch with him. LOL Here are a couple of pics of her helping grampie.

2008-12-17T11:09:00.003-05:00

Video of how smart Faith is! :)

2008-12-15T19:12:00.002-05:00

Check-Up

2008-12-15T19:04:00.002-05:00

Faith had her 18 month check-up today. All went very well. She is 31 1/4" long and weighs in at a whopping 19.8 pounds! We were thinking she was at least 20 pounds, but...not quite yet. She is still our little peanut!

Been Awhile

2008-12-12T10:36:00.002-05:00

Sorry that I haven't been updating as frequent as in the past. Life has just gotten really busy and I forget about updating! Or when I think of updating, I just don't have time. So I thought I would take a few minutes this morning and update you on things.
My mom had partial knee replacement surgery yesterday. All went well. She was in a lot of pain last night when we visited her so hopefully that will get under control for her. She already had physical therapy this morning and will have it again this afternoon. Going to be painful for her for awhile but praying that she will have a speedy recovery! She is anticipating coming home on Sunday.
James's job is going really well. He has been working in Greenville for quite some time now. He is so glad he made the switch with employers. He likes the guys he's working for and is enjoying his work once again.
I, too am enjoying my job! I am so thankful that God placed this job in my lap. It was hard at first to be away from Faith but it has gotten easier. Still hard at times. But once I'm at work, I just focus on what I have to do there and it's great. Faith enjoys her grandma Overbeek watching her on Thursdays and loves daycare on Fridays. She gets to play with other children and just has fun. On Saturday's she's with her dada. Whom she just adores!
Faith is getting so big! Tomorrow she will be 18 months! Sure is hard to believe! We are just so amazed with everything that she knows. She is one smart cookie! We are thinking of starting to potty train her shortly. She has shown signs of being ready without us even teaching her. So I'm gonna get some potty training books from the library and read up on it before we attempt! So we'll see how it goes!
We are looking forward to spending Christmas with our family. Christmas Eve we are having Russ, Marilyn and Grandma Bosma over for supper and open gifts after that. And on Christmas Day we will be with my family at my parents house. Still hard to believe that Christmas is less than 2 weeks away! Sure did come quickly this year!!

Croup

2008-12-04T11:37:00.001-05:00

Please pray for Faith as she has croup right now. She has a mild case of it and we're praying that it doesn't develop into anything more. Thanks.

Happy Thanksgiving

2008-11-27T20:21:00.002-05:00

We hope that everyone had a great Thanksgiving. Ours was very good. We started the day off by going to church and then we came home and got ready to go to Thanksgiving dinner with my family! Faith enjoyed her meal very much and loved all the attention she got from everyone. She is such a little ham! She didn't want to take a nap so she got a little crabby towards the end. But she's in bed now and will hopefully sleep all night!

Here is a pic of Faith and her Uncle Kevin relaxing.

Here she is helping grampie play cards.

Here she is with James after church wearing her pretty dress.

Couple of Pics

2008-11-13T19:17:00.001-05:00

Some pics of Faith and her cheesy grin.

Video of Faith and Uncle Don

2008-10-31T09:59:00.002-05:00

Fun Times

2008-10-31T09:48:00.002-05:00

Last night we were able to have dinner with Don and Jodi and their 3 girls, Gma Bosma and Russ and Marilyn. Here are just a few pictures from the evening. The girls got along really well. Faith and Eve were giving each other hugs and kisses. It was adorable!

Here is the newest addition to Don and Jodi's Family-Sarah Ruth and I. Ain't she cute?!?!

Don and Eve and just as I snapped the picture Faith popped her head in the picture. Silly girl!

Uncle Don and Faith doing "swing swing"

Reading books to Eve and Anna

Smile pretty Anna!!

So Far....So Good

2008-10-24T18:47:00.003-05:00

Well, I have two days of work under my belt. Both of which went well. Yesterday kinda dragged and I also got a really bad headache about half way thru the day. But today went really fast and it was good. Everyone there is super nice and has made me feel welcomed. I am so blessed to find such a great job with great people. I actually look forward to going into work. I was worried that I wouldn't. Granted, it is hard leaving Faith. But I know that she's in good hands. I'm hoping it will get easier to leave instead of harder. Tonight she's spending the night at my mom's as tomorrow James and I both are working. So I kinda feel like today I've hardly spent any time with her. I did have all morning with her but after work I had about an hour before my parents picked her up. And tomorrow I'll see her for a few hours in the afternoon as at night we are going to a Euchre Tournament. I'm looking forward to Sunday to spend all day with her and James. Will be a good day!

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2008-10-22T11:51:00.002-05:00

I don't really have a title for this post. Just kinda a quick update on things. Faith got her sutures removed yesterday. She did really well for that. She sat very still and just looked at me with her big blue eyes. I was really worried that she would cry and fuss. But nope, she didn't! We went to dinner with my parents last night to celebrate how well she did!
James has been working a lot lately. He worked this past Sat and on Monday he put in 14 hours. Came home and slept for about 6 hours and out the door he was again for work. Poor guy! He might have to work this Saturday too but we're not sure yet. Just have to wait and see how things go.
I start my new job tomorrow. I'm very excited. I am kinda nervous though too. Just a bunch of mixed emotions. I'm sure all will go well.
Next week we are hoping to get together with James's brother Don and his wife and their 3 girls. We are excited to meet their newest member, Sarah.
Well...that's about it in a nutshell. Nothing too exciting going on. Hope that you are all doing well.

Pumpkin Carving 101

2008-10-19T10:45:00.002-05:00

At Post Family Farms, I bought a pumpkin and Andrew and Sarah helped us carve it lat night. We are all new to this so it was quite exciting! Here are just a few pictures of the evening.

James carving the top.

The yummy pumpkin seeds that we baked. Oh so tasty!

The pumpkin.

Andrew drawing the face on it.

James, Andrew, and Sarah being silly for a picture. It was fun carving the pumpkin. We put a candle in it and have it sitting on our front porch. Pretty nifty!!

Videos from Post Family

2008-10-18T12:39:00.003-05:00

Post Family Farms

2008-10-18T12:11:00.004-05:00

Today Faith, Sarah and I went to Post Family Farms. James was working and he was bummed he couldn't go. But us gals had a fun time!

Faith wasn't too sure about the cow in this picture. Before I got my camera out, Faith had her hand out for the cow to lick and then the cow put Faith's entire hand in it's mouth. It was sooooo funny. Faith didn't really know what to do.

Trying to get her to look at the camera and smile. Didn't work out too well!

Faith and I.

Riding the pumkin train. She really liked it at first but then after awhile she didn't like it and started crying. Poor thing!

Enjoying the hay ride. She just LOVED the hay. She kept tossing it around and waving her arms. It was sooo adorable!

Sarah and Faith.

Pictures

2008-10-17T08:31:00.002-05:00

Here are the pictures. First one is of the culprit (the leg of the piano) and the second is of Faith's eye. Hard to tell but it is black and blue. She doesn't seem to be bothered by it at all. So that is good. Stitches will be removed on Tuesday.

First Big Boom

2008-10-16T19:09:00.002-05:00

Well...every child has their first big boom and tonight was Faith's. She was walking and lost her balance and fell into the leg of the piano. She started bawling and I got her up and saw that her eyebrow was bleeding. James got cold clothes to put on it and off to the Urgent Care we went. She has 2 stitches in her eyebrow. She was a trooper! I think this was more dramatic for me than Faith. My poor baby girl! Pictures to come tomorrow.

Heigh Ho, Heigh Ho...

2008-10-15T16:30:00.003-05:00

...it's off to work I go!! Yup, that's right. I am heading back to the work world. I got hired yesterday at Cottonwood Veterinary Clinic in Jenison. I will be working part time. I am super excited to start. This is going to be so great for us for so many reasons. I have been feeling kinda antsy lately and just feel like I need to do something more and so I started looking for jobs and this one came across my path and it just felt right the whole time. I had 2 interviews and also job shadowed there last week. This is an answer to many many prayers! I will start next week Thursday. The hours are perfect and just what I was looking for. I'll be working roughly 15 hours a week which is what I wanted. I didn't want to work a lot of hours and be away from my family. So this is excellent!!
Thanks to all of you who have been praying for us. We have felt your prayers!

Uncle Kevin

2008-10-11T14:14:00.001-05:00

My brother was in town last night thru today and Faith just LOVES her uncle Kev! She sits so well on his lap for him and just loves making faces at him. Here are some pictures that were captured today.

No Shirt...No Problem!!

2008-10-10T13:48:00.001-05:00

Here are some pictures of Faith before her nap (in clothes!) and then one of her after her nap. Notice no shirt on. Her socks aren't on either, but you can't see that in the picture. She just cracks me up!

Faith Love's her Daddy!

2008-10-08T18:47:00.002-05:00

Faith just loves her daddy and this video shows just how much!

Quick Update

2008-10-08T14:20:00.002-05:00

Just got Faith up from her nap to find that she had taken off all her clothes. Only thing still on was her diaper. Crazy girl!! Hope this doesn't become a daily occurance with her!

Ahhhh...Finally!

2008-10-02T09:05:00.004-05:00

It has been a long 2 1/2 weeks without our computer. We got it up and running last night. Sure feels good to have it back. It's amazing how much we rely on the silly thing.
Lots has been happening around here. Our basement has the drywall hung. We had big helpers! (Andrew, Sarah and my dad) We are hoping to get it mudded soon. Waiting on a few things for that.
James has been busy with work and Cadets. Work is going really well for him. He's been working in Greenville these last few weeks. He is enjoying being with this company. It was a good change for him. Cadets has been keeping him busy too. He is on the council board for Cadets so he has meetings every other week with that plus his normal weekly meetings with the Cadets. And all the fun outings have started too. This Saturday is the Chuckwagon. I for one am not sure what goes on at the Chuckwagon but James has a good time as do the Cadets.
Faith is busy and enjoying life. We read books and play all the time. Her nap times are close to non existant right now. I'm lucky if she'll sleep for 1 hour during the day. So needless to say, we're always on the go!! She is getting some new teeth. I think 2 are popping up right now. She sure is getting big! My mom and I went shopping yesterday and got her some new clothes. With all this cool weather she didn't have much to keep her warm but now she has a start! Gotta love Target! We got her 3 new outfits, tights (3-pack), and socks (6-pack) for like $25!! Can't beat that!
As for me...well...I'm just trying to keep up with Faith. This girl has a ton of energy! I try to get out and have some "me" time but it's hard with James's schedule. I do get away for choir once a week so that is nice. Other than that, nothing new or exciting for me. I'm kinda boring!
I have posted several posts today with pictures and videos. Hope you enjoy them!

Naked Buns!!

2008-10-02T09:02:00.002-05:00

Giggling with Andrew

2008-10-02T08:45:00.004-05:00

Video of Faith Having Fun

2008-10-02T08:40:00.002-05:00

New Hair Style

2008-10-02T08:35:00.001-05:00

Faith is now sporting the "Pebbles" look on a frequent basis. It's so darn cute! She's gonna not like me for this when she's older! LOL

Basement Project

2008-10-02T08:27:00.001-05:00

We have finished hanging all the drywall in our basement. Still has to be mudded but that will hopefully happen soon! Here are some pictures of our wonderful helpers!

Wow...

2008-09-20T08:18:00.002-05:00

...another week has gone by and I am sorry for not updating at all. Our computer is dead. Well...hopefully not dead dead but we'll see. We haven't had time this week to work on it at all. Hopefully today we can get it up and running once again. So needless to say, I'm borrowing my parents laptop for a bit.
We have all the drywall hung in our basement. I will post pictures later. We worked all day last Saturday on it and then James worked on it Wed with Andrew and Thur with my dad and got it finished. It's all ready to mud and sand. Hopefully within the next week or two that will get done. Sure will be nice to have that finished. Sure took long enough!
Faith is doing well. She is one busy little girl. She's always on the move. She just loves books and wants to read all the time. I should get her more books as the books are kinda getting boring for me. I have a couple of them memorized already. But as long as Faith is enjoying it, that's the main thing! She had an appointment yesterday and got weighed and she weighs 18 pounds 4 ounces! She's getting bigger! Poor thing is still in her infant car seat. She still fits in it and she can't face forward yet as she's not 20 pounds. She's 15 months old!!! Hopefully soon we can get her a new car seat.
James is at a Cadet campout this weekend. They left last night and should return at some point today. Not sure when but that's ok. Faith and I have errands that we need to run and also have to take a nap!
Well, I should get going. I will post pictures once our computer is working again. Hope that everyone is doing well.

It's Already Friday

2008-09-12T08:29:00.002-05:00

Not much has been happening at our household this past week. James has been busy with work and also Cadets. Faith and I have been busy hanging out and getting on each others nerves. She's been cranky and I've been suffering from a migraine all week. Such a great combo! I was hoping to take Faith to the zoo yesterday but I did not feel up to going. I felt bad as I know that Faith would've enjoyed going and seeing the animals but I just had no energy or ambition to go. So we'll go another time.
Tomorrow we are planning on hanging drywall in our basement. It's finally getting done! Only started working on it about 2 years ago! LOL It will be nice to have that finished. Then on to bigger and better things.
So yeah...that's about it. Nothing real exciting happening over here. We're just kinda boring this week. Sorry!

Busy Busy Busy

2008-09-08T08:25:00.002-05:00

We have been really busy this past week and poor little Faith has not been feeling well. She's decided she doesn't want to sleep thru the night anymore and the other day she had a fever. I'm pretty sure this is all due to her teething. I can't wait until she's done teething.
This past weekend James had a softball tournament. Did they win? you might ask...and I'd have to say....ummmm...NO! They did not play well at all. It was kinda sad to see. Oh well. All the guys had fun anyways and the team walked away without any major injuries. A few minor ones though. Nothing a little TLC can't handle!
Even though Faith isn't feeling well, she's still pretty happy and is on the go. It doesn't take her long to fill the house with toys and evidence of where she's been. She loves her books and if you don't read them to her, she gets mad and lets you know it! It's kinda cute. I have a lot of her books memorized now. Especially since she always brings the same ones to me to read to her. It's funny.
Faith is needing speech therapy and will be getting it once a month. Not sure when it will start. Probably within the next week or two. She was evaluated by 2 people and both agreed that speech therapy would be good for her. They don't think it will take her long to catch up. Hopefully within a few months. She is doing just fine otherwise. They evaluated her as a 12 month old and they said her comprehension is at the 17 month level! How cool is that?!?! We have a genius on our hands!!! LOL They were happy with how she is doing otherwise. And her speech is only a few months behind and mostly due to the fact that she had a cleft palatte. So we are thankful for programs that can help her at this age so hopefully in the future she won't need speech therapy. We are praying that by the time she is 2 years old she will be caught up!

Tubby Time Videos

2008-09-08T08:17:00.002-05:00

Enjoying Our 4-Day Weekend

2008-09-02T08:36:00.002-05:00

We had a GREAT weekend! James didn't have to work Friday or Monday so we enjoyed a nice 4-day weekend. Was so nice to be able to have nice solid family time. On Friday we just hung low. Didn't do much of anything. Saturday we cleaned out the gutters, cut down some more of the tree that got stuck by lightening back in July, and also cleaned out the garage. Faith slept thru most of that but once she was up, she enjoyed being outside with us. She just loves the outdoors! Sunday we went to my parents house for lunch as my brother was in town. We spent all afternoon and evening there. We arrived home just in time to put Faith to bed. We were also able to visit with some friends that were in town. Was so great to see them and meet their new addition to the family!! Monday we went to my parents house again for lunch and then we went out to my aunt's house to spend time with the horses. That was wonderful! I brought out my saddle and tried it on one of the horses and then we sat Faith up on the horse. She enjoyed it. I have big plans for her and horses. She's going to be my barrel racing gal! One just never knows! In the evening we had a nice visit with James's parents. Faith was getting cranky a little bit so I felt bad that she cried occasionally but I think I know why. Not only was she tired last night, but also not feeling well. She woke up all stuffed up and snot running down her face. So my poor precious peanut has a bad cold! We had a rough night. She kept on waking up as she couldn't breath. No temp though so that's good.
Overall our weekend was good. Went by too quickly though. Which always happens! We hope that everyone had a good weekend as well.

Faith enjoying being outside on Sat with us

Faith on Rocky (looks natural doesn't it?!?!)

Couple of Videos

2008-08-27T08:56:00.004-05:00

Hope you enjoy these videos of Faith walking!

Our Week in a Nutshell

2008-08-23T15:29:00.002-05:00

This week has gone by too quickly! We enjoyed time with family a lot this week and also friends. James has his first week of work at FeyenZylstra under his belt. He worked a ton of hours this week. Poor guy even had to work today! But now he's enjoying time home tonight and tomorrow. Hopefully next week will go well for him also.
Last night James took me out on a date. It was so nice to just get out the two of us and relax the entire evening. We went to dinner, did some shopping and out for ice cream! We talked a bunch which was good. We didn't get a lot of time together this past week so it was good that we had last night.
James is looking forward to the Cadet season starting again. He had a meeting this past week for it and has another meeting this week and then I believe they start the week after Labor Day. He will be busy with Cadets this year as he is not only a leader, but also on the council board for Cadets. He's looking forward to a good year.
Faith is walking more and more every day. She doesn't crawl as much anymore. She will choose to crawl if she wants to get somewhere quickly but that's about it. She's learning how to stack her toys and put toys "in" and "out". It's amazing how quickly she learns!
As for me...well...I've been busy keeping the house cleaned and also getting ready for our Bible Study to start up. We are the leaders so I had a bunch of things to get ready. Sure is fun though. We are looking forward to it!

Fun Day

2008-08-20T18:10:00.002-05:00

Today Faith and I went to South Haven with my mom and dad. Faith had a great time. We went shopping, out for lunch and also ice cream! Here are a few pictures from the day.

Sleeping on the way there (she also slept on the way home. she was tired!)

Faith in her new hat (says "South Haven, Mi")

Enjoying ice cream with grampie

Great Time

2008-08-18T13:42:00.003-05:00

This past week we have had the privilege of spending time with James's Uncle George, Aunt Luanne and cousins Rachel and Sara. They live in Nova Scotia Canada (which is roughly 24 hours away). Faith got to meet them and spend lots of time with them. It's always good times with them!

Uncle George and Faith

Uncle George, Rachel, Aunt Luanne, Sara

Faith playing with Rachel's sunglasses

For your information...

2008-08-14T15:26:00.002-05:00

Wanted to let everyone know that as of 3:30pm tomorrow, Friday, August 15, James will no longer have his cell phone. Please delete his number from your records. His number was the 520 number. If you do not have my cell number, please contact us thru e-mail or call James's cell yet tonight to get the number.
Thanks bunches!
Oh....forgot also to mention that James starts his new job this upcoming Monday!!!!!!! A week earlier than expected. He is super excited!

New Addition

2008-08-13T15:54:00.001-05:00

Monday morning James's brother Don and his wife Jodi welcomed into their family another baby girl. Sarah Ruth was born around 6:30am. She was 8 pounds 13 ounces and 20.5"! This is baby girl #3 for them. We can't wait to meet her.

EXCITING NEWS!!

2008-08-11T18:59:00.002-05:00

So....James and I have been anxiously waiting to tell you all that JAMES HAS A NEW JOB!! He starts in 2 weeks. He will be working for Feyen & Zylstra. We are so excited and thankful for this opportunity. It is such a blessing and couldn't have come at a better time for us! With just the one income, things are starting to be really rough for us financially and we were wondering what we were going to do. But we put our trust in God and he blessed James with a new job! We are so thankful!

Busy Week

2008-08-06T15:28:00.003-05:00

Can't believe that today is Wednesday already! This week has gone by quickly already! We have been busy going here, there, and every where these last few days. Sunday we went to Kalamazoo to meet my brother for awhile. It was good to see him. He enjoys seeing Faith and spending time with her. He is busy working a lot of hours so he doesn't always have weekends off to come to GR so we decided to meet half way. Faith loves her Uncle Kevin too. She always smiles when he's holding her! Makes me wish he lived closer. Maybe next year he'll move back to GR.
The rest of this week also brings more fun things. Tomorrow night we have a cook-out to go to and on Friday we are going to Birch Run. James has the day off so we're going shopping! My mom is coming to. It started out with us gals going but now that James is off, he's coming with! Unless he decides to work on the basement. This weekend is going to be filled with boating with our friends! Can't wait!
Faith is doing good. She is learning new things every day. She has her naughty moments and it's hard to discipline her at this age but we're trying anyways. She has also started to walk more. Before she walked along furniture but now she'll walk all by herself! She takes more and more steps every day! It's so fun to watch her walk. She gets a big grin on her face as she's walking. I'll have to get a video of it and post it on here.
Next week is also going to be a blast! James's Uncle George and Aunt Luanne are coming to town! We haven't seen them in a long time! I want to say it's been like 2 years! So we are excited to have Faith meet them. We can't wait!!

Sore Buns

2008-08-02T17:05:00.000-05:00

James and I decided to go for a bike ride today. Little did I know that we would end up going 18 miles. Yes, that's right....18 LONG MILES!!!! My poor buns hurt! Faith had a great time in her bike trailer. She feel asleep for a little bit. It was very cute!

Lucy Attack

2008-08-02T09:15:00.003-05:00

We are dog sitting this weekend and Lucy just LOVES Faith. She just can't get enough of her. This is what goes on pretty much the entire time Lucy with around Faith.

New Hair-Do

2008-07-30T14:58:00.001-05:00

Faith's hair is finally long enough to do the "Pebbles Pony-Tail." Today was the first day that I did it as I bought rubber bands last night for her. I think she looks adorable!!

This Past Week

2008-07-28T09:25:00.004-05:00

We have had so much fun this past week. Bob, Susie and their 4 kids (Abigail, Joshua, Chloe and Josiah) were in town from New Mexico and we hung out with them every day. It was sooooo good to see them and just have fun with them. On Tuesday we went to the Children's Museum. That was fun. I had never been there before. Sure is amazing! I can't wait until Faith is older to enjoy it more. Wednesday evening they came to James's softball game at the Rec Center. Thursday we got together for lunch and then went to a Whitecaps game (which Whitecaps won!!). Friday we went to a park for lunch and then Bob, Susie, James and I hung out together. We had Faith with us too. The other 4 kids went to Chuckie Cheese with James's parents. The kids had fun there!
Enjoy the pic's on the post below!

Fun times with Family

2008-07-28T09:25:00.001-05:00

Our Weekend

2008-07-21T11:32:00.004-05:00

We had a good weekend. Friday night we got together with friends from out of town and went to dinner and hung out afterwards. Saturday we worked on the tree in our backyard that had fallen almost 3 weeks ago. Our neighbors still have yet to call their home owners insurance but we were sick of the tree in our yard. So...we got some friends together and took care of it ourselves! We took 3 trips to the City Of Wyoming with debris and we also have a fair amount of lumber that someone told James they want. Our yard looks much better. We still want to take care of what's left of the tree standing but that will have to wait for another time. (pics are on the post below this from the tree) Sunday we went to church and rested in the afternoon and at night we saw Bob, Susie and their 4 kids. It was GREAT to see them. They are in town this week and we are looking forward to spending lots of time with them.

Tree Adventures

2008-07-21T11:32:00.001-05:00

Pictures of Faith

2008-07-16T11:38:00.001-05:00

These are just some recent pictures of Faith in the morning. Hope you enjoy them.

Our Wonderful Summer

2008-07-16T08:15:00.002-05:00

I can't believe that July is half over with already. Summer is going by sooooo quickly! But this summer has been so great already and there are still more exciting things to come! We have been able to spend time with Don and Jodi and their 2 girls already. We visited with friends in Colorado and one of my friends was in town from California. It was great to see them. My uncle and aunt from New York were in town and we got to spend time with them too. And looking ahead we will be spending lots of time with Bob, Susie and their 4 kids next week! It has been a year since we've seen Susie and the kids and a bit longer than that since we've seen Bob. Faith has yet to meet her Uncle Bob. Then in August we get to see James's Uncle George and Aunt Luanne. And they too have yet to meet Faith. I have another friend coming in town in a few weeks and I'm looking forward to seeing her and meeting her new baby girl! This summer has just been filled with all kinds of friends and family and we love it!

Camping at Ludington

2008-07-14T11:07:00.002-05:00

This weekend James, Faith and I went camping with my parents to Ludington State Park. Growing up as a kid, we went there every year, the 3rd week in July with 3 other families. So Ludington holds a special place in my heart. I just love it there. We arrived Saturday and then James, Faith and I left yesterday. My parents are there all week with the 3 other familes. We wish we could've stayed all week but honestly..it'd be too much for Faith and plus James doesn't have that much vacation time left. It's all spoken for already for what is left of it. Faith had a good time. I do think it was a bit too much for her at times. Very stimulating for her. But overall it was fun. The three of us slept in a tent. Faith did really well in it. I was worried that she wouldn't sleep in there. She proved us wrong! Here are a couple of pictures from our weekend.

Faith peeking out of the trailer

Nap time on grammie
James and Faith at the Nature Center
Enjoying her new bike trailer we bought her Friday night

My Poor Baby Girl

2008-07-10T15:34:00.003-05:00

Faith hasn't been herself these past couple of days and she just has not wanted to eat. This morning she vomited during breakfast and so I called the doctor and they had me talk to the nurse who then was going to talk to the doc and get back to me. Well...about two hours later I called back as Faith was just screaming and would NOT sit still. She was acting like she was in a lot of pain. And then I noticed a rash on her leg. So I called the doc again and the receptionist said that Faith should come in. (which is what I wanted in the first place!!!) So we hopped in the car and off we went. The rash on her leg is a bug bite and she has an ear infection. Her first EVER ear infection. I feel so bad for her! She is just not her happy self. She is all about cuddling which I am taking advantage of. I just love cuddling with her. It's the best! So hopefully she will be feeling better by this weekend so we can go camping!!

Pictures...

2008-07-06T14:11:00.002-05:00

Here is the branch that is laying in our yard and on top of the neighbor's garage

Faith and I enjoying the pool on the 4th of July

Faith and her new "shades"

Our weekend went by too quickly, as always. With Friday being the holiday we were busy all day. Saturday we went swimming again in the afternoon and just relaxed in the evening. Faith was tired from all the swimming in two days! She did wonderful in the pool. She just loved being in it. We are hoping to take her swimming more often. This weekend she'll get to experience the beach and Lake Michigan for the first time as we're going camping in Ludington!

Our CrAzY week!!

2008-07-04T09:01:00.002-05:00

Man, this week has just been something else for us. Monday we went to James's parents house for dinner as Don, Jodi and their girls were in town. It was so good to spend time with them. Sure do realize that we miss them more and more after each visit. So we cherish our time with them when we're with them. Their girls are just so cute! Can't wait to meet baby #3 in a few weeks!!
Wednesday we had those crazy storms! We lost power in our house AND one of our tree's in the back yard split and landed on our neighbor's garage!! Not sure if it got struck by lightening or if the wind just caused to to split. I never heard it crash or anything. I was feeding Faith and then looked out the window and saw the tree laying in our back yard and on garage of our neighbors. So....we are waiting to see what happens now. I talked to the wife that lives there and she said they would call their insurance company but we haven't been home to talk with them any further than that. We packed up and are now at my parents house. We will be going back home tomorrow. We did get our power back on a few hours ago but with all our plans for the day, we're just staying one more night here. Plus my brother is here so the whole fam is together! Poor guy is sleeping on the couch. He wanted the bed but James and I had already claimed that!! So he gets the couch. But..don't feel too sorry for him. My parents couch is SUPER comfy!!
We have one busy day ahead of us. Faith is going to go down for a nap here shortly and once she is awake, we are heading to go swimming. I bought all kinds of things for her last night for the pool today. Then we are headed out to my aunt and uncle's house for the rest of the day/evening. Faith will come home with my parents and James and I and hopefully my brother are going to set off fireworks with some friends at their house. Should be a fun filled day!

Our Trip

2008-06-29T14:49:00.004-05:00

Wow...can't believe that our trip to Colorado is over with. We had such a great time. Below are a few pictures from our time there. We have about 200 pictures that we took. Our time was filled with many activities. Once we arrived on Tuesday we met up with Levi, Kayla, Lucas and Jessica and we drove into Golden, CO and walked around a park there. It was beautiful! Then we dropped them off as James and I enjoyed the evening to ourselves. We went to dinner at the Downtown Aquarium. It was a great evening. Lots of fish swimming around us and the food was excellent! Wednesday the guys had the bachelor party all day and evening. They started the day off by going thru Busch brewery and then Whitewater Rafting! James will have to tell you his wonderful story of falling out. Well...almost falling out. If his foot wasn't held in, he would've been completely under water! The guys rented a hotel room downtown and all crashed there for the night. Us gals went out for lunch and to the Denver Zoo. For supper just Kayla, Jessica and I went. Then we just crashed at the hotel. Thursday the guys went and got their tuxes while all of us ladies went and got our nails done. We had manicure and pedicures done. Sure was a relaxing time. We met up with the guys for lunch and then Lucas, Jessica, Dave, James and I went to the Coors brewery. After that it was time for the rehearsal dinner. That went good. Got to meet Kayla's family and some more of Levi's also. Just relaxed after that. Friday the guys went for lunch while the bridal party got their hair done and then picked up Jessica and I at the hotel and off to the Castle we went! We rode in a Hummer stretch limo! Sure was a nice relaxing ride. Our driver was super cool. The castle was amazing! People actually live in this place and rent out a part of it. Just beautiful. The land was gorgeous. It's 20 acres in the mountains. The wedding was just fantastic and everyone had a good time. The evening went by too quickly though. Levi and Kayla looked stunning!!! It was definitely a fairy tale wedding. Yesterday we traveled home. It was soooo good to see Faith when we got off the plane. I went running to her and just squeezed her and gave her TONS of kisses. We missed her so much. I called everyday and talked to her. So glad that she had a good time with her grammie and grampie. She got spoiled!!
Today we've just been relaxing and enjoying our time together and tomorrow is the beginning of another work week for James. Thankfully it's a short one though!

Colorado Trip

2008-06-29T14:49:00.001-05:00

Colorado...here we come!!

2008-06-23T07:29:00.002-05:00

Tomorrow morning we are leaving for Colorado for the week. James and I are looking forward to getting away and spending time with each other and friends. Our good friends are getting married on Friday and we are excited to be there with them on their special day. It is going to be beautiful!! Faith will be staying with my parents this week. It is going to be hard leaving her for so long but we know that she's in good hands. I'm gonna miss her bright smiles in the morning and all her chattering when she first wakes up. On the other hand....I can sleep in! LOL She's going to have fun at her grammie and grampie's house. And I'm sure that I will call EVERY chance I get!!!

Life for us has been the same. Nothing really much going on lately. James has been super busy with work and also side jobs. He keeps having to post-pone (did i spell that correctly?!?) his side jobs as his regular job is really busy. We are thankful for that but at the same time poor James just wants to relax. So this week will be good for him. Faith has been busy as all get out. She gets into anything and everything she can. Not much slows her down anymore. It's so fun to just sit and watch her play with her toys and wonder what is going on in her mind. She isn't walking yet but I'm sure she will be soon. Then she's really gonna be everywhere!!!

Well, I suppose I should re-pack what Faith has just un-packed. Please pray that we will have safe travels this week and that we won't miss Faith too much!!

Happy Anniversary to US!!

2008-06-18T20:44:00.002-05:00

Four years ago today James and I walked down the aisle and said "I do". Wow...so much has happened in these past four years. Some good, some bad. But thru it all, we've grown closer to each other and closer to God. It's amazing to look back and see how God was present in everything we have done. It's also amazing to see how our family and friends have been there for us too. Especially this past year. We are so blessed!!

Faith's Birthday

2008-06-14T10:29:00.002-05:00

Yesterday was just an amazing day! Started at 7:30am with breakfast and then playing for awhile and then nap time. After her morning nap we had lunch and headed out to my aunt and uncles house for Faith to go horseback riding. She did sooooo well!! She never cried once. She loved petting the horse and watching the horse. She just loved riding. (that's my girl!!) She did not want to stop. It was so cute! After that we headed for home, tried to get her to take another nap but was unsuccessful. Went to dinner with my parents to Applebee's and the staff came out and sang their birthday song to her. It was so fun watching her face. She was like "what you guys doing?" It was great. I was amused! Then off to the party we went! We had a lot of family and friends celebrate her 1st birthday with us. Faith had a great time eating her cake (as you can see with the video) and she got a lot of good presents. By the end of the night, she was tired and ready for bed. Overall I think her 1st birthday was FABULOUS!!
Thanks to everyone who helped make her birthday so wonderful. She is one loved little girl!

Video of Faith and her cake

2008-06-14T08:19:00.007-05:00

2008-06-14T08:17:00.001-05:00

HAPPY FIRST BIRTHDAY FAITH!

2008-06-13T07:31:00.002-05:00

Wow....Faith is 1. How crazy is that?!? We have a big day planned for her. So far this morning we've had breakfast (scrambled eggs...not her favorite i found out) and she's having fun singing to me right now. After lunch we're headed out to go horseback riding (so pray it doesn't rain!!) and then we're going out to dinner tonight and after that is her birthday party!! We have quite a few family and friends coming. Should be fun. I'm excited to see her eat cake. Should be quite the site!
Lots of pictures will be taken through out the day and I will post them either tonight or first thing tomorrow morning. So come back soon to check them out!

Not much going on...

2008-06-10T07:25:00.002-05:00

We're pretty boring over here lately. Nothing real exciting happening. This weekend was a nice and relaxing weekend. We enjoyed spending time with friends one of the nights and the other night we just stayed home as a family. Felt good to not be on the go all weekend long.
Faith is doing wonderful. We are starting to introduce more regular food to her diet. This morning I made pancakes and she loved them. And wouldn't you know it....she got some in her hair. It's amazing how kids get food ALL OVER!! It's so funny!
That's really all that's happening. Boring...I know! But Friday is going to be a FUN FILLED DAY!! We are looking forward to celebrating our daughter's birthday with friends and family. Pictures will be posted this weekend!!

Wow...

2008-06-03T17:34:00.003-05:00

I can't believe that Faith is almost 1 year old!!! Next week Friday she will turn 1!!! This past year has been hard but yet wonderful. James and I learned to really lean on God more than we have in the past and to trust in Him. It's been quite the life lesson for us.
We are going to have a BIG celebration on her birthday. We are starting out by going horseback riding. I can't wait to get Faith up on a horse! So I made arrangements with my aunt and that's what we're gonna do! Then in the evening we are having friends and family over for cake and ice cream at my parents house. (our house is too little to host it). Should be a good time!

Can it be???

2008-05-31T09:57:00.002-05:00

Why....yes...it is!!! Faith has her first tooth that popped up yesterday!! It is on the bottom. The one next to it is gonna make an appearance soon too! We are so excited that she is finally getting teeth!

Pictures from our weekend in Canada

2008-05-28T21:27:00.001-05:00

Fantastic Weekend

2008-05-27T19:13:00.002-05:00

James, Faith and I had a FANTASTIC weekend! We went to Canada to visit with his brother Don and his wife Jodi and their 2 girls-Anna and Eve. Marilyn (James's mom) came with us also. We left Saturday morning and got there around 4pm. Jodi made a yummy dinner (roast w/potatoes, salad, and corn) and then we all went to the park to let the kids play. They all enjoyed that. It was a bit chilly though. Then we headed back to the house and got the kids ready for bed and then the adults had root beer floats! Yum yum to our tums tums! Jodi made fantastic meals for us the entire weekend. She went above and beyond! (thanks again Jodi!!) Sunday we were able to see the two churches that Don is active in. That was great. We really enjoyed meeting the congregations at both churches. Everyone was so friendly to us. Monday morning James, Faith, Don, Eve and I went to the mall to let the girls play on the play area while Marilyn, Jodi and Anna went to a play group for Anna. We all had a great time. We returned to the house, then ate lunch and off we went. The weekend went by too quickly but we are so glad that we were able to make the trip out there. Also, Don and Jodi were very gracious and gave us their truck as they are needing a bigger vehicle with baby #3 on the way and we had inquired about it awhile back. So James drove the truck home. So we are once again a two vehicle family. I enjoyed going out this afternoon with friends and not have to wake up early to take James to work and also worry about being back in time to pick him up. This is such a great blessing to our family.
I have a lot of pictures but am trying to figure out how to post them as a slideshow...so as soon as I figure that out, they will be posted!!!!

Busy Busy Busy

2008-05-23T20:36:00.003-05:00

Goodness this week has just flown by! We have just been so busy!!!! James has been busy with work and also softball games. He won all his games this week so that was good. Tuesday night we had a dinner to attend which was a good time. Got to meet new people and fellowship with them.
Tonight sure has been really crazy busy. We are leaving bright and early (ok, for me anyway!) to travel to visit Don and Jodi and their girls. So with that said...we've been busy doing laundry and packing! I didn't realize everything that need to be packed for a baby! Good grief! This child has 3 bags! Plus clothes in our suitcase!!!!!!! I think she has more things than we do. Oh well. Packing is mostly done and we are finishing up laundry and then going to bed. We are anxious to visit this weekend with family. Will be a great time.

Warm Weather, Warm Weather...Come Out Come Out Where Ever You Are!

2008-05-19T09:33:00.003-05:00

Goodness...I'm sure looking forward to the nice weather that is supposed to be coming our way. It is May 19 and we're still using our furnace! How sad is that?!?!
Our weekend was pretty good. Friday night we ran some errands and then had dinner at my parents house, Saturday James and Andrew put up our new screen door. Faith and I watched. It was so funny. It was like watching Tim and Al from Home Improvement! The weather was nice on Saturday so Faith and I enjoyed being out there with the guys. Yesterday we went to church and then we had a get together with our small group for lunch at a park. It was fun. Granted, it was FREEZING!! But overall the kids did really well and everyone enjoyed it. We are hoping to get together a time or two this summer also. We are so blessed to be part of such a great small group.
This week is filled with softball games and getting ready to go away this weekend. We are going to visit Don and Jodi. We are really excited to see them and their new surroundings. We are praying that Faith will do well with the trip as we've never traveled with her. I'm sure she'll do fine.
Well, off to keep the little one occupied before she empties all the books off our book shelf.

Double Dose of Faith

2008-05-14T15:00:00.002-05:00

Faith loves looking in the mirror! She just thinks it's the coolest thing ever. So the other night before her bath I let her have fun checking herself out. She just laughed and laughed. It was so fun to watch.
We have a new weight and length on Faith. She weighs 15 pounds 6 ounces and is 26 3/4" in length. She's growing!

New Addition To Family

2008-05-10T09:48:00.002-05:00

Last night James and I picked up this cute little guy. He really doesn't have a name yet. He's been called Don Juan but James likes the name Tiger. (wonder why?!?!) This is our new foster, so no, he's not ours forever. Although, he's so darn cute and so good with Faith that I am very tempted to adopt him. But, we won't. Faith just LOVES him to pieces. She just giggles and wants to be near him. He's doing really well so far.

Look how little he is! (nevermind my feet!)

Faith loving him licking her fingers.
He knocked her over and she was shocked for a minute.
Then started laughing and enjoying it.

Crazy Wet Hair

2008-05-08T14:51:00.001-05:00

Last night was bath night for Faith and while she was having fun splashing away I thought I would have fun with her hair. She just giggled the entire time and thought it was great. Hope you enjoy the pictures!

Please help our rescue

2008-05-06T20:06:00.000-05:00

Come Shop & Save-A-Pet!
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Midwest Boston Terrier Rescue is a 501(c)3, Non-Profit Organization that is funded entirely by donations and run by the hearts of volunteers. They have no shelter; the rescued Bostons are fostered in volunteers' homes until they find their new loving, responsible, lifelong homes. MWBTR helps needy Boston Terriers in the states of Michigan, Ohio, Illinois and Indiana.
As the demand and desire for this breed has increased, so has the need to rescue more dogs. Their intake averages 5-8 Boston's a week with an average cost per dog of $350. They currently have 83 dogs available for adoption and several more in extensive medical treatment getting ready for adoption.
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Diaper Rash + Teething = NO FUN!

2008-05-05T15:43:00.002-05:00

Poor little Faith. She has a nasty diaper rash and is also teething. She does pretty good through the day but at night she isn't liking to sleep through the whole night anymore. We're figuring out how to settle her down and then back to sleep she goes. Poor thing just cries and screams so hard. I feel bad for her! No teeth have poked thru yet though. She has lots of bumps, just no teeth. We're waiting to see little white teeth!

Pictures

2008-05-01T08:15:00.003-05:00

Ok...so I finally can post some pictures from when Katy and Andrew were here. Hope you enjoy them!

Trying to get them both to look at the same time. So didn't happen. Wonder why?!?! LOL

Again, trying to get them to both look.
Faith crawling on Andrew. He didn't really like it.
Faith on top of Andrew. Note the unhappy face on him.
Faith trying to get her toy from Andrew.

So James and I learned that our precious daughter is a bully! We couldn't believe how rough she was with Andrew. And he did NOT like it and would let us all know. Poor Andrew. Overall though, it was a good time.

Good and Bad

2008-04-27T08:55:00.002-05:00

Good news first. Faith is doing wonderful! She started pulling herself up on furniture the other day and is also doing that in her crib. So we lowered her crib yesterday so she won't fall out. We lowered it all the way to the bottom and let me tell ya....sure is hard getting her in and out of there! Being short is hard! LOL But I'll get used to it. Yesterday we got to see Katy and Andrew. Andrew is so darn cute! And so big too! He is 22 pounds! Poor Faith is 15, if even that! We took pictures and I'll have to post those another time. It was so good to see them.
Now the bad news....Faith is sick! She woke up this morning all congested and has been spitting up really bad. We took her to church but kept on spitting up so Faith and I came home and James is still at church as he is running the sound board today. Poor honey buns! I feel so bad. She fell asleep on the car ride home and she is just out cold right now. I hope she sleeps a lot today so she'll feel better soon!

Becoming a Big Girl!

2008-04-21T13:52:00.002-05:00

Today we had Faith's 3 week post-op appointment and all is well. She has one stitch left but that will dissolve soon. The doctor gave us the ok to not have her wear her arm restraints anymore and she can start foods again! Yeah! I fed her cereal and carrots this afternoon and she ate it like a pro! I can't believe how MUCH she ate though! Wow! Before when I was feeding her cereal and carrots, she wasn't taking a whole container of it. Today she ate a whole container full of carrots plus a bunch of cereal! I was happy! I am looking forward to weaning her off her bottles and starting to introduce foods to her. The doctor said that we can do stage 1 foods this week, stage 2 next week, stage 3 the week after that and then we can feed her whatever we want! Yip yee!!!!! We are so thankful that her mouth has healed well. Thanks to everyone for your prayers throughout everything we've gone through. You have no idea how much that meant to us.

Faith's First Visit To The Park

2008-04-16T15:58:00.003-05:00

Today was a gorgeous day! Faith and I went for a nice long walk this afternoon, about an hour walk. Sure was good to get out there! Then once James got home from work we went to the park that is just a block away from our house. Faith had a great time! She went on the swings and down three different slides! She loved every minute of it!

Video's of Faith

2008-04-14T18:50:00.005-05:00

DISCLAIMER: FAITH WAS NOT INJURED DURING THE MAKING OF ANY OF THESE VIDEOS!

Can't Believe It

2008-04-14T11:47:00.002-05:00

Faith is 10 months old!!! So much has happened, good and bad, these past 10 months. And now we are hoping to be looking at blue skies ahead of us! Hopefully no more surgeries or hospital visits for us. Faith will probably need ear tubes again but that's a simple procedure. She is one busy body! She is crawling all over. Sure is keeping us on our toes! It's so fun watching her get around on her own. She gets toys all over the house in no time. She just goes from toy to toy. Just so fun watching her grow up.
Our weekend was good. Friday we hung out with some friends, Saturday we picked my parents up the airport and spent the afternoon and evening with them. They enjoyed seeing Faith as they missed her while they were in Florida. We went to El Burrito for dinner with them. Sure is a tasty place to go! Yesterday we went to church and just had family time in the afternoon and evening. Overall we had a good weekend.
I am looking forward to the nice weather we are supposed to have this week! Faith and I are hoping to go for walks and the park this week. I can't wait!!!!

Why Go To Church?

2008-04-11T07:44:00.002-05:00

If you are spiritually alive, you're going to love this! If you're spiritually dead, you won't want to read it. If you're spiritually curious, there is still hope!

Why Go To Church?

A Church goer wrote a letter to the editor of a newspaper and complained that it made no sense to go to church every Sunday. "I've gone for 30 years now and in that time I have heard something like 3,000 sermons. But for the life of me, I can't remember a single one of them. So, I think I'm wasting my time and the pastors are wasting theirs by giving sermons at all."

This started a real controversy in the 'Letters to the Editor' column, much to the delight of the editor. If went on for weeks until someone wrote this clincher:

"I've been married for 30 years now. In that time my wife has cooked some 32,000 meals. But, for the life of me, I cannot recall the entire menu for a single one of those meals. But I do know this. They all nourished me and gave me the strength I needed to do my work. If my wife had not given me these meals, I would be physically dead today. Likewise, if I had not gone to church for nourishment, I would be spiritually dead today!"

When you are DOWN to nothing....God is UP to something! Faith sees the invisible, believes the incredible and receives the impossible! Thank God for our physical AND our spriritual nourishment!

When Satan is knocking at your door, simply say "Jesus, could you get that for me?"

Life your life in such a way that when your feet hit the floor in the morning, Satan shudders and says..."Oh no, s/he's awake!"

It's Official!!!!

2008-04-08T17:26:00.003-05:00

Faith can now crawl!!!

Rub A Dub Dub, Faith's In The Tub

2008-04-08T11:15:00.001-05:00

Here are some recent pictures of Faith in the bathtub. She just loves getting baths. She splashes water everywhere. Needless to say, I never walk away dry!

Taking Advantage of the Beautiful Weather!

2008-04-05T20:44:00.002-05:00

Today was sooooooooooooo beautiful!!!! James and Faith went shopping together early this afternoon while I took my parents to the airport as they went to Flordia for the week. Then I got home and started yardwork. James was still out shopping so I wanted to surprise him with having the yard raked up. Our friends came over about 1/2 hour after I started and helped me. James was surprised that we got it done. I felt so happy that we surprised him! One less thing he had to do today. After that we went to a baseball diamond and hit baseballs. That was fun! I actually did really well! Better than I thought I would. But I can't throw the ball worth a toot! So no softball for me this year! Then we came back to our house and we grilled hamburgers for dinner. Then we decided to walk to get some ice cream at the near-by ice cream shop. Faith had her first taste of ice cream and she loved it! She couldn't get enough of it. It was cute. She had it all over her chin. I wish I had the camera with me. Oh well.
Tomorrow is my birthday and I am looking forward to spending the day with family. We are going to have dinner with my aunt and grandpa. The weather is suppose to be even nicer tomorrow so I am hoping to spend time outside. Hopefully go for a nice long walk. I am totally loving this weather. I can't get enough of it!!!

Quick Update

2008-04-04T15:56:00.002-05:00

Faith is doing soooooo well!! I think her stomach was really upset on Tuesday and that is why she was so cranky and didn't want to eat or sleep. Wednesday she was a pooping machine and has done good ever since then. She drinks from her sippy like a pro! We are just thankful how quickly she has healed and how well she is doing. Thankyou to everyone for your prayers, thoughts, phone calls, and cards. We have felt a lot of love and care from everyone. It's a wonderful feeling!

Happy Birthday James!

2008-04-02T07:17:00.003-05:00

Today is James birthday! Faith and I sang Happy Birthday to him before he left for work today. Once he gets home tonight he gets to open his presents. Last night my parents came over for dinner and cake and ice cream and I had James take the rest of the cake to work today as I don't need it sitting here to tempt me to eat it! Hopefully they eat the rest of it!

Faith is doing good. Yesterday was a horrible day for us. She cried and screamed the whole day. She would not eat and would not sleep. So I called my mom and she came over after work for a bit so I could just get some rest. I just relaxed in my bedroom while my mom handled Faith. She just refuses to drink her formula from the sippy. However, she will drink juice from it. I just don't know what else to do. She won't take formula from the syringe anymore either. I just pray that she will start drinking formula from the sippy and SOON!!

Oh, on a happy note...Faith rolled over from her back to her stomach yesterday. She had yet to accomplish that and she did it! Yeah for Faith!! She sure moves all over the place now!!

Pictures from Faith's Surgery

2008-03-31T17:10:00.002-05:00

Here are some pictures from Friday and Saturday. She's my little trooper!

In her gown before surgery

Momma kissing her baby girl
Saturday morning, starting to feel better
Trying to be a big girl and feed herself
Momma and Faith on our way out the hospital

So Far...

2008-03-31T09:03:00.003-05:00

...things are going pretty good. The thing that is the most rough is feeding her. She does not like her sippy cup or syringe. She wants her bottle! But, she can't have that. So that is frusterating to us as she'll just cry and scream because she's hungry but won't take it. Last night I did get her to drink some juice from the sippy and this morning she had some formula from the sippy too. She's learning, I hope, that this is how it's gonna have to be. She is on a lot of meds right now but within the next couple of days those will slowly be taken away. By the end of the week she shouldn't be on anything anymore. She's getting meds every 3 hours! Even through the night. Poor thing!
Please pray that she will take to her sippy cup so she will eat well and not lose a lot of weight. Thanks.

Home Sweet Home

2008-03-29T18:19:00.003-05:00

Yes it's true, Faith is home!!! She got discharged this afternoon and has been eating really well from the sippy cup. We are still syringe feeding her a bit though too. She takes about half her feeding from the sippy and the other half from the syringe. She is still adjusting to the "no-no's"(arm restraints) but she will get used to them in no time. We will post pictures a little later of her in those, it's adorable! We hope that this evening goes well with her as she adjusts to being home again, sleeping with the "no-no's" and hopefully her pain will be under control. We can truly say that our God is awesome and we are always under His care. We are truly blessed as a family. Thanks for all your prayers and please continue to pray for a complete and speedy recovery.

How All is Going

2008-03-29T09:02:00.002-05:00

So far she is doing well. She is not on oxygen and is keeping all her STATs good. I just fed her some formula and hopefully she will keep that down and will be able to continue to drink that. She does ok with the sippy cup for a bit and then she fusses so then I end up syringe feeding her. Which is fine. At least she's getting food! The docs said that if her pain can get controled without IV meds and she is taking enough fluids and does not spike a temp today, that she can come home later this afternoon/evening. So that is what we are praying for!

Yet another update today...

2008-03-28T19:19:00.002-05:00

Faith is doing really well. She drank some Pedia-lite (is that how it's spelled??) and she preferred it from a sippy cup than a syringe! Yeah for Faith! Right now she is trying to rest on James. She'll doze for a few minutes and then she wakes, then dozes, then wakes. She was alert earlier tonight and almost seemed like her normal self. It was so good to see her like that!
James will be leaving here in a little while and I plan on spending the night. James will be back up in the morning so that's good. We figured that one of us should get a good nights rest tonight and he deserves it from working so hard this week. I'm hoping to get somewhat caught up on sleep but not sure that will happen. Oh well if it doesn't. We're praying that if she continues to do well overnight and tomorrow morning that she'll get to come home tomorrow! That would be just so awesome!!!!!!!!

Faith's Surgery Update

2008-03-28T14:40:00.003-05:00

Faith's surgery went well. Surgery was approxiately 3 hours long. She then went to the recovery room where she spent another 4 hours. She had difficulty breathing and because of that she is in ICU on the Ped's floor. She is for sure staying tonight and possibly tomorrow night. At this time she is doing really well. She is not on oxygen right now and the pain meds are not given as often as earlier today. We will be trying to feed her later today so we'll see how that goes. We are praying that she will be able to come home tomorrow but are ok if she needs to stay another night. Better to be on the safe side!
At this time we are asking for no visitors as today has been a long and traumatic day for Faith (and mom and dad!)

And some more waiting...

2008-03-28T07:04:00.003-05:00

Faith is in for surgery and so we are just waiting. Dr Scalf (who is doing the tubes in her ears and also tongue tie release) is going first and should be done here shortly and then will be talking with us. Then Dr Mann will do his thing.
We are headed down to eat some breakfast after Dr Scalf talks with us. Sure am hungry!
We have taken over a corner in the waiting room. Sure is pretty full in here!