I am finding myself fearful, expecting our 3rd. All that pain of loss and confusion from the past is
haunting me but a friend reminded me of how loved I am by the creator! So with hopeful hearts we are waiting for December 15th! Only 235 days left! Just in case anyone else needs reminding of Gods love and protection I am including the following Psalms... I have read it before many times but some how when My friend sent it to me today it held a new power. Be Blessed!

Psalm 139
For the director of music. Of David. A psalm.
1 O LORD, you have searched me and you know me.
2 You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar.
3 You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways.
4 Before a word is on my tongue you know it completely, O LORD.
5 You hem me in—behind and before; you have laid your hand upon me.
6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain.
7 Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence?
8 If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, [a] you are there.
9 If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea,
10 even there your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast.
11 If I say, "Surely the darkness will hide me and the light become night around me,"
12 even the darkness will not be dark to you; the night will shine like the day, for darkness is as light to you.
13 For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb.
14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.
15 My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place. When I was woven together in the depths of the earth,
16 your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.
17 How precious to [b] me are your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them!
18 Were I to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand. When I awake, I am still with you.
19 If only you would slay the wicked, O God! Away from me, you bloodthirsty men!
20 They speak of you with evil intent; your adversaries misuse your name.
21 Do I not hate those who hate you, O LORD, and abhor those who rise up against you?
22 I have nothing but hatred for them; I count them my enemies.
23 Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts.
24 See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.

Soccer Super Star??

Go # 29!

Okay, yes I might be just a little proud of my boy! Samuel is officially on a team! Amazingly enough, he ended up on a team with two of his favorite people! We will have many more stories to tell so I will be quick and say that first game he shot a goal and fell in love with the sport! Enjoy!

Sam and Elijah!

This is Coach High Fiven' Sam after his goal! YaH... see it in the goal!

Kick Practice!

Avelynn's New Pony!

Awesome Nanny showed up with a pony! Ave quickly named her Chicago, hopped on galloped away!

We rode that sweet pony all over Chucktown! All the fun of riding and petting and brushing with no POOP! Brilliant!

Samuel Loves Her, too! (but he secretly calls her Daisy, don't tell Ava! wink wink)

The Princess and the Pea

Samuel, Avelynn, Caitlin, and Oliver accompanied Nana, Jamie and Myself to The Commedia: The Princess and the Pea! We all had an excellent time at the play. The entire cast was hilarious and amazing at keeping us all laughing and engaged. I am so glad we went... a huge thank you to EIU Theater Department and the cast for an afternoon well spent! I asked Samuel when we arrived what we were there for his reply was "to see people wearing funny clothes!" LOL he is so insiteful and funny. When we left he said "I can't wait to grow up and be an actor just like Arlequin!" So again, thank you to Tim Tholl you have inspired my son, no easy feat! Here is a picture of Sam with part of the cast. First from left is Arlequin, Sam (in the Prince Hair!), Rosetta, and Punchin!

This is Oliver, Sam, Caitlin, and Avelynn (dressed like the Princess) Waiting for the preformance to begin!

All the kids belly laughed all the way through!

Busy Busy!

Wheww... what a busy couple of days! The best Kind!

This is the kids scrubbing their toy bucket nice and clean. I think this may have been more fun than going to a pool!
We spent Friday cleaning out and rearranging the kids room! It was quite an adventure..
It is amazing how quickly a room can take on a life of its own. The kids play and get out toys and its like it becomes a living monster threatening to consume the whole house! SO... we killed that monster and I am not sure who is happier Momma or the kids. It is so much more fun to play in a clean room!

That brings us to Saturday!

The City Easter Egg Hunt.

We woke and hurried around to getting dressed and eating breakfast. Not one of us was in a "good" mood. Sam was mad about last years hunt because he Quote "every year, I never win the big egg" ...Yes, he remembers everything and is SO competitive. LOL

The hunt was so much more fun this year! They had a nice assortment of games with little prizes so everyone felt like a winner!

Here are the kiddos Fishing!

Avelynn bowling (kinda... haha)

Sam Shooting Hoops

Then it was Avelynns turn to hunt some eggs.

She did pretty good for being so nervious. Ended up with Lots of Marshmallows!
She was very proud of herself. Of couse mama was bust with pride for her little blonde girl!

Sam was totally pumped that he was there right beside Jack!!

Sam went after the eggs Fast and Furious style!

And he .............WON THE BIG EGG!

This is the Soccer basket he won for getting the "big" egg!

He could not stop smiling and our cranky day morphed into a Wonderful Happy Day!

Foolin' Around

April Fools was a very chilly Morning but that didn't stop the babes from enjoying the new swing Nana brought!

Avelynn fell asleep in her new swing......

APRIL FOOLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ave never tires of this joke!

And a boy can sure have alot of fun in an pink swing!

These are my special guests today Superman and Snow White stopped by to play with Me!

Have a Fab Day!

Okay.. I know I am falling behind (Oopsy)

Lets play catch up... Grandmas need their pictures after all...

These are pics from a science project we started a few weeks ago. Growing flowers.

The kids were excited to play in the dirt and and the flowers are coming along nicely.

We don't have any blooms yet but Ave is keeping a close eye out! ;-)

That brings us to the "Easter" tree. The kids were very happy and excited to decorate for Easter! I must admit hanging Easter eggs is a lot of work but Sam got some excellent practice with scissors cutting the string and Ave is a superb opener of plastic eggs!