I'M NOT HAVING A BABY

Moving houses and adding a 6th member to our family DOES feel like I'm having a baby, but I am NOT pregnant. Just to be clear. Ryan and I have spent much time in prayer over one of the residents here who we (Carpenter Place) have been looking at finding a host family for. Once we decided to move on from Carpenter Place we wanted to be the ones to provide that for her. She is very special to us and has been here about 3 years, with a couple of tries at home that didn't go well. We love her and want her to be part of our family, and honestly she already feels part of it. Our children, parents, etc. have all rallied to support us and her in this choice. But it really does feel like I'm choosing to have another baby. I never thought I'd have an almost 17 year old child at 31, yet here I am. I can't put her name on here, but those of you who know us will soon get the details. Feel free to give me a teenage baby shower!

Moving On

As several of you know we have announced our resignation at Carpenter Place. Ryan has accepted a position at a different company and we have found a small duplex not far from here. It's just up the road from Isabelle's school, and our family is going to bring a 6th member with us. Here are pictures of the house.

Old pictures

It's my anniversary and my husband gave me a big picture of our 3 kids mounted on a canvas. It made me sentimental for the wonderful children we've had because of this wonderful marriage God has placed me in. Here are some pictures of the kids about a year and a half ago. These are the sweet faces of an 11 year commitment and counting.

Syd's birthday

Happy 3rd birthday!!! We had the neighbor Keegan over and a couple of Sydney's friends from church to come play (it was beautiful weather) and eat some of her princess castle birthday cake. She had a good afternoon and really liked her gifts. For those of you who've seen them and weren't sure about them, pillow pals are very cool! Syd got a lady bug and she loves it and sleeps with it every night.

no special day

These are just some cute pictures of our cute kids