Who's fault is it?

Overheard...

Sarah: Bekah stop doing that you are being naughty!!
Bekah: Sarah you should NOT blame me....*GOD is in control!

If only Rebekah would let God control her actions LOL




The face of innocence

Dear Mattel

Three year old girls should be able to play dress up and not have to worry about the earrings doing THIS.....






Thankyouverymuch

Wordless Wednesday

So funny, I mean gross

Ignore the crazy lady laughing in the background

Random pics from the last few months

So much has happened.....

We are in an apt. now after being in a tent or camper for a month. We have been here almost a month now, but it took a good amount of time before we got our internet set up.
Elijah, my sweet baby, has started taking 3-5 steps at a time:*) My baby is growing way too fast. He will be one next month....it seems like he way just born yesterday. I can't believe how fast a year has gone.
Janna continues to be an accident waiting to happen...yesterday she got her finger shut in a door and fell off the couch onto her head! I don't know if this child is going to make it to adulthood.
Rebekah, my wild child, is still keeping me on my toes at all times! She can be wild and disobedient one minute and so sweet and loving the next.
Katie!!!! I'm excited to say that she is stable enough to only have to go to the cardiologist once a year:) Her card. has been saying we will switch to yearly visits since Katie was 1....and something new always came up that needed closer monitoring. So exciting for all of us.
Sarah, my princess, she is such a sweet big sister and always a huge helper. She continues to read like crazy! We were at the library, got her two books about 150 pages each....we got home at 3:30 she had BOTH,YES,BOTH books read by 4:30!!!
if only math would come that easy.

Moving=stressing

We are packing without knowing where we are going....and I? I am feeling peaceful? I'm nuts right? Nah just held in His hand...thank the Lord.

a couple pics

A new perspective on Bekster

Lijah in his new hat

Red curls

I am hoping you can see these curls on my sweet little man:)

So...now some randomness

Now I feel bad for venting about MIL.
Our van died this morning and I'm trying so hard to fight my inclination to worry and trust God.
Trials always seem to find us.....
Paising God!! Our curriculum came today:) So excited and the girls are ready to start NOW. I want to get a little more organized before we start.
My Mom is on her way!!! Yahoooooo! She hasn't been up in over a year and has never met Lijah. I can't wait for her to get here.
No matter how old you I or how far away I(or in this case she) move or how much we change....mom is always important to me.

UGH!

* If you don't want to read me vent about my MIL or hear about breastfeeding click the little red X now*

I am sooo annoyed! Elijah is breastfed and gets very little solid food. It is my choice and what I know is best for my children......Evidently according to my dear (sarcasm) MIL, I breast feed so that my children will love me best AND the only reason Elijah is "a Mama's boy" is because I "carry his food around"
Thats right folks if I gave him a bottle he wouldn't love me because then I wouldn't be the food source:(

More prayers

http://mamahen15.blogspot.com/
Baby Nate needs them....

Yes I am perfect......

and humble...I think this test may be severely WRONG!

89 As a 1930s wife, I am Very Superior Take the test!

Pictures of Elijah

His hair is as red as Janna's but it's pretty hard to tell in pictures.

In the Kayak at camp.......

Anyone seen the baby?

Prayer requests

July 18


Please keep the family of Hannah in your prayers....Tomorrow is one year since her death:( On the side bar "Life with Hannah and Lily"

Also on the side bar is Ambient Light...their very preemie twins need prayer...

Thanks:)

A little of everything......

Picture are taking me forever to load....so I'm only posting one.

Katie got her glasses...she looks even more like me:)

She also had her endo. appt. Her hypothyroid is NOT hashimotos, Dr wants to continue with testing to figure out why she is so small. Turner syndrome was mentioned.....scary:/

Bekah also has an appt next week...she's even smaller than Katie....and seems to be allergic to vinegar?? I guess we'll find out.

I got the homeschool curriculum all ordered and now I am waiting anxiously to get my hands on it!!! Sarah and Dan are already planning their first science project....a volcano. Janna is looking foward to homeschool too, she thinks it means you do crafts all day long lol.

Elijah is 8 months now! My goodness where does time go?? He is waving and pulling up and growing more everyday.

Katie's Appts.

What a long day! We left the house at 9:30 AM and got home at 5:00PM...Two dr appts, two different eyeglasses places (trying to find one that took our insurance), dropping 3 kids off at MIL's, picking 3 kid's up, grocery shopping.....I am exhausted, but the kids are still awake.

So Katie's TSH is still not quite right and her card now thinks it is hashimotos...Like mother, like daughter. So we are increasing her meds and doing blood work again in 8 weeks.

She is "severely near sighted and probably has been for a long time". The dr thinks she has never been able to see and the nerves in her brain never had the opportunity to develop properly...so basically she has to learn how to see.

She picked out some blue wire rimmed glasses....we have to wait a week or so for them to come in.

As soon as she gets them I'll post pics.

explaining for Erin;)

Katie failed her eye screening and her dr thought she detected a slight lazy eye...that explains the eye dr. The endocrinologist is because about 4 months ago her card. did blood work because she was tired all the time. It came back as compensative hypothyroid... Her card. has been treating it, but her ped. now wants her to see an endo, just to be safe. LOL clear as mud right?

The story behind the name......

In the car on the way home from church one Sunday last month, Sarah asked a question about why we don't do things the same as her friends. Her daddy...with his unique style told her...."because we are weird, the bible says we are a peculiar people, so we are weird.....We are weird for Jesus" So it has stuck and we are all proud to say we are "weird for Jesus"

Long time no blog

My Mom gave me a new camera....but it just tool me 40 min to upload these two pics. So I'm just going to do two for today.

LOL Silly little man

Our Tribe of Dan:)

So we have been super busy. Just this week we had Katies birthday and party and then spending her money at TRU. Then we had her Dr. appt with her new ped. and then we had to take a trip to the lab to get her bloodwork done before her appt with Dr.G(card) next week. We love her new Dr. She was great. We are adding an endocrinologist and an optamologist to her list of drs...so we will continue to be overwhelmed by dr appts for a bit.

My babies

She gets some things from her dad:)

From infertility to quiverfull

Tues. May 6, 7:00 PM

I don't really know how to start.......
When we got married, almost 15 years ago *we wanted a family started immediately.......God had other plans for us. We prayed for a baby for 6(painful) years. When I got pregnant with Sarah it felt like the biggest miracle of our lives. Our much prayed for child was born 8 years ago.......we have since been blessed with four more miracles. We get asked all the time if our children were planned, our answer is YES...they were planned by God. We just recently started discussing birth control and if it was a direct insult to God.....basically where free will and trust in God collide. After much study and prayer....we are looking forward to adding more to our quiver. God "closed my womb" for 6 years, if it was His will He could again.

Prayers

May 6, 8:00 am

Jacob Ryan and his family need prayers.........please lift them up

Diving in.....

head first. Into homeschooling that is. I'm a bit overwhelmed but, ready to give it my all. I have been researching curriculum and chatting with the ladies who HS at church. Sarah is going to be my biggest challenge....I think she is already smarter than I am.....

Prayers for Erin's family

May, 3 12:26 PM

Erin (on my sidebar) is going through a lot.....please keep her family in your prayers.

Quilt is done

She did such a great job:)

Happy Birthday to my Bekah

Happy 4th birthday baby girl....... Her birthday was last week, but I've been a slacker.......
She looooves spiderman
Janna blew the candles out...Bek was NOT happy.
So I re lit them and we tried it again

sewing lessons

A teacher at Sarah's school is expecting a baby girl.....so my sweet baby girl decided she wanted to make her a quilt. So I called in the reinforcements...in the form of Maymee(Dans mom). They worked on it Wed. and plan on finishing tomorrow...She is doing such an awesome job.

Sick

Tuesday April 22, 1:33 PM

Why did I have to teach them to share?! So of course everything is feeling exaggerated in the negative direction......
Baby's nap....not quite long enough
Children's voices....not quite quiet enough
Tissues.....not quite soft enough
Bed...not quite close enough

Good Morning

Monday, April 21 8:09 AM (blogger keeps getting the day and time wrong)

I was so hoping to sleep in this morning.........5:30 Lijah was wide awake and squealing. Sunday's are exhausting and refreshing all in one 24 hour period. Church was amazing and has fired me up for my bible studies this week. Then in the afternoon Dan and I were trying to figure out.............maybe TMI..............Gods will concerning birth control. We sat all afternoon(with a small break for dish washing) bibles in hand searching and praying. It's going to take more time, but I feel like we are headed in the right direction.



Today Dan is on a ride along for a possible new job. Prayer for this is appreciated. Seeking Gods will..........

This week is school vacation, so i should have a ton of fun pics to share. Then Saturday my baby girl turns four! She wants a pizza party with a spiderman ice cream cake, then on Sunday a trip to the childrens museum. She got a gift this weekend from her cousins, Jessica and Seth.

Little Man

I can't believe I forgot to mention. Elijah was 16 Lbs 8 oz on Thursday!! He has gained almost 10 lbs since birth! I swear each leg must be at least 5 Lbs though....you ought to see these thighs!He also has started rolling around the house to get where he wants.

ooooops wrong end....He thought this was sooo funny

He has started getting uo on his knees and trying to push foward...skids on his face

Two year olds

Such a sweet little face................
Don't let it fool ya! LOL It's just been one of those days.