Celebrating with the Midwives

We went to visit the midwives for my postpartum visit and the boys got to hang a picture of Annabelle on the birth tree and string a bead for her on their strand representing all the births they've had with their practice.

We are going to miss our times together. I was so pleased to have had the option to birth at home again. I loved sharing this experience with them. They are both such incredible women.

Lake Gaston

Hearing Back From the Boys - Pt 3

We've gotta get this kid some cherry ice cream!



In this one he's describing a toy he played with at the toy store:

Our Growing Girl

Quilts for Uganda - DEADLINE

Last night our family was able to witness the engagement of a very dear couple to us. This couple has shared their lives with so many and we were all so touched to be a part of their special occasion.

While at the party, I found out that the woman of the house loved to sew so a couple of us were talking to her about our sewing/craft club we are starting. We told her our first month we are going to be working on quilts for Uganda. Well, come to find out her brother is adopting a little girl from Uganda and is leaving between Thanksgiving and Christmas to go get her. Coincidence, I think not!

After she called her brother today she informed me today that he can take up to 70pounds of our blankets to Uganda to personally hand them out to the children. This orphanage that his daughter is currently living in has about 40-50 children and NONE of them have their own bedding. Most of them share a sheet with another child and a good percentage of them sleep on the concrete floor.

My heart breaks for these children. I long for the day that they find forever homes. The Lord loves each and every one of these children just as much as he loves you and me.

She will be visiting her brother for Thanksgiving and will take him all of the blankets we have made up until that point. My goal is to get 70 pounds worth of blankets however many that will be. We praise you Lord for making there be a safe and secure way for these blankets to get to these children!

Please help make a difference for one of these children that so desperately needs the most basis human needs.

Let the countdown begin!

Hearing Back From the Boys - Pt 2

We've lost a boy along the way, but Samuel is eating the camera time up!

Hearing Back From the Boys - Pt 1

Oh my! You all are so sweet. The boys are over the moon excited by all of your 'letters' to them. They can't wait to answer your questions. It's going to take several posts to get them all answered, but here are the first of them:

What is your favorite part of having a sister?



What is your favorite food?



Thanks Miss Kim for the great questions! Stay tuned for more...

Say Hello to the Boys!

Ever since I posted the breakfast prayer video of the boys, they are obsessed with the blog. They want to see the videos and pictures and ask who wrote to us.

So, if you read our blog please leave a comment below and say a little something to the boys. They'd love to hear from you (even if they don't know you or even if you don't officially know us).

Do you have any questions for them? Anything you want them to share about? Any tips on being a brother to a girl? Any fond memories you have of them or their parents?

And because I know you simply cannot get enough of this picture...

The boys will answer all of your questions in a blog post shortly!

Road Trip

While Andy was away for the week for the Marine Corps, the kids and I went to Maryland to visit the grandparents. Our week was full of fun.

There was lots of swimming.





Lots of smiles.

And even our first horse ride.

Check Ups

Samuel and Annabelle got to visit Dr. Ogan on the 23rd. Samuel was in for his 4 year check up and Annabelle was in for her 1 month check up. Samuel is a whopping 28 lbs. and Annabelle is 9 lbs. 12 1/2 oz. He's below the charts and she's in the 50% for head circumference and height and 75% for weight.