Sweet, sweet Sarah

Our sweet Sarah is now over 8 months old!! How time does fly when you are having fun!!!!! Mike and I both enjoy our children very, very much. We love to spend time with them, to cuddle and tickle, to read and so on. And we both are enjoying watching Sarah grow. She is a smiley baby, bringing much joy to those around her. We all love her very much and cannot wait to see what kind of personality she has!

Slash Lagoon

It has been a while since I posted anything. I guess I took a break from blogging. :) So I thought it was about time for an update! Several weekends ago Mike, the kids, my mom, Hannah Morris, and I went on a mini-vacation to Splash Lagoon in Erie, Pa. We had an absolutely wonderful time!!!!! There was something for everyone, even little Sarah. The kids completely wore themselves out; so did the parents. I suppose it didn't help that Sarah slept terribly at the hotel... But aside from being sleep-deprived, we had a great time. We hope to go back next year. The first picture is of the kids on the way home. They looked so exhausted I had to take a picture. :)

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Two Birthdays!!!

Rachel is 5 (well, in 2 days...) and Mark is 2!!! Everyone says, "Enjoy them now, because they grow so quickly." If you have children, you know how very true that statement is! Time does go by very, very quickly.

We celebrated Rachel and Mark's birthdays last Sat. Rachel has been asking about her birthday since, well, Christmas!! She loved her gifts, the cake, and the attention. Mike and I got her some more art supllies and Pictionary Junior. Jonathan wanted to get both Mark and Rachel a gift this year. He picked out a Barbie and princess tatoos for Rachel and candy for Mark. Jonathan was sooo excited to give his gifts and Rachel genuinely was grateful (see the picture of her hugging Jonathan.)

Mark was excited, too. He kept eyeing up the DQ cake and even managed to get his little fingers in there before we sang. :) His big gift was a bike. That gift has been both loud (of course Dad chose one that makes sounds...) and fun! Our new home has lots of space for 3 young kids to ride the bike. Yeah, unfortunately, they ALL like the bike...

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Sick Kids

For the last two weeks, we have had sickness is our house. We have had fevers, colds, earaches, and coughs. Amazingly, I am the only one not to have gotten sick. Really, I nearly always get sick when the kids get sick. So to not get sick is truly a blessing from the Lord. Sometimes I take it for granted when we are all healthy. And when we are sick, I am reminded of how good God is to us. We are usually healthy and when we do get sick, He heals us. He is the Great Physician... no matter how big or small the sickness is. So, I choose to be grateful for all that the Lord has done and hope that the snotty noses will soon go away... :)