Prayer Request for Our Family

Please have our family in your prayers tonight.

Hope went to immediate care yesterday and the er today. They tested her for strep throat but it came back negative. They think she just has a virus and to give her Motrin and Tylenol. Her fever was up to 104 without medicine. We just gave her a cold bath and some Tylenol and it has gone down.

On the way home from the ER this morning....we called home to Ashley (Dave's cousin who is staying with us) and she said Isaiah said he was cold, felt warm, and fell asleep. Now all of you that know Isaiah, know that he DOES NOT nap!! LOL! His symptoms just seem to be a fever about 103. The Motrin seems to take it down and when it does he eats and plays a little.

Micah...we are praying that he does not get sick. My mom is here taking care of him and bringing him to me when he is hungry. Poor baby I miss him....but we need him to stay healthy.

Dave and I have had very little sleep the past two nights so we are praying that we get just a little tonight.

We are praying a lot and trusting in the Lord. Very thankful it is only a fever, but so sad and tough with little ones. Just praying they are better in the morning. Tomorrow is a new day!

We are so thankful for all the help the Lord has provided us with. My parents to help with the kids and Ashley who will do anything we need. She is so sweet and we will miss her when she goes home. And my husband who stays calm during all the chaos....since I am the one who freaks out! I love him!

Home Sweet Home

After being gone so long it takes a while to catch up.  We have been busy here as I am sure you are too.  We are finally getting some good weather...if those black flies would just go away we would really be enjoying the outside.  Here are some pictures of the last few weeks since we have been home.  

Dave, Pa, and the kids went on the Thomas the Train ride. They LOVED it! As you can see it was freezing that day...yes we had snow in May!! The kids were not used to wearing so many clothes...LOL!

THOMAS!!

On the train ride...

With Pa!

Some old diesel trains were there too...Isaiah told me!

Cousins! Micah is so much bigger than Tyler! He is longer and heavier.  So cute to see them and what they both are doing!

I LOVE him!

Play date with Ryder.  The kids love him.  He is the sweetest little boy and is so excited when someone shares with him.  So sweet!

Isaiah supervising the use of his tools....LOL!

Tyler's baptism.  The kids were GREAT! We went the the 1 1/2 mass before and sat though the baptism too.  It was 2 1/2 hours total and no meltdowns....LOL!

We match!

Grandma and Micah just rocking!

All the cousins.  I love how the big kids always want to take pictures with the little ones.  It is so cute how they just lay on the floor next to them!

Grandma with all of her grand kids!

Camper fun! We take our camper out to dinner sometimes just to order out and eat in it (since the kids cannot eat at most places...we just cook for them in there). This occasion we went to church and then out to lunch....we meet lots of our family and friends last minute.  It was so much fun! How many people can you fit in a camper...LOL! (We are missing some of them...I think they were playing in the back!)

Tyler's baptism...his Godparents!

And his Mama!

Isaiah took this picture of all of us...pretty good!

So cute!

Grandma and the babies!

What?? 

I LOVE my hands...they are delicious! I eat them ALL day!

Sound asleep!

All the kids...Micah is a little heavy for Hope! HAHA!

Me and all my babies! So cute! Sometimes you just get a good one the first shot!

Doctor's Appointments

Isaiah went for his 4 1/2 year well check....HAHA! We didn't take him in November because of the Swine Flu scare and he was perfectly healthy. He did great 42 lbs. 42 inches!!!

Isaiah also went to the allergist last week. They did skin tests which he never did before so I cannot compare if he is getting better. He was GREAT! He didn't even cry! He is still allergic for peanuts, tree nuts, sesame seeds, coconut, peas and beans. Then we took him to the alternative allergist. She was not able to work on any of these because we avoid all of these foods, but after the skin test she could work on them. I guess we will see if it works next time we do his skin test. BUT even though we are clearing him of these things...she said we still should never give him nuts! :( Oh well, I am so grateful he is healthy!!!

Hope went for her 3 year well check. 30 lbs. 32 inches.

Hope also went to the allergist. She did great too! She did not show up with any of the allergies!! We were so excited. But then I took her to the alternative allergist and she said she tested positive for the peanuts and tree nuts. She said we should never give her nuts either because she probably develop an allergy later in life to them. :( Oh well, just grateful for health! And that they can experience this together!

I feel that their allergies are confirming that God wants me to home school them and keep them close with me! I love them so much! They are so much fun right now and are really starting to understand their allergies. Isaiah knows he has to ask or will say I don't know what is in that so I cant have it. Sometimes it breaks my heart but most of the time he doesn't need the junk anyway:)

Micah went for a 3 month well check (since we missed the 2 month because we were on vacation). He is 16lbs. 14 oz. and 26 3/4 inches!!! So BIG! We checked against Isaiah's baby book. They seem to be about the same weight but Micah is much longer. Isaiah was only 26 1/2 inches at 4 1/2 months! So crazy how long he is!

Hope you are all doing well and staying healthy! Spring is finally here!!!

Long overdue pictures...

I never got around to posting the rest of our vacation photos and there were some really cute ones of the cousins! I will try and post some new ones later this week. After coming home...there was a lot to catch up on and A LOT of doctor appointments which I will write another post on.

Dani...don't hate me that I finally got these up before you...LOL! Love you!

I LOVE this one of them. Isaiah hugging Zach and Mak and Hopey leaning on each other! Great shot Dani!

And I love their expressions in this one....so cute!
Just hanging out in my John Deere tractor shirt!

Gary caught a lizard but nobody wanted to touch it! Isaiah caught one too under a bowl, but when he checked to see if it was still there it escaped. He was sad:(

Uncle Gary multi-tasking....Holding Maki and wrestling Isaiah! So fun!

And we wonder why these two fall all the time!!!

Buddies!

SUSHI on our last night!

All dressed up!

The girls!