Timothy is 5!!!

Where in the world have the past 5 years gone?  Seems like just yesterday we were bringing boy #4 home from the hospital!

We celebrated his birthday by doing our part to stimulate the economy.  We went to Pizza Hut for lunch and then shopping at Sears.  Boy, could I have spent a bundle in there, but I didn’t.  I never thought I could fall in love with washers, dryers and stoves, but I did. 

Here are a few pictures from 5 years ago. 

Just a few minutes after birth.

Aunt Julie & Uncle Mark holding Timothy
 

Nini Linda and Noah holding him.
  

Mommy introducing Timothy to his older brothers.

Mommy & Timothy

 
6 weeks picture

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Check back later for pictures of him celebrating his big day.

Matthew, the Senate Page

On January 12,  Matthew served as a Senate Page for our newly elected State Senator, Randy Head.  Matthew had a great day and was able to see Gov. Daniels sworn in for his second term as Governor.  Matthew had a great time and learned a lot about our government. 

Isn’t he handsome?

Noah’s playing basketball

This year, Noah decided he wanted to play basketball. Wouldn’t have anything to do with two of his best buddies playing would it? Of course not—yeah right!! He is on the same team as Andrew and Andrew which makes him very happy. While he is enjoying basketball, he can’t wait for soccer to begin.
Waiting to get out of the truck before the game. Do you see the missing tooth? He’s now lost both top teeth.

Sitting on the sidelines.


Leaving the court after making 1 of his 3 baskets.

New Puppies

We have two new puppies in the house. Jon wanted to get Timothy a puppy for his birthday, but couldn’t resist getting the sister, so we ended up with two. Their brother now lives next door at Ray & Linda’s.

The black puppy is Timothy & Noah’s and they named her Padme.

The tan one is named Jamie and belongs to Joshua (can you tell from the pictures he doesn’t feel well?) and Matthew.

Does anyone remember the last time we had a puppy? No. Let me refresh your memory. We ended up in the emergency room with Joshua because he was playing with the puppy, fell off the couch and broke his collar bone. Let’s hope history doesn’t repeat itself.

Matthew & the Geography Bee

Tuesday night was the Geography Bee for RMS. Matthew has been studying since the beginning of school for this.  The topic this year was “China”.  RMS came in 3rd place.  It was a close bee.  The winning team had 40 pts and RMS had 37.  For his part, Matthew answered 5/9.  We were all extremely proud of him.  Afterwards he was asked to join the Academic team for their competition in the spring. 

The team waiting for the bee to start.
 
Matthew taking his turn to answer questions.

Getting an answer correct.

All done with his part.

Please Pray

We found out this week that a girl in Joshua's 3rd grade class has been diagnosed with cancer. We are praying for this girl every day and I'm asking all of you to as well. Her name is Makayla and has a long road ahead of her, but I know that with our prayers and God's healing, she will recover faster than anyone predicts.

Count your blessings

My mom gets me a new daily calendar each year for Christmas.  This year, it has a Psalm for each day.  Yesterday was Psalms 13:6 “He dealt bountifully with me”. 

This spoke very clear to me.  I am guilty of focusing on what has not been done, instead of all the blessings I receive each day.  I’ve decided to start a list and then add to it each day with what blessings I see around me.  I think this will help me focus in the right direction which will then allow everything else to fall into place.

1. A home with a roof and heat.
2. A refrigerator and cabinets full of food.
3. A husband who works extremely hard so that I can be at home with our children.
4. A husband who loves me unconditionally.
5. Four wonderful and healthy boys.
6. Fabulous in-laws!!!  This is one area where I am blessed beyond belief.
7. Parents who are healthy and enjoy spending time with their grandchildren.
8. FRIENDS!!!  I have the best friends in the world.
9. A Lord and Savior who loves me and forgives me when I keep making the same mistakes.
10. I live in a country where I can make a post like this and not live in fear of the police coming and arresting me.

What would be on your list?