Ho Ho Ho!

Our little Santa lights up our lives..he is a true delight!

We pray this Holiday season finds our friends and family healthy and happy. It is hard to believe 2007 is almost over...it has been a wonderful year. David has just grown leaps and bounds and makes our everyday a delight. We are truly blessed to have him in our lives and we are looking forward to our new addition as well. Reflecting back on this last year makes me realize how truly blessed we are. God provides in so many ways. My dream (even as a child) was to be a stay at home mom. I am truly thankful for each and everyday that I am able to be home to watch my child grow and learn. I love being his "teacher" and I love experiencing all the new things with him. While we may not be rich in wordly eyes, we are rich in God's blessings. God has provided time and time again and we are so thankful for his intervention because if not for him, we would be so lost. Matt continues to enjoy his job as a police officer, which has surprised even him. It's amazing what God's will is compared to ours, uh?

We look ahead to 2008 with great anticipation. God has changes in store for our family! We are already preparing ourselves for the addition of Baby K2 in May. We look forward to meeting this precious one and sharing Baby K2 with all of you. We don't know what else God has in store for us, but we are praying we follow his will regardless. Sometimes our hearts desires consume us, but we want 2008 to be a year where God's desires consume us.

We pray we all can remember just why we are celebrating this season. God sending Jesus to earth is by far the greatest gift of all. It is such a joy to teach David about Baby Jesus this year, but I pray we don't forget to share him with others as well.

Merry Christmas to each of you. We love you, pray for you, and are so thankful for you.

Change

Fall is upon us and we are once again reminded that change is good and can be a beautiful thing. When the leaves begin changing, I am reminded that my heart can and NEEDS to change too. It can turn softer and more compassionate towards those hurting and in need. It can overflow with love and thanksgiving for my many blessings and my relationship with my Heavenly Father. I pray daily that I am open to the changes God has in store for me and our family.

Speaking of change...We take a yearly pic with Mr. David in our backyard in the fall. Boy has he changed since 2005!

Sweeeeet

David was such a cute turtle for Halloween. He was "Squirt" from Finding Nemo. Halloween Night was the 1st time he would put the costume on, so I didn't even know if it would fit. But, after I explained to him the process of trick or treating...he was all about it and was ready to go around 4:30pm!! LOL! We went to a few houses in the neighborhood (15 to be exact) and David kept saying, "Just 2 more houses, okay Mommy." He was "TOTALLY" cute!!

Pumpkin Patch

Nothing like going to the pumpkin patch in shorts and a t-shirt! :) Mr. David really enjoyed the pumpkin patch this year. And I have to admit, Matt and I did too. It was fun! :)

Fair Fun

We enjoyed a fun day at the fair last week. David is at the perfect age to take it all in too. He loved all the animals, rides, food, and tractors. We actually got rained on some, but we are just thankful for the rain, so no complaints here. Mr. David is a country boy at heart, we need to live on a farm! :)

Baby K2

We were able to see Baby K2 again yesterday!! Everything looks great and the sweet baby is already a squirmy wormy!! Heartbeat was great and it looks like my due date is May 19, 2008. We are very excited about this sweet one and pray daily for its health. David went with us, but as soon as the dr. walked into the room, he freaked! Dr. Alvarez made him a chicken balloon out of a glove, and he thought that was cool! :)

We also got great news...as of right now, they are planning for me to deliver in Raleigh, rather than switching me to high risk at Duke. We pray this stays the same throughout the pregnancy. We love this group of Dr's and the convience of NOT having to drive to Durham. Although, we know whatever happens is in God's hands and we will just follow his lead.

New Addition!!

Yes, we are adding to our family! David will be a big brother in May 2008. We are very excited and so thankful! Please pray for a healthy baby! We'll keep you updated!

Of course, David isn't quite old enough to understand what is going on...but I am somewhat thankful for that because he is much too impatient to wait 7 more months to meet his baby sibling!! :)