PLEASE PRAY FOR THIS FAMILY!

I would like to ask you to all take a little time out of your day today and everyday to pray for this very special family. I don't know them But I have been following their story for 10 months now. I found out about them and their blog from a link on my friend Cathy's blog shortly after I had Abby. I don't let a day go by that I do not check up on the via their blog. You can get their whole story here at Confessions of a CF Husband. I find their FAITH incredible and I think you will too!

ABBY IS 10 MONTHS

It is hard to believe the in two short months this little monkey is going to be 1.
Miss Abby is on the go and into everything. She is crawling but much prefers the army crawl when she need to get somewhere fast. Her favorite place to hang out right now is is Emily's room. That is okay with Emily for about 2 mins. Just until she starts touching things. If you remember the beloved guitar, it is totally off limits.

Sweet little Abby has been fighting an ear infection for a whole month now ( she is such a trooper!) Most days you would not even know that she had one accept the the constant runny nose that is driving us both crazy. We can't wait to see the ENT later this month!! My guess is that she will be getting tubes in the ears we will see. So say a little prayer that we resolve the ear infection soon!

Abby can tell you that the dog says "woof woof" but so does the cat, duck and most animal. We have to be on our toes with Abby on the loose she has not run into anything she will not put in her mouth. When she get excited and playful she squeals and growls. I think it is a mix between Emily and Max (our dog).

Every day is exciting around here can't wait to see what this month brings!

AN AFTERNOON AT THE ZOO

Saturday afternoon we decided to load up and go to the zoo. The weather was nice and the zoo was packed! We had a great time and got to see everything we wanted to see. I think most of us really enjoyed the train ride. If you have not been in a while they are building a new train depot and the train ride is much nicer and Longer. After the train we walked over to hill at Miller Outdoor Theater and had a picnic dinner. The kids had a blast running around and rolling down the hill. Leave it to Layne to find the kids with a soccer ball and get a little game started. My girls passed out in the car on the way home. It was the perfect end to a fun day.

RAH! RAH!! RAH!!!

Emily had been wanting to be a cheerleader for a while now. We have been telling her she could do it when she turned 4. Well she is 4 now and we signed her up for Upward Cheer at church. She has been so excited! Due to hurricane Ike we only got in one practice before our first game. The girls all really had fun getting to know their coach and each other. All of Emily's games are at 8am! She went to bed excited and when I woke her up at 6:30 so she would have time to wake up, eat, and get dressed she was not excited at all. She said "it is still dark! Can I sleep for a few more hours?" After a few trips in she got up and got going. She looked so cute and did a really good job. She loves her pom poms and the mega phone. Oh and don't forget the bucket that we decorated! Here are a few pics from the game.

GO FLY A KITE

Well what do you do when there is a hurricane coming? You spend lots of time and energy putting away anything in your yard and on your property that my become a projectile. You clean the house and do all the laundry because you know the power is going to go out at some point. Then when all the work is done and the Daddy is ready to drop you ask him to fly a kite. The wind was starting to kick up and we just happen to have a kite ready waiting for a windy day. So we all went outside and gave it a try. That was the fun before the not so fun.

Emily and Daddy getting started


Aunt April, Reiko, and Emily giving it a go


Run Forest Run!




Look at that determination and joy!

TAKE A HIKE IKE!

Well by the grace of God we all came through Hurricane Ike just fine! We lost power for a full week and that was not fun! We were much better off than lots of people. Our hearts and prayers go out to everyone who has been effected by this huge hurricane. Here are a few pics of our street the afternoon after the hurricane. I will catch up on the rest in the evenings this week.

EMILY'S FIRST DAY OF PRE-K

Emily has been really excited about school starting. Mom and I made her a special back to school outfit of course! I got up early this morning to get myself together and make her a special breakfast. She wanted cinnamon rolls with purple icing.She had the at Layne and Ethan's house and thinks that they are awesome. Thanks for the idea Cathy. I didn't even have to wake her up or get her going. She was ready to eat and get dressed. After she got dressed she asked me if her friends were going to think she was FABULOUS! I said well of course. In my head I was thinking if not I will have to beat them up :-). She was really happy to see her old friends from last year and meet some new ones. So her we go with the count down. This time next year my first baby will be in kindergarten.