Last Saturday, June 27th, Bob’s brother, Jesse FINALLY got married!  : )   Jesse is stationed in Hawaii with the Air Force as a first Lieutenant.  He met Leah at a church where she was a teacher in the Christian school.  Leah has an identical twin sister named Rachel.  ( How funny both Bob and Jesse married twins – I have a twin brother. )  I am so thrilled that Bob was able to fly to Hawaii...

We spent the majority of the morning and afternoon at a castle called Rakvere a little over an hour away from our home.  It was such a wonderful family day.  We woke up to the sun shining which is why my husband said, “Let’s go to the castle today!”  It is very out of the ordinary for my husband to suggest something out of the blue because he is an extremely scheduled person … everything...

My girls are best little friends ( but that doesn’t mean they don’t fuss with each other every now and then – I just want to keep it real with ya’ll!  ) and I have been hearing them talking to “Kellin” quite often.   I just thought it was a doll they named Kellin but the other day Bob and Sarah were talking and she told her daddy, “Kellin is my imaginary friend! ...

I have been spending these last few weeks refocusing.  I know what kind of wife I want to be.  I know what kind of mommy I want to be.  But knowing and being often times are not the same.   I am very guilty of comparing myself to others.  I am not sure how many times I have wished I could be a fly on the wall in different homes.  I want more than anything to have a wonderful marriage and children who...

Wow, I have gone a long time without writing on my blog.  It isn’t because I don’t have anything to write about.  My computer is sick. : (   I have spent all day uploading and fixing up some photos.  Bob has been back from the USA for 2 weeks now.  The doctors found out he has a 2 inch tear in his intestine and because of that he had a severe infection.  He has been on antibiotics for 3 weeks...

Last night we had a Chinese couple over for dinner.  Their names are Huang and Lisa ( she gave herself an English name ).  They go to our church and just recently Huang became a Believer.  ( An answer to Lisa’s prayers!! ) I just never know what is going to come out of my kids’ mouths!  It makes me nervous sometimes.  Last night Samuel brought out his Go Fish card game.  He said to Huang...

My sweet angel-face, Sophia Faith, turned 4 yesterday!  We had a fun-filled family day with lots of activities.  The kids friends, Chad and Caroline Mason, spent the night at our house and then the entire day with us.  I didn’t get any normal pictures of the boys – they were too busy bouncing off the walls and wrestling and being “secret agents”.  I got some of the girls, though. ...

How time flies!!  Sarah Grace turned six years old on February 3rd.  She was our first baby born in Brazil and what an experience that was!!  I remember saying to my mother-in-law before Sarah arrived, “What if she isn’t a girly girl?  What if she is a brute and a tom boy?”  Well, I should not have worried because Sarah doesn’t have an ounce of “brute” in her!  She...

The girls bedroom.  Sarah loves puppies so she has her little puppy corner and Sophia likes butterflies. Samuel’s dinosaur room. Samuel’s friend Chad.  He is the son of a missionary couple here.  I am so thankful Samuel has this little friend! My Love.                                                                   Best...