Katrin's 3rd Birthday

 

 

My new porch swing (thanks Mom)

 

Big Girl Hair

 

Katrin is growing up so fast and this hair-do made her look really 'grown up'.

Before Church

 

Our 'New' Church

 

The exterior of our new church. It still has some work to be done on it but it's coming along. Come visit if you're in the area!!

1st tooth

Kallie cut her first tooth yesterday!!

My beautiful girls!

Today I went and had the girls pictures done. Katrin is 3 now and Kallie is 9 months.

I love...

1. my God
2. my husband, Paul
3. my girls, Katrin & Kallie
4. my extended family
5. my church
6. my house
7. my life

Lately I've been trying to not take for grant my surroundings. It has amazed me how much I was missing on a daily bases.

Today, the girls and I went for a really long walk. Katrin begs to go on walks all the time and it's good exercise for me too. So, I try to take them at least once a day weather permitting. When we got home, I planted some flowers and enjoyed the outdoors. The house is peaceful right now, they are both napping =)

OH! Happy Mother's Day to all you mamas. My mom is coming for weekend!! Yeah!! It's her first time to see my house! I'm excited to see her (if you can't tell)!

Spring is here!

I've been enjoying the beautiful weather lately so much! I love watching God paint his beautiful masterpiece here in PA. God has been teaching me so much lately in my devotions and prayer life. I'm trying to read through the books of Psalms and Esther. I don't know how all you moms out there find time for your devotions, I usually have mine at night before going to sleep. It's about the only quiet time I get to myself without interruptions. I have found myself lately, looking forward to that time alone with God and just to hear his voice and read his word. I don't ever remember a time when I have enjoyed reading the Bible so much.

The girls are growing up so much. Kallie still isn't completely crawling yet, but she can get around. Katrin turned 3 last week. She's 36lbs, and 38" tall. For her birthday, she got a 'big girl' bike and has been trying to get used to riding that.

Paul is working hard, as usual, and trying to get the church growing. He's so busy and wearing so many hats (a daddy, husband, main bread winner, and full time pastor). He's great at them all too.

This weekend I'm having a wonderful friend come visit! I'm so excited I can hardly stand it! Then next weekend, for Mother's Day, my mom is coming to visit!! It will be her first time to see my house! I'm really excited to have her visit. Of course, Katrin is too. Her and Nana are pretty close.

Well I best be going to bed.

Christ is Risen!

He is risen indeed!! Happy Easter! Tomorrow is a big day, as it is for most, I'm sure. Paul will be preaching his first Easter message and then serving communion for the first time tomorrow night. Pray for him! I'm helping teach Sunday School and we have to sing in the morning. AHHH!!

Then Monday morning we leave for IHC!! I can hardly wait!

A short update

My husband told me I needed to update my blog so that's the main reason I'm doing this. I don't have anything too exciting to tell everyone. Lately I've been posting alot on Facebook so my blog has gone by the wayside.

We did get a new church and yesterday was our first Sunday there. We had 25 which was really encouraging!! This Saturday, we're having an Easter egg hunt for the community around the church. It will be fun, but I have alot to get done between now and then. We're hoping and praying for 30 kids!!

Next week is IHC!! Yeah!! We're SO looking forward to getting away. Hopefully it will be a time of rest and relaxation and catching up with old friends. Today I'm trying to get all my laundry done (I've folded 5 loads already) so I can pack for next week. Tomorrow Paul is working so he can have off Wednesday to help some of our church people move and I'm taking them a meal that evening. Thursday, I'm going to visit a friend. Friday, drs appointment... and the list goes on! Next Saturday is Katrin's birthday party.

Right now I'm trying to get Kallie better. She was sick last week and isn't getting better. I think she has a fever and might be trying to cut some teeth. I feel so bad for her. I hate seeing my kids sick. Well I must go tend to her. See you all at IHC!!

Happy Belated Birthday to...

Paul. His birthday was this past Saturday. We celebrated his birthday last Friday night because he had to work on Saturday. We went to Cracker Barrel. It was nice to go out to dinner as a family. The kids were actually very well behaved.

Today, Kallie turned 7 months. It's amazing how fast time flies!! She's getting so big. She's 18.6 lbs, 27 1/2" tall. She's jabbering now "da-da-da-da", can sit up and scoot a little around backwards, loves to stand up to stuff, loves baby food and playing 'so big'. She also adores her big sister. Katrin can always make her smile.

This weekend we're in revival with Bro. Mac, so tomorrow I'll be cleaning all day and preparing the meals. Well I must go and put the kiddies to bed...

Enjoy!!

2-21-2009

These are random pictures from over the past couple months. A lot of stuff has happened with our church of the past few weeks. I won't go into detail but please pray for us. I think I should write a book on our first year of pastoring.

Monday we go to Pittsburgh to see Kallie's heart doctor. I hoping everything goes well.

For all you pastor's wives

Hello...

Now that it's February, I am anxious for spring. I got enough of winter while in Cincinnati, a few weeks ago. I don't really have anything super exciting to tell you all. I've been busy lately 'spring' cleaning. We've been enjoying the warm weather the past few days with walks to McDonald's and the library. I've been cleaning the windows inside and out. I don't think some of them had been cleaned in years. They were very nasty out on the back porch.

The girls are growing like weeds. Katrin loves all things princess. Kallie is sitting up really well and is infatuated with her fingers. I think she's teething too. She's starting to jabber more and loves to be entertained by Katrin.

Paul is busy working 10 hour days four days a week, church on Sunday, and Tuesday is study day. So that leaves Monday as family day. Katrin wakes up every morning wanting to know where her daddy is.

Tonight Kallie and I stayed home from church, I'm not feeling well. Sorry... no pictures this time.

Just a quick update to let you all know I'm still alive. We've been busy with life. Penn View was here this past week with a trio. The girls and I went to the Farm Show up in Harrisburg. It was really neat! I never knew cows could be clean and actually look beautiful. I had a great time and want to go back next year. (I know, I know, I'm becoming a country girl) We've also been battling with sick kids. Both girls have been sick. Katrin's on an antibiotic and Kallie still has a cough and runny nose.

In the morning, the girls and I are leaving for Cinci!! We're staying at my mom's, of course, and will be in town for about a week. Paul has to work and preach so he won't be joining us this time. This will be the longest we've been apart since the girls were born. If you think of it, pray for us while we travel.

Well I'm off to fold laundry....hurray!!

Blue not Pink

Katrin has double pink and this is what she told me yesterday, "Mommy, my eyes are blue, not pink" I love my little girl. She's so sweet!!

Yesterday, for the first time in a VERY VERY long time... Kallie took a bottle. After investing in oodles of Avent bottles and pump and many other brands of bottles she finally took a 4 oz. Dr. Brown's bottle!! Thanks to the many of you who gave/sold me Avent bottles, I am still using them to pump but Kallie will have nothing to do with them. I'm just thankful she will finally take a bottle without any problems. I can finally go out for longer than a few hours! She really is a very good baby but a bit picky when it comes to her feeding source. The child doesn't even like rice cereal, so we went straight on to baby food, the favorite being pears at the moment.

We stayed home from church this morning to let Katrin get some much needed rest and to may sure her eyes were doing better. But I think we might try church tonight. I'm getting cabin fever... haven't left the house since Friday evening. Her eyes aren't gooping anymore and they are pretty much all clear. So, off I go to get her bathed and to get both kids dressed for church.

Kallie's Dedication

Kallie's Dedication

Yesterday was Kallie's dedication. It was last minute, but we wanted Bro. Durr to do it before we leave for PA. Next Sunday is our last Sunday but the Durrs will be gone. Kallie was exactly 2 months old.

Kallie's Hospital Pictures

These pictures bring back a lot of mixed feelings. I want to cry and be happy at the same time. I hope and pray that none of you ever have to have a child go through what Kallie had to go through.

An update: Kallie saw the surgeon last Friday and everything seems to be healing fine and her chest x-ray came back good. She goes to see the cardiologist a week from today and have an EKG. Kallie is up to 9 pounds and seems to be very healthy. We love her to pieces and don't know what we would do with out her. I'm a super busy mom of two now, so the blogging has kind of gone by the way side... sorry.

Katrin is a 'good' big sister. She loves Kallie very much but doesn't know her own strength. I know all kids go through the adjusting stage with a new sibling but Katrin's adjusting stage seems to be lasting a little too long (if you catch my drift). I will say that she can be a really big help to me when I need something in the other room or just help setting the table. She really is a lot of fun to have around.