Gabriel Coy

So, I am a bit late in announcing Gabriel's arrival. But, HE IS HERE!! YAY!! And, we are all enjoying him very much. He was born on Nov. 14th at 10:58 am. He weighed 7lbs and 7oz and was 20.5 in. long. He is such a sweet baby. And, so easy going....so far. ;) His brother and sister were instantly smitten. They welcomed him with open arms and cannot keep their hands off of him. We are all adjusting very well and Jake and I are very proud and thankful for our little brood. God has been so good to us. Parenting is very challenging, but so rewarding. We are so thankful for every minute and pray for wisdom to raise these children in the way God would have us to.

Catch up

Just realized how long it had been since I have posted.....anything!! Getting VERY close to the arrival time for Gabriel Coy. It has been a very easy uneventful pregnancy and I have enjoyed it very much, but I am ready to meet our new son. Very excited. Gideon and I started a very small amount of homeschooling. We have chosen (with much guidance and wisdom from our sweet Dand'un) a wonderful curriculum that we both love. It is called Five in A Row and it involves lots of reading....which we LOVE!!

The little ones had a great time dressing up for Halloween. Gideon got to be Buzz Lightyear which he was ecstatic about and Annalise was a beautiful Fairy Princess. They had a lot of fun despite Annalise being a little sick.

Jake is making us very proud with his EMT basic course. He has the highest average of the class and is giving it 100%....just as he does everything. So thankful for my precious family.

One of Gideon's favorites....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WsXtCPE7Ww

I hear my little guy singing this song a lot. He has heard it on Sesame Street a couple of times. It makes me smile and a little weepy when I hear him. I hope that he achieves whatever his goals are in life...but, I also hope he remembers his way back home from time to time. :)

Sweet Gabriel Coy

Our sweet boy. His due date is sneaking up on his Mama and Da. November will be here before we know it. Gideon asked today would he be here after he got up from his nap. :) Sweet children. God is so good.

Making memories.

These pictures make me smile. Splashing in mud puddles are just so fun. Even Mama participated a little. :)

New mixer!!!!!

I got a new mixer!!!! Anyone that knows me, knows that this is a big deal. I LOVE to bake for my family. I love to make bread, cookies, dinner and sweet rolls, and lately even sandwich buns. We got 3 mixers for wedding gifts 12 1/2 years ago and have broken all of them in the past 4 years. So, I have been drooling over all of the KitchenAid models for years. But, just hated to spend that much on a mixer. We finally decided to save our Discover card cash back for one. And, this year for my birthday, my sweet parents, in-laws, and Jake's grandparents gave me money. So, I set it all aside and waited to have enough Discover card cash back to transfer to Bed Bath and Beyond gift cards. So, yesterday was the day that the children and I loaded up in the car and made the trip over to our Bed Bath and Beyond. I was able to get the Professional 600 model for 55.00 out of our pocket after coupons,rebates, cash back, and b'day money!!! It is a 400.00 mixer.So excited! So, a big thank you to all of my sweet family for the b'day money. It helped a lot. I am going to close for now so that I can mix and bake until my heart is content. :)

Sweet Girl

Here are a couple of cute pics of our sweet girl. The one in the backpack is so priceless. This was one on our recent trip to Lake Jordan with our great friends Daniel and Elisha. It was our third day there and our second time hiking on Swayback Trail. I guess she felt that she had seen enough. HAHA!! We had the best time with the best friends. Somehow this was the only picture that we came away with, but I will say it was the greatest weekend. Thanks Daniel, Elisha, Anjali, and Jaiden for being the greatest friends. We love you. The other pic is Annalise in her ladybug boots. The boots were a gift from our beloved Aunt Trisha while I was still pregnant with our sweet girl. She has finally grown into them, and let me tell you....she is thrilled. Aunt Trisha is the best and always finds the best gifts ever. We love you Aunt T. I put them on her 10 times per day. Such a precious girl. We are forever thankful that God saw fit to make her ours.