Praises, Prayers and Photo Updates!

Sorry that is has been so long since my last blog entry! Here are some praises, prayer requests, and photo updates from the last month or so.....

The kids:
Callie is continuing to enjoy school and is making great progress with her reading! She has made some new friends and will start T-Ball this week! She is on the Texas Rangers but she keeps telling everyone that she is on the Texas Ranchers! :) She recently learned how to tie her shoes too! (We feel bad that we didn't teach her how to sooner as we took advantage of all the cute shoes that don't require this skill so as to make life easier!) Callie is very excited for her 6th birthday that is just two weeks away!

Charlie is still our sweet boy who gives great hugs and kisses. However, he also continue to get into a bit of trouble when he clearly chooses to disobey all the while with a devious smile on his face! We were hoping to break the thumb sucking habit before the baby arrives but due to all the changes he has endured and then with the baby coming I have decided to overlook this one vice for the time being! Charlie is very excited for his sports camp this summer!

Here are a couple recent shots of them:

My new favorite picture of them! They are actually both looking at the camera!

Easter morning!

Checking out the loot the Easter bunny left in their buckets!

Rob and Kate:

Rob recently celebrated his 31st birthday with a family cookout and a round of golf! He has also made some great connections with some men from church and enjoys weekly breakfasts with them! He has also begun getting involved in some volunteer work for some great organizations. He has been asked to read the proclamation at the National Day of Prayer on May 7th at the town green in Greenland, NH! He completed his CFP exam in March but won't know the results till late May. He is looking forward to the golf season getting underway....it's short and sweet up here in New England!

I am feeling and looking very pregnant! I actually spent a few hours yesterday in L&D all hooked up with contractions and everything but they weren't in enough of a pattern to get the green light for delivery! So I was sent home with the thought that she may arrive in the next few days! We will keep you posted! A huge praise is that I am officially 37 weeks today, term! No strict bed rest or medications with this pregnancy! Please pray for a safe delivery (it will be a c-section) and healthy baby girl with no breathing issues!

Rob with the kids on his birthday!

Housing:

We officially are under contract today! Praise the Lord! This has been an incredibly long and emotionally draining experience for us over the last year and a half! From the prep and sale of our townhouse in VA to the housing search up here in NH! We are very excited that we found a place that we both liked and could agree despite having to each give up a few dream home visions! In the end we believe that God has a purpose for us here in NH and we are excited to meet and be apart of this neighborhood/community! A family friend sent us a great scripture yesterday that really touched us! Acts 17:26-27 "From one man he made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and He determined the times set for them and the exact places where they should live. God did this so that men would seek Him and perhaps reach out for Him and find Him..."

House in Exeter Farms!

Thank you all so much for your prayers, emails and phone calls the last few months as I have at times been discouraged regarding the home search! You all will never know how much I felt loved by you and the Lord through this season of life!

Please continue to pray for the transition to the new home (we won't occupy it till early July), the transition to a family of five and for us as individuals and as a family as we begin to establish roots and relationships in NH!

Next post will contain baby news.....stayed tuned!