God's newest Angel

On Friday, July 17th, Anna Todd Cheney left this world to live in heaven with our Father. This 4 month old bundle of joy was such a precious spirit. She brought such happiness to those who were lucky enough to know her in the short time that she was with us. Her parents, Joni and Todd, are very dear friends of ours. They have felt led to help other children and their families who are in need, all in the memory of Anna Todd. Please take a moment to view their family blog site (see link to the left under "My Blogs") and, if you feel led to, please consider donating to this memorial fund. They, as well as all of us who knew her, want Anna Todd to live on through this memorial. Thank you all and thanks be to God!

Welcome Sam Allen Hannah

Change Gonna Come...

Well, as Sam Cook said, "Change Gonna Come," and come it has to our house. As most of you know, we welcomed Sam Allen Hannah on May 12th. He weighed 8 pounds and was 20 1/2 inches long. As you all can see from the slide show, he is just as beautiful as his older sister and brother. We are all so excited that he is here. We are in the "adjustment" stage of having a newborn in the house. The twins are handling things pretty well and I am getting used to going without sleep. As for the house, it continues to be a work in progress but, hopefully, it will be move-in ready soon. Hope you are all doing well and I will try to keep the posts and pictures up to date. Love to everyone!

A Quick "Hello"

Hello everyone! I know that most of you check this blog to see updated pictures of the twins. However, I have had trouble trying to get their latest pictures to upload. I wanted to go ahead and post a little update anyway. Hopefully, the pictures will follow soon. Caroline and Charlie are doing great! They are both potty trained now. I had no idea just how great that would be! They are getting excited about their baby brother, so they say. We will see how they feel about him when he gets here. As for Sam Allen, I am scheduled for a c-section on Tuesday, May 12th at 8:30. I cannot believe how fast this pregnancy has gone. It seems like yesterday that I was posting that first ultrasound picture of the little butterbean. I am excited, nervous, overjoyed, anxious,...you name it and I am feeling it right now. I just pray that all goes well and he arrives healthy, safe, and sound. Many of you have been asking about the status of the new house. Well, it is a continuing work in progress. I think that a safe estimate for move-in would be around the first of July. We shall see. You all know how it is. You fix one thing and then notice 5 other things that you want to "go ahead and do." That "go ahead and do" approach has made for a complete remodel but I think it is going to be very nice when we are done. I invite you all to stop by and see it. Well friends, I know that things will be a little different the next time I post. I just wanted you all to know how things are and what things we have ahead. I hope you are all doing well and be on the lookout for pictures of our newest addition.

Easter 2009

Easter and "The Big Day'

Hello everyone! I hope that you all had a happy easter. We had a great day. The twins had a great time dying eggs, they were good in church, and they had a ball hunting easter eggs with their friends, Abby and Merritt. It was a great day.
As for "the big day," I had a check up yesterday and the doctor has scheduled me for a c-section on May 12th. Sam Allen will be here in less than 4 weeks!!!!!!! I quess that it is too late to ask myself "what the heck am I doing?!?" We are really excited and in planning mode to try and be ready. We will most probably not be in the house by the time he is born, but that's ok. One thing at a time is better.

Getting Ready For The Big Move

Hello everyone! I can't believe that it has been 2 and a half months since my last post. We have had a lot going on and time had gotten away from me. First of all, let me say that our very dear friends, Todd and Joni Cheney, had a beautiful baby girl. Many of you have met them and so, if you are interestd, they have some pictures on their website. She is absolutely beautiful! Just click on "The Cheney Family" over to the side of this under "My Blogs."
Secondly, I had a check up on Monday and all is well with the pregnancy. I am 32 weeks now and I can't believe that we only have a couple of months left. This pregnancy has flown by. The twins still say they are excited about having a baby brother but we will see how they feel when he gets here.
Finally, the thing that has had us so occupied is the fact that we have bought a house. We are very excited to have more space and are looking forward to moving in. We had plans to do a few basic renovations before moving in. The house was built in 1960 and, according to everyone who knows, it is very well built. However, it has not been touched since then. It needed some upgrades, definetely. So, we have many projects in the works. I think it is going to look really nice when we finish. I just hope we finish and can move before Sam Allen arrives. The pictures are of the twins where they helped paint their room and where we let them put their hand prints in a spot we had to fill in with concrete.
So, as you can see, we have been very busy. Things are going great, we are excited about the things to come, and we know we are so blessed with wonderful family and friends. Hope everyone out there is doing well, too. I promise I will try to not wait 2 months to post again.

3rd Birthday Pictures

Three Years Old!!!!

Hi everyone! We celebrated Caroline and Charlie's 3rd birthday with a little family party on Sunday afternoon. (Their birthday was January 12th) We had a great time. Caroline wanted a Cinderella castle cake and Charlie wanted a Spiderman cake. I made them myself and I think the kids were happy with them. They wore their costumes to the party and had the other children do so, too. They all looked really cute. It was a fun time and, by party's end, we were all on a sugar high. I do know that old saying about time going too fast is so true! My babies are 3! I can't believe it.

Time To Catch Everyone Up

Hello, friends! I have so much to tell everyone. First and foremost, let me say a HUGE "Thank you" to everyone for your thoughts and prayers regarding mom. She got out of the hospital on Christmas Eve. She is still very weak, but she is ALIVE!!! A huge improvement from where we were. All of you were so supportive and I thank you all from the bottom of my heart!

Next, I wanted to tell everyone that we went and had an ultrasound on December 22nd. The baby is growing so big and everything was as it should be. We also found out that it is a BOY!!!! We are very excited. Clay had already said that he didn't think that our house was big enough for more than one queen - and we've got her! We are going to name him after our dads. He will be Sam Allen Hannah. Of course, Charlie argues that his name is "Sam Poppy" - that's what they call my dad, but we've got a couple more months to change his mind.

We had a great Christmas, with much to be thankful for. My mom is on the mends, the baby is healthy, and the twins were COVERED UP with toys. The first few days after Christmas were really dangerous around our house. I told Clay that, if the house was to catch fire, we were all gonners because there was no way we would be able to get to the door. We have since cleaned out the old to make room for the new. We enjoyed getting to see many family members and we miss the ones that we did not get to see.

We are looking forward to this new year with much anticipation. There will be many changes in our life - a new baby, the twins will start pre-school. Life is changing. We hope that you all have a wonderful new year filled with many blessings and much happiness. Thank you all for being a part of our lives.