Easter

We had a wonderful Easter this year. It was so wonderful to spend it with the family that God has blessed me with. This year I was so thrilled with my Sophia as she was the ONLY one in her whole preschool who knew what Easter was all about, and she shared it proudly with her friends. It saddens me to know that parents aren't teaching their children the true meaning of Easter. But I am beyond thrilled that my little five year old is not afraid to tell the world about her Savior! We were able to go to church as a family, unfortunately I didn't get to hear the service as I was serving in the nursery, but I was so blessed to have a few new families children come in so I know that their parents were getting the chance to hear His Word! After church my family came over to our house for dinner. The food was delicious and the company was wonderful. I was so thankful to have this time with my family. As the days are drawing nearer to summer, I find myself dwelling on the fact that ALL of my family is moving away. It is so hard to imagine how tough things will be when they are gone. My family is very attached and we see each other multiple times a week. Matt's family is very different and we essentially see them at church on sundays and not too often in between. It will be a very tough adjustment for my kids not to see their cousin Darius all the time. Don't get me wrong we have a wonderful Christian family who has totally taken us under their wings and we will be fine, but it will be a hard adjustment and I am certainly not looking forward to it. On Saturday the kids and I went over to my parents to dye the Easter eggs. This has always been kind of a useless thing, because Sam can't eat them, and Sophia didn't like them. But this year Darius was eating them and Sophia decided to try it and she actually enjoyed them. Darius and Preston made a big mess but had a lot of fun! Preston spilled almost the entire cup of dye on himself, the floor and myself! But we had fun :-) This was the FIRST YEAR ever that I have ever hid the Easter eggs outside! Denise and her family moved down to North Carolina last summer, and she was always the one that did the egg hunt :-) I definitely missed watching the cousins running around all together squealing as they found the eggs. It was still pretty chilly and we had some scattered snow on the ground but it was still fun for the kids. I didn't really take a ton of pictures with everyone all dressed up or with my family :-( Sometimes I do a really good job at remember what photos I want and then others I am terrible. Unfortunately this Easter was one of the times where I was terrible :-( But I did get a few pictures. I actually had someone make a dress for Sophia for her birthday and then was able to coordinate the boys clothes with it. It worked out really well. If you are looking for something amazing for a special little girl in your life, you should certainly check out The Beautiful Brown Eyed Girl Boutique

Rejoicing in His Love....

Every year I am just so overcome with the thought of what our Lord and Saviour did for ME! And I don't deserve it, and yet He chose to come to this earth for me, to make a way for me to spend eternity with Him. So often I get caught up in the day to day caretaking of three small children, taking care of a house and working. I get bogged down and overwhelmed. I get frustrated and exhausted. And then God gently, lovingly reminds me that these days are short, that My Redeemer lives, and that He will be returning soon!!! So when the bubble baths.... and shampooing and washing dirty little faces, brushing out tangly hair, and drying off squirmy little bodies gets exhausting... Remember that our days on this earth are limited, and that Jesus through His death on the cross, has bought us, has ransomed us from our sins. And that because of TODAY you have a chance to spend all of eternity with Him! This evening as I brought my children to church, I found myself getting crabby, as I was yet again missing the service because of the kids. But then I reminded myself that these children are gifts from Him, my Creator. My job on this earth is to teach them His love and how to serve Him, serving Him is EVERY DAY, it doesn't matter if it is Good Friday or Easter or the third day in august.... God has called us, God has saved us, and God has sent His son to remind us of His amazing love. Yes I am tired, yes I am overwhelmed, but God has blessed me so abundantly. These days are fleeting, these days are numbered, my days with Him are forever! Praise God Easter Sunday is coming!!! Have a blessed Easter! And enjoy this beautiful song...

Sophia's 5th Birthday

Sophia Grace had origionally said that she wanted a "Dancing Princess Party," which I wasn't sure how I would pull off. She wanted to have all her friends wear twirly dresses and dance. But a few days before the party she decided that she wanted a butterfly theme. It was such a last minute change I had no time to really prepare for it. But I have some wonderful friends who totally came to my rescue and helped get some butterfly themed things. And then of course I made a little butterfly picture on the cake, certainly not the best I have done but I tried. She loved it and that is what is important. We had lots of friends and family here to celebrate our special girl. I still can't believe she is five and that will be starting kindergarden in the fall. She ran around and did lots of dress up and pretend play with her friends. I have some pictures from her party but my amazingly talented friend Shannon took most of them and I don't have them yet. I will post what I have from my camera and then do a whole post of Shannon's pics. We were sad that many of Sophia's aunties couldn't come. Between working, sickness and living far away we certainly missed them. This has been such an adjustment for me. I always had lots of family around when I was little, or at least we visited often. With my brother's and sister down south I feel sorry that my kids are missing out so much. My siblings are wonderful and the kids are very attached to them, but I wish we could see them more often. Thankfully we have lots of Christian family that loves on my kids and we were so thrilled to have our local family here with us. She was so funny about her cake this year. She wanted a "Big Cake not just cupcakes." So I had to do both. Due to Sam's allergies and some allergies that our friends have we made tons of cupcakes and a cake. And when it was time for Sophia to have some she requested a cupcake! Silly girl! Oh well we had enough to share and then some....

Baby Weber #4...

I can't even begin to tell you how fun it was to actually video tape my mom's reaction to this new little blessing that God has blessed us with! Her reaction was absolutely priceless!!! I am so blessed to have a mom who is so loving and compassionate, so giving and kind. She wears her heart on her sleeve, and totally made me feel that she was beyond thrilled and excited for us. It was so wonderful to share this news with her and to get her reaction on film. And my dad too, he is not quite as demonstrative as mom, and essentially just said "wow" but you could see the joy in him. So so blessed. The kids were so excited too! It was fun watching Sam trying to figure out what Preston's shirt actually meant. And then when I showed them the ultrasound picture they were even more excited. As I have already been to high risk OB, and to the doctor and had a few ultrasounds already I have already been anxious and seeking God for His peace through this pregnancy. It is so hard to be positive and realize all the complications that I have had and in the medical community will probably have again. When I went to the high risk Ob, she said that I was "very scary", so not what you want to hear from a very educated, and specialized doctor who works at an amazing high risk hospital... But I am focusing on God and His blessing, He has given us this baby, and He will see us through. I would beg of you to please join us in prayer for this baby and for myself that God's glory will be revealed in the whole process. Our official due date is September 22, and we are 14 weeks along now.

Our BIG news....

We are expecting again! I still am kind of in shock about it at times. We have been saying for quite a while that Preston was our "grand finale" but God had better plans for us. We actually found out in january while Preston was sick and in the hospital. As you can imagine I was exceedingly nervous at that time, thinking about the possibility of another immunocompromised child, or just the sheer logistics of having another high risk pregnancy and all the fear/anxiety that comes along with it. So far things are going well. The high risk ob doc actually said I was a scary patient :-( Totally not something I really wanted the specialist to say, but I understand that I am very high risk and that I have had lots of complications in the past. I am trusting and placing my faith in God, knowing that He will be walking down this road with us. We actually had decided to keep it a secret until today, as it was Sophia's birthday and that way we could tell a majority of our family members in person. That plan however didn't work. My sisters that live up here both had to work, so they weren't there. And Matt's brothers family have an illness going through their house so they weren't there either. We had Preston wear a shirt that said "Big Bro Preston" on it. We had Sam actually read the shirt, and try to figure out what it meant. It was so cute to see the understanding come across Sophia and Sam's faces when they figured out what we were saying. My mom had the BEST REACTION ever! She was so excited and happy. I of course then started getting all these questions about my working and everything from her, she is so nervous and just wants happy and healthy for all of us. I will post pics tomorrow....

We have some REALLY BIG news to share this weekend! I am starting to get excited to share it. We are celebrating Sophia's birthday with our family and friends on saturday. Silly girl keeps changing her mind about themes, but this past week she has decided on a butterfly theme which should be relatively easy I think. And since we have done some butterfly things before it shouldn't be too bad. We are all hanging in. I finally have gotten back to work since my back injury in august. I am not up to my full 12 hour shifts but we are getting there. Please continue to pray for my back that it can tolerate being on my feet and not cause so much increased discomfort. I got something in the mail today that appears to be an approval for something for Preston. The only issue is I don't know what it is for. I would be beyond thrilled if it was for the fecal transplant but I am not sure. I will be calling tomorrow to see what this is all about. What a blessing that would be if it had already been approved :-) He has been doing ok this week, not eating terribly well but hasn't been horrible. His diarrhea has improved slightly and his mood has defitely improved. I took the kids and two of their friends to see the school play of "The Little Mermaid" the other day. They had so much fun and the elementary school kids did an amazing job. I hope that my kids will be interested in that type of thing as they grow. They both seem to really enjoy watching plays and musicals...