This week we found out that we are expecting another baby!! :) We are so thrilled! We think Baby is due in early August '07. Michael will be two years old then, and Bethany will be 15 or 16 months. We can hardly wait to introduce them to their new little sibling!
When we found out about our new little one, we had already finished and printed our Christmas newsletter this year, so our big news won't be in there. Hopefully there will be an announcement about Baby #3 next year, though! :)
"Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is His reward.
As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth.
Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them."
~Psalm 127:3-5
We had a wonderful Thanksgiving with Tom's parents this year. Tom's mom cooked a huge feast for us, and everything tasted so yummy. After eating around 2:00, we spent an enjoyable afternoon with them talking, doing a little play that Tom's dad had made, and playing with Michael and Bethany. We all dressed up as Pilgrims or Indians this year, just like last year. Tom, his parents, Bethany, and I were pilgrims, and Michael was an Indian. We had a lot of fun and got lots of pictures! :)
We are so grateful to the Lord for all that He has done for us this past year!
"Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless His holy name.
Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits:
Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;
Who redeemeth thy life from destruction;
Who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;
Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things;
so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's."
~Psalm 103:1-5
A little over a week ago was our big moving day! I had no idea how much work it would be to move, and it would've been impossible without our loving families helping us! We have had some fun days setting up in our first "real house". It has been delightful to have a yard for the first time, too--it seems SO huge compared to the cement balcony at our old apartment! We love the neighborhood here, too--it is very peaceful. We are so, so grateful to the Lord for providing this cute little place for us!
It is really starting to look like home around here, with many boxes unpacked (though not all!). We have even got a few pictures up on the walls, though we have a ways to go with that. We don't have any curtains up at all, but I'm really looking forward to doing that in the future! I think it will make an especially big difference in the living room, because one wall in there is almost all window!
Today our new home was cleaner than it has ever been since our move, so I thought I'd take advantage of it and take some pictures! Hopefully that will give a better idea of what everything looks like right now. :)
After almost 2 1/2 years of living here in our 1 bedroom apartment, we are happy to announce that we are now moving to a rented house! It is a two bedroom, 1 bathroom house in a nice area of town. It is only about 10-15 minutes away, and Tom should still be able to come home for lunch on weekdays. It has a large den, indoor laundry fixtures, and a nice-sized yard. We are so excited! It is just the right size for our little family. We will probably start moving out of here this Saturday (though we don't have to get out of our apartment for quite awhile yet). Eventually those who know us should be getting an email (or regular mail) notice of our address change. God is so good to us!
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