What in the world!!!!

Our house phone has been dead for two days now and we don't have a cell for emergencies. We called Qwest when our neighbor got home last night and its going to be another day before they get out here. Then this morning we hear a huge crash and the school but ran into our mailbox. I'm glad it wasn't a child. The same school bus driver wasn't paying attention the other day and almost hit Logan, he had to jump into the ditch to avoid being hit. Man what a week so far. I hope nothing else goes wrong. By the way, Colton is doing awesome without his bop. He's now dressing himself part of the way. What a big boy he is.

What happened to Colton's bop???

We've been wanting to get rid of Colton's bop for some time now. He's done really well with not useing it during the day. But nap and night time were still too hard. I've been teasing him about throwing it away like a big boy would. Yesterday after his nap, the bop just disappeared. We've searched high and low for it. Around 1 in the morning he cried for it and I searched again for 20 minutes but could not find it. He finally went back to sleep. Well, we wanted to get rid of it I just hope he adjusts to it quickly. Alainna still doesn't sleep at night so the bop really helped to keep him asleep while I got his sister to calm down. I know he'll do fine, he's just so darn cute and very hard to disappoint.

A Great Big Thank You

Rob and I just want to say thank you to the family from church who gave us a wonderful Christmas gift to go toward our van. We still did not have neerly enough for us to get the lower interest but God is so very good. The dealer called and told us we didn't owe as much as they said on our old car so that made the down payment $250 lower. We only needed to come up with $238. Its still a need, so please pray that God would provide this $238. Thanks again to our friends for their wonderful help in this time of need.

We have a new van!!!

Our family is growing by leaps and bounds. And our vehicle doesn't have the ability to grow with it. We've been looking for a van that is in our price range and is newer so we won't have to put any money into it later on. Well, we found one. We purchased a White (I know, but I have to be content with the color) 2006 Dodge van. We really like it. We still have to come up with $750 to make the payments low enough for our budget. Please pray with me for this. I trust the Lord to provide and He knows our needs.

Happy Birthday Logan!!

Logan turned 13 on November 19th. I can't believe how old he is getting. He's almost as tall as I am. We had an early Thanksgiving with my family on the 15th so we celebrated Logan's birthday then. Here are some pictures (if my computer doesn't quit). Please pray for Logan, he's not doing well (behavior wise) and I'm concerned for his soul.

Moving

I'm so excited to move this coming summer. Our plan is still to move to Northern CA. Our house is so small. And with 4 children, a dog, a bird and two fish it can become over-crowded. Sam and Kecia are still praying with us that Rob can transfer and that we can find a home to buy and settle down. I will probably continue to do CEF in CA and try to become involved in Jr. High Bible studies. Sam and Kecia's church is very very friendly. We already know people there and Logan would fit right in. He would have wonderful examples to follow and many men who love the Lord that would help to teach him how to be a man of God (Kecia's brother, dad, uncle, grandfather and of course my brother Sam all love Logan and want to see him grow in the Lord). Plus Rob would be incouraged by all these men and many more who have already met him. I am so excited for all of us and I wish we could move today. But we want to wait until the baby is about 5 or 6 months old. I may even start packing right after the baby is born..... we'll see. Here are pictures of my neices and nephews (and their friend).

Trick or Treat

The kids had a blast. Once they figured out they get candy at every house they ran from house to house. Alainna was a princess and Colton was Thomas the train. If I can get better pictures I will post them. Right now these are all I have. The lighting was weird.