Oct. 10, 2007 - It's about time!!
That's what you're thinking, right??!! I know--it's been WAY TOO LONG since I posted. So much has happened in our family and God has truly been blessing us these last several months. I hardly know where to begin!
We are all healthy! There have been some colds and stomach bugs, but all is well. Health is such a blessing not to be taken for granted.
At 6 1/2 months old, Gloria is growing so fast! Her chubby little legs are adorable, her big smile lights up our world. Yesterday we discovered her first tooth and she seems to have noticed that something feels different in her mouth also. I've started her on some solids. After a failed attempt at applesauce (she got majorly constipated from it!), she is now eating carrots and prunes and still nursing, of course. She weighs around 16-17 pounds now, sits up alone since 5 1/2 months and is trying hard to figure out how to scoot on her tummy. She hasn't gotten anywhere yet, but it won't be long.
In other news.......God dropped a miracle in our lap in June. Royce got a new job! He wasn't looking for another job, but got a phone call, had the interview ON HIS BIRTHDAY, and was hired the same day!! Incredible! He was working VERY long hours (80 hours a week!) and was VERY stressed with his self-employment. He loved the work, but it was becoming too stressful and no longer enjoyable or financially adequate for us. So, he is now enjoying a new line of work, better hours, less stress, and we can pay the bills on time 
. He does still have the stress and headache of his business until the lease runs out or we have a buyer, but he has re-hired some wonderful helpers to assist with that load. So--the business is for sale--anyone interested? We thank God and give HIM the glory for providing for our family in so many ways!
Last month we enjoyed a mini weekend vacation to Niagara Falls. It was our first "vacation" since the business fire in '04. We had a blast! I was so ready to get away from here, I only wish we could've been gone a week instead of 3 days!
I'll sign off with some pics of our lives the last several months.
Connor turned SEVEN on May 4!! We had a birthday party with all his little friends.
Brady turned NINE on May 31! He loves John Deere--do you think it might have something to do with Grandpa and an uncle working for the company?
Ok....this isn't the greatest picture of my handsome, but he had a birthday too--on June 6. I couldn't ever give him a better gift than the Lord did that day, but here's one of the shirts he got from me--for his new job!
YES! That's my baby Gloria, with ABRAHAM LINCOLN! She is being held by a family friend, Alena. Our family participated once again in our town's annual Civil War reenactment. We reenact as civilians--an ordinary family of the 1860's. Here's some more of that weekend....
This is Justin and his cousin, Evelyn. They are the best of buddies!
I LOVE this picture of Gloria in her Civil War outfit. What a little doll!
This is the group of family and friends that we re-enacted with this year. Both of my brothers and their families are on here (the 2 families on the right hand side), and friends (on the left). We are in the middle--my boys are all in green, Emily is in pink. We had such fun, but it is hard to imagine wearing clothing like this all the time--the women wore about 7 layers, but I get away with only five. LOL!
Cute, cute, cute! What can I say? 
I got to meet Amy!!! Visit her blog here. We met at a state park--and it poured down rain!! We went to another park with a pavilion, enjoyed our picnic despite the weather, then returned to the state park so the kids could play in the creek. We all enjoyed our time together and hope to do it again sometime. Thanks, Amy, for a fun day!
Our sweet Emily turned TWELVE on September 13. Wow! She is such a sweetheart and blessing to our family.
NIAGARA FALLS--God has created some awesome beauty!
So....that's the latest on our family. Now that I have finally figured out a faster way to upload pics to my blog, hopefully I will post more often.
Blessings to you all!
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