Be Still And Know: June 2013

Friday, June 21, 2013

Welcome, Stephen Richard!

We are delighted to announce the safe arrival of our fourth son, Stephen Richard. We welcomed him into our arms two weeks early on Sunday, June 16 at 9:01 p.m., weighing in at 8 lbs 10 oz and 22 inches long. We are enjoying being at home with him and getting lots of snuggles. Praise the Lord for the blessing of new life! Stephen's name means "crown".
Proverbs 17:6 "Children’s children are the crown of old men, and the glory of children is their father"

Dad and Mom M had picked up the older boys on Friday, as we were anticipating being induced on Saturday. They brought the boys to the hospital on Monday morning to meet their new baby brother, and they were pretty excited to see him!

First family picture! It's pretty hard to get everyone looking in the same direction.

Heading home from the hospital on Tuesday morning

Checking out their little brother

Aaron snuggling up with his brother

Nate was pretty delighted to have a turn too!

Peter giving Stephen a kiss

Four boys on a couch! I have a feeling these pictures are going to get more difficult to take!!

He's been doing a lot of sleeping these first few days at home

Monday, June 10, 2013

Three Boys on a Couch

Seeing as how we'll be adding a fourth little one to the mix soon, I thought I'd post the Three Boys on a Couch pictures that I've taken since Nate was little. Then then new series will start... Four Kids on a Couch! I love how each of their personalities shine through these pictures. (click to enlarge)

Oct 2010, Dec 2010, Feb 2011

Apr 2011, Nov 2011, Jan 2012

Feb 2012, Apr 2012, May 2012

June 2012, Oct 2012, May 2013

The Month of May

Can't beat painting the deck with water on a hot day for ease-of-clean-up!

Baby B came over with his mommy for a visit

Have the kids paint your legs with water on a hot day - great way to cool off!

Peter had his first Field Day, and although I was sad to have to miss it, someone passed along this photo of him doing one of the events.

Three boys on a couch update! It's been a while since I've taken a picture like this

When the kids help me bake, things get mixed VERY well

Me and my oldest kiddo

Singing into the fan to make crazy voices

Memories

I've sat here at the computer many times over the last month and a half (has it really been that long?) trying to figure out how to move on with blogging. Where to start? What to say? April 29 was not the day that we were expecting or hoping for. However, we can rejoice in the knowledge that God has indeed answered our prayers for healing for Dad - not in the here and now, but eternal healing, and we know that he is now rejoicing with our Father in heaven. During the week following his death, we spent a lot of time together as a family- talking, planning, reminiscing, looking through photo albums. There are so many great memories of time we spent together, and we want to keep these memories alive as much as possible for our children. I went through our pictures here at home and picked out a few favourites to post today.

June 2005

8 years ago today on our wedding day