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GIRL!!!!!! I can't even tell you the shock I am feeling right now. I was really gearing myself up for having all boys. We had our ultrasound today and she is perfect. At first, when trying to determine the gender, the tech couldn't get a clear shot because she was moving so much..... then, when the tech would start to get a good view, she would put her legs together so we couldn't tell! Ioh m knew it must be a girl then. Neither of my boys were shy like that. Eventually we did get a clear view and I made the tech check two more times after that. She measured right on for her due date, too. We are so incredibly excited and blessed..... now to start collecting dresses, pink and purple clothes, hairbows..... oh my!!!!

Just putting it out there....

These days it seems like it is so hard to really communicate with people.... I have really good friends who I don't get to talk to enough! We all have such busy lives, it seems. Thank goodness for blogs and Facebook, or I don't think I'd ever know what's going on. So I figured, since it's hard to get all of my friends in one place very often, I'd just put this out there on my blog....

I'm pregnant!!!

Let's hear it for #3! I'm sorry to all of my friends who are finding out on my blog, but I knew the second I started trying to plan a girls get together I might give it away and with all of the friends who are out of town..... well, it's just too hard to figure out who to call first because I want to tell everyone at the same time. So, there you are.

Right now I am 7 weeks and 3 days, and I think my due date is June 15th. As far as how I feel, well.... I have good days and not so good days, but nothing really horrible. Yet.

And for my friends out there.... I would love if you left me a comment just so I know that you know now? Thanks :-).

Isaac singing "Old MacDonald"

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... And the first will be last.....

Matthew 20:1-16
"For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire men to work in his vineyard. He agreed to pay them a denarius for the day and sent them into his vineyard. "About the third hour he went out and saw others standing in the marketplace doing nothing. He told them, 'You also go and work in my vineyard, and I will pay you whatever is right.' So they went. "He went out again about the sixth hour and the ninth hour and did the same thing. About the eleventh hour he went out and found still others standing around. He asked them, 'Why have you been standing here all day long doing nothing?'" 'Because no one has hired us,' they answered. "He said to them, 'You also go and work in my vineyard.' "When evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, 'Call the workers and pay them their wages, beginning with the last ones hired and going on to the first.' "The workers who were hired about the eleventh hour came and each received a denarius. So when those came who were hired first, they expected to receive more. But each one of them also received a denarius. When they received it, they began to grumble against the landowner. 'These men who were hired last worked only one hour,' they said, 'and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden of the work and the heat of the day.' "But he answered one of them, 'Friend, I am not being unfair to you. Didn't you agree to work for a denarius? Take your pay and go. I want to give the man who was hired last the same as I gave you. Don't I have the right to do what I want with my own money? Or are you envious because I am generous?' "So the last will be first, and the first will be last."

Just an update... finally!

It's been so long since I've posted... it's not that nothing has been happening, I just haven't taken the time to sit and write anything! We have been extremely busy the past couple of months and now life is starting to slow back down. Dean and I were in a fundraiser play at church (for the school that is there), so that took up a lot of our time. It was really fun, though! With rehearsals 3 nights a week, AWANAs on Wed. night at church, home fellowship on Fridays and our normal busy Sundays, every evening except for Saturday was taken up with something for 2 whole months!!!

So now it's time to breathe a little.....

The boys are doing great, they are absolutely amazing. The Lord has truly blessed us with those two. Tyler has always loved Isaac SO much, but now Isaac is really starting to return the affection. It is the best thing to watch as a mother.

Isaac is talking more and more every day! He says puppy, daddy, mama, bubby (brother), bite, sip-sip (sippy), Sampson, down, potty, bath, papa, Garrett ("dayett"), love, Bible, cracker, cheese, meat, milk, uh-huh, nose, eye, no-no, hi, bye, ni-night, ow, please, thank you (tay-too), and I'm sure there is more that I can't think of! He signs "more," makes kissy faces, and nods and shakes his head a lot. And waves! He is just so stinkin' cute!

Tyler is continuing to be a very loving older brother. He still adores Isaac. He is learning a lot... he knows a lot of his letters and numbers and practices writing them every once in a while. We got him a new guitar for his birthday and he pretends he is a worship leader. He askes me to turn on music and then he rocks out to it, it is so awesome! And he says he is worshipping. We've always said the Lord has big plans for that little boy....

Dean is amazing, as usual ;-). Our 6 year anniversary is coming up and we are so excited! We are planning to get away, just the two of us, for the first time since Tyler was Isaac's age. He is such a wonderful husband. He works so hard for our family, and he's managed to give me the life I've always dreamed of. He cares so much for everyone in his family, and will do whatever he can to help and protect them. He puts the Lord first in everything, and when he faces a tough situation he goes to Him first. It kills me when people take advantage of him and hurt him, especially when it involves people who are close to him. He doesn't deserve it. But whatever the situation, it's in the Lord's hands. All we can do is pray for Him to soften hearts and fill us with understanding.

But anyway, I love my husband more than I can even express in words, and that is the truth. It amazes me everyday that the Lord truly created us for each other, and it is more evident every day!

Sorry I got a little mushy there..... get over it ;-). I love my man.

As for me, I'm just trying to get the home life back in order after being so busy! We've started the P90X program, but I've missed a couple of days and Dean has been working so much it's hard for him to find the time and evergy to do it, but we're trying! I usually do it while Isaac naps, and that's been working out pretty well. I'm sore. But it's a good sore. And now we're just gearing up for Easter and the Ressurection Celebration! I can't believe it's that time already!

Isaac's 1 year pictures!

Here is my precious baby boy! His first birthday was Dec. 14th. I love how his pictures turned out! He makes the cutest faces.....


He loves his puppy... or anything soft for that matter...
I think he's getting ready to say "no" in this one. He's very dramatic when he says it sometimes.
Fish Lips!!!

I think this one is my favorite! Priceless!!! What a little man!
Cheese!!!

Contest!

One of my facebook friends' wife was in an online contest not too long ago, and I decided to enter the next one. It's a website called "Chunky Bling" and they make some super cute watch bands and bracelets. So I entered and I'm a finalist! They pick 5 names they like for people to vote for online. So I know most of the people who probably read this are friends with me on Facebook and have voted already, but if not, could you? Click on the link below and vote for "Grand 'Ol Swag" by Katie. Thanks everyone!

http://chunkybling.com/contests/name-that-bling/vote-on-names?nocache=1

Jesus' Home

My son says the cutest things sometimes. When we talked to him about Jesus we told him that Jesus lives in his heart. Today he lifted his shirt up and I poked him in the ribs and said "I see your ribs!"

He said," Those aren't my ribs, mom. Those are Jesus' walls."

Where does he come up with it???

Isaac's 6 Month Pictures

Here is my precious little boy! His pictures turned out really good, so I put some of my favorites on here. Sorry, there's quite a few, but I couldn't help it. Isn't he SOOOOO cute??? I just love him so much!




Check out these rolls..... I LOVE this picture!!!!

A day of Milestones!

My baby is 6 months old today! I can't believe it. I swear it didn't seem like Tyler grew this fast! I'm having a hard time thinking that in 6 more months we'll be celebrating his first birthday. I get all teary already just thinking about it. I will post his six month pics later this week... he is getting them done on Tuesday. And he got his first tooth today! And he's sleeping in big brother's room for the first time tonight! Talk about a day of milestones! He has been sleeping in the Pack and Play in our room up until now, so we'll see how the two of them do tonight! My boys are growing up so fast....