Ground Breaking Ceremony!

The construction is finally starting on our church! We are about to break ground and start the building process! It is so very exciting! Today we had our ceremony on the land and Mike was able to make commemorative shovels for the pastors which I thought was really special. He also made one that will go in the new building once it's done. But here's a pretty good picture of the land, with the four pastors and deacons! God is so good!

Ryan's 6th Birthday!

Today Ryan turned 6! I can't believe that 6 years has already gone by......so fast......unbelievable..... Anyway, Heather had a party and it turned out really nice! The goody bags were so cute and she went to the trouble of making sure that the boys and girls were different which I thought was so nice. She even had games! I don't think that I've had one game at any of my parties - how pathetic am I? :) It was very nice to be with family and friends! Even though the weather wasn't what Heather had planned on, the basement ended up working out really nicely! And of course, as soon as it was over, the sun came out and the rain disappeared.....figures. Happy Birthday Ryan!

Cole's First Sucker

Cole experienced a sucker for the first time today.....and he loved it!

What kid wouldn't love a Blow Pop? :)

Heirloom Photos

I've been working with my Grandma Anderson on the old family photos she has, hoping to get together a family tree and identify everyone so our ancestry tree is preserved. I think she is the only one that has this information. I scanned in the photos from the Rooney side which is her parents and these are some of my favorites! I just had to share!

4 Weeks....

I had my 36 week check up today - full exam - yeah.....so does not excite me! I teased the nurse about the stupid little paper sheets they give you to cover up with and she actually gave me a cloth sheet! Wow! I was impressed! My hemoglobins got checked too and they came back at 11 so being up from 7.6 about 6 weeks ago is fabulous! I had to wait almost an hour for the doctor though because she was on call which I didn't know when I made the appointment.......probably would have picked someone else if I had known. However, I LOVE Dr. Flory - she delivered both my boys and she is amazing! I asked if she was going to be out of town on my due date and she is but......since I will probably over due and have to be induced just like the other two deliveries, she will be in town then, so I don't have anything to worry about! I'm totally picking my induction based on when she is on call. :) And hoping and praying and wishing that my delivery nurse I had with Cole is on duty then too! Jenny Burger at Maple Grove is amazing!!! Okay, those are all my plugs for today. Oh, not dilated, softening but not effaced and he has not dropped. But he's head down so I'm very very very happy! Thank you Jesus!