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Saturday, July 05, 2008

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Baby Einstein - World Animals
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Wow! It has been a while since I have updated! Let's see On April 11th we welcomed Natalie Faith Pine into the world. She was born at 11:56 am, she was 7 lbs 12 ounces and 20 inches long.  She was 6 days overdue but with the threat of an induction she decided to come on her own. I was in labor for about 7 hours, it was my first natural labor though. I wanted an epidural but the first time they tried it didn't work and they did not have time to redo it. The Dr almost didn't make it in the room!  Natalie is 2 months now and we are all adjusting well. Natalie is a great baby! She is so content- she truly is a blessing! She is smiling and laughing now, and today she kept cooing and trying to talk to me, it is so great!

Hannah is 28 months now. She keeps me on my toes! She is on the go from the time she wakes up until she goes to sleep!  She is very busy and wants to explore everything!  She loves both of her sisters very much! She is always wanting to hold Natalie or "my baby" as she likes to call her.  Her and Chloe play great together with only a few sisterly fights every now and then. She can count to ten and knows all of her colors and most of her shapes. We are currently working on potty training. I didn't push it before the baby was born because I knew what a big change that was going to be but I am actively working on it now!

Chloe is almost 5 now! She will turn 5 in September and is already planning her party! I home schooled her for preschool and we both loved it!  I am going to be home schooling her in the fall for kindergarten and I look forward to it.  Chloe loves to dance and just completed her first year of ballet.  She had her recital last month and it was so cute! I have a video on facebook- not the best quality but you get the idea of what she does- hopefully I will get the professional DVD next week.    She is so funny coming up with something new everyday! She is a big help with her sisters, she is great at entertaining them both!

I am doing good. The girls keep me busy but I am adjusting well to having 3. I am in a moms group at church and that has been great. It has been nice getting to know some Godly Christian women.

Joe is doing great as well.  He has been applying to some Pastoral positions and has heard back from two churches. We are really praying that God will open the doors for us. The position that we really want just opened up a formal application to us so we are in the process of filling that out, it is quite extensive so we are prayerfully going about it.  If we got this position it would mean a big move for us but we are very excited for it. Please keep us in your payers, we need them!
Well it seems as though I have written a book so I will leave you with a few pictures of the girls

Natalie Smiling




The best I could get of all 3 of them (Notice Hannah is wearing her "Superman cape" as she calls it)

Hannah being Silly

All 5 of us

Chloe with her Trophy she got for Ballet

Natalie in the sling


Tuesday, February 05, 2008

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Snow Buddies
By Lothaire Bluteau, Whoopi Goldberg, John Kapelos, Molly Shannon, Cynthia Stevenson
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It has been a while so I figured I would do a quick update.  We are all really Good. 

My pregnancy is going great. I am 31 weeks now.  It seems like time is flying by!  I am carrying the baby very high and she is very active, constantly kicking me in the ribs!  She still has no name, but we are working on it.  

Joe is good.  He enjoys his job but is trying to switch from 3rd to 2nd shift.  Being awake at night is hard for him so we are praying for an opening on another shift. 

Chloe is great.  She is growing up so fast. I am still homeschooling her and she is doing great.  She has her first Ballet recital in June and is very excited!  We got a sneak peak after her practice last week, it was so cute. 

Hannah is so much fun!  She is growing so much it's hard to believe she will be 2 in a few weeks.  She loves to sing and dance, her two favorite songs to sing to us are Jingle Bells and Jesus loves me.  She has a doll that sings Jesus loves me and she plays it over and over!

Here are a few pictures from this past weekend. We took the kids to the Strong National Museum of Play.  http://www.strongmuseum.org/   It was so much fun!  They have so much fun stuff for the kids. Chloe's favorite thing was the Butterfly Garden, she even had a Butterfly land on her arm.  Well thats all for now. I will try to keep this updated more!


Chloe with a butterfly on her arm


Chloe, Daddy and Hannah


Hannah playing with a hula hoop  (it is so hard to get good picture of her lately, she just doesn't stay still long enough!)



Chloe in Big Birds nest


Chloe playing a really Big game of operation


Chloe at the mini- wegmans! She was able to go shopping and pick 5 items, then go and check her self out.  She picked Juice, cookies, Ice cream, Diapers and Toilet Paper- She knows how to shop! 



Friday, December 14, 2007

It has been a while since I have updated!  Things are going really good here.  Joe started a new job at the beginning of September and he really likes it. The hardest part is that he is working 3rd shift which is 11pm till 7am, but it is a consistent schedule and we actually get to spend more time with him now.   We also started attending a new church in October and we feel right at home, the church family has been so welcoming.

Chloe is doing really good.  Her biggest change is that I am now homeschooling her.  She absolutely loves having Mommy teach her at home (I love it too!) She is in Awana once a week and loves her friends and teachers there. She is still in Ballet and loves it.  She has a recital in the spring and we can't wait.   She loves to sing and dance and perform for us.  She is always coming up with new and funny things to say, it's great!

Hannah is good too. She is 21 months now and is so much fun!  She is on the go from when she wakes up until she goes to bed, she gets into everything and keeps me on my toes!  She loves books, puzzles, balls and of course anything her big sister has!  She also loves to sing and dance with her big sister.

I am doing great.  I am really excited about homeschooling Chloe, things are going really good so far.  My pregnancy is going great. I am in my 24th week now.  We found out last month that we are having another little girl.  Chloe is thrilled, she really wanted another little sister.   Her middle name will be Faith, we still don't have a first name picked out yet.  I am just blessed that the morning sickness is gone and I am feeling good.

Here is our Christmas card picture that I took tonight.  Hannah did not want to smile, I finally got one good picture out of about 25!  Enjoy!                                                              

  


Tuesday, September 25, 2007

Wow! It has been a long time!

I can't believe how long it has been since I have written.  Things are going really good, just really busy! Our Big news is that Baby #3 is due April 5th!  We are very excited. I am in my 12th week now and am finally feeling normal.  Chloe wants another sister, Joe and I don't mind either way but a boy would be nice. Poor Joe is outnumbered, even the dog is a girl!  Chloe is very helpful when it come to names for the baby so far she has suggested Charlie or Lola (after her favorite cartoon), Piccolo or Strawberry Shortcake. 

Chloe started Pre-K earlier this month.  She is attending a small Christian school 3 times a week and loves it!  Her teacher is great and she is making new friends.  She turned 4 on the 10th! She is growing up so much and is so much fun!  She loves to dance and starts a ballet class tonight, she is so excited!

Hannah is great too.  She is 19 months now and is so much fun, she is such a little ham!  We call her our trouble maker, she is always into something.  She keeps me on my toes!  She loves her big sister and wants to follow her everywhere.

Joe is doing good. He started a new job earlier this month. He is working at Borg Warner, which is a auto making company.  He really likes is so far, it seems like a great company to work for.

I am doing good. The morning sickness was awful but I think I am finally past it.  I had a Dr's appt last week and was able to hear the baby's heartbeat so that was nice. 

Here is a few pictures from Chloe's birthday party

Here is Hannah taking a turn at the Pinata


Chloe Opening her presents
 

Chloe's first day at school



Friday, June 29, 2007

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Curious George (Full Screen Edition)
By Frank Welker, Will Ferrell, Shane Baumel, Tamara Jo Beatty, Eugene Levy
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Wow! I can't believe it has been so long since I have written! We have all been real good, just real busy.  We  have been doing some fix-it-up projects around the house.   Joe just finished our big project (new windows) this past Monday.  Now we just have some painting we want to get done.  Today we took a break from working on the house and took the kids to the zoo.  We went with Joe's sister and her kids and my sister and her boys.  We had 7 kids total.  They all had a great time.   Hannah's favorite things were the monkeys, and the penguins.  Chloe loved the penguins and the elephants.  Here are a few pictures of our day!

Hannah Enjoying the view



Chloe and her cousin Cameron in front of a momma monkey and her babies


Hannah seeing the penguins for the first time


Chloe enjoying the penguins


Hannah enjoying the penguins



All four of us
 



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