Monday, May 23, 2011

Happy 3rd Birthday, Dutch!

Our little man turned three this past Saturday. We celebrated the weekend before with a birthday party at the zoo with friends and then celebrated with family on his actual birthday. He had a lot of fun this week, except for the broken arm - but I actually think he liked all the attention he received with that so maybe he doesn't really mind it. It hasn't slowed him down at all! These are just some random pictures we came across. I will upload all the birthday festivity photos soon!

STATIC!

Shaving cream!

Climbing at the climbing gym

Just the beginning of days...

At the lake. This post actually should have occurred a few weeks back, but I thought I would still share :) Dutch's best bud, Bradley, and his family invited us to the lake with them a few weeks ago. We had a fun time! The boys always play well and it helps that our kids are all the same age - with the exception of their youngest, but she'll catch up with the girls very quickly!

It was a little too chilly to get in the water, but the adults did anyhow (only with some liquid courage). We will be heading back to the lake this upcoming weekend with lots of other friends so stay tuned for pics.


Friday, May 20, 2011

Update on Holland Grace

So, in the midst of posting all of our happenings from the last month or so, I realized I never updated about my friends, Austin and Derek, and their baby daughter, Holland. She was born May 10th, at only 29 weeks and weighing 1 lb. 9 oz. She fought for her life as hard as she could everyday, but God called her home on May 14th. We have had a very heavy heart this week and cannot imagine what our friends are feeling at this painful time in their lives. Please continue to keep them in your prayers and they begin the healing process.

'Dem Bones

So, Dutch, at two years old, has a broken arm :( However, it didn't happen on the tree swing. Instead, it happened on our neighbors trampoline. And, it didn't happen the way you think either. He didn't fall off, he didn't hit on the edge - nope. He was running, not even jumping and fell on his own arm. Apparently, he landed the wrong way and his little 32 lbs. of a body, broke his bone in his arm. We are going to the ortho today and he'll get a hard cast and we'll figure out how long he may have to wear it. Hello, summer. Hello, pool, lake and beach. We'll watch you from the sidelines for now.


Tree Swing

Brilliant idea. DJ and our neighbor, David, decided to put up a tree swing for the kids in our backyard. Looks like a death trap to me, but the kids enjoy it. It will probably break a bone...which will lead me to my next post :)

This is Dutch with his much older girlfriend, Kaylee. I am not kidding. I think he really thinks it may be his girlfriend.




Egg Huntin'

I have been trying to get better at posting, but things are always so crazy around here - it is hard to keep up! So, let's go back to Easter...some friends and I arranged our first annual Easter Egg Hunt. Although it was very last minute, we had a few kids show up and they had a ball!

Easter Sunday, we spent time with our families and had another egg hunt. It was a great day!








Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Prayers Needed!

I know many of you have heard of our very good friends, Austin and Derek (Derek, aka Butta to Dutch, is Dutch's favorite). Anyhow, I believe I have also written somewhere on this blog that they were expecting a little girl in July. Well, she arrived yesterday, at 29 weeks, weighing 1 lb. 9 oz. She is in the NICU and has a LONG and HARD fight ahead of her. At their 20 week appointment, it was discovered that she has two holes in her heart. This development, paired with her tiny size, is causing some problems for her currently. Please be praying for them and for baby Holland to get stronger. If anyone is more deserving of love & support right now, it is these two. They are some of the most selfless and loving people we know.