Driving and door-dings and deer oh my!!

Four new van tires, $532. Tankful of gas, $65. Making our way through a deer barricade without a single scratch,...Priceless. 
Well here we are, safe and sound in Colorado! We left Missouri late Friday night and were only an hour and a half into the trip when, WHAM! We hit a deer. Yeah, not exactly the greatest way to start a road trip. Micah immediately pulled over and what he saw was absolutely amazing. He found both headlights to be fully functional, the grill completely intact and not a single dent or scratch! The Lord was definitely watching over us that night and we are so thankful!

This morning we attended church and the girls were dedicated. My parents, aka Nana and Papa came up to the front with us and Auntie Hannah took the pictures. After church we went to Kelly's place for lunch and a movie. All in all it has been a wonderful day.

Trust

Micah and I are amazed with our girls as we watch them learn and discover their world daily. We are also amazed by their always growing appetites! Whenever they give the cue that they are hungry, we stop what we're doing to get their bottles ready. But by the way they cry you would think that they have been waiting and wailing all day! In a calm voice I remind them I'm working as fast as I can, that I know their needs and I need them to trust me.
Trust. The Webster's dictionary defines trust this way: "Assured reliance on the character, ability, strength, or truth of someone or something."

One day this hit me like a ton of bricks - how often have I truly trusted my heavenly father? How many times have I cried for Him to take care of my needs and then panicked instead of showing reliance on His character, ability and strength to provide for me. If only I would exercise trust then maybe, just maybe I could spare myself some un-needed, unwarranted stress.

Isaiah 26:3 is a new favorite scripture of mine, it says; "You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in You."

My prayer for you is that as we approach the holidays, a time of year known to be rather stressful, I  hope that you know his "perfect peace" as you trust in Him.

Fall, Family and Fotos

Family photos. Two words that make most young parents shudder, myself included. This past Saturday we had our very first round of family photos taken by Micah's childhood friend, Ryan Leafgreen. We had the outfits ready, locations spotted and the girls were fed. The weather was amazing and start to finish it took a little less than 2 hours. The girls were absolutely wonderful and I could not be more please with the photos. Thank you Ryan!

How time flies!

Wow! Time sure does fly by doesn't it? Exactly 5 months ago today, I was in the hospital getting a non-stress test (the monitoring of heartbeats before, during and after contractions) when our lovely doctor came in and announced that we would be having a birthday party. I felt so many different emotions all at once. Joy- that they were finally coming, anxiety- because this was all so new to me and confusion - how could I be starting labor and not know it?

My entire pregnancy with them was picture perfect. Not once did I have morning sickness, bizarre cravings, high blood pressure, abnormal weight gain, or even heartburn - and yes, they were born with hair. :-)    They were born after exactly 37 full weeks of pregnancy, completely perfect and each with very healthy set of lungs! ha ha ha

 Heading Home - Katie is shown first and as you can see is quite upset.

I will never forget the first time I saw them or heard them cry, there is no better sound in all the world! The drive home was definitely the most intimidating experience I've had. We left the hospital thinking, "What do we do now?" Our first night home I only had 45 minutes of sleep. But somehow, we have survived with our sanity and sense of humor still intact.

It's been quite a ride so far, but I wouldn't change a thing!

In June, Lilly (l), Katie (r)

l-r Lilly, (my niece) Elizabeth, Katie

 In September before going on a walk. A great pic of Katie smiling. It's hard to capture her smiles on film.