Preggo Buds!

This weekend Jeral and I left the kiddos with their cousin and her friend for 10 hours (the longest that we both have been away from them at the same time), and went to a friends wedding.  The added bonus was that my dear friend Marie was there and we get the blessing of being pregnant at over lapping times (Marie is 32 weeks here and I am 21 weeks, and yes i know I look further along than that, I am just blessed to be extra curvy).  Seeing that this is probably the only time we will over lap pregnancies (three miracles are plenty for Jeral and I), we had Jeral take a picture of us together.  Seriously so fun!!!!! 

As I look at this picture it is hard for me not to think about how there was once a time when I thought this would never happen.  Jeral and I were walking the infertility path and for Marie and her husband they had one beautiful boy who was special needs and at that time more children were out of the question.  Today Jeral and I have 2 beautiful children via different and yet equally amazing journeys (adoption and a fertility clinic), with a third on the way via yet another journey (thinking we would need a fertility clinic again and surprise nope do not need one).  For Marie and her husband their son went to Jesus after 2 and a half years of blessing those of us who got to spend time with him, and now have a beautiful little girl, with one more child on the way.  We got to walk side by side with each other as we journeyed some of the hardest, most painful times of our lives, and now we get to walk side by side down a different path.  If I would have been asked 4 years ago (or even this past summer for that matter when another our daughter went to be held by God before us) if I could ever really see this picture being taken I would have laughed outwardly (cried inwardly), and said no.  I am so happy I was wrong, and that I cannot fathom the plans of God.  These joys do not erase the years of heart ache for us, or the great loss for Andrew and Marie, yet these joys (our children) add a richness to our lives that I know we are both thankful for.  

Easter and Life In General

 Eating Paska at Grandma Johnston's.  My mom makes the best paska in the world.  I have tasted many others paska and still my mom makes the best!

 Kenzie decided to play in the rain one day and she had a blast.  Her brother on the other hand was not to happy about the rain!

 My boy who can sleep anywhere! And in almost any position

 Sleeping with daddy!

 We used to have two quads, however we are down to one right now and the other day they were squealing away while I was in the kitchen and I walked in to see this the two of them riding the quad together!

 He already looks like a football player!

 I love her smile!

 Sitting on a stump

 Love this boys hair!  I think I will let it grow long for a while so it gets nice and shaggy!

 Looking at and doing puzzles with James at the Krahn family Easter

 Hanging out with Auntie Jodi

 Sucking on the Birthday Cupcake candles

 The older boy cousins

 My two nieces with one of my fabulous sister in laws

 Some of the fun gifts we got from G & G Krahn

 I think we said something she was not impressed with

 Program time

 One of the three songs we sang

 Grandma Krahn accompanied by Kenzie.  Not sure who is having more fun? Grandma or Kenzie?

 I think we have a performer on our hands

 The men again

 My niece's with my other fabulous sister in law

 Reading scripture!

 Jaris wanted in on the action too

 Reading more scripture

 At the park with the cousins

Going down the slide with another fantastic cousin

We just had a fantastic Easter weekend with family.  We got together with both Jeral's family and my family.  It made for a busy weekend, yet a fun weekend.  We also told our families that the little baby growing in me is a boy!  Yep we are having another boy! We feel very blessed and excited to be adding one more to our family come August 25th.  We are sure Kenzie will be able to handle being the only girl in the family, after all she is a fiery and feisty girl.  Plus I have a feeling that her brothers will be the ones beating away the boys that she chases after and kisses!!!