Alec's Our Man

This Saturday was all about Alec. Most Saturdays, Taylor is the man, but no wrestling today. Taylor had a great meet on Thursday. He won in overtime to kid that had beat Taylor twice. That kid was very good and it was very exciting. Sorry to say, I was the only one there. Dad and Ryan got the news quickly via the cell phone.

Alec played in a basketball tournament and he did well. Here are a view pictures. My camera stinks compared to Jana Curd's, she takes amazing pictures.Check out her blog.

It is cold in Iowa today.the wind chill is about 20 below O. A good day to stay home in front of a fire, too bad we do not have one. Jeff came home to a 90 temp difference. Caeleigh has hardly left her Dad's side since he came home. She is very fond of him. Here she is rearranging my refrid.

Ryan started Iowa State this week. So far, I have heard no news about quiting. Mom is thankful for that. Ryan is good about calling home. He is very, very good to his siblings. We are so thankful for the bond our kids have.

Dad's Away

Jeff has been in Haiti the last week, doing a conference for pastors. He loves it so much and it has gone well. But being a single parent is not easy. Maybe I am spoiled because he helps me so much.
Caeleigh tells me," No work! Stay home with Caeleigh-Kah." Believe me, I'd rather stay home. It is cold and hauling her to the babysitter early in the morning is hard. Then to take my sweet baby to wrestling meets by myself. One could understand if you have ever been to one. On Saturdays, I spend 8 hours sitting on bleachers.
I'd better stop complaining. I am so thankful for my kids!! I just want Jeff home. I really have missed him.

Our Complete Family

Our family is now complete with the arrival of our precious Caeleigh. Last Christmas I could not wait to have her with us. This year seemed like a dream. She was so happy, yelling "yea" after opening each present. All of us enjoyed watching her, she was so fun!!

Thank You Oakley

Thank you Oakley for my new Christmas present. I loved it and wore them to bed last night.

Oakley is Caeleigh's best friend from her orphanage in China. They loved each other and share a special friendship. She now lives in Kentucky and we stay connected via email,phone and a visit this last summer.

Taylor finished third in Siouxland Conference last night.

Hey, I 'm really starting to enjoy this blogging!!

We had a great weekend with Taylor taking first in his wrestling tournament. We are very proud of him.

Caeleigh always makes me smile. Check out her two new sleeping positions. She has unloaded my tree a couple times a day for the last few days. I just replace them when she is not looking.

Taylor looked like he was dying here,but Caeleigh was happy he won!!

A Busy Month

The time does seem to fly by. We are in the midst of our busiest month. Jeff and I enjoy having many holiday get-togethers at our home. It is fun, but the month does seem to slip by.

Taylor is busy with wrestling. He is having a good season so far. He did not wrestler last year so he has had a couple of tough matches.

Caeleigh was dedicated to the Lord. It was special to have Ryan home with us to celebrate God's rich blessing of this special little girl. She continues to charm most of us. She can be crabby in the morning. But after a hour she is happy and making us all smile. It is so fun to see her bloom. She is one special little girl. Oh how thankful we are for her.

Alec is busy with basketball. He is quite social and loves sports.

We finished football and now we start wrestling. So soon I will have no free weekends, but I love to watch Taylor wrestle. I am not sure how Caeleigh will do at those long meets.

Ryan comes home next Sat., but I am on call, so I will not get to go to the airport. He calls and talks to me quite often, so I am OK. Caeleigh is being dedicated to the Lord on Sunday. Again I am on call, but a nurse is covering church time for me.