My flower girls (again)!!

Well, as most of you know we moved to PA. from MO. a year ago and we are so happy here. We got a call from a friend in MO. saying she was engaged (which we knew was coming) and she wanted our two oldest for her flower girls.

Of course they were thrilled.
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THE REHEARSAL

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THE WEDDING DAY

~HEIDI~

~HALLIE~

~HOPE~

HALLIE AND HOPE

Pictures before the wedding:
The bride, her sister and her parents

Keeping busy before the wedding. Thank you leap frog!!

Hope looking at a book while waiting.

Here come the flower girls.
The reason why you should get married, to show off beautiful flower girls!!! LOL

I just love them so much and
they did such a great job.

Ok, ok she's pretty too!
Rachel is such a sweet girl and we are honored
to be friends with her family and be a part of her special day.

Her dress was stunning!!

Yes Chuck, we like you too!!

Hi Heidi!!

Hi Hallie!!

Yay, congratulations!!

Ok, I must explain. Hope starting asking why she can't walk with her sisters.
So we made her the honorary "after flower girl".
She went and picked up every petal her sisters dropped and she was thrilled!!

So diligent!

The girls made a friend with the ring bearer.

We had some fun.
Can you find Hope?

...again look at Hope. She's so funny.

The grooms cake

Our friend Kelsey

We were so excited to go Home.
We missed Daddy so much!!

Daddy got us presents and mommy flowers.
We were very surprised!!

We missed him so much. It's great to be home!

Baby Hayden update

Unfortunately, it is not good news. We have been hoping and praying for miraculous healing or things to just stay the same, but that was not what God had in His plans at this time.

#1. The Pulmonary Arteries did continue to swell. remember if they continue to swell too much they will press against the lungs and cause further complications.

#2. His heart function itself has weakened. It was not quite as strong as the last appointment.

#3 My chance of a miscarriage is higher now, which was my worst fear. I was not expecting to hear this. I was not quite as strong this time. I did break down a little.

The girls are in a wedding in MO. this weekend so we are flying out on Wednesday for a week. Our concern is that something may happen while we are gone, but not likely. The Dr. said that Hayden is the most complex case they have had and they are very concerned about the next 4-6 weeks. Our next appointment at CHOP is for July 19th. It will either be 2 hrs or 6 hrs we don't know yet.

Obviously this is not the news we wanted, but we know that God is still in control.

A very good friend of mine shared this verse with me. It really meant a lot. Sometimes we all need a little reminder who is our true ROCK and who keeps us strong.

I Samuel 2:2 There is none holy as the Lord:for there is none beside thee:neither is there any rock like our God.

Baby news!!

Please go down and start reading under the pictures below first. I have this a little out of order.
Then come back for further explanation.

#1 is a hole in his heart, we don't know how big it will grow as he grows. It will have to be repaired.

#2 is a valve missing in his right ventricle which is causing the blood not to flow as it should and it is just sloshing back and forth like a washing machine. The red and blue blood is mixing together. It should be separate. This is causing the bottom 2 chambers of his heart not to function correctly. They are there, just not working right.

#3 because the valve is missing it is causing the pulmonary arteries to swell. If they continue to swell it could affect the lungs.




I know it has been a while and I apologize for that to those of you who try to keep up with our crazy life. I think most of you know we are having a baby. We are very excited!!

Monday, May 17th we had our first real ultrasound where you could tell it was actually a baby and see all the parts, fingers, toes, mouth and nose. We are pleased to announce we are finally having a boy!!! The girls are so excited. He will be so spoiled. But...

there is some bad news. "Hayden", that is his name, has a heart defect. He has been diagnosed with"Coronary heart disease".

Now go back to diagram and explanations above.


We have an ultrasound at Children's hospital in Philadelphia every 4 weeks. We will also have to deliver there so Hayden can get immediate attention when he is born. I will try to keep you updated as much as possible.

We don't know what the out come will be because a variety of things could happen. Likeliness of a miscarriage is very slim. He is safe in my womb, but his condition at birth is very uncertain. Surgery will definitely have to happen. When? We don't know.

For right now we are trusting God and praying hard. If He chooses not to heal Hayden then we are praying for His grace and strength through the hard parts.

Seeing our newborn going into heart surgery will certainly be hard, but I know our God will walk with us all the way.
This is when we will see one set of FOOTPRINTS.

We would appreciate all your prayers for our precious son.

Our Christmas

Better late then never.
These sweaters came from a family in MO who are our great friends.

Hope loves Caillou. She was very excited.
She also got a lunch box, books and movies.

Hallie is very much into art.
My mom found this paint by number kit and Hallie loved it.
She has finished one already and
we are going to send it to one of her friends in MO.

Heidi got a computer. Her and Hope both love it.

They all love horses.

Fairy wings

Princess or bride veils

This one is a very special gift.

There is a wonderful lady in our church that reads missionary
stories to the 1st - 3rd graders in primary church.
She read about Mary Slessor for a time and it really spoke to Hallie.
She is amazed with her work and her bravery and her trust in the Lord.
I found this book at a ladies conference I was at last fall with my church. I just had to get it.

Heidi got these binoculars and walkie talkies.
She loves them both.

My brother got these T-shirts for the girls.

They say Property of Alcatraz penitentiary

Then stamped in red it says:
Reject too cute!!

My brother is going to college out in CA for Missions.
He is very much an adult and wasn't about to get stuck with
18 yr old freshman in the dorms so he found a Christian couple
who's kids were grown and out of the house and
they had a room to rent.
Anyway, The wife, Mrs Z made these scarves for my girls.
I thought they were beautiful.

Hallie sang a solo for the church musical and did a fabulous job.
It was a hard song for a 7 yr old and she did it in 2 wks.
Praise the Lord!!!

We had a great Christmas. Sorry we're so late,lol

Catching up with the Coverett's

Ok, here we are at Christmas time. I know I'm so behind, but I'll catch up.
It can be done!!

Hallie opening her Pollyanna at school at their Christmas party.

Decorating her gingerbread house.

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Sledding!!!

Hallie

Heidi

Hope

Hallie and Heidi with their good friend RJ
and our dog Boomer

Just taken Boomer out for a run. lol

mmm...

It's just not the same if you don't taste the snow.

Unfortunately our snow pants got packed away
and lost so they did get cold fast. I did have layers under the pants.

Snow Angels!!

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Have you seen this brownie thing on TV?
Well, I love it. It works great!!

Heidi's favorite spot to sleep at my parents.

I turned 30 last December. That's a fake smile.

Poor Hope and her (RLS) restless leg syndrome.
She lives on a regimen of children's Motrin and leg rubs.

Jeremy and I work in primary church, (1st -3rd grades.
So our girls come to the room so we all can help clean up.
This time they decided to make a fort with coats and chairs.


Next will be real Christmas pictures, yeah!!