Amazing Grace

Finally, something worth taking the family to see!

Amazing Grace, based on the life of antislavery pioneer William Wilberforce, is directed by Michael Apted (The World is Not Enough, Coal Miner's Daughter) from an original screenplay written by Academy Award® nominee Steven Knight (Dirty Pretty Things).

Elected to the House of Commons at the age of 21, and on his way to a successful political career, Wilberforce, over the course of two decades, took on the English establishment and persuaded those in power to end the inhumane trade of slavery...

(the video on my blog, to the right, is from this movie)

10 Wonderful Months

Nathan turned 10 months old this week and now thinks he is a big boy. We had his big boy car seat in the house this week and he loved to play in it and show us how big he is. I love to watch him grow and explore. Before I know it he will be celebrating his 1st birthday......

Court Update

The next critical date for court has come. Monday Feb. 26th. This is the trial that should terminate mom's rights and allow us to adopt her. D'Anne (Keri's mom) has agreed to sign the termination paperwork and supposedly sent it in on Friday the 16th. Please pray that everything goes good on Monday and also pray that Keri accepts the adoption and understands what it means.

Baths

Who is the naughty little boy that has decided he wants to stand in the bath? Hmmmm.....Nathan!! The last couple of times bath time has not been fun. Nathan gets so furious with us when we won't let him stand. So needless to say bath time is now in and out.

Kayla Update

First off I want to say thank you to all of you who are praying for Kayla.

I tried to call Kayla this morning and was told by her mom that things are not going good. Kayla is having a very hard time with the depression, ADD, and being confined to a very small room. Still no seizures, which is amazing, she would usually have at least 1 every day. They have taken her off all meds and maybe that has to do with the seizures. Anyway she does not like being there and wants to go home. The doctors will not give her a release date until they feel they have all the information they need. I will update later........

Kayla Update

Just talked to Kayla and she has not had a seizure yet. She is struggling with being in the hospital and very depressed. She will have to remain in the hospital until the doctors have seen her go through a certain number of seizures so they can gather enough information. Please continue to pray that Kayla's attitude and patience during this process improves. Thank you to all of you out there that are praying for her. God can work in miraculous ways and we should never under estimated the power of pray and healing.

Oh ya...a party too!!!!!

Here you go Brenda!

We also went to Emma's (David's niece) 1st Birthday Party this weekend. The pic is of Emma (in the pink dress on the floor) with her cousins and friends.

Sleep over and Nascar

This weekend was full of sleep overs and of course Nascar. Keri had her friend from school Sam over Friday night. They had a blast playing with Nathan and just simply being girls.

Sunday came and of course David and Nathan were dressed for the occasion. My dad bought Nathan a Kasy Kahne (Daddy's favorite driver) hat before he was even born. It was so cute to see my men in the racing hats!

Prayers.....

Please keep in your prayers my niece Kayla who is 15 and is going to U of M for a week long EKG to monitor her brain waves. Kayla has had seizures since she has been 3 months old and they are continuously getting worse. They are trying to determine what the cause of them are and if brain surgery will be needed to repair any damage. Kayla is extremely scared. She is aware of the danger that the surgery can cause. Please pray that she has peace and comfort during the whole situation and pray for wisdom for the doctors to determine what is causing these seizures.

This is a picture of Kayla with Nathan on Thanksgiving Day.

9 Months

Wow is all I can say. Where has the time gone. From only a dream and many prayers,to the little baby in my arms to my big man on the block, God is amazing. To have given this true miracle to us. Thank You!


At his 9 month check up he weighed in at 18lbs 4ozs (30%) and 29 1/2" long (95%). The doctor said you were healthy as can be. What a great thing to hear.

My Mischief Boy & My Busy Girl.

The last month has been a busy one. Nathan has decided to investigate and destroy everything. He loves to clean out his diaper bag (shame on mommy for leaving it on the floor) .

Nathan is not the only one that has kept us busy. Keri has been keeping us on our feet also. From girl scouts to Wednesday night to church to roller skating party for school the running never stops.

I can finally say that we have gone 1 week without anyone being sick in our house. YA HOOOOO!!!! But of course it was short lived. Nathan now has a wonderfull cold.