The Road Less Traveled

What I want:

2011-09-17T22:51:00.003-05:00

What I want: To travel the road less traveled. To live on a farm, either here or there. To have the walls painted sky blue. To have a craft room. painted yellow. Yellow makes me smile. It's just a cheery color. To have my husband home at night. To be a stay-at-home mom. To cloth diaper. To learn more about my kids. To not complain. To eat all organic. To study more of The Word. To know Him in a much deeper way, not the superficial way. To be more artsy. To see the world in color, not black and white as most see it. To be a better wife, mom, daughter, sister, friend. To be more creative. To experiment more with food. To go. when and wherever we want. To not be judgmental. To get a tattoo. To continue to have this fire burning in my heart and not let the enemy put it out. To ramble on and on and on and on.

2011-08-18T19:39:00.002-05:00

Woah!! It has been a super long time since I updated this! Well here goes; it shouldn't be too much. :)

Gabe is now 6 and has just this week started 1st grade. Hicks Academy is in full swing. He is doing great!! We hit another milestone yesterday 08/17/2011: he lost his first tooth. Milestones with him are few and far between, so we relish in any of them. The tooth fairy left him $2. He was so excited to add to his money jar. He $4 closer to his Star Wars Lego set he is saving for. Gabe is such a story teller! Right at this moment he is telling me about a robot mouse he built and keeps hidden. He feeds it cheese to keep it quiet so we will not find it. That is just one of the stories I have heard since I have been home for oh just about 3 hours. I have no idea where he comes up with it?! He has a great imagination!

Hannah just turned 3 last Saturday. She will soon start school at the Burkett Center. This is a little sad for mommy. Our baby girl is growing up! She will be going to school outside of our home so she can get the therapy she needs. Hannah has advanced so much over this last year! We are super proud of our Hannah bug!! We are in the process of getting her a push chair/wheel chair. I never realized how expensive these things are! The one we really hope to get her is called a Special Tomato chair and it's around $4,000. We are praying that Medicaid and our insurance will cover most of the cost. If not you may see us doing a "Get Hannah a Chair Fund".

Sarah turned 1 on July 29. She is our little chunky monkey! She has such a personality. She babbles and squeals whenever she sees or hears us. She is rolling over and pushing up with her hands. She is not crawling yet, but maybe in the coming months. Sarah is showing signs of whatever Hannah has, to which we still have no diagnosis. We will meet with a new team of doctors in September. They will be working with Dr. Lose, our genetics specialist and Dr. McGrath, our neurologist. Hopefully we will uncover some answers when we meet.

I have started a little crafty hobby thing. Don't know what to call it. :) Crafty business maybe? The name of this little endeavor is Sweet Birdie Art. I haven't done too much except start a Facebook Fan Page and an email address. You should check it out on FB. If you would like anything please contact me via FaceBook or email: sweetbirdieart@gmail.com. I would love to create something for you and your family! :)

I will try and post on here more. I can't make any gurantees to the frequency of said postings, but I will try to update at least once a week. I am a wife, mommy and full-time employee outside of the home. (hopefully that last part will change in the coming months) I really want to be a stay-at-home mommy, but God has everything planned.

Hope you have a great Friday tomorrow and a great weekend!

Where has the time gone?

2010-12-08T18:23:00.009-06:00

I have not blogged since January!! The first month of the year! And here it is December, the last month of the year. A ton has gone on since last post. Last post we announced we were expecting.

Sarah Eden was born on July 29, 2010. She weighed 8 lbs 1 oz. 20.25 in long. She is absolutely beautiful! She is adored by her big brother and big sister! She is a mommy's girl at the moment, but daddy says that will change.

Gabe turned 5 April 22nd and in August we started homeschooling. It is going great! We joined Agape Academy. Gabe is doing awesome! His favorite subject is math. He loves to memorize his Bible verses. He has the biggest imagination! He loves to play superhero and he gets us all involved.

Hannah turned 2 August 13th. She is doing great! Therapy is awesome! She got new therapists this past summer and she started speech therapy along with everything else. She still has her daddy wrapped around her little finger, she always will. She is definitely going through the "terrible two's". She is very vocal about things and will throw a tantrum at the smallest things!

David and I both turned 30 this year. I still don't feel old, am I supposed to? David is still the most amazing man of God. We celebrated 8 years of marriage on November 23. I can't wait to see what God has in store for us in this upcoming year!

I have turned my sewing hobby into something. I have started making and selling key fobs and applique shirts. It's been pretty fun so far. :) I will soon be setting up a website to get the word out. If you would like anything let me know!

We are praying about several things, including adoption. We want a big family and we believe God is calling us to adopt. We have prayed and talked and prayed some more. We hope to adopt within the next year or two. We've been talking about the possibility of adopting a baby boy or a toddler. Gabe wants a brother he can play with now. David said a few weeks ago he thinks our next child will be adopted and he will be about 2 or 3 years old. We don't know who God has chosen as our son, but we pray we get to meet him soon.

Most everyone knows my heart for Africa. I believe that is where our son is. We have been praying for so long and we will continue to pray on this. I ask that you please pray with us. Pray for guidance and discernment.

We are also praying about doing some mission work in 2011. We are wanting to take the whole family with us. I know that sounds a little crazy, taking a 5 year old, a 2 year old and an infant on an international trip, but that's what we hope to do. We want them to be able to be blessed with sharing God's love to others also.

Our God is an awesome God! Look forward to some more amazing things soon! :)

How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who publishes peace, who brings good news of happiness, who publishes salvation, who says to Zion, "Your God reigns." Isaiah 52:7 ESV

Answered Prayers

2010-01-16T01:02:00.002-06:00

Oh my! Where have I been?? I have not posted since October! Well a lot has gone on since last post. Holidays, new baby(niece), adoption talk and ...........BABY NEWS!

Yes we are expecting our 3rd baby. We are so very excited! We had our first ultrasound yesterday and got some pictures of our sweet blessing. This is answered prayers! We were wanting to have another baby, but we had to let God control that part. He is the one who gives life. Our due date is August 11, 2010. I know that is super close to Hannah's birthday (08/13/08).

I have been nauseated of course and super tired! My clothes are beginning to get a little snug, but I am no where near as big as I was with Hannah at this point. Nothing major right now.

In other news, Hannah has started sleeping in her Pack-n-Play at night & she is going to sleep on her own! This is MAJOR!! She still wakes up crying in the middle of the night, but normally goes right back to sleep without us having to get her. Now if we can only get Gabe to sleep in his room, then we will have our bed for a few months before new baby arrives.

Also, we have had some discussions on adoption. David and I feel God is calling us to adopt from Ethiopia. We have some major things to do before that day comes. We are continuing to seek God and His purpose for our lives. Please be in prayer with us on this and with new baby.

I am going to get better at updating, especially since God has us on a crazy journey! (Which we are super excited about) Have a great weekend!!

P.s. Please be in prayer for the people of Haiti! Seek God during this time and see where He leads you. Maybe you can get involved in some sort of relief effort!

Swimming against the Current

2009-10-19T23:18:00.006-05:00

Swimming against the current. That's what we have decided to do. (In a sense that is what all Christians do day in and day out.) We have begun to gather our resources, look at our options and make some huge life-changing decisions. The road is not going to be smooth and easy(it never has been), but we will be in it together with Christ leading us. No specifics just yet, that will be another day(and another post). We do ask for your prayers!! They are going to be greatly needed! Pray for guidance and perseverance. Pray that we have our hearts, eyes, and every other part of us open to what our Lord is telling us He wants us to do!

On another note: I have begun a little sewing endeavor. If anyone would like anything please let me know! All profits from your purchase will be used towards our secret project. (know that it is a great secret!!) and now a few pics of what I will be selling:

Pillowcase dresses(and yes Hannah is crying)

I have many different fabrics!

Tutus

Hannah's ladybug tutu

Appliqué shirts

Bleached shirts

I will have many more things one here soon(ex. burp cloths, blankets, cloth blocks) Let me know if you need anything, I will be more than happy to create something for you! Thanks and HAPPY MONDAY!!

I am thankful for having freedom and the ability to worship when & how I choose. Not everyone has this right.

P.s. Sometimes God doesn't ask us to take a step, He asks us to JUMP!

Shhh! You'll wake the babies. :)

2009-10-14T18:02:00.005-05:00

Right now it is super quiet in our home. Why? Gabe and Hannah are both asleep. This doesn't happen often so I'm very much enjoying it! I am on vacation this week and have not done very much of anything. It's been raining most every day, but that's ok. At least I'm at home with the family! David has taken some time off, too, except right now he had to go in to close tonight. He is off the rest of the week!

My birthday was last Friday, Oct. 9. I did take that day off also and it was nice! We had a very good day of doing nothing. Sunday David was able to come to church with us (he normally works, but was able to close on this day) which was AWESOME! He hasn't been to a morning service since Easter. After church we went to his mom's for my birthday lunch. We had super yummy food! His mom always lets the birthday person choose the menu. I chose chicken, pinto beans, cornbread, baked mac&cheese and pineapple casserole. We had carrot cake with cream cheese icing, which was so good!

Today has been a super lazy day and I think I need to get up and do something. (like clean) I did buy a new shower curtain the other day to celebrate fall. It's cute. That's about all I've done this week. Oh well that's why I'm on vacation. To do nothing. :)

On another note: Gabe and I were watching a video the other night about orphans in Ethiopia. Gabe asked why the kids were called orphans and I explained they have no mommies or daddies, that they live in a home with others and are taken care of by nannies. He then asked if we could get him a new brother that doesn't have a mommy or daddy and let him come live with us. He said he would love him like he loves Hannah and he would share all his toys and his room. He then wanted to pray that God would send the children mommies and daddies to love them. How amazing that God can stir the heart of a 4 year old with a simple video! God has been touching mine and David's heart, too. Through simple little things: stickers on cars, videos sent to us in emails, songs, meeting adopted little girls at the park(this happened yesterday & yes this little girl was so cute!) Who knows where God will lead us? Only He does. What we will do is listen to Him and continue to pray for His guidance and provision.

I have joined a new women's small group and we are reading Me, Myself, & Lies by Jennifer Rothschild. So I think I will go and study today's section while I have quiet time. Happy Wednesday!

Things I'm thankful for: 1. God's mercy, 2. sleepy, rainy days, 3. VACATION! 4. sleeping babies.

Have a good rest-of-the-week. :)

Yes he is wearing my old gown from HS graduation. He found it today & decided he was going to play wizards. too funny!

my baby girl getting her beauty rest.

These next 2 are from our last trip to the zoo. Aubie was there & Gabe just had to have his pic made w/ him. No we are not Auburn fans. Gabe didn't know who he was. We also got to see them feed the tiger(they didn't feed him Aubie, Daddy asked.) :)

Gabe was so excited!

This is from a few weeks ago, but I just love watching my babies sleep! and yes they do sleep in the bed with us. Both of them! When we have more babies we will have to buy a bigger bed. Does anyone know if they make anything bigger than a king? just kidding!

doc appts

2009-10-01T00:11:00.005-05:00

2 weeks ago we went for Hannah's appointments with ophthalmology and neurology. Both reports were good. Dr. Hein(eyes) was very excited about Hannah's progression! He said she was doing so much better since he last saw her.

Dr. McGrath(brain) wants to do a muscle biopsy in 6 months. He said this will give us answers to what is going on with our baby girl. He made it 6 months away due to flu season. He doesn't want Hannah anywhere near the hospital, even for a routine visit until flu is over. So that means waiting until next spring, which is fine with me. Hannah is doing great! She has become Miss Attitude! I love her little personality that has blossomed! Gabe is doing awesome, too! He is growing up much too quickly.

I love this time of year! Leaves changing colors, crisp air, football and all the holidays that go along. We have begun discussing costume options for Halloween. Hannah will be a ladybug, which I am making, and Gabe wants to either be Aang from Avatar: The Last Airbender or Superman.( but his mind changes daily) Either way, I think we will probably make his costume. I can't wait to get started!

I think I'm off to bed. It's 1:15am and Hannah is still awake. Maybe if I lay in bed with her she will want to go to sleep. Maybe?

Have a great week!!

The Fall preview Weekend

2009-08-24T20:15:00.003-05:00

This weekend's weather was AWESOME! It felt just like a nice, crisp autumn day in November. I can not wait! I love autumn and everything that goes with it! You can't wait either, huh? Well, this weekend was a definite preview of the upcoming season and it felt wonderful.

Saturday we were lazy most of the day. D had to work in the afternoon so we didn't really plan to do anything. I had promised Gabe to go to the zoo with one stipulation:we had to take a nap first. Hannah and I napped for a very long time. Gabe didn't sleep a wink. When I woke I thought it was too late to go. I checked online. Thank you Jesus! The zoo didn't close until 7 pm. Gabe, Hannah and I packed up the car and left around 4:30pm.

We got to the zoo around 5pm. Gabe wanted to go to the barn, so off we went. But not without a hitch. Hannah started crying(actually screaming). She didn't want to sit in her new stroller. She didn't want to be held. She was just super cranky! We had to make a pit spot by the carousel to feed Hannah her dinner. After finally getting her to calm down we headed to the Barn to pet some of farm animals.

We walked all over the zoo. Looking at all of Gabe's favorite animals. We went to see the lions and tigers. The white tiger was very active. He didn't like having his pic taken. He kept jumping at the glass and scaring people!

It was a perfect day to be outside! We very much enjoyed ourselves. On our way home, Daddy called and said he had already gotten off work. We were EXCITED! A Saturday night with D home! He arrived before we did, so he started dinner. We had breakfast food, which was yummy!

Sunday we went to church. Very good service! "Bishop" John delivered an amazing message from God. We are so thankful he allowed God to speak through him. The message was on evangelism and how we all are commanded to do so. Mile 1 = easy. Mile 2 = this is where you want to give up.(but stick it out!) Thank you John! We needed this!

The rest of Sunday was just lazy and nap day. We went to Nana and Papa's for Sunday night dinner.(some of my fave food! pork chops, cornbread, beans, potatoes)

Since I didn't post over the weekend I've got to catch up.

Things I am thankful for: 1. days I get to spend with my family. 2. Crisp morning air filling my lungs. 3. snuggling up with my babies for naps.

Have a great week!

Gabe checking out the otters.

showing sister the otters.

My ferocious lion!

The tiger showing off his teeth.

Looking at the white rhinos

Gabe exploring

Hannah enjoying her finger

Hannah, Gabe & the African mask

Baby giraffe

flamingo

Is this really how he acts? & other mishaps of a Friday

2009-08-22T01:12:00.007-05:00

So. Today I was off work. How awesome to be home for just a day. Refreshing! I got to finally meet Debbie, Hannah's physical therapist. I've talked with her numerous times on the phone, but never got to meet her in person! Susan came to do therapy also. She is Hannah's service coordinator and special instruction therapist. I was so thankful to be able to sit in on therapy. Hopefully one day I will be able to sit in on all therapy session, but right now I'm where God has me.

Hannah was not a happy camper for therapy today, though. She cried. and cried. and cried. She didn't calm down until I sat down with her and we did patty cake. She was super tired. The girl didn't go to sleep til 3:30 am and we had to wake her at 9:15 for 1st session of therapy. So needless to say Susan or Debbie didn't get to work with her very

much.

Being home today made me realize how much I do not know about Gabe. He was an absolute terror while therapy was here. He was running from one end of the house to the other. (&we live in a small home!) He would not listen and calm down. We did time out and he FREAKED out! He screamed. He cried. He talked back. all while sitting in time out.

I have noticed he only acts out when David and I are home together. He is perfect for me while D is at work at night. He helps me, he is polite, doesn't talk back, but when D is here Gabe is a terror. He is like this also if we are around others(i.e. church). He wants to run amok.(if that's how you spell it) If anyone has any suggestions on discipline, please let me know!

I sometimes feel like I need to call Nanny 911, no joke! Whenever I say something, everyone just says "Oh he's being a boy" I'm fine with the rambunctiousness, but not the talking back.

We went to Red Robin for lunch. It was good, but not my first choice. I wanted Jason's Deli. We did time crunch and didn't think it possible. Next time we will try it. Red Robin was way too much for lunch-we spent $42(w/tip) Entirely way too much!!! We would have spent around $20 at Jason's Deli and would have eaten a whole lot healthier! Definitely Jason's Deli next time.

We then proceeded to Target(a fave store of mine) where Miss Hannah got a new stroller for her birthday present. We were going to wait and see if we could get one through Children's Rehab Services, but we needed a new one now. The one we have been using was Gabe's old one. It is way too big and bulky, especially since we have to take it in everywhere with us. Hannah can't hold herself up so she can't sit in shopping carts, restaurant booster seats or high chairs. We needed a small compact stroller that would also be able to support Hannah. No ordinary umbrella stroller would do, so Hannah got a Cosco Umbria Stroller. We've had to modify it just a bit. We put Fun Noodle on the side bars to keep her from hitting her head. She looks so big in it!(I understand she is big, but you know what I mean) I can't find my camera but when I do I will post pics of her sitting in it!

Gabe and Hannah are both asleep at the moment. Gabe is on the sofa and Hannah is on a blanket on the playmate. It took me forever to get them to sleep. I will not be moving them anytime soon!

I've decided to try and post something I am thankful for everyday. I feel I don't tell God thank you enough for all the blessings He has given me. This is new, so bear with me.

I am thankful for slobbery baby kisses and sweaty, sticky big boy hugs! I know I need to get as many I can now, because one day it will not be cool to hug and kiss mom.

Have an AMAZING weekend!

Here are few pics of the kiddos.

Gabe showing of his Mickey Mouse shirt.

Isn't he cute? I have no idea why he has a marker behind his ear.

Movie night: super hero movie of course!

Getting ready for church.

Blowing raspberries & rolling over!

exploring her hands.

Hannah is 1!

2009-08-19T22:59:00.007-05:00

Welcome to the world Hannah Elizabeth!!

9lbs. 13oz. (she was 3 weeks early)

Isn't she beautiful?!

Daddy getting to hold his baby girl for the 1st time!

1st day in NICU.

Mommy getting to hold her baby girl for the 1st time!

Hannah in her cool shades! :)

She was too big for the blankets in NICU!

First family picture

Gabe holding Hannah for the first time!

Daddy getting ready to bring Hannah home!

I meant to post this last week. Our baby girl has turned 1. Her birthday was on August 13. I can not believe a whole year has gone by! Whoever said "time flies" was not lying. I wish I could slow it down. I feel like I have missed so much in a year. Having to work outside the home stinks, but I'm grateful I have a job.

I pray that this coming year in Hannah's life will be nothing but extraordinary! I pray God continues to guide us as her parents and lead us to where He wants us to be. I know Hannah is going to do great things for the kingdom of God(she already has).

Hannah's therapy is going great. She is progessing wonderfully! Thank you ARC for all your hardwork and dedication. You guys are AWESOME!!

So, in true blogger fashion,(I'm new at this) I am going to attempt to write a list of my 12 favorite things about our Hannah.

12 Things I Love About Our Hannah Elizabeth:

1. I love your chunky monkey cheeks. They are great for kisses!

2. I love the way you light up when I come home and start talking to you. She get so excited!

3. I love your red hair.

4. I love your 12 toes. yes I did say 12 toes. Hannah has biphid toes-her great toe on each foot actually has 2 and they fused together while she was in utero.

5. I love your little nose. It is so very cute!

6. I love that God gave you to us exactly when He meant to. He knew how much we longed for a baby. You were an answered prayer!

7. I love how much your big brother, Gabe loves you and loves on you! You get so excited when he gives you hugs and kisses.

8. I love how you have taught me about patience.

9. I love how you have taught us all about prayer and how God answers those said prayers. He is AWESOME and MIGHTY!

10. I love how you smell from a nice, warm bath. Baby scent=heaven!

11. I love that no matter who is holding you, when you hear Mommy's voice you start smiling and kicking and wanting Mommy to hold you!

12. I love that no matter what is going on in our lives that you have made us realize that God is in control and whatever happens is in His plan. You are His, first and foremost, and He is taking the greatest care of you!

Have a great rest of the week!

2009-08-05T17:12:00.003-05:00

This is a real quick post. Just wanted to ask for prayer for my coworker, Tammy & her family. They found out today that youngest daughter Kendal (19yrs) has leukemia. She is travelling to Austin, TX next week to start chemo. Pray for comfort & peace for the family. Pray for wisdom for the doctors. Pray for complete healing! Thanks!!

2009-07-27T19:38:00.001-05:00

Just watched this. Think I'm going to order one of these shirts!

Monday Fun day

2009-07-27T18:31:00.005-05:00

Today was an AWESOME day! I was off work and got to spend the day with David and the kids! I loved it!! We went out to lunch for Gabe's fav, pizza and then headed to the park. I forgot the camera, so no pictures. :( But we spent a couple of hours playing. We had a blast! I'm off tomorrow to help with cooking for the Nest. (also have a dr appt)

What is the Nest you ask? The Nest is a homeless ministry here in downtown Birmingham. Our church prepares food and serves it downtown under the interstate overpass to the homeless of the city. It is AMAZING!! For the past several months David has headed up the preparing and cooking of the food, something he enjoys tremendously. We also have a medical clinic that provides basic meds and other things to the people. We have tons of doctors and nurses who come and give of themselves freely! It is so wonderful to see everyone together showing the love of Christ. If you live here or some place near and want to help please do so! We would love for you to come. We (Agape church) go down every 4th Tuesday of the month to minister. Let me know if you want to be a part of this! I will try to post some pics of The Nest soon!

Since I have no pics from today, I will post some old ones. I hope everyone has a super great Tuesday!

This is Miss Hannah at the zoo.

Gabe riding Big Joe, the camel.

Gabe has so much fun! His first camel ride!

Daddy & big boy Gabe

Mommy & baby girl Hannah

(her first train ride!)

Gabe loves to ride the train(as you can see)

Hannah enjoying the breeze on the train.

Gabe ringing the bell after our train ride.

My 2 scary lions!

Gabe wanted a pic of them on the tractor.

Middle of the week. Post I found in my Drafts from 2009

2009-07-22T22:31:00.006-05:00

It's Wednesday. Smack in the middle of the week. At this moment I'm sitting here watching Hannah try to figure out how to get her knees under her so she can scoot. She still doesn't push up with her arms, but she is trying. She has gotten rolling over down! She has been doing great with that, now we have to get her to push up!

We did not have our party Saturday. We went to the store and got cupcakes, brownies and lots of other yummy party snacks. Gabe decided he wanted to share them, so we took them to Nana and Papa's for Sunday night family dinner. We go over to David's parents' house every Sunday night for a big family dinner. It's great! We love spending time with the whole family and it's great fellowship! We thank Nana and Papa so very much for allowing us to crash their home every Sunday!! If you've ever seen Home Alone, remember the opening scenes of the family running around crazy and all noisy-that is every Sunday night with us! We love it and would not trade it for anything! Although Nana is going to have to get a bigger dining room table. We keep adding kids! Here's the breakdown of who comes to family dinner: Nana, Papa, Christopher, Sidney, Alyson(David's older sister), David(or DMac, Aly's husband), their children Josey(7), Anna(4soon-to-be5) & Will(2) (& soon-to-be baby sister in November), David(my hubby), me(Kristy), and our children Gabe(4) and Hannah(11mths). Needless to say it's like a party every Sunday!

Hannah had therapy today. It was with Donna, her Occupational therapist. It was a good session. I'm not sure what they worked on, I was at work. :( I wish I could be here for her sessions, but unfortunately I miss them because of work. Hannah starts next month with going down to the ARC for group sessions. Very exciting! It will give her more interaction with children her age and hopefully motivate her to do more things, explore her environment and so on! Here are a few pics of her rolling.

Look of determination. Ready to go!

Got on my side!

Almost there!

So happy!! She just got done eating. Needs a clean face! :)

I think I'm about to go read for a little while before bed. I hope everyone has a blessed Thursday.

-Kristy

Lazy Saturday

2009-07-18T16:57:00.002-05:00

Today we have been lazy! It's been nice, though. No place to be, nothing to do. I got to sleep in for the first time in a long time! I woke at 9:30 am! Daddy did mow the lawn today and while he was busy doing that, Gabe, Hannah & I went to pick up lunch. After lunch Daddy had to go to work. :( He's a chef and has to work nights & weekends. Hopefully he will get off around 9 pm tonight!

Gabe has decided we're going to have a party tonight. For what you ask? I have no idea. Do you really need a reason to have a party? I don't think so. We're about to go to the store & pick some things for our party. Gabe has requested a chocolate cake. I guess we will be on our hunt for a yummy chocolate cake. I have no idea what to cook for dinner. I'm thinking of picking up pizza (Gabe's favorite)

On another note, Hannah is a rolling machine! She is doing so good about rolling from her back to her tummy! She is now 11 months old & is doing good with therapy. She will soon be a whole 1 year old! We have decided to give Miss Hannah a pink princess party. I've found the cutest princess things at Hobby Lobby(they are way cheaper than Michael's) I can not believe our baby girl is almost 1!!! This year has flown by!

We are about to leave for the store. I will post more later. Party & more!!

All-Star Game

2009-07-15T23:24:00.000-05:00

It has been a very long time since I last posted. I'm going to get better at this, I promise! :) I don't really have too much to write about at this time. I thought I would share some pics from the minor league All-Star Game we went to on Monday night. We had tons of fun! I had received a family ticket from work, so David & I had decided to take Gabe and Hannah. We also took Christopher & Sidney, too. They were a hoot! They are David's AWESOME younger siblings!

Family picture-Me, David, Gabe & Hannah at the All-Star game.

Gabe loves his sister!

Gabe enjoying his yummy ballpark hotdog.

Mouth just a little too full!

Christopher with his mouth full of not-so-good fries!

Christopher & Gabe

Sidney really enjoying her funnel cake. ha!

Yummy funnel cake!

Daddy & Hannah

Hannah finally went to sleep. She was so tired!

Gabe not too much interested in the game. :)

The fireworks show after the game. It was AWESOME!

Gabe loved the fireworks! We all enjoyed them!

2009-05-22T00:21:00.000-05:00

Hey everyone! This is the first ever Hicks Family blog entry. It's very late/super early, however you want to look at it. It's 12:23 am. I just put Hannah Elizabeth down for the night (hopefully) and Gabe has been in bed since about 9:30 pm or so. They are getting so big!! Gabriel Michael turned 4 on April 22, 2009 and Hannah Elizabeth turned 9 months on May 13, 2009. How quickly time flies! Tomorrow is Gabe's last day of Pre K3. I'm kind of sad. He has enjoyed being in Mrs. Griggs class and she has been an awesome teacher!
I think I'm about to go to bed and try to get some sleep before the alarm goes off (at 6 am). I was going to stay up until David came home from work, but I'm really tired. He will just have to wake me, if that's possible, out of my coma sleep! Good night all!

P.s. Pray for Hannah. We went to the neurologist last Wednesday 05/13/09 and it wasn't very encouraging. Dr. McGrath told us to look at what's going on with Hannah as if there is no cure and no treatment. He says all this and yet no one can give us a definite answers as to why she is not developing normally. I say God can heal any thing, so be in prayer for Hannah and prayer for strength for David and I. Also, that we can get a diagnosis so that we can get Hannah into the treatment programs to best benefit her. She is in therapy with the ARC of Jefferson County and she has done AWESOME!! Thank you!!

In His love
Kristy