- That God would raise up some solid men as leaders in our church to assist in the physical and spiritual needs of our growing church! And that our church would grow and deepen spiritually.
- That God would bless our school, Forerunner Christian Academy, to grow the number of students and deeply committed teachers and parents. Mostly that God would provide more steady financial support, so that the school could fulfill the dreams that the Lord has placed in their hearts. Thank you Lord for answering our prayer and providing such a wonderful school!
- That God would provide a boy for Jonah's class at school, to be a good friend and playmate for Jonah. (right now it's all girls)
- That God would help us stay healthy in the next few months and not have any serious medical issues (we've had hospital visits for the last two years)
Amen.
These are the sweet hostesses from my shower: Joanne, Irene, Mary, Tammy & Amanda
I had to throw in this picture of Hannah. When we woke up this morning we found Hannah with her hat falling over her eyes. We call her "Getto Hannah"!
Hannah is growing like a weed! She was 7 lbs 5 oz at birth and now just 4 weeks later she is 
Caleb has taken a special interest in his sister lately. It took him a few days to finally notice her, but now he's just as in love as his older brother. He actually ignored me for a few days - I guess that was his way of making a statement, but now he's back to his old self. You can see the love in his eyes in this picture, and I'm sure he'll be just as protective in his own way! He loves to hold her now, and he hops up in the chair and holds his hands out and says "Baby, Hold Me" when he needs a little Hannah fix. He doesn't like to hear her cry, he actually starts crying when she does (which is always helpful and brings the decibel level up a few notches). He also loves to find the pacifier and at first gently try to put it in her mouth, but if that doesn't work he quickly resorts to "not as gentle" measures! We definitely have to watch him on that one. But overall, I couldn't ask for sweeter brothers with Hannah.
I know it's a little early to post costume pictures, but Jonah and Caleb enjoyed a fun Pumpkin Party yesterday at my good friend Brooke's house. They decorated pumpkins, played games, and ate hot dogs and cupcakes. These are their very homemade costumes - I was pretty proud that they only cost about $10 for both costumes, because I used a lot of stuff I already had. If you can't tell, they are dressed as Alvin and Mickey Mouse. I was so surprised that Caleb kept his costume on even in the 80 degree heat. He actually didn't want to take it off! Jonah was very proud of his choice, the Alvin costume - even though he's never even seen the movie!
And of course I can't blog without putting a picture of our new little sweetie! Hannah got to go to church this morning, so this is her all dolled up! She's already looking older to me, each one grows up faster and faster! The other day I took her to her 1 week appointment and the nurse came out and announced "Hannah". I looked around the room for someone else, but I was the only one there with my kid! The nurse was laughing and said, "Oh yeah that's what I named my daughter" as I jumped up and realized that was me. I have a daughter! I guess I'd never heard anyone say her name like that and it was so foreign to me. I've finally gotten over calling her a "he", I guess it's just habit! She's such a good little baby, and sleeps and eats like a champ! We are all totally in love with the new little girl in our lives!
