Catching up...

Okay, Okay!! So, two friends said to me today that I need to blog again! So, here I am catching up on a month of not blogging.

First of all, the main reason I haven't blogged in so long is that I am just sooo tired!! I guess being pregnant with #5 will do that to a person! I have been more sick than I remember being with any of the other pregnancies, but maybe I've blocked it out. :) I am so thrilled to be expecting another baby. What a blessing children are, and I am awed to think God would entrust me with another of His children. So, I am due March 3, and I see my Midwife for my first appointment tomorrow. Will let you all know how that goes.

So, I have also just been busy with fun Summer with my kids. We have enjoyed our new sprinkler in the backyard, ride bikes often (sometimes just the kids, sometimes as a family), and we have a lot of work going on in and around our house. Right now, we are getting a new roof. As you may remember, our tree fell onto our house the beginning of June. So, now we get a brand new roof. Yeah!

Last weekend was the big Three-Oh! for me. :) Actually, turning 30 didn't feel like that big of a deal. I feel like I've accomplished a lot, changed and grown, and made some pretty great friends in my 20's. So, a few things that happened in my 20's that I feel blessed by...my marriage, 4 children, friendships, where I'm at spiritually. The more I see marriages falling apart and hear how difficult they can be, I realize how blessed I am to be married to a loving, godly man who works on our marriage with me and God! As I hear about people who want so desperately to have just one baby, I realize how God has blessed me with 4 beautiful healthy children. (Don't tell Dino Dude or Karate Chopper that I called them beautiful!). As I thought about the friends who were at my birthday party (or wished they could have been there), I realized God has given me a great circle of friends who encourage me to be more like Him! And, God continues to bless me with the hunger & time for His Word!

Okay, enough catching up. I promise I will try to be better about blogging!! And...pictures as soon as possible! :)