Levi turned 2 on Friday! We celebrated with our friends the Marshalls and Joe and Penny Clark. Levi loved eating his cake as you can see here. We got him a rocking horse because he loves to ride things saying yehaw! Sometimes it's hard to believe that we have a two year old but then I look in the bathroom and see ALL of the toilet paper unraveled and suddenly it's very real...
On our walk this morning, Levi and I stopped to watch a busy bee! The flowers this year are amazing due to all the rain we've been getting. Our front yard is on fire with wildflowers!
Summer has finally arrived in Colorado!! Levi beggs me all day long to go "ouside". He loves the little swing under our deck and loves to bother Aven, our golden retriever even more. The other day I found Levi sitting on Aven saying yeehaw! Too cute! Aven of course being the gentle and patient dog that she is, let him do so for quite a while. We've been enjoying going for walks, going swimming (although this has only happend once so far due to no public outdoor pools in Estes...)
Most of you know already by now that I had a miscarriage last week. Just shy of three months of my pregnancy and there were signs of trouble. A visit to the doctor where we had 2 ultrasounds and an exam confirmed our fears. There was no heartbeat. I lost the baby just an hour or so after the doctor visit. Obviously we are shocked and saddened by this turn of events but we trust the Lord in His faithfulness to give us the strength to bear it. I have never before felt His presence as strongly as that day and the days that followed. Jason has been supportive and wonderful through all of this. I am so greatful to have Levi and the joy he brings us every day. I also want to thank all of our friends and family who have blessed us with cards, e-mails, phone calls and hugs. It means a lot to us to be so loved and cared for by all of you. I am healing although I'm sure that my heart will take longer than my body to mend. My heart goes out to all women who have had to go through this. It is no easy thing to get over. I truly believe that God has more children in mind for us (whether from my own womb or not is up to Him) I just need to be patient and lean on Him. To trust His wisdom more than mine. Please keep us in your prayers. I am so thankful that my parents where here with us during this hard time and that Jason was able to stay with me for 4 days to help me with Levi and just be there to listen.
I am truly blessed by my family and my friends and most of all by my faith in our heavenly Father.
My parents came to visit a few weeks ago and brought Levi a pair of lederhosen! It was so funny! They were too big of course since he's so tiny but they stayed up alright. They had just gotten back from Austria and Germany, visiting our family and some missionaries. Levi had fun spending time with Oni (my mom) and dada (grandad, but who can say it right anyway??)
Levi and Caleb playing together a few weeks ago. They get along so well, we just enjoy watching them!
Jason's mom, Granbeth came last week for a nice visit. This is a typical pose of that week. Her and Tim both took a lot of pictures of Levi, so unfortunatly I didn't end up taking a lot. Levi loved having them here, as did we. Beth got to spend lots of time with Levi while we took naps, helped hondo and trish move, and the guys went skiing.
We spent one morning walking by the river in Estes, playing at the playground and having a lot of fun.
Levi and granbeth singing kareokee! It was hilarious!
Our best friends, Hondo and Trisha Wynn left on Wednesday for Slovenia as long term missionaries. This was a joyous and miserable time. We had a little goodbye party for them with our old small group buddies. Hondo and Trisha have known Jason and I since Ravencrest, before we were even a couple. They have seen us through all sorts of times. Hondo was in our wedding and has been Jason's mountain partner. They have spent countless hours skiing, hiking, rock climbing and avalache training together. Trish and I took a little longer getting to know eachother but it was so worth it! I helped in her classroom when I was pregnant with Levi and once she had little Caleb we hung out a ton. She is a great friend with whom I enjoyed sharing my spiritual journey with as well as just having fun. They will be missed by our whole group and our little town. One day we look forward to visiting them, as they are only a short distance from Vienna =)
Dierdre and little Isaac
Earl and Hondo and the guys played montana golf. Earl accidentaly hit our dog, Aven, with a ball and Levi got really mad, threw his milk down and said "NO". It was really funny.
Beautiful Hannah
Caleb enjoyed eating dirt! He was really excited about it!
The girls, Tonya, Trisha, Steph, Abby, and me. Dierdre was inside taking care of Isaac.
A typical pose for Jason and Hondo
