Oh, what a Joy :-)

Micah helping switch out batteries in the swing

Face-Time (without an iPhone 4) :-)

Tummy Time (Joy loves it!! Unlike her big brother when he was a baby)

Boxing pose?

The Ultimate Stare-down

Our Bundle of Joy

"Baby sister" Joy has been such a blessing in our lives this past week. God is such an incredible Creator and gift-giver! Here are some photos of our precious bundle with friends and family. THANK YOU all for your love, prayers and congrats. We are grateful and overwhelmed by your support and God's goodness to us. Praise Him!

"Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good. His love endures forever."
~Psalm 136:1

Joy :-)

Daddy

Mommy

Papa and Mama Ruth with big brother Micah

Uncle Brad and DeeDee

Big brother Micah

Pastor Jim and Jeanie

"Auntie" Julie (and "uncle" Jeff not pictured) :-)

P.S. Happy Birthday, auntie Rachel!!

The Ultimate Breakfast Buffet!!

This past Saturday the Boys' and Girls' clubs from my church put on their annual fund-raising breakfast. The menu included pancakes, french toast, hash-browns, sausages, scrambled eggs and homemade donuts. Yummy!! Us leaders have been hard at work leading up to this event, we had a plethora of volunteers, and we are all praising God for how smoothly the morning went and the donations that we received. The parents, boys and girls served with smiles, and we had a steady flow of guests (bundled up in the snow to come)! Thank you, Lord!! We could not have done it without His help and the help of His people!

I am married to the most wonderful man in the world! He woke up with me at just past 6:00 a.m. on a Saturday so that he could take care of Micah at the breakfast to free me up for what I needed to do (be in the kitchen, coordinate volunteers, etc). He also ran some errands for us (picked up more eggs, butter, hash-browns and OJ when we were about to run out at the end of the morning)!!

Here are some pictures of the event...

Servers:

Beverage cart gals:

Greeters:

Eaters:

Serving Station:

Line of hungry folk:

Cooks and runners:

Beverage table:

Doughnut rollers:

Pancake flipper:

The last two pancakes of the morning - king size:

The eating area:

Cleaners:

37 Weeks!!

Happy Groundhog Day!

I haven't read up on whether or not the Groundhog saw his shadow today, but we here in MI really got a pile of snow overnight! Micah's enjoyed looking outside at the Winter Wonderland today, and watching daddy push the snow-thrower down the driveway tonight. (He's already been out for about 1 1/2 hours - and he's still at it)!

Getting ready for baby Joy!

We are all SO excited for baby Joy's coming arrival. We've all been pitching in getting ready for the big day! Here are just a few things we've been doing...

Washing up adorable girl's clothes:

Pulling out old baby gear (I can't believe Micah used to fit in here):

Unpacking and cleaning up old baby toys:

Turning Micah's toddler bed back into a crib: