Micah's Rocket

There is a woman at our church who teaches 2nd grade at a local Christian school.  Another couple from our church helps her class with "Bottle Rockets" every year, and they invited Micah to join in this week.  What fun!  And what a special, memorable experience for him. :-)

Amber in April

We are SO thankful for the family God has given us - here's another narrative in pictures of the past couple weeks or so, starting with another quick video of Amber's cuteness. ;-)

First restaurant trip - Pizza Hut, yum!

First family walk

First family walk

Snoozin' with daddy

First "tummy time"

First bottle feed from big bro

Enjoying the warmer weather!

Former baby of the family observing the new one :-)

Snugglin' with big bro

4 siblings, take 1...

4 siblings, take 2

Snug as a bug

Storytime with big sis

She loves sleeping with both arms up!

Big bro leading on bike,
middle two following,
babe in the back of this caravan :-)

Siblings' First Hold(s)

Baby Makes 6 :-)

God just gave us the cutest, sweetest little lady last week!! Amber is the newest member of our family.  We are all in.love. with her!  Her name is derived from Ezekiel's vision of Jesus on the throne from Ezekiel 1:26-28:

^"26 Above this surface was something that looked like a throne made of blue lapis lazuli. And on this throne high above was a figure whose appearance resembled a man. ²⁷ From what appeared to be his waist up, he looked like gleaming amber, flickering like a fire. And from his waist down, he looked like a burning flame, shining with splendor. ²⁸ All around him was a glowing halo, like a rainbow shining in the clouds on a rainy day. This is what the glory of the Lord looked like to me. When I saw it, I fell face down on the ground, and I heard someone’s voice speaking to me."

Here's a narrative with pictures of her first week of life...

A few hours before labor started, ha!

Amber, a few hours old.

Baby makes 6 :-)

Snug as a bug.

Well loved little sister.

Sisters!

G'pa and G'ma Ruth in town for Easter.

Chillaxin' with biggest bro and sis.

Ruth family get-together for Easter weekend!

This video clip is for my mom, so she won't miss out on the newborn cry. :-)

First Springtime Walk!

Michigan is thawing out (but I know that doesn't rule out snow completely - we've still got a month before we can rule that out all together).  :-)  The kids and I enjoyed a lap around the block and it was lovely!!  The boys of course found "treasures" (sticks and pieces of garbage), and Joy found a clean scoop of snow to munch on.

Micah's Forts and Snow Slides

Micah on the radio! :-)

Last weekend we were driving by our local Christian radio station, and we decided to just stop by and pray for the staff outside by their sign.  Lo and behold, the manager and his son showed up to do some recording that night and we got an impromptu tour, and Micah "called" into the station and it was aired the next morning.