Thursday, September 23, 2010
Happy Year and a Half Anniversary, Ellie-Kate!!!
Has it really been a year and a half? We can't even imagine our lives without Ellie-Kate. She lights up our world, and she truly completes our family. I love her joyous laughter, her boundless energy, her intelligence, her curiosity, her passion for sports, dolls, art, music, and playtime, her love for us... Thank you, thank you, God, for placing this amazing child in our arms exactly a year and a half ago.
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Quick Update-- September 19, 2010
What a crazy month that this one has been!!! Four weeks ago, I had emergency surgery for the ruptured appendix... Praise God, I'm now MUCH better, and I have regained about 95% of my energy. Still struggling with the infected incision, but I'm feeling much more like myself...
However, it's been such a bizarre last month, actually, I guess more like five weeks... Unexpected twists and turns have certainly kept us on our toes... The skit team didn't do as well as expected at the state fair, due to a freak costume problem... Britti walked into the Sheep/Goat Barn, even though she was supposed to be in Florida (what an AWESOME surprise!!!!)... Chelsea didn't do as well as expected with her rabbits, even though she did a tremendous job in the ring... I impulsively bought a pen of rabbits and kept one... My appendix ruptured... Roger and the girls got hit on their way to tennis practice, totalling Roger's car while I was in the hospital... And now-- a tornado ripped through Athens on Thursday-- when EVERYONE had always said that no tornado would hit here due to our rolling hills... Praise God, no one was hurt, even though we've heard so many stories about near misses... We have lots of praises... We're grateful for blessings as we realize how much that we depend on God amid the uncertainties of everyday life.
As we look forward to this week, we praise God for bringing us such a tremendous blessing in Ellie-Kate. On Thursday, we will celebrate a year and a half with our precious little girl. Thank you, Lord, for keeping us safe, protecting us, loving us, and uplifting us amid the fragility of everyday life!!!!
Have a great week!!
Christie
However, it's been such a bizarre last month, actually, I guess more like five weeks... Unexpected twists and turns have certainly kept us on our toes... The skit team didn't do as well as expected at the state fair, due to a freak costume problem... Britti walked into the Sheep/Goat Barn, even though she was supposed to be in Florida (what an AWESOME surprise!!!!)... Chelsea didn't do as well as expected with her rabbits, even though she did a tremendous job in the ring... I impulsively bought a pen of rabbits and kept one... My appendix ruptured... Roger and the girls got hit on their way to tennis practice, totalling Roger's car while I was in the hospital... And now-- a tornado ripped through Athens on Thursday-- when EVERYONE had always said that no tornado would hit here due to our rolling hills... Praise God, no one was hurt, even though we've heard so many stories about near misses... We have lots of praises... We're grateful for blessings as we realize how much that we depend on God amid the uncertainties of everyday life.
As we look forward to this week, we praise God for bringing us such a tremendous blessing in Ellie-Kate. On Thursday, we will celebrate a year and a half with our precious little girl. Thank you, Lord, for keeping us safe, protecting us, loving us, and uplifting us amid the fragility of everyday life!!!!
Have a great week!!
Christie
Home After a Busy Day... September 18, 2010
Ellie-Kate and Emmy watch the Irish on tv before heading up to bed :)
Ellie-Kate and Daddy!!
Saturday, September 18, 2010-- a full day for our family!
Ellie-Kate plays at the mall playground.
Chelsea watches as her little sisters run around the mall playground :)
Emmy enjoys a s'more at the Girl Scout Sing-A-Long at Stroud's Run State Park.
Chelsea Meagan smiles after winning third place at the Marietta Invitational. She lost her first match to Abby from Perry (1-6, 2-6), but she won her second match against Catelyn from Marietta (6-1, 2-6, 7-5). Although she didn't have her best day of tennis, she persisted and managed to win anyway :)
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Quick Update-- September 14, 2010
Hi Everyone!
Thanks so much to our friends and family for their well-wishes during the past few weeks. I'm slowly but surely getting better... I have about 90% of my usual energy so that's a plus. As I regain my energy, I'm also fighting an infection that has developed in a half inch gap that has opened up in my incision. However, I'm confident that everything is going to turn out okay. Meanwhile, poor Roger (who has had to keep all of the trains running on time in spite of massive sleep deprivation) has developed a cold; Ellie-Kate has an ear infection, and Chelsea pulled something in her back last Wednesday. It's been a rough patch for us, but God has provided in many, many ways, and the whole experience has really underscored for me just how much that we need Him to pull us through. I praise Him for His timing... If this situation had to occur, I am so grateful that it did so after the fair but in ample time for us all to recover before we leave on our big trip to DisneyWorld to see Britti in October!!!
Meanwhile, we've also been very busy, with the start of school. Chelsea's having a great tennis season and start to junior year; Emmy loves her new teachers in fifth grade, and she is starting band and will play the french horn, and Ellie-Kate is growing like a weed. She loves to laugh, and she adores to play with her panda, Pei-Wei, her baby dolls, puzzles, and any musical instrument that we can find. She wakes up singing her ABC song or "She's Comin' Round the Mountain." She's such a happy baby... Still working on that potty training thing, though :)
We hope that you're having an awesome start to the school year and fall season! Enjoy the pictures that I just posted from the past week :)
Christie
Thanks so much to our friends and family for their well-wishes during the past few weeks. I'm slowly but surely getting better... I have about 90% of my usual energy so that's a plus. As I regain my energy, I'm also fighting an infection that has developed in a half inch gap that has opened up in my incision. However, I'm confident that everything is going to turn out okay. Meanwhile, poor Roger (who has had to keep all of the trains running on time in spite of massive sleep deprivation) has developed a cold; Ellie-Kate has an ear infection, and Chelsea pulled something in her back last Wednesday. It's been a rough patch for us, but God has provided in many, many ways, and the whole experience has really underscored for me just how much that we need Him to pull us through. I praise Him for His timing... If this situation had to occur, I am so grateful that it did so after the fair but in ample time for us all to recover before we leave on our big trip to DisneyWorld to see Britti in October!!!
Meanwhile, we've also been very busy, with the start of school. Chelsea's having a great tennis season and start to junior year; Emmy loves her new teachers in fifth grade, and she is starting band and will play the french horn, and Ellie-Kate is growing like a weed. She loves to laugh, and she adores to play with her panda, Pei-Wei, her baby dolls, puzzles, and any musical instrument that we can find. She wakes up singing her ABC song or "She's Comin' Round the Mountain." She's such a happy baby... Still working on that potty training thing, though :)
We hope that you're having an awesome start to the school year and fall season! Enjoy the pictures that I just posted from the past week :)
Christie
Tennis match and belated shopping trip-- September 11-13, 2010
Chelsea shakes hands with her Marietta opponent after winning-- 6-4, 6-0 on September 13.
Serving for the match!
Oh, Chelsea... doing homework while the court dries from a sudden pre-match rainstorm.
Ellie-Kate and Emmy play in the Polaris Mall playground as Chelsea shops for back-to-school clothes on September 11, 2010. We also picked up Emmy's new cello (up to 1/4 size!). After shopping, we stopped at Olive Garden on the way home. A great day-- and, as one of the best parts-- Christie managed to survive the drive and walking with only a bit of pain but LOTS of energy!
Fun Times-- September 6-10, 2010
Emmy and Ellie-Kate at the first OU volleyball game of the season-- 9/10/10.
Go Ohio!!!
Ellie-Kate at the first Wee Wigglers of the year-- September 9, 2010.
Oh, Ellie-Kate, ketchup is for EATING, not PLAYING!!
Saturday, September 4, 2010
September 2, 2010
Ellie-Kate and Chelsea at her home match versus Lancaster.
Emmy poses at her open house at Morrison Elementary School.
At the courts-- August 25 and 30, 2010
Chelsea greets her opponent from Minford on August 30, 2010.
Chelsea winds up for a serve as she closes down her victory against Minford on August 30.
Chelsea shakes hands after winning her match against Reynoldsburg. She was the only one from Athens to come out on top on August 25. Below, she greets her opponent from Reynoldsburg during the introductions.
Starting School-- August 24-25, 2010
Chelsea poses with her new lunch box and backpack, courtesy of Vera Bradley, on August 25, 2010.
Emmy smiles at her desk in Mrs. Kline's room on the first day of fifth grade-- August 24, 2010.
Emmy smiles before heading off to fifth grade on August 24, 2010.
Chelsea Meagan poses before getting on the bus for the first day of junior year!! August 24, 2010.
August 19-23, 2010
Chelsea Meagan poses in front of the high school on the day before school-- August 23.
Emmy smiles in front of Morrison on the day before school opens-- August 23, 2010.
Emmy's team (Spain) wins the World Cup at the British Soccer camp in Athens on August 20.
Chelsea greets her opponent from Granville at the home opener on August 19, 2010.
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