Been havin' a GREAT time!

Anna and "Great" Uncle John

Should I give you the secret "behind the scenes" on this picture?? OK, I will....Jeb was looking directly at Uncle John when I was taking this shot at the volleyball fun day, and this was the results....but it was all in love....right Jebediah!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We all LINED UP according to height....ummm "Great" Aunt Ginger had to keep moving down the line.....ooops....you NEVER hear that from me O.K.! That's the breaks when picking teams....she was AMAZING even though....HA!!!!
An action shot with Aunt Ginger serving the volleyball....everybody repeat after me...WOW! She was really good!

We had an awesome time! We have had soooooo much fun with Aunt Ginger and Uncle John! We all love them sooooooo very much! We hate to see them go back to Arizona. I have been out of a computer and an internet server...oooh that is haaard! Still God is good!

School is going great, Uncle John and Aunt Ginger are awesome, Great Aunt Vickie "Teacher of Many" was an awesome volleyball server (after the warm up), my family (kids and hubby) are great and church has been terrific!

Blessings to all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Visiting With Cousins

We had a nice visit with Steve's sister Kelli and her family. Little Emmi is 2 days younger then Jeb (4 months old). It was fun seeing them together, and Emmi for the first time.

Murren, Molly and Mailee

Granny, Jeb, Emmi and Kelli

William and Molly

Molly and Collin

The Happy Family!

Alex, Molly and Collin

Granny and her Grandkids

Ahhhh the cousins together.

Going For Walks and More Thoughts

We have been going for walks lately. It is important that I get myself moving (Plus the midwife reminded me to keep moving too). The mind is willing but the flesh is so weak! No, it's been fun, and it's good to keep active and a going before the baby comes. I don't want to be totally out of shape come the end of April. The baby is getting bigger and moving so much! I love to watch my belly move all around and just imagine what this child will be like. A boy or Girl...hmmmm. No hope anymore for twins, bummer. Well, Kenny won't call me a "freak of nature" this time at least! HA!
Anyway, it's so nice to enjoy the children when we go on walks. They are all so different, even just going for a walk. What a blessing children are to us. And having 7 children makes for many blessings!! As well as a lot of FUN! Here are just some random pictures that were taken on our walk.


Thanks to Alex Murren made it up that big tree. Will is just about big enough to get up there on his own....what do you think! :)


Collin likes to take some strange roads. He wears his rubber boots and knows how to use them!

Little Will on a big walk...he does good. Sometimes he can talk Alex or Steve into carrying him on their shoulders.
I thought this was sort of neat. It's Steve, Collin and I. The giant shadows... :)

Traveling down the road. Anna took the picture, that's why you can't see her.

Made it to the mailbox, so time for a quick group shot!

Praise God for my Christian Godly Loving Older Brothers

Last night I finished reading a book written back in the 1800's, 'Jessie Wells'. It was not a real big book but it was wonderful! The story line is about a young girl who is a Christian in a family that is not. She learns that her example is what the family sees, and that was is most important. She has many struggles with overcoming self and loving, being the Christian that God wants of her. She is encouraged to pray for her older brother and really desire to see him come to know the Lord. He is continually going to the bars at night and coming home drunk, a shame to the family especially the father. Through it all she is faithful to love her older brother, pray for him, and begins to truly desire his company more than the other friends she had. It was beautiful to see the change a younger sister could have on her older brother, which she thought would never make a difference. If you read Jodi's last posts, I think they were right on! We must encourage our young daughters, as well as us as mom's to never give up on our loved ones. They must come to know the Lord, to have salvation and eternal life. By Him all things are possible, we have our part to pray weep and wail and be there in love and encouragement to the unbelievers that they may find Christ Jesus!
All this to say I am so very blessed and thankful that I have such Awesome, godly and Christian brothers! Troy and Kenny have both been examples to me all growing up and have always been kind and gentle to both Jodi and I. I feel so blessed what I have grown up with, especially since many young ladies grow up with brothers that are ungodly rude and even dangerous to their sisters and or family.
Praise God that our young men, my sons and nephews are such godly men as well. I pray they would see the importance of loving and protecting their sisters as my brothers did! Young ladies be the virtuous women God desires of you and honor your brother and and listen to them, no matter if they be older or younger; treat them as important men in your life and they will more then likely act like one.
Another very important note is my brothers learned by example from our dad. He was EXCELLENT and absolutely amazing!!! I love him tons!