Ooops...some belated pictures!

These pictures were taken a few weeks ago, but I sort of forgot about them! Nate had a couple snow days he got to spend with Faith, so of course that meant playing in the snow! She was sick for some of that time with a viral infection, but she was feeling better by this snow day, as you can see :)

Faith's first snow man!

Faith not feeling so great.... "hood up, mommy"

Happy birthday Daddy!!!!! The beloved Twinkie Cake Tradition. Sinful, but oh so yummy.

Faith enjoyed the twinkie cake as well :)

Faith and I have had a great weekend. Nate was able to visit Dan and Der this weekend as he didn't have school on Friday, so Faith and I have had alot of time together. I am really amazed by her. Today she couldn't get enough kisses...and kisses on the cheek, Mommy! There are so many sweet moments throughout the day that it's hard to retell them all. But, one of my continuous favorites is bed time. Our routine these days is to say our prayers downstairs, then go upstairs to rock and sing songs before she gets tucked in with Bunny. We usually sing Jesus Loves Me and Amazing Grace. Lately she's been requesting Amazing Grace, and singing along to the last verse where I repeat "Praise God." One of the sweetest sounds I have heard is my daughter's soft, not-quite-2 year old voice quietly singing Praise God. I am one blessed Mommy.

More Swimming :)

Well, I just couldn't resist putting up this video too :) Here you see Faith enjoying swimming with Uncle Pat, Madison, Jacob and Grant. I think we've got a water baby on our hands :) Can't wait for summertime!

Fun times with the Waymire Clan

Here are some more pictures of our visit with Uncle Pat, Aunt Lori, Madison, Jacob and Grant :) Faith was a big fan of all of them....especially Uncle Pat. If I told her we were going to see them she would chant Un-cle P-at the whole way there :)

Faith Jumping in the Water

Uncle Pat and Aunt Lori came here this weekend as our cousin Madison had an indoor track meet at MU. So, we were able to visit with them, go out to eat, swim at thier hotel and see Madison run! She had three great races and Faith had a blast cheering for her :) Faith also had fun in the pool with Daddy. She even jumped to him! So brave :) Here is a video of her jumping. Sorry it's sideways! I keep forgetting that I cannot have my camera up and down when I take videos or this is the result....so you'll have to crank your head a little bit :)

Big Sister!

So, I'm still working on figuring out this youtube thing....but I think/hope it will be more reliable than the blogger video has been. So, if you've had trouble viewing this video (as I know many of you have)...enjoy this youtube version :) AND Happy Valentine's Day!

Big Sister!

Wow! This was so easy, today. Amazing :) So, this is the video we've been trying to get for awhile. Poor Faith has been pretty sick the last week....first an ear infection then a virus that has her vomitting periodically and is contagious for 7-10 days. We're all getting a little stir crazy around here :)

But the exciting news! Probably most (or all) of you know...Facebook is pretty good at that....but we are expecting our next bundle of joy around August 8. This puts me at about 14 weeks. I'm feeling really good these days. The nausea is mostly gone and the tiredness is lessening (and I don't expect it to "go away" completely with a near toddler :) ). We decided now is a good time to add on to our family as Faith will be about 27 mos when this baby is born....and I guess the Lord agreed with us :) I will be finished with grad school in May, and will be staying home next year with the babies. I feel so blessed to be able to do this. I will be watching a friend of ours little boy most of next year for a little extra income. So! Lots of exciting news for us in 2010! We have our next apt. on Tuesday, and we'll let you know how it goes. Our "big" ultrasound is mid March and we ARE finding out the sex :)

Thanks for sharing in our excitement and we'll keep you updated!