Monday, May 25, 2009

A queen, a wolf, and babies galore!

Ok, I know I haven't posted since Evan was born, but as you can imagine...things are pretty busy around here. A good busy though:) Things for us are great and it seems like time is flying by so quickly. The last couple of months have been exciting so here is a quick recap...


My sister-in-law Charese had her baby girl Skylee Christine on May 8th!




My friend Aimee had her baby boy Tyson Rex on May 14th!


My sister Amber had her baby boy Jackson Trey on May 21st!




Alex received his Wolf badge from Cub Scouts in February



Meadow won "Queen" at a dance competiton and graduated from pre-school








Eden is still as goofy as ever




Evan is smiling and cooing a ton as well as holding his head up and almost sitting up by himself.

Sam has been busy working in the basement, although progress has slowed down since the funds have run out.





So as you can see, we are plugging along and life is great! God Bless...





Tuesday, March 3, 2009

He's here!




Evan Samuel Foster was born on Thursday February 26th at 7:11 in the morning. He weighed 6 pounds 3 ounces and was 19 inches long. It was quite a surprise considering we still had four weeks left until his due date. Nevertheless, everything is great and he is as healthy as can be. In fact he was a really good size for being four weeks early. Of course I think he is the cutest baby ever because he looks like his dad, but he really is the cutest baby ever! He is such a blessing in our lives and we are so grateful that he is healthy and everything is ok. He has a ton of long blonde hair and his dad's olive skin. So far everyone is adapting well and we are especially proud of Eden. She seems to be handling the new baby just fine.
Already I feel a sense of completeness with our family and it has been awesome to be home and spending time together. We have so much support here in Morgan and so far the adjustment has not been as difficult as I had expected. I am sure there will be times when we are overwhelmed and exhausted but the joy these beautiful children bring into our lives FAR outweighs the hard stuff.

We also celebrated Eden's and Sam's birthdays in February...busy month I know:)
My friend Carole made the cake for Eden and it turned out so cute. Thanks again Carole!

Thanks everyone for coming up for her birthday...it was a fun night and we love and appreciate all of you.


Sam's traditional "whopper" cake

Sam's "sympathy" belly

Sam's birthday was fun too. We had cake and ice cream right before church...smart I know. For dinner we went to our friends Ryan and Sara Garrett and had crab legs and spaghetti.
So as you can see, it has definitely been a super crazy month full of family, friends, and surprises! We are so blessed to have a new baby in our home and lives. Thanks for all of your prayers and support. We love you!

Friday, January 16, 2009

Holiday Update

Hello Friends,
Just a quick post to play catch up with you. The last couple of months have been fun and action packed as I am sure all of yours have been.
Meadow turned 5 in December, and we had a really fun time celebrating that with her. We went to Chuck-E-Cheese one night and had cake and ice cream with friends and family the next night. Christmas was a blast, we kept it really low key this year and it really was great. I actually tried the whole "shopping the day after Thanksgiving" thing with my sister-in-law and I think it is something I will do every year. I always swore I would never go out with the "crazies" and shop black friday, but I think we saved enough money and got so much done in one morning that it was worth it. We had my side of the family up on Christmas eve and it was such a great night.


Christmas Eve Jammies/ Grandma Denise and kids/ Treats for Santa

New Years was really fun because our neighbor organized a big party at the local bowling alley. There was bowling (of course), karaoke, games, and tons of great food. It was so nice to be somewhere safe where the kids could enjoy celebrating the New Year too. I was so impressed because all three of the kids made it till midnight with no crying or fits. It was fabulous!

Sam is working on finishing the basement, I am trying to get ready for the baby, Eden is taking a few steps at a time and is into EVERYTHING!! Meadow loves tumbling and in my opinion is very good at it. She is doing tricks I never could. She has her dad's humor and keeps us laughing all the time. Alex started Jr. Jazz basketball and is of course loving it. He is such a thoughtful boy. One morning we woke up to the smell of pancakes and discovered Alex in the kitchen making breakfast for the family.


So as you can see, all is great with us and although we are busy I have nothing to complain about. We have been very blessed. Life is good!!! We love you all and wish you well.