april has been a wild month for us! kerstin continues to make progress, the kids are growing and remain so flexible as we have constant change in our lives. baby BOY pierce is still fighting as i am now on bed rest. he is 4 months old now so we continue to pray the Lord will heal me and keep him strong! the meletios came to visit...easter was awesome and we thank the Lord for friends and family who have taken such great care of us!

our joy!!

we continue to be blessed amidst kerstin's suffering and journey to healing! we are thrilled to find out im pregnant..shocked...but very happy! even more happy to find out not just a few weeks but almost completing my first trimester!!! the kids and troy have been so flex so i can help dad with kerstin...the kids have enjoyed...the zoo with daddy mel and sunshine..outdoor fun with dad...thank you for all the continued prayer and words of affirmation regarding kerstin and our baby to be...

DADDY IN CHARGE!!!!!!!

daddy is so awesome! he dressed the kids in matching shirts and got their golf shoes...and off to the country club they went...9 holes!!!!! thank you husband for being there so i can be here with aunt kerstin!!!!!

february

happy new year! we continue to be blessed with health, happiness, employment, ministry and friends! troy has completed a year at cal dive international as vice president and considers it a dream job. owen is in his second semester at providence and mckenzie-grace is in a mothers day out two days a week at our church! the kids and i are still serving in bible study fellowship, the dar and im still with marketplace ministries. the kids and i got to celebrate daddy mel and sunshines birthdays and mckenzie-grace had her first spa treatment and daddy-daughter dance! we are BLESSED!

december was a wonderful month for our family!! the kids and i did many fun things, owen performed in his first choir program and was a wise man in the school play. we got to watch daddy mel receive a standing ovation from over 7,000 people at his tcu graduation and simply enjoyed family and celebrating JESUS!!! we also got to spend the night at the gaylord in dallas and make fun memories in the ice cave.....

our brown eyed boy turns 5

"i loved our hot cocooo party in the backyard mom and kenzie girl prayed for me without fussing...oh yea da da matching me was cool too!"