Happy Birthday Grandma!!!

Here's a video for Grandma Shaul on her special day...

We're still here!

The pictures are from Easter. Yep, that was about a month ago. Obviously we're not very good at keeping this updated. Perhaps life is very busy with a close to 10 month old who's trying her hardest to walk? Maybe that's it. Or maybe Jeff is working tons of hours at work. Or maybe Tracy is just lazy. Ok, so all of them might be true to some degree or another. Yes, Abigail is nearing 10 months and we are pretty confident that she will be walking within the month. She walks along everything...the couch, her exersaucer, walls, and the newest is Mommy's legs (while I'm walking). She's getting very good at walking while only holding onto one of my hands. I can't believe my little girl is growing that fast! As for Jeff...yes, he is definitely working lots of hours. He averages about 45-48 hours a week (not including lunches and travel time).  I fear that this will only get worse in the weeks to come seeing that his office is short one more person as of today. But God is good and continuing to give strength to the weary. As for Tracy...I hit the quarter century mark in a couple of days but some times at the end of the day I feel like I'm nearing the half century mark. My life is filled with comforting Abigail when she falls (again), telling Abigail "No, don't touch", feeding Abigail (she loves to eat, especially off of my plate), and anything else that was to do with Abigail. Oh, and don't forget the house work, bills, laundry. But, the Lord has been good in that Abigail still takes a couple naps a day which allows me some Mommy time. I think that about sums up our life for now. 

The video below is something I've been trying to get for so long. It is of Abigail laughing. She is a very happy baby, but it takes a lot to get her to laugh. Jeff is by far the best one at that. When she gets tired she gets quite slap-happy and that's what happened with this video. On a side note: We have been having camera issues. It usually won't turn on (and no, it's not the batteries). Finally it turned on when Abigail was laughing and I was so excited! Then I couldn't get it to turn on to get it on the computer. After about a week maybe two it turned on long enough to get onto the computer. And then, the audio didn't transfer! Needless to say it's been a long drawn out process but it's finally worked. Hope you all enjoy!

God's Provision

It's hard to believe that we are nearing the end of March already. Time sure has flown. When I think back to last March it amazes me that so much has happened in this year. A year ago this past week we finally found an apartment to rent after almost 3 months of searching. The Lord gave us a great apartment- first floor of a house with no one upstairs, fenced in back yard, and just a couple blocks from church. At the time we didn't understand why the Lord made us wait but now we see that He had the perfect place for us all along. The past year the Lord has given us many opportunities to serve Him at church. One of our main purposes for moving out here was to be able to get involved in church. Jeff started directing the choir and I accompany for him. We've also been involved with Truth Trackers, nursery, and the recording ministry. What a joy it has been to contribute as members of the body of Christ. And perhaps the most significant event within the last year was the birth of Abigail Christine. We thank the Lord for giving us a healthy little girl. What a joy she has been and I'm sure will continue to be. 

                                                                                                      The Lord has provided for us in many 

 different ways. One particular way is in regard to clothes for Abigail. We were given clothes

before she was born, but not near enough to last her a week even! I was asking the Lord one day to provide for this specific need and within a week the Lord answered my request (and then some). There is a  family (Lisa and Jeff Shaw) in our church with a 2 1/2 daughter (Gracie). Gracie was born in June so the sizing and the seasons of clothes match right up with Abigail (a July baby). Lisa has kept

all of Gracie's clothes for the purpose of lending to those in need. Well, we were in need. The week after I was praying for clothes, Lisa asked me if I needed any clothes for Abigail. Isn't our God good? We have borrowed and continue to borrow clothes from the Shaws. What a blessing it has been to our family. 

(The girl in the picture is Gracie- she adores Abigail!)

Cleo and Kay's Visit

Cleo and Kay came up for a visit last weekend (even in spite of a terrible rain storm). They came bearing gifts... Abigail's first Easter basket and yummy steaks and potatoes for us. Abigail was loving all of the attention. She talked more on Saturday than she has in her entire life. Thankfully she was also very well behaved. She didn't know what to think of the Easter basket though. She got a bunch of candy, a duckie cup, and bunny ears. We put the bunny ears on her but she didn't like it. She got really confused when Jeff put the ears on. It was quite funny to watch. We had fun playing Phase 10 with Cleo and Kay and just talking. In 2 weeks we'll have more visitors since Jeff's parents are coming up for Easter.

Note: Notice the little chick in Abigail's hand in the first picture. It is from a book she got for Christmas. It's just about the size of her hand and she absolutely loves it. She has figured out how to get it out of the egg shell it fits in in her book. It by far is her favorite toy right now.

"Look what I can do!"

Abigail's new "trick"

While rearranging Abigail's room this past weekend, Jeff put Abigail in her crib with some toys. We moved her dresser and changing table and turned to look at her. Much to our surprise, she was standing! She had pulled herself from sitting to standing by grabbing the crib rails. Good thing we lowered the crib a while back. 

So perhaps we should actually post...

So...

My brother recently contacted me and inquired as to the status of this blog. So for good measure, I'm making a post. Perhaps in the near future we'll actually use this thing... Keep ya'll posted...