12 Week Appointment

Jonathan and I headed to Dr. Ferguson's office today for my 12 week baby appointment. The appointment was during the girls' nap time, so we had a friend stay with the girls. Though I returned home to find they hadn't napped, it was better for everyone that they did not attend the appointment during their tired and grouchy time. They are very much looking forward to May 28th, when they meet Dr. Ferguson and we all (God willing) find out the sex of the baby.

My appointment went well. I have gained 3 pounds and the baby's heartbeat is strong. I am still experiencing nausea, but it is lightening up some. Hopefully I will be out of the woods in a couple of weeks. We are grateful for your continued prayers for a healthy pregnancy, delivery, and baby; and, we continue to give thanks to God for this most recent blessing!

Fun In The Sun

Hannah leaping through the sprinkler.

Madeline-- about as close as she would get.

Sisters hand in hand.

"Oh Lori, wait until you have a boy!" my friends always say. Clearly my girls didn't get the message, because they always play with sticks and dirty things.

Blowing bubbles.

Hannah blows a big one.

Madeline finally learns how to blow bubbles by herself.

Plumbing Numbers

3-4 months- The amount of time that lapsed as we listened to our shower continually drip and watched money go down the drain.

30 seconds- amount of time the plumber spent looking at the shower. . . he didn't even turn it on.

10 minutes- the total amount of time the plumber was at our house.

1- number of questions he asked before he dropped the bomb. (The question-- How old is your house?)

$1009.00- The plumber's quote to fix our dripping shower faucet. (He wanted to bust the wall open in the other bathroom; go in and take out all of the piping, faucet, etc. from our shower; and replace/rebuild everything-- because it was 20 + years old naturally. Yes, it could be fixed for less, but he would not do it. Let's not forget he never turned the water on, or looked at the plumbing.)

$50.00- The cost for the plumber to come out and tell me this wonderful news.

1- Number of seconds it took me to say, "No thank you! We won't be needing your services."

$5.00- The cost of the part (a mere spring) that Jonathan bought at Lowe's to fix the dripping shower faucet.

30 minutes- Time it took Jonathan to fix the dripping shower faucet.

0- Number of drips sense he fixed it 3 days ago.

$250.00- The total amount we would spend fixing the shower if Jonathan were to replace the same part every year for the next 50 years-- still doesn't equal $1009.00 . . . we'll take the cheaper route thank you!

Strawberry Picking

Dean's Farm Market, a local farm that our family frequents, held a Spring Fling today. The children were invited to pick strawberries for free, as well as participate in other various activities (animals, face painting, bounce house, etc.) The girls had a lot of fun picking juicy red strawberries, and mommy got to pick out some farm fresh veggies--yum!

Hannah finds a big red juicy one!

Madeline and Daddy hunting for strawberries.

Found one!

Celebrating!

Hannah pets a sheep that is getting sheared.

Madeline shows off some of the sheep's wool.

Hannah sitting on a horse.

Additionally:

On a much more serious note, I would like to ask you to pray for our former church, First Baptist Clewiston, and our former Pastor Brian Hamrick's family. Brian passed away last night after battling complications due to emergency surgery. Though we can rejoice in the assurance that Brian is standing face to face in awe of his glorious Savior, we are deeply grieved for his wife Katherine and their two young boys, as well as our dear friends at FBC. Brian's life and ministry were a testimony to God's sufficient saving grace and the beauty of the gospel. We have lost a faithful saint!

Easter Weekend Pics: Easter Sunday

It has taken me a week to work on this post-- the curse and the blessing of knowing more. Now that I know a little (emphasis on little) about photo editing, I am entirely incapable of just posting a picture in the raw form. I am obsessive about fixing lighting, sharpening images, etc. Anyway, here are the remaining pictures from our Easter weekend with the Whitlocks:

Easter Weekend Pics: Out And About

Here are some pictures from our Imagination Station outing and the Christ Baptist Church Spring Festival. It was a lot of fun to see my nephew Isaac explore the Imagination Station. He really enjoyed the animals and even let Uncle Jonathan put a snake around his neck-- then he just walked off with it wrapped around him. He was completely unfazed. It was cute! The Spring Festival was successful and a lot of fun. Everything went off without a hitch, and we enjoyed meeting many new faces. The kids (and adults) had a great time on the inflatables and hunting eggs. But, most importantly, the gospel was clearly shared with all present, as we were reminded of the true story/meaning of Easter.