Hello Again!

It has been a VERY long time since I have posted and so much has changed. Our daughter is almost 2, our boys are 13 and 9. They are all growing so fast and we are a busy crew! Tarike has blended in with our family beautifully and is adored by all, especially her brothers. Tyler and Tarike have an amazing bond and he has been wonderful with keeping everything under control whenever I need to leave the house for errands, appointments, whatever. He is very mature and responsible. Evan has been active with football, taking our dog through obedience school, and getting ready for snowmobile racing. Connor is 9 going on 13 - he wants to be involved in and try everything. Jack is very active and eager to please - he is very much a perfectionist like someone else I know.... Matt and I, well we are just trying to keep up with everyone and are constantly juggling our hopes that they have as many wonderful experiences as possible and keeping them safe and not allowing them to grow up too fast in this crazy world!!

You CAN make a difference!!

I am posting some photos of some beautiful children! They are all children who are lacking in food, clean water, education, and especially hope. You can provide this and so much more. I continue to learn more and more about the organization called World Vision and believe that they are changing so many lives. The pictures that you see are children who you can help and who can benefit your lives in ways that you could not imagine. I invite you to contact me about any of the pictures that you see that touch your heart. Please leave a comment and I will give you my e-mail address and/or phone number. Sweet Maria from Guatamala has been with me twice and so needs a smile on her precious face! I would love to talk to you about child sponsorship without any pressure. My website is http://connect.worldvision.org/person/katied. If you cannot sponsor a child at this time, please consider praying for these children that they can be matched with someone who will care for them and give them the necessities and hope that they need! Thank you!!

Tarike had her first experience in the snow today and loved it!!! She is so adventurous! It took a little while for her to figure out how to walk in her snow gear but once she figured it out, she didn't want to come back inside. The boys had such a great time watching her experience the snow and trying to get her to watch them jumping in the snow! Not to mention the tremendous amount of snowmobile riding that took place! It was a great day!! Speaking of snowmobiles, Tarike also had her first snowmobile ride today - yikes! It was hard to figure out what she thought at first but then she wouldn't get off. After her first ride, everytime a snowmobile came within view she would head off toward it looking for another! Hopefully, I will get the pictures and videos uploaded to share this experience. What a fun day!!