Odd

You know how sometimes you wonder if a picture was posed or natural?  Well this picture was completely natural (I prefer pictures that way).  I found Hunter playing the DS this way in the living room this afternoon.  Can that really be comfortable??  He didn't know I was taking his picture until afterwards and then I told him how silly he was.  He just smiled and kept on playing. 

Pinkalicious!!!

Katelyn loves the Pinkalicious books.  So when I saw that the downtown library was having a Pinkalicious party, I knew I had to take her.  It was pretty fun.  They had several crafts, a story reading time, and some ballet dancing.  Of course it was all PINK.  Katie really had fun and the best part was that it was just me and her.  Yay for girl time!!

I is

To have another baby or not to have another baby??  I have wrestled with this question for months.  Jared has been adamantly against having another.  But I've been open with him as I've been trying to find out for myself what I thought we were supposed to do or what the Lord wanted us to do.  I've prayed and prayed and just can't find a firm YES or NO answer.  At times I've felt good about having another, even feeling like someone was still missing (like when I was recently making up lunch plates in a row like usual and accidentally added a fifth kids plate), but then at other times I've felt content with the 4 we have.  Anyway, the more I've talked about it, the more open to it Jared has become. 
So for the past few days, I've been trying to figure out how to take a test and have it go ok with Jared (since I was fairly sure it was going to come out positive).  I just kind of said, "well I guess it's time to take a test again".  (I do this whenever I'm not sure).  We were sitting on the bed and I was trying to gauge what Jared's response was going to be (him a little less aware of my certainty that it was going to be positive).  When the 3 minutes were up he said (thankfully with a smile),"well go check it, you either is or you isn't".  I went in and checked it and sure enough it said "pregnant" and I shrieked "oh Jared, I is!" 
Jared has always been excited when he's received this news and this time he was too.  I think he has his worries (mostly financial), but overall he's excited about another baby too.  And the Lord always provides for us.  So welcome baby 5!