Back To School

To start Dobie did recover well from his surgery. He was up and running within a week.
Everyone started school last week. Dobie and Pepper are each at a new school starting this year and doing very well. Michael started Greek this semester. We will see if he survives!
We are still having one thing after another come up with the van, but hopefully if we wait it out we will be able to get another one, or finally get that one completely refurbished! It is very frustrating to have something that is so expensive to replace CONTSTANTLY breaking and weird things that no one knows how to fix. anyways off my rant about over inflated vehicles!!! :)

What God has done

Exodus 22:22-24“You shall not mistreat any widow or fatherless child. If you do mistreat them, and they cry out to me, I will surely hear their cry, and my wrath will burn.”

Deuteronomy 10:17-21 For the LORD your God is God of gods.He administers justice for the fatherless and the widow, and loves the stranger, giving him food and clothing."


Psalm 68: 4-6 "Father of the fatherless and protector of widows is God in his holy habitation."

Isaiah 1:17 "Seek justice, rebuke the oppressor, defend the fatherless, plead for the widow."

Upcoming events

Just wanted to let anyone know that Dobie will be having surgery this Friday. The doctors have decided that it would be best for him to get his tonsils and adenoids out to help prevent his continual strep throat infections. Please pray for him to not be nervous, for the doctors to take their time and the hand of God to be on the doctors and nurses as the perform this procedure. As we know the almighty I AM is the great physician. Dobie is a little nervous now about the whole thing. We will be at the children's hospital that day if anyone would like to come see him. Not sure exactly what time yet. Our youngest had his out at 1 year old, so I am not really worried and hoping it will give him some needed rest and relief.

Another haircut

Well the mohawk did not last too long. He decided to have it all shaved off like dad last week. I cannot believe how it makes him look like a big boy, a totally different kid even.

Baby no longer

Well I must admit I cried last night after seeing my sweet baby boy with his big boy haircut. At first he just looked like his older brother but after a second glance it was definitely the youngest. So today they put burnt orange hair "glue" to get the full mohawk effect. Now we will just laugh at all the crazy looks we get. Even today some of our neighbors backing out of their drive went around the block and came back to sit in the road and take a hard look at this little boy with the crazy hair while we walked to the park. I would say that is the most interesting part of letting the kids express themselves with their hairstyles. Everyone else's reactions. For the record, no one talked him into this. He wanted it all on his own. Although he is following in the footsteps of one of his older brothers who has that cool guy persona and had a mohawk when he was 4 also. After seeing some teenagers sporting one he decided he should get his own cool do. Now the youngest follows his older brother in sporting outrageous hair styles.

Our Flat Stanley Experience

Birthday Blast