Levi's end of year program

Levi attends the pre-school at our church. He goes Tue/Thur and LOVES it. I LOVE it =) May 6th was his end of year program. It was so much fun. The kids sang and showed off some art work they had done through out the year and each class had put together a basket to be auctioned off. The baskets were class appropiate. The baby class had a basket full of baby needs...lotion, bath soap, diaper cream. Levi's class(also known as 'the big kids') put together a beach themed basket. It was awesome and I wanted it so bad! It sold for more than $100!!!

Levi with 2 of his good buddies, Ben and Gunner, and his teachers...Ms. Kate and Ms. Molly.

Ms. Kate, Levi, Ms. Molly

Preschool director and my friend, Tammy.

Levi with the artwork he made. The picture is already hanging on the wall, the pot already has a flower in it and the bird feeder is hanging outside.

He titled his painting...T-rex with lizard. Can you see it?

**I apologize about the quality of the video. I was holding Evan and he doesn't sit still.**
But it's still fun to watch. Enjoy!

Update on Baby Tripp!!

Here is a link for Tripp's caringbridge web site. Visit and see just how awesome God is.

www.caringbridge.org/visit/tripplittrell

Oh, what a day!

On Labor Day 2006 I found out I was pregnant with our 3rd child. My due date was May 15th 2007. I found out at my 20 week u/s on Dec.19 that it was a girl.

This picture was taken about 2 weeks before Katie arrived.

Katelynn Anne was born on May 9th, 2007. She weighed in at 7.13 lbs(the biggest of all 3) and was 19 inches long. She was so beautiful.

I call her my Dumpling because she soft like one =) She's a very serious child. I'm pretty sure she was close to being a year old before she really smiled at anyone but me or Aaron.

Katie talks ALL the time. However, if she's out of her element or around people she doesn't really know she shuts down. Sometimes I wish an unfamiliar person would come to the house so I could have a little quiet =)

Katie has brought so much joy into this house of boys. She is my 'bestie'.

Happy birthday sweet girl! We love you more with every breath.

This is what I get to enjoy every day!

I just can't help but to laugh!

Tell me it's not a phase!

For weeks now my oldest, big E, has been telling me he loves me. Out of no where. I'll be fixing dinner, doing laundry, sitting at the 'puter, or just doing something random and he'll walk right up to me and say..."I love you, Mom." Just like that. A statement of how he feels about his mom. I feel like it's been Mother's Day for 2 months already =) I just hope it's not a phase. Of all the things that come with raising kids most everything is said to be 'a phase'. This is something I want to stick around FOREVER! I just need someone to tell me it will.

Praying for Tripp Littrell

This post is acting as a request for prayer. Tripp was born 3 weeks ago with a heart defect known as transposition of the great vessels. The day after he was born he suffered some seizures and a stroke in the sinus part of his brain. Tests done since have shown that his brain is fixing itself and the damage wasn't as harsh as they had first suspected. Tripp's 2 main arteries were reversed and he had a hard time keeping his oxygen up. They sent him home for a week with O2. He went back to the hospital yesterday morning for open heart surgery to fix the arteries. The doctors were sure he only had ONE coronary artery because for the past 21 days that's all they could find. They did one last scope before they took him to the O.R. just to make sure and still only saw one. However, we serve an awesome God and he knows things we do not. After that tiny chest was opened the surgeon's found BOTH arteries. Miracle number one =) They were able to close 2 holes and switch the arteries. Miracle number two =) Some added work had to be done and what was supposed to be an 8-10 hour surgery ended up being 12 hours. The final report from the surgeon last night was that Tripp looked the best he had all day after they were done. But, the surgeon also said that if Tripp was his baby he would be worried about tonight. The first 24-48 hours are the most crucial. The update this morning, 12 hours post-op, is that Tripp looks good but not considered 'out of the woods' until he goes home. Please pray for this little boy and his parents, Seth and Becca Littrell. They live in Tuscon and all extended family are here in Oklahoma. They do have family that has been staying up there to help in any way. I know his parents welcome ANY prayer that comes their way. If you're on facebook check out Tripp's page(Praying for Tripp Littrell) and become a fan. You'll get updates as they're posted. And if not...check back here. THANKS!

If I would have known then....

When I first met Aaron he was really into bike riding. He would go out on Monday's, Wednesday's and Saturdays and ride with a group. And he would go out on all the other days(when he wasn't with me) and ride alone. Not long after we started dating Aaron found me a good road bike. You know, the kind with the skinny, smooth tires. The first ride he took me on we rode 17 miles. I thought he was crazy! But that one ride got me hooked. We rode all the time after that. Usually no more than 25 miles but sometimes as much as 40. We had been dating a little over a year when we heard about a bike ride that helped raise money for research on Multiple Sclerosis...MS. It was 150 miles in 2 days. We wanted to do it. It worked out that the wife of one of Aaron's co-workers had been diagnosed with MS a few years back so we rode in her honor. The ride was great! We had so much fun and made so many memories. We participated in the MS150 3 years in a row, and then we became parents. It got a little harder to ride after big E came along. Although we had a bike buggy that Aaron pulled behind his bike. A couple of years ago we both sold our 'good' bikes on ebay. I haven't been on a bike in a long time and I miss it. Anyway, back to my point. We rode for two reasons. First, we loved the challenge of a long bike ride. Second, we were helping people while doing something we enjoyed. Now, fast forward about 8 years.....

This is Megan(me-gan). She is wife to my oldest brother, Matt. I consider her a sister. She is mommy to Chloe and Cooper and baby(due in December). She has MS.

On May 1st a group of people that love her gathered at the OKC Zoo and walked 3 miles in her name.

It was a cloudy and rainy day. But more than 1,700 people were out walking. Supporting someone they love.

The kids did great. They had tons of fun just being with each other. My kids made it thru the entire day without getting into trouble.

They looked at animals.

compared

got cranky

pretended to nap =)

Acted silly

Hung out with Grandpa

Looked cute

rode cheesy rides

When Aaron and I were participating all those years ago I never would have thought that years later I would be participating on behalf of someone in my very own family. If I would have known then what I know now I would have done more then. But I can start now. Doing more, I mean. So a year from now I hope to have more readers and I WILL be asking you for money to support the research needed to help making living a little easier for people like my sister, Megan. In the meantime...start saving ;)