Dropping the Ball.

Or, in this case, majorly losing time on our blog posts. Sorry, loved ones. From last posting, the man (or men) who committed the horrific crime against our friends turned themselves in. Desmond Turner allegedly premeditated the murders along with an accomplice because he heard they had recently been to the bank and had many thousands of dollars stashed in the house. Needless to say, there was no money, and many lives were tragically lost. The trial date has been set, but I'm not sure when the actual trial will happen. Please pray for the family. People forget, the story loses press interest, but the family and loved ones are still left to grieve. Our prayers remain with them all, in Mexico and here.

I will try to catch up with our summer posts and all as soon as possible. Thanks for your patience!

"7 Killed in Indianapolis Slayings..."

To most of the world, this is the latest news. To us, it is the loss of dear loved ones. I had the pleasure of having David in my class in 2002-2003, and knew his family from many of our events, daycamp, soccer, and church. Please pray for the family and all of us at Shepherd. This has been a real shock- they have not caught the killer(s) yet, and they think the one identified may still be on the loose in our neighborhood. For more information, you can read their story at: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13092382/

Please note: the picture on the site is labled incorrectly. David is on the left (though he is younger, he is bigger) and Alberto is on the right. Also, the picture was taken at Shepherd during our Christmas party.

It's a Potty Party!!!!

Sometimes it's hard to take a break from the fun of the day! With her Chuck E. Cheese's crown, Barbie sunglasses, Bug backpack, and Easter purse Adia shows what a great time we can have even when we are potty training!!!!!!

All in the Family

I am still going through some family pics, and I came across these... one is my grandmother Beverly when she was a little girl and the other is me when I was a little girl. Since she died before I ever had the chance to meet her, pictures are all I have... thank goodness for Kodak!

Adia's 2nd Birthday!

I am surely making up for lost time on our blog and homepage, and hopefully, you will see more of us now that I have the summer off! YEAH!!!!! Anyway, we celebrated Adia's second birthday with a Wiggles birthday party. She was feeling bad the entire time, but everyone else had fun! I made the cake, and she did enjoy it the night before (even if she didn't show much emotion the day of...) Check our homepage for more birthday fun pics...

prayer request

Little Elena Grace (seen in our earlier posts) has seen a specialist regarding her eyes. We are not sure of the exact issues yet, but they want her to have an EKG (?). Please pray for her parents, Brad and Julia, as this can be such a scary time! We love you both and your beautiful little girl- keep us updated, ok?!!!!

Sometimes you just need a laugh...

Sometimes it is just fun to snap shots when we are doing nothing at home. This is one in which Adia was playing with mommy's glasses. Also, take note of the pulled-out ponytail on the right- she is going to hate us one day for this one. I'm thinking... graduation slide show!

What did Dela ware, boys?

Ok- so you would have to know the WEE SING Silly Songs tape from when we were kids to get this joke, but it is funny, none-the-less! We were able to go out and visit Brad and Jules in Delaware over Spring Break. Our other friends, Frank and Marla, came over to visit from Baltimore. We got to see Elena Grace (and I got my baby fix for awhile), and really enjoyed getting away, even though we left our own sick baby here :(.

Check out our homepage (linked on the right) for more pics from the trip!

mamma mia!

Has anyone seen this production? It is a blast- the perfect "girlfriend" show, which is why my best friend from home, Shannon, and I went to go see it together! She is the hugest ABBA fan, and I made the evening complete by making her wear a Boa (feather, not constrictor)... We had the best time singing and dancing and just having a great time!

hail? YES!

Hey all! Last night, we had the biggest hail I have EVER seen! I braved the apocalypse (or what felt like it!) to get this image for alll you webbies!

PS- There were even bigger ones than this in our yard, but I was not about to be pelted any longer than I had to...

Sibling Unrivalry II

Thanks to my bro, this might work! Please scroll down to see Part I...

Dale Chihuly

The Children's Museum of Indianapolis has opened a brand new exhibit of the glass-master, Dale Chihuly. The 43 foot tower is named, "Fireworks of Glass", and features an area underneath with a glass ceiling (pictured), and interactive glass exhibits for the children to experience. It is absolutely amazing, from an adult's or child's perspective! Chihuly is one of my favorite artists (since I saw a PBS special on him in high school :)), and I was able to take my class to see his exhibit on Tuesday. To see his art through the eyes of 4 and 5 year olds made the whole trip worth while...

Elena Grace

Congrats to our good friends in Delaware, Brad and Jules! They had their baby on Wednesday, March 15, 11:41 am. She weighed 7 lbs. 13 oz. and is 19 inches long. Jules reports that the baby is healthy, happy, and loves to eat! We are going out to Delaware to see them on Friday, so I am sure there will be many more pics on the way!

St. Patrick's Day

Some of you might know that St. Patrick's Day is one of my favorite holidays! So, to celebrate, we decked out in our green finery! Any of you who do not know the story of St. Patrick- look it up (or in modern-day terms, "google it")... You won't be sorry. I just hope we all can live our lives to share Jesus as St. Patrick did.

Happy Birthday, Emma!

Emma Foreman, our friend from Bedford (Shannon (Holt) Foreman's daughter), turned 2 a couple weeks ago. We had to miss the party because of all of our craziness here, but we love her to pieces. A couple weeks ago, we met Shannon and her kids at Mr. Gatti's for a fun afternoon. Emma and Adia are good buddies, and poor Luke gets to tag along for the ride!

Hey You!

...scroll down for a chuckle... how do these blog things work?!!!!

Prayers requested...

Hi all! We wanted to give you an update on the medical situations in our family. My tests went well, and we will find out results when I go back March 14. Adia had a specialist check-up at Riley hospital, and things are not going as well as we hoped. She has officially been labeled a "failure to thrive" toddler, and is underweight. Colb and I have been worried about this for a while, but to hear a doctor echo your concerns is a pretty scary thing. Anyway, she had numerous blood tests done (8 vials of blood worth), and we are supposed to give her anything that will up her calorie intake. The most major step at this point is that she can only drink Pediasure (which is horribly expensive, I might add!). The doctor recommended that we basically thirst her into drinking it, which is not medically recommended in most cases, so don't try it without the consent of a doctor... She hates anything milky, so this is going to be a very big, very exhausting fight for us, I'm afraid.

Colb's dad went to the hopital the other night with heart issues, and they transferred him to Methodist hospital yesterday to do a cardiac cath on him. He has 90% blockage in one artery, but seems to be doing ok. He has to rest for 7 days, which will be very difficult for him.

We are asking all your prayers for these things. We know that God is bigger than any problems we have, and he is not surprised about any of this news. Please pray for a peace for us as we face the upcoming days...

Sibling Unrivalry

SOOOO, I tried to post this the other night, and novice bloggers still have some trouble... if you want to see the pics- email me!

I have been organizing family photos the last few weeks and I have come across some pretty hilarious scenes. For those of you who do not know our family very well, we are HUGE cheeseballs. BUT, we always have known how much we are loved and had (and are still having) some pretty fun times. Like the time we went to Alaska (pic of em and me in the RV). Thanks, mom and dad, for always making times memorable. And the times we shared just being goofy (pic of matthew and em just hangin' out). Thanks, you guys, for always being good for a laugh (and letting me capture it on film for the whole world to see 20 years later!). I love you all soooo much!

Endocrinologist

What is this? Basically, it's a specialist that helps women with issues such as endometriosis and infertility. Since I have been having such chronic pain for many years now, and it has been so much worse lately (since Nov.), I decided to go to Dr. Cline. He has been specializing in endocrinology since before I was born, and Colby and I have hope that he is going to figure out why I am having all this pain. Just so all of you know, we ARE NOT going to try any fertility routes, and we were very clear with the doctor about that. We feel called to adopt special needs children and are at peace with that decision. I would really like to feel better, however. If you would like to check out Dr. Cline's website, it is:
www.reproductivehope.com

I go to get more testing done this Saturday, March 4 at 9:00am. Please pray that we can find some answers and know where to go from here...

Into Everything

Adia is at that age where she is into everything! A couple weeks ago, she found mommy's makeup. Sooooo, like a good mom, I was sure to snap a few shots before we had a "talk" about getting into mommy's things!

Welcome Home!

This is our new blog!!!!!! We are new at this so give us some time... Check out more to come in the near future...