Mother's Day

Well, thanks to a Mother's Day episode of "Go, Diego, Go", the boys found out that 1) It was Mother's Day and 2) What happens on Mother's Day. So as we were outside later that day, they found these flowers in the woods and picked them for me as my Mother's Day present. It was real sweet and then they gave me hugs and "I love you"'s. They were sincerely happy with themselves that they gave them to me, as if they were glad they didn't forget me! It was sweet.

This is me, 27 weeks out of 40 weeks along, on Mother's Day. I figured I should take a picture of myself on Mother's Day with my fourth kid in the oven. Woa! Four kids in 5 years! Beat that, people! ;) I don't know how much I've gained, I don't even really know that stats on the baby at this point in his life. I kept up on all that the first two pregnancies and now, being down this path a fourth time, it all just gets over-looked. Frankly, I DON'T want to know how much I've gained, and I WOULD be interested in the stats of the baby, if I didn't have my hands full with three other ones, all day, all by myself. But Jeremiah Andrew Harpel, will not be over-looked when he makes it out into this world. He is planned by God and we are excited for him to join our family. He has a special place and purpose in our family, and we are excited for him to take his spot, as number four!

Anna Talking and Digging in the Dirt

This is Anna's new way of talking. It was pretty high-pitched that day. She was excited about the neighbor's cat being outside (as seen in videos below), which is the reason for it being extra high-pitched. But This is pretty much how she sounds all day, every day. It won't be long before we can understand all her conversations. She sure tries hard!

Zach's plant he is talking about is in the next video.

By the way, I LOVE living at the end of the cul-de-sac. The sand at the end is perfect. It is one huge sandbox for the kids...and it all ours! My mom was visiting us in these videos.

Digging in the cul-de-sac, our very own sandbox

Anna Talking about the Cat, Digging, and Zach's Plant

Sorry if these are boring. They are all kind of the same but I'm posting them mainly for the Grandparents and any other family member who wants to take in the kids as much as possible! :)

Anna Talking about the Cat and Digging

Our Favorite Little Girl!

Me and Anna. Yikes I look big!

I love this picture! Micah and his Princess.

Wrestling with Daddy on His Weekend Break

I love these times. The boys (and Anna) love wrestling with their Daddy. Micah is such a great Dad for doing it too. This particular wrestling time, Micah had just got home a few hours before from a grueling 5 weeks away. He had slept 8 hours in the past 96 hours, was extremely sore, and STILL made sure to do the boy's favorite thing with their Daddy-wrestle. It brings tears to my eyes and joy to my heart that Micah gives and gives to them. Micah loves his kids so much and that is why the kids ADORE him. Zach said to me just yesterday concerning growing up and what he wanted to be or do when he was older, "I want to be like Daddy." That pretty much says it all. Micah is an amazing Dad.

"Mom, This is fun!"

Birthday Present from Grandpa Bruce and Grandma Lynn

This is a FABULOUS gift from Grandma and Grandpa-a sand and water table! This is the kids playing with it for the first time. They LOVE it! And so do I. It is great for when I'm getting dinner ready for them to go outside and do this on the deck. I can see them and since they really like it, it keeps them occupied very well! Of course, the water doesn't stay in its respective spot, nor does the sand. It has now become just a sand table-with sand on both sides. But I'll dump a little bucket full or two of water in it to keep the sand pliable and fun.