He is risen, He is risen indeed! and Happy 1st b-day Adam!

We pray that each one of you had a blessed day dwelling on and giving praise to the Father for the glorious resurrection of our Lord Jesus! Ours was a day filled with delight as we have so much to be thankful for! Our Sunday school class and morning worship service were incredible and turned our thoughts heavenward, causing us to marvel at the amazing gift of salvation which has been granted to us through Christ's death and resurrection. Our God is great and greatly to be praised!

Adam's 1st birthday was Saturday, but most of the family was pretty tied up, so we celebrated on Friday night and also Sunday afternoon. My parents came over on Friday night and hung out with Adam and I since Stephen was off playing soccer with some of his friends. They brought him this wonderful little fire truck, which was probably his favorite gift of all and a baby swing so that once the weather gets nicer, I can take him outside and push him. Even though it's still rather chilly here, Stephen set up the swing and we were able to take him out for a few minutes. He LOVED it and was a bit sad when he had to go back inside. I can't wait for this winter weather to be gone! On Sunday afternoon, we were able to go to my parents house and have Easter dinner together with them, my sister and Jeff and Jeff's parents, John and Diane. We had a wonderful time of fellowship together and Adam was able to enjoy his first taste of b-day cake. He would NOT get his hands in it, but when someone was feeding him, he really enjoyed it. I thought that he might smoosh it all around and throw it everywhere, but he was being especially neat. Well, that works for me...less clean up! I cannot believe that he is already 1 year old! My, how the time flies! Plus, to think that in 3 short months, our little sweet pea will be here. Well, here are some pics of Adam enjoying some of his new toys. We miss each one of you living far away from us and will try to be better at communicating. Love you all!

I figured I should probably clarify that although it may look as though he is reaching for a piece of hard candy or a jelly bean, it's actually a gummy pineapple, which we gave him to try on his b-day. Once he tasted that, he would have nothing more to do with the Cheerios. He definitely has a sweet tooth like his mommy! :)

Adam Sledding!

Well, it is starting to warm up a bit here in Pennsylvania! Last week we had an unseasonably warm day and the snow was melting like crazy. I think it was at least in the 60's outside. A friend had given us a little sled and it seemed like the perfect time to try it out. Adam was a little reluctant at first, but after he started going fast, he liked it a lot! He is truly his father's son!

On another note, Stephen has been enjoying his new job a lot. He gets to help all kinds of kids get a second chance at the Pittsburgh Job Corps. His official title is "Career Preparation Specialist". He teaches about 7 classes per week and shuffles a lot of paperwork. It has been a wonderful blessing from the Lord at just the right time!

Well here is the sledding video...enjoy!



Yippie!

Peek-A-Boo!

Here are some videos...as promised. Enjoy!



Peek-A-Boo!



Piano Time!

A little update and a plea for prayer...

First of all, some of our friends are going through an extreme trial in their lives right now and I would like to ask those of you who may read this to pray really hard for them. Go here to read a bit more about the situation. I don't know what more I can say except that we are praying for you Amy, Allen and baby Simon.

Well, we have arrived in PA and are getting settled in very nicely. I can't believe we've already been here for over 1 week! We've been busy taking care of all the things that go along with a move and an out-of-state one at that. So far, things are wonderful and we are thankful to the Lord for how He has provided overwhelmingly and more abundantly than we could have imagined. I have been meaning to send out an update and decided I'd just better go ahead and not postpone it any longer. Stephen has begun his new job and is really enjoying it. I am loving being a stay-at-home mom and Adam really seems to be enjoying living in this new place. He will be turning 1 year old on the 22nd, so we are getting excited about that! He has changed so much and has learned so many things during this first year. He has really been practicing standing without support these days. I know he will be running around very, very soon which is a little bit overwhelming! Anyway, here are a few pics:

Our little concert pianist! :) He was having so much fun...

This particular day was really nice (high 60's) so alot of the snow had melted. If we had taken him out the day before, there definitely would've been alot to sled in. It didn't matter though...he had a blast. There will be videos to follow...

Auntie Rachel...so cute!