Katelyn & Ava are playing Softball this year and Aunt Jean is their coach

The 3 of them are great together. The girls love and respect their Aunt Jean. Sometimes Katie and Ava act more like sisters than cousins.

Katelyn was not too excited that she got to be catcher for part of the game.

Katelyn got her first home run at this game. Both girls are improving more and more each week. They are also enjoying themselves more than they thought they would.

Life's Treasures

I know that most everyone that knows us, knows our story. There are a few that do not. I think it is important that everyone knows even if it makes some people uncomfortable talking about the physical aspects of it all. What I am speaking about is the fact that our lovely and beautiful daughter Katelyn did not come into the world in a normal and easily achieved manor like most children. Katelyn is what we love to call a miracle child and was conceived through Invitro Fertilization. The reason I think that it is important that people should know is not because Katelyn is any smarter or better that any other child. It is not because we spent more money and cried more tears trying to conceive her (even though we did). The reason I feel it is necessary that people should know, is for those out there trying to conceive and not being able to. To let them know there is hope. Also I want everyone to know that God does answer prayers. In today's world there is so much despair and you begin to wonder if there is any hope. I felt that way for lots of years when I wanted to have a child. I wanted a child so badly. I prayed so hard, for so long that I thought surely it would never happen. How wrong I was, I now have a beautiful 11 year old to prove that pray works.

We Took Hannah to Red Robin

She drinking a Freckled Lemonade

Katie is at Camp Adventure!!

Second Row, 5th from right, turqoise shirt, looking down. That's Katelyn, she is with these kids for a week.

Sing Along

Jim does alot of the taping for our church services. This performance done by our band and song by Pastor Dan took alot of practice and turned out awesome!! Great job guys.

Our trip to Medieval Times

It was a beautiful spring afternoon and we took Katelyn and her friend Taylor to Chicago to celebrate Katelyn's 11th birthday. We had a awesome day. Enjoy looking at the pictures of our trip.

Katelyn & Taylor were both knighted

Lady Katelyn

Lady Taylor

The Audience

The King

The Queen

Parade of Knights

Our Knight was the blue Knight. He would kiss a flower and send it into the crowd. Katie received one of the flowers.

We received a feast fit for a king! There was no silverware to eat with. We received baby Dragon as our main dish. It was very good.

While in Chicago we visited Lego Land!!

Lego Chicago
Lego Navy Pier

Lego Darth Vadar

Kate with Harry Potter
Taylor with Lego Harry Potter

Lego Lion