She loves when we talk to her!

My little Princess Zahavah
She is growing so FASSSSSTTTT!

She loves to smile at us when we talk to her.

The Lord has blessed us with beautiful healthy children!

With wonderful smiles too!

Zahavah will be a Pumpkin, Eli a Monkey...and I think Micayla and I will be cats tonight!!!

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Our tiniest pumpkin!

Our pumpkins!
Our tiniest pumpkin! Cutest one in the patch.


Owwwww....Daddy with the knife!

We dig the seeds out...such great fun...even Eli liked it!

Before the fun began...Eli pushed the pumpkins around the house in his dump truck...he is so cool.

VOLLEYBALL season is over! :(

Getting ready for the game!
Other team is getting ready to serve!

Go Kayya Go!

She is ready!

The team along with their coaches.

I have so many amazing photos...I'm having a hard time deciding what to post! I LOVE taking pictures of my children and sharing them w/ other people...but I don't have the time to do it! So...I'll do what I can. (Z is waking up as I type...and I haven't loaded up one picture yet!) I feel like I don't get any pictures of my wonderful preteen on here...so here are some shots from her volleyball game.

Eli has fun with the apple peeler!

Pics are backwards...ofcourse! This is Eli eating the homemade applesauce we made together!

He wants to eat the apple rings!

Look at him go...he loves to peel the apples. I'm so proud of him.

You know its neat the way we are brought back around during a difficult emotional day. I decided to read my own blog and look at all those awesome photos! I look at all those beautiful pictures and those precious moments...and I think...how in the world did I let Satan get into my mind!? Look at how beautiful my children are and how awesome my whole entire family is! Its what many wish for. I mean...we spent all Sunday afternoon at the patch with my sibs, their kids, my Mom and Grandfather. I'm ashamed to even admit I let Satan get me down! How dare him! Agh! I'm on a much better note today. Brett and I were able to squeeze in a devotional together today...even though Z had been crying since 5:40am w/ gas pain. And had slept next to me since midnight. I can't say I enjoy that like I use to. :) Hope everyone else is having a good day. Enjoy the cool weather and the rain that is settling in for the day.

Ever feel discouraged?

Today I am so discouraged in all I do. I realize Satan is out to destroy us so I'm sure that is where its coming from. But I feel like I can't win for loosing. Nor can I manage anything in my life. A friend mentioned to us last night about a baby up for adoption that needs placed quickly...and that sounded so appealing to me. I have always wanted to adopt a precious little one who has been rejected. But Satan has torn at me all day long and has pointed to all the reasons why it would be an aweful thing for me to do.

Zahavah has cried all day, she is beyond tired...there is no comforting her. Eli is sick and has sores on his chin and around his mouth from his pacifier and the air being too dry. My teen hates me...like they all do at this age. I can't get to the store to get a roast...so I can have it cooked for supper tonight...so I can give a massage...the one thing that makes me feel I'm doing something good for someone. Sounding like a self-pity party!?! So...ofcourse I would be an idiot to consider adding another baby to the mix when I can't even balance what I have...what God has already blessed me with!

I have given up things I would like to hold on to...I miss going to small group with my husband on Sunday nights...I get fed more there than at church. I rarely get away to go scrapbooking...a stress relief for me (although I am going tomorrow for a few hours THANK GOODNESS...first time since Z has been born). In all fairness Brett kept the kids one Saturday for me to get away. I really enjoyed it, and needed more than I even realized. Getting away twice in two months isn't bad...more than what most get. I really miss small group. We have tons of things going on... this and that and that too. Its kinda exhausting. When all I really want to do is grow joyfully old with my husband, raise my kids in the way they should go and grow in the Lord myself. So please share with me...how all you "got it together" Mommies out there....keep it together! Especially you with 5, 6, plus kids...I only have 3!

Fall...A beautiful season

The Whole Gang!
Eli and Daddy...as Eli prepares to slide down the tunnel!
Daddy and Zahavah...she finally can wear a pair of jeans!
Trystan and his Daddy eating homemade Pumpkin Ice cream!
Mommy and Zahavah as pumpkins!
Pappy with his Great Grandkids! I hope to live to one day see my Great Grandkids...wow!

Caydance enjoying the tunnels!
Noah is getting big...maybe his Mommy will have another baby?!
Our boys!
Eli likes this pumpkin!
Zahavah and Launah like all of the pumpkins! Sleepy girls!

I don't have much time to blog, but I wanted to post a few pics from our time at the Pumpkin Patch yesterday with family! A great way to spend a Sunday afternoon.

A visit to Pa to see family!

The cousin join together and play Old Time House! Even Eli is eye ballin' something they made from water, grass and sand. I love the imaginations little kids have!!!
Cousin Adin teaches Eli how to play football! I snapped this pic while the ball was in mid air...sweet!
Little Miss. Moriah playing house.
Zahavah and Aunt Michelle.
From L to R: Mikailah (I never spell her name right), Adin and Eli, Moriah and Micayla and Zahavah.

I have a lot more pics of this mini vacation, but my little ones are keeping me really busy...so hopefully I will have time to post them....someday!