About our Family

Thanks to my good friend Amber, who held my hand as I made baby steps through this whole process of blogging - I finally have my first real posting! (if you want to congratulate me, gift cards will do!). I still have a lot of learning to do, but that will come with time...so be patient with me.

Brayden is our 11 year old who is trying to teach his parents how to raise kids every day of his life. We are slow learners, but we are working so hard to learn. He is so much like his dad with so many of the same interests and personality traits. He is a great help to us, and has really grown up a lot this year. He loves the arts (which he gets from his mom). He plays piano, clogs on an all-boys team, which took first in Nationals last year, and loves to draw.

Emilie is 7 years old, and asks everyday when she gets to be baptised. September seems like an eternity to her when she is so excited. She is in 1st grade, and loves it. She is our social bug, and a day she can't play with a friend is a terrible day. She is more like her mom than I like to admit - in other words, she has her ideas, and doesn't like being told anything different (i.e. STUBBORN). She played soccer and t-ball last year and loved the sports. She adores her little brother, and is a great big sister.

Jarin is 2 1/2. He is the twinkle in all of our eyes. He pretty much gets whatever he wants, whenever he wants. (A habit we are realizing needs to be changed). He tends to be shy in public, but has a marvelous sense of humor at home. He is a great little "helper". His favorite thing to say is, "I do it mom!"

Un-named baby #4 is due in July. This one came as a bit of a surprise to us, and a miracle to our family. Of course all of our children have come to us in what we consider miraculous ways. We get to have an ultra sound soon, and look forward to finding out if we are searching for boy or girl names. Jarin will really have a shock come July, when he's not the only twinkle in all of our eyes.

Ira and Nicky - what can I say about us? We work all day, go crazy all night, and try to get a few minutes of sleep in-between. Yet somehow, we manage to still be happy. Ira is the love of my life, and we have had some wonderful times together. We are each others best friends, and only wish we could spend more time together. Thank heaven for eternity. We love to travel together, and with our kids. We love going 4-wheeling, camping, and being with extended family (just to name a few).