The Walmart Wedding

Congratulations to Jesse and Hilda! What a great wedding, and our Preacher made these two Walmart employees feel right at home in his very own Walmart vest and name tag! Don't worry, Jesse didn't try to run anywhere. In fact, they were both very relaxed, and it was obvious to everyone that they are very much in love. Jesse and Hilda have been a great addition to our Sunday School class, and we will miss them greatly. But we're so happy that they have found each other! Thank you for letting us be a part of your day.

Aunt Rea is Coming!

It's official! My little sister is coming to Virginia for a visit! She will be here from April 1st to April 10th. She is flying in and then driving back to Tennessee with us. We are planning on leaving for Tennessee on the 10th and coming back on the 14th. I am even more excited because she will here for our twenty week ultrasound. Andrea has never been able to attend any of my ultrasounds, and I'm really looking forward to sharing this with her. A huge thank you to my brother, who took care of getting her plane ticket, and made this all possible! Thank you!!

"That Boy Has Girl Hair!"

Yes, it's another crazy picture of one of the kids. The other night I was hanging clothes up in the girls' closet. I turned around and there was Kylie balancing on her head! She has always been our little climber, and gymnast. I though it was worth getting a picture of. Yesterday, I forgot to mention something else funny that John David has been doing. He is really becoming obsessed with the differences between boys and girls. Nothing too intimate (thank the Lord), just things like hair, jewelry, clothing, toys, etc. Anyway, twice this week Jeremy has taken John to Home Depot to pick up items for the house. The first time they were in line behind a young man who had multiple piercings on his face and ears. John unapologetically and loudly proclaims, "That boy is wearing girl stuff!" Luckily the young man was forgiving, and actually said, "I get that all the time." Yesterday, off to Home Depot they went again. John David had to go to the bathroom, and Jeremy approached an employee to ask where the bathroom was. The man had a long ponytail. When John started saying excitedly, "Daddy, Daddy," Jeremy knew what was coming and tried to shush him. It worked for a minute, but as they were walking away from the man, John yells, "That boy has girl hair!" To John David, he's just stating the facts, so explaining that this is rude has been difficult for him to understand. He's only three so I have hope that it will eventually sink in! If you haven't already signed our guestbook, make sure you check it out at the bottom of the blog page, and add your name. The web address is http://knutsonupdateonline.blogspot.com. I know there are more of you out there! Love you all, and thank you to God Almighty for a week of nice weather!

R.I.P. Slinky

Lately, John has had a little trouble getting to sleep at night. He has been coming out of his room several times each night with some crazy excuse. The last few nights have been much better, but Monday night this was his excuse. He wanted us to fix his Slinky! We had to inform him that the Slinky was dead! This Slinky was way past getting help. Jeremy was laughing so hard. He took this picture of our bewildered John, who still thinks there is hope for a full recovery. :) Since Corey left, I have spent a lot of time with John, playing, talking, and laughing. I have really enjoyed this time with him. He is so funny! Yesterday, he broke out into song in the Walmart parking lot. It was a hilarious version of the "Hokey Pokey", that he called the "Pokey Pokey". He also proudly told a random little girl at the play place at the mall that he went to "Knockbuster". He was trying to say Blockbuster, and plus that was like two weeks ago! He also attempted to eat dirt, and decided it wasn't that good. He said he thought he was going to throw up. Last but not least, he turned on the hose in the backyard all by himself and sprayed his sisters while they were playing. This was all yesterday! John David has been a joy to hang out with these days. He is in the stage where you never know what you are going to find in his pockets! Oh, the mind of a three year old! Love you all, and thank you to God Almighty who has blessed me with a little boy who makes it so easy to forget my worries.

Violin Pictures

Hope everyone is having a great Tuesday. We have been running crazy since this morning! First stop was the ENT doctor to take a look at Kylie. Her hearing has been a little off, and she's been snoring worse. Nothing to worry about, but she just needs a nose spray. We ran a few errands and then headed to Portrait Innovations to get Caitlyn's picture taken with her violin. They turned out great, and her and I had a extremely hard time choosing our favorites. She was so excited and really deserved to do something special. She's been such a great help lately! My friend Pam scanned them in for me (thank you!). The top one is my favorite. How regal! She looks so grown up! After everything was said and done, looking at the pictures made me realize just how much she has changed this year. I've talked about how much I've learned through our experiences over this past year, but she has learned just as much if not more. She's had to learn that sometimes God doesn't always give us what we pray for, a hard lesson for a child. She's had to face grief and loss, and she's done it with a strength that has surprised us. She's learned so much about the real world, and how the other half lives. The bubble that we sometimes sheltered her with burst wide open this year. Sure, she has shed some tears, but they've been brave tears. On the other side of all that's happened, she has thrived and developed a self confidence that amazes me and an unshakable faith that I admire. As painful as watching her grow can be, I can't wait to see how God uses her knowing that she is willing and open to His will. Love you all, and thank you to God Almighty for teaching us the most important lessons through the eyes of our children.

Congratulations!

Congratulations to our good friends, Candy and Mark!! They just recently found out that they are expecting their first baby! Candy and I have been friends for about nine years. She's has been a great blessing to me, and she has been there for me through the births of all three of the kids. I am so excited to be able to be a part of her life during this life changing experience. Seeing as how chances are that I will never be pregnant at the same time as my sister, this is probably as close as I'll get. :) Can you tell I'm excited?!

We Tried Everything!

Here's a couple videos of the girls being silly. Thought you might enjoy them. I have decided that God must think that we have a great sense of humor!!:) This past weekend was a busy one, but amongst all our plans God threw in a nice size wrench. Saturday night at our church's couples dinner and a movie night, my hearing aid kept squealing. I took it out during the movie. Afterwards, when the lights came back on, I realized that the part at the end of my hearing aid was missing. I looked all over, but could not find it. Then I got Jeremy and a few friends to look in my ear and make sure that it wasn't still in there. They all quickly assured me that there was nothing in my ear. By the time we arrived home though, I knew something didn't feel right. Jeremy got out the flashlight, and lo and behold there it was! We tried everything to get that piece of plastic out of my ear! We even resorted to the vacuum cleaner! Eventually, well after midnight, we gave up and decided I would just go the ENT on Monday and get them to take it out. By Sunday morning, however, my ear was hurting pretty badly. Begrudgingly, I went to the emergency room, and waited two hours for them to pull it out of my ear. Their first few attempts did not work. They even sent me to the pediatric ER to find smaller instruments. Just when they were about to try the vacuum (I didn't tell them we had already tried that), they were able to pull it loose. My ear is still a bit sore, but I think I have escaped virtually unscathed. Of course, our adventure was the joke of the day at church. :) Well, today was an absolutely beautiful day here. We can definitely tell that spring is on it's way! I'm off to get a few things done before the kids go to bed. Love you all, and thank you to God Almighty for reminding me to laugh at myself once in awhile!