Happy Birthday to the Halloween Baby

Here's wishing everyone a Happy Halloween, and Jeremy a Happy 30th Birthday! Jeremy, I love you! My mom started a blog now too, so on the right side of our blog page (scroll down), I now have links to the McKay blogs. I'm excited because sometimes out here in Virginia, I feel out of the loop with what's going on in everyone's lives. So, if anyone else out there has a blog, let me know!! The kids are going trick or treating at our church tonight, so I will take some pictures of them in their costumes and post them tomorrow. Love you all, and thank you to God Almighty who has for now blessed us with these.

John David the Prize Fighter

I had to share these pictures of John David's eye. It looks like he's been in a boxing match, which I guess he was, only it was with a dresser! Last night, Corey and John decided they were going to climb the girls' dresser to see the hamster, only it didn't exactly work like that. the whole dresser fell over on them, but somehow Corey managed to escape without a scratch. John however, as you can see, looks like he was in a fight! Jeremy assures me he'll be fine. "He's a boy", he says! On a sadder note, social services decided yesterday that Dawn will be moved to another foster home, probably this week sometime. Jeremy and I both have conflicting emotions about this, but both agree that it is the best solution for the other kids. Corey will be staying with us till at least probably March. I just keep reminding myself that God has a purpose in all of this.

Our Little House on the Prairie Girls

This past Sunday was our church's annual Old Fashioned Sunday. Every year we dress up in old fashioned clothes, and after service we all eat at the church and fellowship together. We all really enjoy it, and look forward to it every year. Two years ago I made the girls dresses, and made them so that they would last a few years. The weather was perfect for the day! Also, my brother, Andrew, started his own blog too! If you scroll down on our blog page, you will see a feed of his posts called The Middle McKays Update. It is only a small portion of the actual post, so if you click on it it will take you directly to his blog site. Great job Andrew! Don't forget, tomorrow is of course Halloween, and Jeremy's 30th birthday!! Love you all, and thank you to God Almighty who has for now blessed us with these.

Happy Birthday Andrew!

My brother turns 26 today! Happy Birthday Uncle Drew! We love you!

Caitlyn's violin recital was yesterday afternoon. I am still amazed by her confidence. She doesn't get stage fright at all! She got right up there on the stage. Even when she faltered a bit at the start, she kept right on going and never missed a beat. Jeremy and I thought she did a fabulous job! The top picture is of Caitlyn and her Violin teacher, Keadron. Keadron has really been great for Caitlyn, and Caitlyn continues to really enjoy her lessons. The second picture is of Caitlyn and her friend Maura. Maura is another of Keadron's violin students, and also a homeschooler. Caitlyn and Maura get a long very well, and obviously have many of the same interests. I have tried several times to upload the video of Caitlyn playing at the recital, but it is giving me a hard time, so I will try again later. Hopefully I can get it uploaded, because she did a really great job. On a completely different topic, we are in need of some powerful prayer. I can't go into details at this point, but Dawn has had some pretty serious behavior issues over the weekend that caused us to have to call the weekend on call social worker twice. She is really struggling again, and her moods and behaviors are so unpredictable that it is really affecting everyone else in the household. When she's home from preschool, there is constant tension in the house. Jeremy and I are both heartbroken over this situation. Please pray that we can get her the help she needs, and that God will guide us in making the right decisions not just for Dawn but for the whole family. Love you all, and thank you to God Almighty who has for now blessed us with these.

Rainy Thursday

Good morning! It is nasty and rainy here, but we desperately need the rain, so I'm not complaining. Plus, the rain just might get us out of soccer practice tonight! :) Dawn is starting to get tired of soccer. She enjoys it, but it's really not her thing. Most of the time she's too busy watching the other kids, that she trips right over the ball in front of her. She hasn't quite got the whole idea yet. At least she is having fun! We've only got a couple more games left in the season. Kylie is already looking forward to the spring season. The picture above is one that was taken this summer of our niece and nephew, Haley and Lanning. I've always loved this picture, and thought that I would share it. Aren't they precious?! Love you all, and thank you to God Almighty who has for now blessed us with these.

Sleepin' with the Turtle

I thought you all would get a kick out of this photo of John. Every night he falls asleep with a Spiderman, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle, or one of his many ninja swords. No stuffed animals for him! He's definitely all boy! I have added a few goodies to the blog that I wanted to explain. If you scroll down the blog page, on the right there are three new buttons. These buttons will add the blog to either your Yahoo, AOL, or Google home page. I tried it and it actually works. Personally I like the emails better, but just thought I would offer a little variety. Also, on your blog emails, there is now a little picture of John David at the top next to the blog title. If you click on this picture it will take you directly to the blog site, so you can check out the slideshows and pictures. I may change the picture from time to time, but whatever picture is there will always take you to the blog site. I also changed my delivery time, so that if I post in the morning you will receive your email early afternoon. I almost always do my posts in the morning, so this should work well. Thanks for hanging in there while I work out the kinks!! Anyways, hope this makes things easier. Have a great day! Love you all, and thank you to God Almighty who has for now blessed us with these.