trying to stay cool!

mother's day - a day to be thankful for these two precious children!

Guess who's crawling!!!

a new smile from a happy boy

new camera lens

surgery

Willem had surgery on Tuesday to being the process of repairing his lip and palate. The surgery Tuesday was stage one of the lip process. Yesterday Willem was in a lot of pain and had a pretty hard day. We came home from the hospital today. Willem's feeling much better. We even got a few smiles out of him this afternoon. That shiny purple stuff on his face is some crazy kind of skin glue that's making sure the stitches stay in place.

spring break!

This year we decided to spend our spring break camping in Savannah, Georgia. It was wonderful! The kids traveled really well there and back and we had a fantastic time once we arrived. It was sunny and in the 80s all week. We enjoyed delicious fresh seafood and many wonderful camping meals. We spent time hiking, at the beach, at several Georgia state parks and in downtown Savannah. The only downside to the whole thing was a vicious hoard of biting gnats at our campground. I counted 109 welts on my arms and legs on the way home. ITCHY!!! It was wonderful to have a week of uninterrupted family time and I am so thankful that we were able to go! Here are some picts from our week...

we're blessed with two happy kids!