Rain, Snow and Hail!!

Well, I don't have any pictures but I just thought that I would let you all know about the crazy weather that we have been having. Spring in the Northwest can be a crazy thing. In the last few days we have had rain, snow, sleet and hail. The latest snow we had was just yesterday. Well, trying not to have a bad attitude, I was thinking of all the reasons that snow this late would be a great thing...Maybe we will be able to have camp fires this year because it would not be so dry, there will be more water in the streams and lakes for a hot summer, and so on. Well, we are right in the middle of the Mission Conference at our church and we have had an interesting opportunity to have four national pastors here. They are from Haiti, Burma, Kenya and Indonesia and are all part of the H.E.L.P Ministry. We also had the opportunity to see our friends Jeremy and Amanda Tyler and their boys. We knew the Tylers at Temple Baptist Church and Crown College and also the Johnson Family who are going to South Africa. Last night at our International Dinner we found out the very best reason that God sent us snow as late as yesterday...Three out of the four national pastors had never seen snow before. They were very cold but what a neat thing for them to get to see snow. This helps all of us Spokanites who are sick of the cold weather and snow to be a little more thankful for the plan of God even in the weather. This week is Spring Break so I am excited that we will get rest and my plan is to get the nursery all ready for Lindsey. Hopefully by the end of the week we will be ready to take and post some pictures of the finished product. That's all for now. Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!!!

Pictures of Lindsey Renee Burkholder

Here are the long awaited ultrasound pictures of Baby Lindsey. These are the pictures that made everything so real. She got her name that day and I think that was the day her daddy fell in love with her. I hope that you enjoy them. We sure have. Lindsey's profile. I think this is the cutest and it made it in her baby book.
This confirms it. "It's a girl."
Her little foot.
This may sound awful but to me this is her alien picture. I guess they all have to have one. Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!!

Baby Update!!

OK, so I have to post tonight before my blog is a month old. It has been a busy month and many things have been going on. Today, we had a doctor's appointment and things seem to be going well. He said that the baby is growing fast and the heartbeat was great. I had to have a glucose test and did not pass so I have to have the big three hour test to see if my levels are ok. We scanned the pictures of Lindsey but they are on my Mom's computer. Mom and Dad have been out of town in Canada so hopefully she will be able to e-mail them to me and I can post them. Tomorrow night is a surprise birthday party and Saturday could be a funeral for a dear family friend so I'd better go. Have a great day and thank you for checking in with our family.

The Big News!!!!!! It's A Girl.

Well, the day finally arrived and for all of you who voted for the baby to be a boy I am excited to tell you that it is a girl. Her name is going to be Lindsey Renee. I hope that you enjoy this and I am going to try and see if I can put the ultrasound pictures on the blog. Have a great day and thanks for stopping by.

A Busy Week!!!!

Last Wednesday I finally had my doctor's appointment after all the snow. I was very excited because I finally heard the heart beat loud and strong. Jake had dropped me off so that I could get up to the office on time. The doctor was waiting for me so I was not in the office very long. I was a little suprised that Jake had not gotten there yet but as I walked out of the office to make the next appointment, Jake came in. I asked if the parking was bad and he said no that he had been stuck in the elevator for the last 15 minutes. He had started up to the 5th floor and about the 4th floor the elevator stopped and dropped to the 3rd floor. He had to call on the emergancy phone. They got him out and he made it to the end of the appointment. Praise the Lord that he was safe and was able to get out in just 15 minutes.

The doctor ordered the Ultra Sound. The appointment is made for the 21st of February. We will then finally know if it is a boy or a girl. I am going to try to put a survey on the blog so you can vote for what you think the baby will be.

We had our annual Sport Spirit Rally on Feb 8th. We have an auction and raise money to help fund the Sports Program of the School. Area buisnesses donate items that we are able to auction off and we have a concession stand. Last year we raised about $2,000. We had a goal of $4,000. Through all of the fund raising this year we raised $6,000. This is such a blessing and will help the school so much. We also had a fun time with the teams. The girls had a volleyball serving contest and the boys had a basketball shoot out. Jake was able to shoot with one of the guys who's dad was not able to be there. He was very excited that Nathan would ask him.

This week is Spirit Week. We have already had Nerd Day, Occupation Day and Twin Day. Tomorrow is Hat and Slipper Day and Friday is Green and White Day. (The School Colors) I will try to post pictures of the week later on. Next week is the big President's Day Tournament with a very fancy banquet and of course basketball and volleyball. So there should be lots to post in the next week or so. I will try to have more pictures and not just words. Have a great day and thanks for stopping by.

Fun Giveaway To Strengthen Your Marriage!!

Check out this site for a fun Marriage giveaway. http://hskubes.blogspot.com/ It looks like a great site. I have not had a chance to look at all of it but it may help or encourage you. Have a great day!!

Another Snow Day

Well, it took a few days but today was another snow day. We woke up to about 5.8 inches of new snow. It was also bad because with this storm we had high winds. I was a little suprised that we called off school but parts of the interstate was closed for parts of the day and the drifting snow was bad. There were state highways all over the eastern part of Washington that have been closed all day. The basketball and volleyball teams were to make a trip to Seattle and they canceled the trip because the pass over the Cascade Mts. has been closed off and on for the past two days. I think that the teams were disappointed but know that it was the right decision. Well, due to the weather, my doctors appointment was cancelled today and rescheduled for Wednesday. The doctor should then order the ultra sound to tell whether the baby is a boy or girl. I think that I have found a crib set that will work for either. It is at walmart.com and is called BaZoople Friends. It is jungle and has lots of colors, blue, green, yellow and pink. We can accent the colors for either boy or girl. Well, I'd better go but I thought that I would update everyone on what was going on. Have a great day and I will keep you updated on Wednesday. Pray that I can get in to the ultra sound office soon and have clear images. Thanks for stopping by!!