We are so blessed to have 2 wonderful, beautiful children. We thank the Lord for His great blessing to us: Samuel Travis and Kara Suzanne! 
We sent Samuel to spend the afternoon and then overnight with Trav's parents (Friday into Saturday) and this is how he came home...with his head all scraped up! I like to pretend I'm really mad about it, since I know it made Trav's mom and dad feel so bad that he got hurt at their house. Actually, Samuel absolutely LOVES to go to Ninny and Pappop's house. He asks about them everyday. 
We finally got to bring my dad home (to my brother's house) on Friday, June 8. Samuel and Kara were so happy to see their Mammo and Pappy again. We have missed you so much, mom and dad. We love you and can't wait to be with you again as a family. Thank you all for praying. Please keep praying for my mom and dad (my mom especially) for God's strength to be hers as she cares for my dad everyday. It is an overwhelming task. 
The auntie for whom Kara is named: AUNT SUZANNE (or Aunt Uzanne, as sam calls her). She is a very dear sister to me, having dated my brother from the time I was 12 years old. We have so much in common, the best of all being that we both know what a MORON my brother is! =) I love you, Andy, you big nerd.
Travis, Andy and my dad taking a stroll around the house. They had to stop and admire Kara along the way. 
Our neighbor, "Miss Betty," as Samuel affectionately calls her works at a book club and frequently brings us AWESOME books for Samuel. His latest are ones to help him with his recent feat of potty going, which by the way, is NOT HAPPENING! I'm so disgusted, but I won't talk about that right now! Anyways, this has been the absolute favorite of the books she's given us. It's a book that turns into a school bus and also a play mat (with a road on it for pushing your cars around). THANKS MISS BETTY!
A few days ago Kara got her first bath. She didn't even cry. The second picture of her looks so much like the one of Samuel that we used on his birth announcements. A lot of people are saying that they look very much alike.
This is Travis' grandfather holding Kara on Memorial Day. He's 90 years old. He actually said he was too nervous to hold her because she was too small, but then after a minute he decided he'd try it! =) We love you Pappy McMinn!
Well, I guess that's about it! Talk about random pictures! There's really no rhyme or reason to the order of these; part of it has to do with the fact that I can't figure out this blog and how to upload pictures and put text with it. Call me dumb! 
2 comments:
Thank you for a long post! It was great to catch up with you guys again. Samuel and Kara are beautiful -- we are so happy for you guys! (Sam, Kayla loves your Elmo PJs.) It was good to see a picture of your dad too. I haven't kept your mom and dad in prayer as much lately. This post was a reminder to me that they need to still be on my prayer list. The picture of Kara sucking on her fingers is so cute. It reminds me of the Gabriella and Eli. :-) Well, this was a lot of random comments to go with your random post. We need to Skype soon! This is a crazy week for us because Kristen's wedding is Saturday -- yeah! We'll have to work it in somehow so we can see your little girl and you guys and Sam too of course.
Hi Ya'll,
I hope we do not get arrested for child abuse after you chowed the world Sam's boo=boo from Ninny and Pappy's!!You forgot to say he hardly cried when he got hurt. He is a strong fellow--all boy. The toher pictures were great. We do have so much to thank the Lord for. Thanks for including baby Stephen!! We love you and are continually holding you all up in our prayers.
Ninny Pat and Pappy Ray
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