squirt bottles...

Who knew that squirt bottles and a walk could be so fun!
(we took a walk after the rain yesterday evening)

They made sure that everything within reach was wet before we made it back home...
Man, how I love these two!!!!!

water puddles...























hair squrits...
























drinks.....

















watering plants....
























watering water puddles....

















and rocks....

















and stop signs...
























this is what i couldn't get over... the beautiful sky!
















and black spots on the road....

















Gabe figured out how squirt himself through the stop sign.....
















and little ditties found on the ground....
























Man it was FUN!!!
I love discovering new ways to have fun...
Those are the best memories!!!!
Yeah to walks after the rain...

rainy day lunch

What do you do when you're stuck inside.....
Make a tent and have lunch while watching cartoons!

Rainy days are good for slowin our pace down
and getting extra cuddle time

Life has changed for the better...

Today marks three years....
We are remembering just what the Lord has done for us.

On June 14th 2008...
...We were not promised Gabe would have brain damage
...We were not promised that I would ever walk again
...We were not promised that our little bundle -that had only been growing 11 weeks- would survive, and if she did who knew the quality of life she would have

Skipping ahead....

Now its June 14th 2011...
...We are assured that Gabe (who was 14 months then and 4 now) has NO BRAIN DAMAGE
... We are assured that I AM WALkING AGAIN (even working out, pre-pregnancy days)
...We are assured that Ella (our 11 week peanut then and now 2 1/2) HAS A WONDERFUL QUALITY of LIFE
... We are assured that we are expecting another little blessing in just six short weeks!!!!!

The Lord has been so gracious to us.
We have learned and grown so much since our accident.
The Lord is even revealing new things to us three years later....
...... Just two days ago, Andre was telling me that all this time we have blamed the over sized tube they shoved down Gabes throat (at the wreck scene) for his problems today and all the throat surgeries he had to have... Well the Lord was showing Andre that he needed that over sized tube for extra oxygen. Extra oxygen helps the brain heal faster... and Gabe had a lot of swelling on his brain. PRAISE the LORD!

So for our family today is a good day to reminisce...
We cry for remembering the scary and we cry for remembering the amazing blessings!


Here are two pics I found of my little man and his days at riley...




And do not forget the video my wonderful bro put together.....
The link to its is up in the right hand corner... it says Video Blog,
just click on it and it will bring you to the video.

God bless all of you who served us during this time....
I still think about people and how they helped...
... for example - the socks I wear are from a good friend who bought them for me in the hospital, there are several recipes that I now use from those of you who brought us meals, there is a special pen that I use sometimes that was given to me in the hospital, and etc.