For Jeremy & Jen...

We're finally putting the rocking chairs together tonight!! Jeremy & Jen gave us these generous gifts!! We can't wait to use them on our front porch! Jason's boss and boys came over to help since we are clueless on home projects! (It required glue and a soft mallet!)

Micah!

I'm sad that my little nephew, Micah, lives in Taiwan.... I wish he were closer! He looks like a great student!

Last year on April 9th...

Last year I awoke early... I tried a pregnancy test and for the first time, saw a positive result! We were so excited! This year, Robert awoke early to eat and I started some major spring cleaning as he went back to sleep! What a difference one year makes!

Those who know us well, know that we've longed to have children for many years! The last five years I knew it would be impossible for me to have children... and was praying that the Lord would heal my body and allow me to be able to conceive.

Well, on Wednesday, April 9, 2008, at 4:30 AM, we received the wonderful surprise that we are expecting!!! We are elated!!!

I received a call from my doctor on January 30, 2008, the same day we had the closing of our new home, that I was expecting! On January 31, however, I miscarried. I knew the Lord had given me the verse below last fall, and I couldn't seem to understand.... I wasn't very joyful!... but the Lord has graciously allowed us to get pregnant again. We covet your prayers for healthy baby!

Psalm 113: 9

He maketh the barren woman to keep home, and to be the joyful mother of children.

Praise the Lord!

Cystic Fibrosis

Jason and I are walking the CF Great Strides 2008 walk in Charlotte, NC. If you'd like to check out our home page, click here! One of Elizabeth's students has CF. We want to raise money for her team.

http://www.cff.org/Great_Strides/dsp_DonationPage.cfm?walkid=5269&idUser=240376

Thank you, Matt, Rachel, and Micah!

The Sawatzkys sent Jason a gift certificate for dining out for his birthday! We finally had a chance to use it today at a great Irish restaurant after church. We split a huge chicken quesadilla (the other half is on my plate!) and Jason got roast beef and I got a huge salad! YUMMY! We had such a great, relaxing time. Thanks so much!

my little friend

I had the joy of watching little Solomon two Thursday mornings last month. He is such a sweet baby! Is he handsome or what?

April 1!

Remember this house? Last year on April 1, (wow!) we moved out of our one bedroom apartment into this home that we rented in Lapeer! So much has happened in a year!

Last year if you would have told us that we'd be living in the south and that we would have bought a home, I would probably have laughed out loud!

God is faithful!

Happy Birthday to Dad Hildebrand on April 8! We got to celebrate with him last year in North Tonawanda by helping him eat this yummy Meijer birthday cookie. Now we'd have to add an extra candle!

just hangin' around on a lazy Saturday afternoon

Jason and I had a good laugh this afternoon watching this poor little squirrel eat a snack while hanging on by a thread at the end of the branch right outside our deck. Sorry for the dark photos, but if you zoom in, you'll see the squirrel better.

Happy 1st Anniversary, Daniel & Candice!


Just a couple pictures of our Easter lunch ...

Getting ready...

We sat outside on our deck for the first time yesterday in shorts and a t-shirt! It is WARM here! Yeah! I'm getting tanner.



Well, Easter is tomorrow! Just thought I'd send a few pictures to show you what we'll be eating. Wish the whole family was here!

Menu:
Ham
Rice
Green Beans
Homemade bread
Potatoes
Yams
Jello
Relish Tray
Fruit
Chocolate Cake

Thank you!

Parents are great, aren't they?

We're so thankful to have two great sets of parents!

Even when we get older, they send gifts and notes in the mail and they encourage us when we call home.

This week we received two wonderful Easter notes with thoughtful gifts inside!

Thank you, Mom and Dad Lanning & Mom and Dad Hildebrand!

Greater yet, we have a wonderful Father in Heaven who sent His one and only Son, Jesus Christ, to Earth. Jesus humbly died for our sins. That's amazing love. Hallelujah! --- He rose again and lives today! That's why we celebrate Easter!

Sweet rolls

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• Jason's office always has fun celebrating birthdays... usually each person brings some type of food. I usually send sweet rolls, so yesterday I decided to make my usual batch. Unfortunately, when they came out of the oven, they just didn't look right! I had used all purpose flour instead of bread flour and I had switched the kind of yeast I am used to. I tasted two of them and they tasted great but didn't look as good. At 6:00 PM I decided I'd better go to the store and buy the right ingredients for a second batch. I finally finished them by 10:00 PM. They turned out much better and I frosted them in the morning!

• The first picture is how they're supposed to look except I took the picture before I frosted them.
• The 2nd picture is the batch that didn't rise much!

New Haircut...

Guess I'm not too good at taking self-portraits, but I got a free haircut today. Cool.

FINALLY!

Jason finally decided to throw away his 1997 Grove City College shirt. I've been after it for a few years now.

Just a few pictures from Dad Hildebrand to show us Mom Hildebrand's 60th birthday cake that a friend bought for her!

We're glad you are doing so much better, Mom, and that you can even go to work!

I have a hope...

Look for "I have a hope" at
http://www.tommywalker.net/videos/index.html


Our church has been singing, "I have a hope," by Tommy Walker during a series in the book of Ruth by our pastor, John Munro. Tommy Walker sang at BGEA a few weeks ago and we just looked at his website tonight. It's a fun song... hope you can listen to it!

Zoo Day with Brock

I always have fun when I have a chance to visit Brock and Rebekah in Lexington, SC. Thursday was a beauiful, sunny day... perfect for going to the zoo in Columbia! Brock got pretty excited to see the three gorillas' 11:30 AM feeding!





Brock saw this brass turtle, but it was pretty hot to sit on for a picture!




We even took a trolly to the Botanical Garden side of the zoo. This fountain was just beautiful!

Happy Birthday, Sweet Micah!

My nephew, Micah, turns 1 on March 6th! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!

Babysitting....

Babysitting! We've been asked quite a few times to babysit here in the south.

We bought some gingerbread kits and put one together with our friends, Liam & Lilly! After eating some pizzas together, we all went to see the Wizard of Oz at Nation Ford High School. I'm playing the piano for the show and we have our final performance today.