Timothy family

51 days and counting...

2012-02-11T09:26:00.000-06:00

Time is winding down its almost here, we are going to Disney World. Teleah is getting her make a wish. We will get to stay at the Give Kids the World Resort and that place is so awesome to check it out here www.gktw.org we will spend three days at Disney and one day at Sea World. This is a week long trip then we will pay to extend the trip for another four days and we think were gonna go see Busch Gardens not sure but we are so excited we have never had a vacation like this. Teleah has been planning and plotting and well so has everyone else. we cannot wait.

November fall

2011-11-02T11:03:00.000-05:00

Well its getting colder out. The sun is going down sooner but the kids are still full of energy. Jayce is starting to talk more and more. He is a very funny little guy and always smiling. I just love his sweet personality.

He loves all things cars! He loves to watch Cars and on Tuesday morning he cant wait for the garbage man to get here.

Teleah is also always busy and always has something on her mind. She has got to be the most imaginative kid I have ever seen. She has always got some big plan that she is up to. Last week we were reading her beginner bible and she was reading to me, she got stuck on some words and I was reminding her she has to sound out the words and not guess the words because she read "And the Savior was born and they lay him in the manure" we both got a good laugh out of that one. She says mom I do need to look at the words better. She is so funny there is never a dull moment with Teleah.

And Seriah She is growing to be a tween soon she is so mature and such a great big sister she takes care of her younger sibblings and she has such a great laugh. i love it when she get laughing and her face turns red I gets everyone in the room laughing. She also is very easy to scare, we love to jump out at her she always gives a great reaction then laughs so hard it cracks me up.

October Already

2011-10-19T21:03:00.000-05:00

Where has time gone? Well last week we had our meeting with the Make*A*Wish people. Teleah was so excited she had me do her hair "like a princess" and she came out of her room wanting to know if she should dress like Cinderella or Ariel? I at first wanted her to go get her clothes on I had set out, until she explained that dressing like a princess would help her remember her wish! Oh my what-ever just wear it, not a big deal and so fun to watch how excited she was. She had all her wish all ready she had wrote a paper and filled out papers they sent her. She wants to go to Disney World, and Sea world. She has been watching Disney World videos for months so she knew what she wanted she wants to "swim with the dolphins and tame a dolphin at sea world" The ladies got a kick out of the Tame one, they ever so nicely explained swim with one is do-able but probably not tame one. lol! Then at Disney "I want to go to all the parks and I want to go to the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique and get the ultimate package" they had to ask what that was. She sat and explained. So it looks like possibly April she will get her wish. I am so excited for her what an awesome opportunity. This will be something we will all never forget. Oh one last thing as we where talking about her wish and telling her it was whatever she wanted, it was her wish, she stopped in her tracks looks me right in the eye and says "you mean I am the boss and you all have to do whatever I want!" I tried to keep a straight face as I explained "kind of but that only goes to a certain point". hahahaha I love the way her mind works

(Not back to school) back to school pictures!!

2011-08-22T16:18:00.000-05:00

Seriah 11 years old and in 6th grade

Teleah 7 years old and in 2nd grade

Jayce 23 months the school of toddlerhood

Stationery Card

2011-08-22T11:03:00.001-05:00

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August 1st we started homeschooling

2011-08-15T20:16:00.006-05:00

Ok so on August 1st we started homeschooling. May I just say I love it. I was not sure, but watching the light bulb come on in my kids heads is priceless. To see them at one point not getting it all of a sudden understand it is so awesome. I feel like I know my kids better than I have since they started school. So for the first day of school we wanted to keep up some of the traditions that we have always had, like photos in their new clothes on the first day. So when we where shopping the girls thought it would be fun since we are now homeschoolers to buy new pj's instead. So on the first day we went out in the front yard and took first day of school pictures in our pj's.

Teleah is in 2nd grade this year wow!

Seriah is in 6th grade Now!

Where has time gone that I have a junior high student. Seriah is also very excited because she will still be in band at the local jr. high and gets to still have Mr. Parmenter. She has been waiting for that for a long time.

Here are both the girls.
Come on 2nd grade and 6th grade

And Jayce is ready to but for what i am not sure! :)

New adventures

2011-06-15T13:21:00.002-05:00

Wow where has this summer gone already. We have begun a new adventure in life that by the way I never would have thought I would have even entertained. We are now homeschooling! If I had been asked a year ago about this subject i would have laughed and dismissed it immediately. However when the Lord lays something on your heart He makes it very clear and something I could not escape. It started as a passing thought then more curiosity then a on going thought that would not go away. Then came conviction as this is what we are supposed to do. We are giving a trial run for the summer and it is going really well. I am very surprised to say that I love doing this I feel like I am getting to know my girls better that I ever have before. The girls grades have also been shocking they are doing great. I just love seeing the wheels turning and things beginning to click with them. The coolest thing was one night at dinner the girls began spouting out information they had learned that day about Illinois. I was so proud not only had the listened to it but they retained it. I was so happy.

Seriah is 11

2011-05-05T10:19:00.008-05:00

Where has time gone Seriah turned 11 years old yesterday. I remember the day she was born I was so anxious to have our first baby. I had gone into false labor 12 times so when I finally did go into labor Sean did not believe me.(I dont blame him) So after a long hard labor out came this beautiful baby girl. She was 7lb 1oz and she was three weeks early
When she was a toddler she was so funny. She talked like a little grown-up all the time she was just the sweetest.

Now I look at her and she is still the sweet little girls she has always been but now also starting to be a funny and smart young woman. She has such a hunger for knowledge. Most of all she puts all her trust in our Savior Jesus. I love to watch as she has grown into her own relationship with Christ.
She will enter Jr high next school year. On one hand she is so anxious to grow up. She cant wait to be called a teenager. However she still has the innocence of the little girls she still is. I love you Seriah and Happy Birthday sweetie.

winter

2011-03-04T10:02:00.005-06:00

Teleah's 7years old

Give me that pop Seriah

Seriah this is fascinating

Well as winter drags on at times it seems it will never end. The kids and myself are a bit stir crazy. I can only imagine how the Teachers at the kids schools feel. However winter does bring some fun moments too. My kids always find fun ways to entertain themselves, Jayce brings lots of fun games. Teleah loves that he is always a captive audience. Whatever Teleah or Seriah are doing Jayce is so amazed by it. Up until now he had always just gone along with what they wanted to do but now the fun begins he is beginning to want to do what he wants and getting upset with them not doing what he wants in the right way. It is so fun to watch his little personality come out and to see how they interact with each other. I do wonder what will happen this summer when the girls go outside and he has to stay in. I predict it will not go over well with Jayce. Seriah is such a little mother she loves to care for him and she is just so sweet to him.

The New Year

2011-01-03T10:52:00.002-06:00

Wow it is 2011! I cant believe where time has gone. I am not really making any new years resolution this year since they always seem to fall by the waste side by mid january. So instead I am just focusing on what i am so thankful for....
Sean is such a great husband and a wonderful man of god he leads our family in the way the Lord has set out. that is not to say he is always perfect but pretty close for me. I love him so much. I just thank God for him.
Seriah is ten years old and so funny she is getting ready to enter a phase in life that will be so exciting and so scary at the same time. Yesterday my mother in-law (Carol) and sister in-law (Becky) and i took Seriah shopping for clothes to spend her gift cards from Christmas. she was so funny she could not seem to care at all about the task at hand. she was more interested in the bin of bouncy ball next to the fitting room then the picking out clothes. so I picked and asked her what she thought and she kept saying I dont care. I thought she didn't have fun then later that night all she talked about was having fun shopping with mommy, Becky and Mama. I know the day will come when i will look back on days like that and miss them. I thank God for her personality.
Teleah is six, seven next month. she is in first grade and so full of spunk. She really wants to do everything by her self but sometimes needs help but wont ask. She has such a passion for Christ. last Sunday during worship i was singing and i looked over to see Teleah hands in the air and such a look of passion on her face it touched me to see such a love for god at this young age. She says to me mommy i just want to learn about Jesus. She amazes me daily. She loves her little brother so much she is always mothering him and trying to help him even if he doesn't want her help.
Jayce is 16 month's he is such a happy guy. Jayce is always smiling and joyful. He is now walking along everything. he has not yet walked by himself but I am sure it wont be long. He loves to play with cars and get into everything.

my cakes Ive been making

2010-12-02T21:58:00.007-06:00

From my Fondant Final class

Another cake i did after cake class #2

My first cake from the final from class #2

Some pics from July

2010-07-23T11:46:00.006-05:00

Seriah in the Milford fun days parade for girl scouts

waiting to see Seriah in the milford fun days parade.

Savannah and Teleah at our family reunion.

Brooklyn, Seriah and Teleah at the Dark family reunion

Seriah jumping off the diving board.

The summer is half over I cannot believe it. The girls have had fun with swimming lessons and had lots of fun swimming out the pool. We started the year with Teleah's fear of getting her head wet now she jumps of the side of the pool over and over again. Seriah is growing up to be such a lovely young lady. Jayce has made such great strides in the past few months he is now sitting and talking more.

Time flies

2010-05-29T20:31:00.007-05:00

Funny Smiles!

My three beautiful babies!

Where does time go. Summer is hear and ow Teleah is a first grader and Seriah is now a 5th grader. I cannot believe this. They are growing so fast. Teleah sat down yesterday and read me a book! (with very little help) Seriah has regularly pointed out to me tat she is a TWEEN! So she is now learning that with Independence comes responsibility. Jayce has been rolling around on the floor and smiling at everyone he is full of kisses and is just a all around happy baby.

Seriah's Birthday She's 10

Teleah is reading!

Baby food

2010-04-09T11:19:00.002-05:00

I have been making all of Jayce's baby food and I am truly enjoying it. I dabbled with it when Seriah was a baby but decided not to then. With Teleah there was so much going on so I didn't even attempt it. However this time I jumped in with both feet. I have been steaming and pureeing and freezing. My freezer is filled with so many frozen ice cubes of fruits and veggies. The really nice thing is my girls have actually been trying some of them to Some of these veggies they had refused to try before. Since they have helped me a few times they become curious as to what it taste like. Love it. Jayce loves all of it too.

6 months old

2010-03-29T15:38:00.005-05:00

Where has the last six months gone. I seemed to be so slow at the begining but now everything is going good and he is doing so good. Jayce is now 13lbs and 24 inches long. he is so full of smiles for everyone. Starting to sit with help and loves his fruits.

2010-03-18T22:01:00.007-05:00

Well tonight was Teleah's kindergarten spring sing. She was so excited after many years of trying to sit and watch Seriah during her school concerts it was finally Teleah's turn. she said she was excited because she got to sing and because Seriah just was gonna watch. It was her own thing and she was so proud. We were so proud of her too. I cant believe my baby girl is in school. I too am used to her sitting next to me at these thing but to see her doing it was very strange and great at the same time. So here are some pics from the night

Teleah, Kennedy and Miss. Taylor

Teleah and Miss. Taylor

Teleah, Seriah and Miss. Taylor

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2010-03-10T12:00:00.000-06:00

here is a cute video

6 months

2010-03-10T11:45:00.005-06:00

There has been a lot of sickness in this house I cant wait for the warm weather so we can all get out. Seriah is so busy in the fourth grade She loves school. Seriah is also in girl scouts we are right now in process of delivering 180 girl scout cookies she sold. It has been full of fun activities.

Teleah is loving school and cant wait to see her teacher everyday. Teleah is starting to recognize word now and when I read to her she yells out the words on the page that she can read. It is so fun watching the pages come alive for her.

wow where has time gone? I cant believe Jayce is already 6 months old. He is just the best baby he is always smiling and laughing. He is such a joy. He loves watching the girls run around he seems like he is taking them in and I know hell be going after them in no time. The girls are head over heals for him too. As soon as they get home from school they run to him and he loves it.

2009-12-14T08:45:00.002-06:00

As most of you know Teleah is a bit of a handful at times, but also full of personality. Here are some recent Teleah stories.
The other night Teleah was getting in trouble and was going to get a spanking and she ran up to the top bunk bed in her room where I could not reach her. I told her she needed to get down now. When she threw her hands in the air and with such conviction and concern told me "mommy I cant come down because if you spank me I'm gonna scream like a little girl and then I will wake up Jayce and you will be mad at me" Sometimes its really hard not to crack up at her logic. I did end up giving her just one more chance no spanking that night.

today she is not feeling well and is home from school. She does not like missing school at all. I called the doctor to let them know her symptoms and she informed me that I needed to let them know she was "eating rice chex and that is making me all better well a little bit all better." the nurse asked if there was anything else she wanted her to tell the doctor she said "yes Seriah is at school and thats not fair, and I am not"

New pics

2009-12-09T22:56:00.001-06:00

some pics

2009-12-04T22:11:00.004-06:00

2009-12-02T13:24:00.002-06:00

Well it has been a long time since I have posted but life around here got a little tense. Jayce was put back in the hospital and had to have another surgery, they unblocked his gallbladder and the ducts around it. Then after surgery his stomach swelled up so huge it looked like it would pop. He had a infection so he had to go on a complete seven day with out any food. So we were in the hospital for two weeks. It was long and hard. But we are home now and he is doing good. This has been such a trying time that I could not have gotten through with out my God and Saviour. he gives us strength when we don't think there is anymore in us he sustains us when we want to give up. He gives us hope when there is none, then he sends us people in our lives that help us out when we need it. I cant thank everyone enough for all the prayers, dinners and helping with the girls that was given our way. But most of all the prayers, thank you so much for everything.
I thank God everyday for the people in our lives.

Jayce's 2 month photo shoot

2009-11-11T19:01:00.005-06:00

2009-10-09T20:08:00.002-05:00

Jayce is one month old.

2009-10-09T16:02:00.006-05:00

I took Jayce today to get his one month pictures done and here they are so cute.

2009-09-21T18:05:00.001-05:00

Jayce Came home today. He is curently in his bed sleeping in our room. This is the day we could not wait for and that we have been praying for. Thank you to all of you who have been lifting him up in prayer. We are so excited.

2009-09-19T09:54:00.012-05:00

Me and Sally went to Peoria on thurday to see Jayce he was doing great. Sally took these pictures for me of Jayce. It was a great day. Thanks Sally.

And yes I got to feed him...

2009-09-18T08:55:00.001-05:00

Well today I got to go to peoria with my friend Sally. We spent the day with Jayce in the NICU. Jayce looked great he is doing amazing. they started him on breast milk yesterday and he is handleing it very well. he is eating and pooping like he is suposed to. By morning he will be on 1oz of milk and then they will start him on enzymes. they are feeding him every three hours and uping how much they give him every three feedings. by early next week he will be on 2oz. then if he does well on that for 48 hours he can come home. SO BY THIS TIME NEXT WEEK IF ALL GOES WELL HE WILL BE HOME. I can barley contain my excitment. i got to hold him all day and cuddled him alot i was in heaven. He is now only one one IV. and his feeding tube was taken out tonight. The last IV will be stopped by tomarrow. So he will have no more tubes by tomarrow evening.

jayce

2009-09-11T08:48:00.001-05:00

Well this has been a very long hard week. Jayce was air lifted to the Peoria hospital on wendesday and they did surgery on him that night. They had to get the blockage out befre it caused a rupture. The surgery went really well they were able to fix the problem with out cutting into his internal organs. That was really good since had they had to it would have had a whole other set of issues. So he is doing good he is still sleeping from the surgery and they are slowly waking him up. He looked so much better after the surgery. this is going to be a long road he will not be able to come home for at least two weeks. so please pray for him to recover and for our girls to this is very hard on them and there are alot of tears. Me and Sean came home for a few days last night to be with them. I am trying to take these days and get myself better to so that I am able to walk again and be able to be there for my new son and my daughters and husband. i am so blessed to have such a wonderful family and friends who have been there so much for all of us. This is going to be a long raod and I would love all the prayers that we can get. This is going to be a few weeks of alot of traveling and juggling, not to mention alot of emotions.

update

2009-09-09T01:42:00.004-05:00

Well today has been a roller coster of emotions. I really want to just bring Jayce home. It is really hard not being able to take care of him or even hold him when I want to, however I know this soon will pass. We did find out that the blockage is 80% gone now and that is great news. Once the blockage is gone he will have to show a pattern of being able to eat and then poop. So at least another few days, sigh.

I am still very sore and my feet are larger then they were before I had him. I am very tierd but can not sleep. So please keep us in your prayers. This is very Hard. I know God is in control and that is what is keeping me moving.

Jayce Raymond Timothy Sept.5th 8:00am 6lb 9oz 19 in.

2009-09-07T17:11:00.005-05:00

the first day of school

2009-08-27T16:48:00.000-05:00

The first day of school….
Seriah started the fourth grade; I can’t believe my baby is in fourth grade. It seems like time is flying by. This year the school had to have another fourth grade class so Seriah got the class that is up in the fifth grade hallway and that means they are the only fourth grade class to get lockers. Lockers are so exciting it was all she talked about for weeks we even got her a locker mirror. It is so funny how something that might seem trivial is so exciting at this age. I am very blessed because Seriah has always and still does really love school she can’t wait to get there and look forward to what will happen every day if only I had that enthusiasm when I was her age I think school would have been easier for myself. So we try to encourage her love of school. She also is a very good big sister and has been coaching Teleah on school and how great it is. Teleah started kindergarten this week. She also could not wait to get there and wanted daily assurance that she would get to go all day everyday just like sister. Last year in preschool was half day three days a week and she wanted more. The morning of school both of them came running to our room yelling it’s the first day it’s the first day. They scared me since I was asleep until this happened but hey at least I am not fighting them out the door. So we dropped Seriah off at the bus and I took Teleah into her school. I had to run in real quick to make sure the teacher got some info first so I told Teleah to stand in the kindergarten line and not to move and I would be right back. She said ok and was fine with that well on my way back out the kindergarteners were walking in but there was no Teleah! I asked where she was and went outside and there she was standing right where I told her not to move. Bless her little heart she listened so I got her inside and she could not wait she posed for pictures and asked me to take more pictures. She was very brave until about five minutes before school started then she started to shrink. She was a little nervous but the teacher took her hand since Teleah didn’t want me to leave and she walked in. I of course walked away but snuck back to make sure she was ok and she was. After school she was all smiles and wanted to go again. Both girls had a blast at school and told me all about it after school. One good day down. Iwill post pictures when I get them

baptism

2009-08-26T11:35:00.004-05:00

this weekend Teleah was baptised. She has been asking to be baptised for about a year but we were unsure if she really understood what it meant so we had her wait. However this summer she started to be able to tell us what it meant and was able to explain it to us,so we agreed. What an awesome experience to see this little child with such a passion for Christ. She is so full of zeal. She even lead everyone in a song of I cling to the cross by the way her favorite song. Sean got to help baptise Teleah and he was thrilled to do it. Sean has now helped baptise both kids and it is such a blessing to have children who both love Christ with all of their hearts what else could I ask for.

2009-07-30T12:00:00.002-05:00

OK Hello where has summer gone. On one hand it has gone very slow because I am so big and pregnant that it seams to drag on forever, though on the other hand it seams like the kids just got of of school. We got the info the other day for school registration and man it made it real. the girls were so excited though one Seriah loves school and would be in favor of year round. and Teleah just cant wait to go to kindergarten she cant wait to be there all day. I was reading the school supply lists to the girls and got some funny reactions. when reading Seriah's I think she realized the increase in the amount of folders and paper and not so many craft items I think the amount of work that fourth grade will require hit home. she said why so many folders and paper, I told her because there would be alot more work this year she just sighed. Teleah on of the things on her list was a beach towel (for rest time) she asked "oh we are going swimming in kindergarten." I said no it is for rest time she informed me that "rest time is not for kids who go to school all day" i just laughed. Teleah has asked for daily reassurance that she will go to school and come home at the same time as Seriah. she wants to make sure she'll be there all day.
I was looking at the girls the other day and man were has time gone, they are getting so big. I asked Seriah to hand something to her dad so he could put it on top of the fridge for her and she said I can reach. She then walked over and put it up there now this may not seem to big but when did my little girl get so tall that she can reach on top of the refrigerator. Teleah yes she is small but we are noticing so much change in her attitude daily she has calmed down so much and just acts so grown up. Maybe it is because we are getting ready for this new little guy and I'm looking at all these baby clothes but they are getting so big. So there is my rant.

Getting ready for baby Jayce

2009-07-20T11:27:00.006-05:00

the girls helped Sean get the crib up and finsh painting the baby's room

some late easter pictures

2009-07-20T11:06:00.005-05:00

my sweet babies

some fun easter egg hunting

two down and two to go

2009-06-28T17:36:00.002-05:00

Well as many of you know this has been the summer of the babies at our church. The first two babies are now here the first was Hannah Grace, and now little Joshua David. They are both so precious and I just cant look at them enough. They give me constant reminder of what we are moving towards. Today was Laura's baby shower she is due in three more weeks yeah. It was so fun getting together with all the moms and discussing every one's tip from those who had just had babies to those who had grown children and even those with no current children. All the insight was great. I feel so blessed that God has given us this little guy growing in my belly as he kicks and moves around I feel so blessed. I cant wait to see his little face.

Good News

2009-06-16T09:21:00.002-05:00

Well as many of you know we have been receiving a lot of difficult news at the doctors appointment for this pregnancy. However this time when we went it and had another sonogram the specialist said everything looked normal. Normal he said wow. The bowels were no longer showing up bright my placenta has moved up to where it should be. he still did not see the gallbladder but he said that does not really worry him. Plus the baby is measuring about two weeks big. So he is doing great. Hooray. we are still praying that he will not have cystic fibrosis but we wont know that until he is born. but prayer is already working with this little guy. thank you everyone for all of your prayers.

surgery

2009-06-05T17:17:00.002-05:00

Well today was Seriah's surgery it went really well. She woke up smiling they were amazed they said they had never had a child not wake up crying or screaming. She is sore today but doing well. Thank you everyone for your prayers. We will not find out the results of the byopsies til next week. but she is doing great.

please pray

2009-05-19T16:22:00.002-05:00

well today we had another sonogram for this young man inside me and we found out that there are some early signs that he may have cystic fibrosis. We knew this was a chance so we were prepared for this but we also found out that in the sono there was what they called bright bowels and that means that there is already stuff in the bowels and there is a chance he could be born with a perforated bowel. If that is the case he will have to be rushed straight into surgery to correct it before it causes trouble. So needless to say I am worried. Please keep him in your prayers daily it seams we are possibly fighting an uphill battle. I know Christ will get us up there but it is still hard. I do trust in him and know he is in charge.

2009-04-22T12:10:00.000-05:00

We are so excited it is a boy.

Find the humor or you'll just bust!

2009-03-16T19:30:00.002-05:00

Well today Seriah was home from school sick and I'm not all that convinced she should have stayed home but oh well. Teleah was in a playful mood all day. Then she went to school and when she got home, could not bring herself to stay inside since it was such a beautiful day. But who can blame her so I said she could go outside, Well then she wanted to play on the swing set I told her she could not go in the two person bench seats because they needed to be scrubbed down first and that she would get her pants all stained. She agreed and went out to play again. When I went to look out the back window at her and she was sitting on the swing she was told to stay off of but her pants were at her knees!!! I just about peed my pants laughing so I gathered my self to go and talk to her and when I got out there I learned her underwear where down at her knees also. When I asked her what she was doing she said she did not want to get her pants all ruined. So oh my I had one of those moments when you need to be serious in order for her not to do this again but I think I almost burst inside. Sean was loosing it inside and I told him if we don't see the humor what would we do. oh It still makes me laugh

our new news

2009-02-20T11:17:00.002-06:00

well sorry it has been so long since my last update, but our computer has been down for a month. In this time we have found out that we are expecting a new baby in September. Teleah has turned five. Yeah Teleah, we took her to the American Girl Store for her fith birthday we had so much fun and then went to the rainforest cafe for lunch. Silly us we thought this would be a perfect place for lunch because she loves animals and always has. However she was scared and would not go any closer than 15 feet of the animals. She was sure they would get her and did not believe that they were not real. So we sat in the middle of the resturant as to not be close to any of them. So happy birthday we tramatized her. I will post pictures later.
Next week Seriah will do ISAT testing for the first time I think this is so dumb she is worried and there has got to be a better way to know what our children are learning. This testing just worries them or they give up. Maybe I am the only one who feels this way but there is my soap box so there.

to Santa or to not Santa

2008-12-25T00:05:00.002-06:00

Well the other day I had to take the girls into the doctor again and as we were sitting and waiting for the doctor to come in the nurse asked Teleah so is Santa coming to see you and she says in a very monitone voice "Nope hes not real" very matter of fact way she said it to I almost choked and laughed at the same time. Seriah got all panicked and said yes he is. I asked Teleah why she thinks he not real she said well Anna told me and Emma doesnt believe he is real either. I said ok all the while Seriah is more panicked about this whole conversation. I told them some people believe Santa is real and some people believe he is not and if Teleah didnt want to believe she didnt have to and if Seriah wants to she can. I just found it funny that Teleah the youngest said this fact before Seriah. But then today Teleah was talking about Santa coming tonight so who knows. Se might believe but she also might not.

Today I fell on the ice and my kids just looked at me in shock. Then on the way home we did a donut in our driveway because of all this dumb ice I will be so glad when its gone.

I hope everyiine has a good Christmas tomarrow and remeber Jesus is the whole reason we celebrate this day. If not for him we would all be lost desperate souls wiith out any hope. He truly is the reason for every season.

some of our park pictures

2008-11-10T18:58:00.005-06:00

Our park pictures well some

halloween

2008-11-01T12:37:00.004-05:00

Well we had fun last night trick or treating. Teleah really enjoyed her self this is a night made for her a night to dress up. Seriah was quite thrilled with her self because she wanted to be Lizzie Mcguire and I found the impossible.

"Happy Birthday its raining"

2008-10-08T18:10:00.003-05:00

Well a few weeks ago was our birthday and yes me and Sean have the same b-day different years.(hes older) But the day turned out to be very interesting our kids woke us up with pictures they had drew them selves. "to be a surprise" but we could here them shushing one another and arguing about the colors they needed for the picture. We layed in bed and pretended we didn't here them so they could finish. When we woke up it was raining a lot and my dad called and said happy birthday its raining. We went on to church when watseka began to flood and we were all unaware of it. After church we went to a friends house that was getting water in it to help lift their furniture so it would not get ruined again. then was a bridal shower and by the end of the day I needed a nap. So Happy birthday to us. 'lol well here's some pictures of what it looked like behind our house that day.

The wedding

2008-10-01T16:01:00.006-05:00

This weekend was Pam and Daniels wedding. We had fun and I am so happy for them. Sean was a groomsman and Teleah was a flower girl she did so good I was so proud of her. We had alot of fun and we danced all night our poor children didnt get to bed til 11pm on sunday monday morning was fun I tell you.

Party

2008-09-19T11:19:00.004-05:00

Seriah went to a birthday party two weeks ago for a friend at school. I was so impressed with the creative ideas this mom had. The party theme was a spa party and they all came wearing pajamas. As I walked Seriah into the party we of course crossed the red carpet very cute but im not sure my daughter got that one. Best of all though in the thank you card Seriah got from the little girl, they enclosed pictures of Seriah at the party. I loved it and here they are included in this post.

Prada

2008-09-04T09:49:00.003-05:00

Well we finally did get a cat. Me andnthe girls have been trying to get Sean to agree to it and he finally did. I think what threw him over the edge was Teleah chasing one of the cats in the neighbor hood begging it to pay attention to her. when i asked her to leave that cat alone because she didn't know that cat she informed me she had told it her name.

So we went and picked out a cat from the Champaign humane society. We looked for three hours and found a two year old cat named Prada. Although Teleah seems to think shes a dog. She keep throwing balls at her and telling her to fetch. She also wants the cat to follow her everywhere. Its kinda funny.

Cheer camp

2008-08-30T13:04:00.005-05:00

Cheer Camp Seriah did Cheer camp last week she enjoyed herself so much. Then on friday she got to cheer at a scrimage game could it get any better? She did not think so. She learned two cheers and they held her up above thier heads how scary and exciting.

Summer is coming to an end

2008-08-11T17:40:00.006-05:00

Summer is almost over but we have had a lot of fun. We camped and our tent caved in on us but we still managed to find the humor in the whole situation. We have gone to the park. We had some awesome camp meetings with our church were both the girls were filled with the holy spirit and Teleah asked God into her heart. Seriah was baptized also this summer. The girls have an understanding of God that truly amazes me. Take away all of the “things” we did this summer if that knowledge had been the only thing this summer I would gladly trade the stuff for the understanding they have received. I thank God everyday for my girls and their passion I see in them.

We got to catch up with old and new friends this summer.

baptism

2008-07-29T13:17:00.003-05:00

Seriah was baptised this weekend we were so proud of her she came to us and started asking questions and then asked if she too could be baptised. It just amazes mr the things that God is doing in my small childrens lives.

I cling to the cross

2008-07-17T19:38:00.002-05:00

A few weeks ago the little girls in our church performed a worship song in church it was awsome and so encouraging to see these young girls worshipping and understanding what God has done for us.

Wow oh wow oh man alive

2008-07-14T21:37:00.002-05:00

Well it has been an amazing week! We had camp meetings this week with our church we had so much fun this week. We camped out for the second night! this was the very first time we had ever camped with the girls. We roasted marshmallows and made smore's (by the way it was the first time i had a smore and i liked it) Well then Teleah went to sleep fairly easy and i was in shock because as most know she just does not do well sleeping in groups. We all sept ok then around 6:30 am i was woken up to the girls screaming and crying because the tent wall on thier side had caved in from the wind and rain storm that had come on all of a sudden so we moved the to our side of the tent gave them some pop tarts while we tried to wait it out. Then as the tent was filling with water Teleah sat up and started splashing saying look mommmy i can splash so we got in the car and went home to dry off. The next night i stayed with some girls from church and we had a blast playing catch phraise til midnight. Teleah and Sean and Seriah went home they had enough with the water from the night before. But with all the fun the very best thing that happened in the camp meetings was that Teleah told me she wanted to ask jesus in her heart right in the middle of service so me and Sean took her outside and prayed with her. My little four year old when Sean asked her why she wanted to do that said "because Daddy I want to be with Jesus and the Holy Spirit" Wow she is four. So we prayed. Then the next day BOTH Teleah and Seriah were filled with the Holy Spirit in the childrens meetings. This was just an awsome week.

Some fun adult time

2008-06-14T10:16:00.002-05:00

Last night I went to A friends house and we scrapbooked til 1am. We had so much fun laughing and goofing off. There were just five of us scrapbooking in her garage. It was a great time of laughter. I also relized I amy have gone a little camera happy on Teleahs first day of preschool. Oh well to many pictures is better then not enough.

TAG!

2008-06-12T21:50:00.002-05:00

Rules to this game of tag:1. Each player answers the questions about themselves.2. At the end of the post, the player then tags five people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know they've been tagged and asking them to read the player's blog.3. Let the person who tagged you know when you've posted an answer

1. What were you doing five years ago?
Five years ago wow well I was staying home with my three year old. We lived in a small town that only had a post office and a pop machine. We were pregnant with Teleah and had no idea yet.

2. What are five things on your to do list today?
1. Clean the livingroom
2. take the kids to the library
3. Make phonecalls to family about fathers day
4. Get the girls to STOP fighting
5. Give the girls a bath they are covered in sand.

3. What are five snacks that you enjoy?
1. Colby cheese
2. Ice cream
3. Strawberries
4. Turtles
5. A nice cold pepsi

4. What five things would you do if you were a billionaire?
1 pay off debt
2 buy a car that is still under warenty
3. go to Disney World or Land
4. Go on a cruise
5. Maybe adopt a little boy

5. Where are five of your favorite places to travel, why?
( this make an assumption that I actually go places)
1 My Dads
2. Seans parents
3. The zoo
4. ?
5. ?

6. What are five jobs that you have had?
1. a coffee bar
2. tuxedo shop
3. telemarketor
4. Walmart
5. hardware store

7. What five people do you want to tag?
1. sally
2 mandy
3 laura
4. mary sue
5 maryann

A great hot day

2008-06-12T21:42:00.002-05:00

Well the other day it was so hot outside we were sure that our shoes would melt to the ground. So it was Seans day off and we took the girls to the public pool here in Watseka. We had so much fun. Seriah saw some friends from school and was very happy about that. Teleah got to show off her lack of fear of the water. She had on a swim suit with floaties and arm floaties on also. She could not have gone under water if she tried to. It was a great family day.

Seriah's birthday

2008-06-01T20:43:00.002-05:00

These where taken at Seriah's family birthday party last month. She had so much fun with all of her Mama and Papa's there not to mention aunts and uncles everywhere.

outside in the water

2008-06-01T20:22:00.002-05:00

Today after church we all participated in family nap time. Then Sean went outside to change the oil and I was cleaning a chair with the hose and Seriah asked me if she could put on her swimsuit and get wet I said sure. Teleah then followed to do the same. I was out back when Sean came and informed me that Teleah had walked outside completely nude saying she could not get her suit on it was in her hands. He rushed her inside and help her out then for a couple hours they played in the sprinkler. At first Teleah would run under the water or around it but would not get wet. She finally got the hang of the point of the sprinkler and got all wet. Seriah and Teleah were laughing and hollering with joy. I love that sound. Well that was our very busy day. Church, nap time, a naked toddler, and playing in the sprinklers.

To much free time.

2008-05-12T21:20:00.002-05:00

Last night we heard Teleah say mommy and daddy help me I am stuck. Sean went in the den and saw Teleah hanging from her finger tips from the king size mattress on its side. She had climbed up by her self but could not get down.
Then today Teleah anounced mommy look at me. I looked up she had stuck one half or a honeycomb in each nostril. It was so funny I thought I would burst, but of course I could not laugh so she wont keep doing it. So I got the cereal out of her nose and we discussed why things dont go in your nose.
Seriah has just started Girl Scouts and she is so excited. She has her second meeting tomarrow. She cant wait.

small victories

2008-05-01T13:46:00.002-05:00

Well in the last post i talked about Teleah when I put her to bed the other night. Well bless her heart when she woke up in the morning she informed me that she had thought about if she wanted to go to bed early again and she decided she did not! "So I will listen today so I don't have to go to bed to early AGAIN!" We had a good day she listened and went to bed at a normal time. Thank God for the small victories.

Jesus please help me!

2008-04-29T22:58:00.002-05:00

well Teleah is right in the middle of a new phase. She has decided to challenge every rule we have and every bit of direction I try to give her. I am very frustrated but alot of prayer is getting me through. She has gone to bed early for the last few nights for this reason. When we ot her in bed early again tonight I asked her if she remembered why she was going to bed early she said cause I doesn't listen. i said yes and are you going to listen tomarrow she replied I am gonna think about it tonight. The Lord has given me a very strong willed child so I know he will help me through I just need a little more assistance from him this week.
Seriah will be eight years old this week scary my baby is 8. We are having two b-day parties this weekend -what was I thinking? The kids party will be on saturday and our family cook out will be on Sunday. keep me in your prayers- PLEASE

not again you've got to be kidding me!

2008-04-25T14:36:00.002-05:00

Well as most of you know Teleah broke her clavicle bone a few weeks ago. That is the bone that goes from the shoulder to about the neck. Well I thought it was tough dealing with her that first week I was so wrong, she is now tierd of sitting and feeling well enough to run around. Keeping this girl down is nearly impossible. She is climbing on everything with one arm I may add. Well this Tuesday I dropped her off at school came home and was going to sit and enjoy the peace and quiet. So I thought! As soon as I hit the couch the phone ring and its the school saying I needed to come get her she fell and was really hurting. So I get there she has a bloody nose, mouth and knees. She was running for a toy at the same time another boy in class was to and he pushed her and because she had her arm in the sling she could not stop the fall and went right on her face. So picture this my four year old daughter now has two black eyes and a swollen nose and fat lip that also is cut up her knees and shins are bruised and cut. Not to mention the sling she is also in. Then that night she was outside I was trying to get her inside for dinner and she fell and rolled over her shoulder, My first thought no joke by this point was not are you ok I thought you have got to be kidding me. She was fine I got her in she made it the rest of the night with no more spills. However I am investing in bubble wrap for this girl.

2008-04-14T10:34:00.002-05:00

here is my little braced four year old. We are going today to get something more stable hopefully it will work better

Oh man I love my girls

2008-04-13T22:16:00.002-05:00

Well my little Teleah never stops amazing me. Today she woke up and she told me her arm hurt more than the other days, I asked if she needed to stay home from church? She replied "no i will be ok i need to go to church" She is so strong. We went to church and she was a little grouch but she was there. Then this afternoon Seriah came down with a fever and a throbbing headache and she feels horrible so she will also be home tomorrow man this week just keeps getting better but I thank God for the children he gave me and all the blessings he has given me and the strength he will give me and Sean and the girls to get through another week.

One of those days!

2008-04-10T21:08:00.004-05:00

Have you ever had one of those days that things seem to be going a little to smoothly then crash it all comes falling at once. Well today was that day for me. I was getting everything done I needed to get done and I had picked up a very whinny Seriah from school she finished her homework. Then I convinced her she needed to get back in her room to finish cleaning it when I heard a loud crash come from her room. It was Teleah, she had fallen of the bed. The timer had also gone off for dinner to be finished to. I pulled stuff off the stove and went toward the screaming. Teleah who is one of the toughest children I have ever seen would not let me check her shoulder or even pick her up because it hurt to bad. I called Sean at work for a heads up then tried to get the girls to eat. Teleah refused to use her right side of her body all through dinner and hardly ate. So Sean came home and I brought Teleah to the hospital and she broke her clavicle bone. So now my little baby is in a sling and we have to go see Otho tomorrow.
on a kinda funny note Teleah told me on the way to the hospital tonight she did not want to go to the hospital because she did not want her arm to fall off, I said what are you talking about your arm wont come off. She then informed me that Woody's arm from Toy Story 2 came all the way off. we then discussed that she is not a toy and Woody is. So we went on to the hospital and left with all limbs attached.

My New Adventure

2008-04-05T18:06:00.002-05:00

Well this week I decide to do something about our financial issues. I am starting to sell Home Interiors. Don't worry this does not mean I am going to harass my friends and family. I am believing that if I just let people know that I am doing this that all will be taken care of. I am just really doing catalog parties unless someone insists on a regular party. So if you feel a need to order let me know and I will be happy to help you. I feel that if God wants this to work for me he will make the way.

2008-03-28T12:11:00.001-05:00

I just thought you might get a kick out of this. Seriah was used as the mailer for Byrnes photography in Kankakee. This mailer was sent out to all of his customers. She was our little celebrity. She was also featured in a window display at the mall. She was probably like three and a half.

Easter

2008-03-26T16:39:00.001-05:00

I hope you all had a gret Easter! It is fun to get together with family and just enjoy one anothers presence. We had a egg hunt and my Dad and Korky's. The girls love it so much. Seriah cleaned house she had twice as many as Teleah. One of Teleah's eggs had a dollar in it and she came running over to me yelling "I won I won" because she got a dollar. She ended up getting two dollars so she "won twices". Seriah got one five dollar bill and Teleah anounced she was "sorry that Seriah did not win as much as me" She still sees two bill as twice as much money as one five dollar bill. Seriah just let her believe that she won more. It was good for both.

Seriah and Teleah were in the paper

2008-03-14T14:20:00.000-05:00

Seriah and Teleah were in our local paper this week. We went to the library to check out the cat in the hat party. The girls had lots of fun. They watched a movie, made hats, got their faces painted and played the apple toss. Teleah really like the apple toss she did it over and over again.

Report on Missions Trip to India

2008-03-10T14:25:00.000-05:00

We will be giving a report on our mission trip to India nest Sunday night at 6:00 p.m. I would love to see as many of you as possible. There will be testimonies, videos, and pictures. All of you helped in some way whether with gifts of support or prayer you all helped in some way, and I thank you all for it.
hope to see you there.
In Christ
Sean

where going

2008-03-09T18:19:00.000-05:00

The time is coming that we are starting our fundraising for the Great Strides Walk for Cystic Fibrosis. Most of you know that this is a disease that affects me and Teleah. The Great Strides Walk is a fundraising event put on every year. I have gone every year since Teleah was born. The first year Teleah was only eleven weeks old and the youngest person there that had cystic fibrosis. The first year I was so heart broken and overwhelmed by what I was looking at for her future. It was through these walks that I began to realize that i was not alone and other families did understand. Last year I got to talk to a med student that had not chosen a field to go into we talked about the lack of knowledge in the medical community for this disease. I do not know if CF is what she went into but I am sure she is more aware. So it is not just the money raised but also the awareness raised. In past years it has been just me and the girls to go alone and all of these other teams of huge numbers with t-shirts to announce who they were supporting. This year that is my goal I do not want to go alone again I want a team of people. I want t-shirts. Teleah is now getting old enough that she feel different at school and church because she takes pills and other kids don't. This is one day she wont feel different and I want people there to support her.

http://www.cff.org/great_strides/JenniferTimothy

Sean is home

2008-03-05T20:09:00.000-06:00

Sean has returned to us. When we went to pick up the girls at our friend Julies, Seriah was laying on the couch and when Sean walked in she leaped over the back of the couch into daddy’s arms. She was so happy to see daddy. Teleah on the other hand ran and hid from him and we could not find her. At first she didn’t want to talk to him, then half way home she began snuggling and hugging him. Sean tickled Teleah all the way home he said that he had missed her laugh so much. Today Seriah went to school and got an A on her math test. Hooray for her math is so hard for her. Teleah and Sean wrestled all afternoon, Teleah was in heaven. Thanks for all of the prayers and support everyone gave while he was gone. It was amazing when I saw him at the airport I was so exciting. I missed him so much. He has lost a lot of weight. We stopped and got hamburgers on the way home they all wanted BEEF. It was funny to watch the guys eat they ate like they had never eaten before. Sean was most excited about getting a DR.Pepper. He said he was craving Dr. Pepper so bad.

He's Coming Home!

2008-03-02T20:37:00.000-06:00

I just got off the phone with Sean. He is getting on a plane at about 1:30 am our time. He's comming he's coming. I can't wait to see him. The guys have already informed us that there will be a stop at Fudruckers the want a burger a big fat one. I cannot wait to see the girls face when they see daddy.

Another email from Sean

2008-03-01T10:43:00.000-06:00

Greeting to all. We are winding down our trip and we are all fighting weather or not we are happy to be going home, or sad we are leaving. Between the amazing move of the Holy Spirit we are seeing here, and the children that are to darn cute for our own good, it is going to be very difficult to leave here Monday morning. We fly out Tuesday morning at 4 am boooooooooooooooooooooooo. So please pray for safe travel and quick recovery of jet lag. Thank you for all your prayers and support, God is truly moving here. I love you all and hope to speak to all of you when I get back.
In Christ
Sean

One of those moments

2008-02-29T22:28:00.000-06:00

Well as most everyone knows Sean is in India he will be back in three days. Well last night the girls where just mopey not particularly upset but not really happy either. We have been keeping a count down to daddy comes home on the fridge for the last week. Well after diner last night they where being just pitiful and Seriah asked if we could cross out that day on the calendar. I said sure and went over to do it and decided I would surprise them I started dancing all over the kitchen and chanting four more days four more days we can do it we can do it. Well Seriah laughed so hard she fell out of her chair. It was great seeing her so happy. So I had to make a fool of myself to get her there but we do what it takes sometimes.
Then tonight Teleah and Seriah got emails from daddy again and I was reading Teleah's to her and I asked her if she knew why daddy went to India? She then said "yes he's telling them in India that Jesus and God are the truth" She gets it I am so proud of her.
So in ending three more days three more days, we can do it we can do it!

2008-02-26T22:40:00.000-06:00

Will he be here soon! This is a question asked by Teleah. Boy do we miss daddy. Tonight we had a huge blackout and we went to Reid and Diane's house so we would not freeze. then on the way home we ran out of gas halfin and half out of my own drive way. I am so tierd now. Reid brought me some gas. Big thanks to him. I am just ready for Sean to come home now. Seven more days. we will make it!

Will he be here soon!

2008-02-26T22:38:00.001-06:00

Sean sent this to me!

2008-02-26T08:21:00.000-06:00

Greeting to all in the name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. The crusades are done and what a series of meetings they were. Hundreds were saved, and hundreds more were healed and delivered by the power of the holy ghost. Monday we went to a youth gathering where one girl was saved, and several filled with the holy ghost. Tuesday, we went to a prison and were allowed to preach. About 25 to 30 men accepted Jesus for the first time, and a few more rededicated their lives to Him. The girls went to the womens prison and ALL thats correct ALL 20 women that were there accepted Jesus. Please Keep them in your prayers as the ministry that we went with, is out of bibles to hand out, and do not have the funds to purchase them right now. Keep us in your prayers as we have a week left before we fly home. For me personally, I haven't slept much so pray that I can get some rest.
That is all for now and please feel free to e mail me at any time.
In Christ
Sean Timothy

Sean called

2008-02-25T16:53:00.000-06:00

Sean called this morning from India. He sounded good. He is missing the girls and me too. One more week and he will be home with us again. I can't wait to here all of his stories and learn what all has happened. I even can't wait to here him snore again and here is dumb jokes! Hehe!

Sean's email from India

2008-02-23T17:16:00.000-06:00

Greeting to everyone from the uttermost parts of the earth. I hope this finds you all well. I am doing very well. here. Gods grace is very sufficient. we are seeing God move in miraculous ways. People are being saved delivered and healed. More that we can count. The harvest here is very ripe. Please keep us in your prayers. We have 2 more nights of crusade meetings. Our portion starts at about 8:30 otr time which is 11 and a half hours ahead of you,( Thank you Jesus for jet lag). we are seeing the miraculous works of the Holy Spirit flow freely. Thank you to all of you who support me with your money and prayers. Without you this wouldn't be possible. Don't believe for a second that you don't have a part in this, and i pray that God blesses each of you for it. I will see you soon. Love to all of you.
In Christ
Sean

India

2008-02-21T20:03:00.000-06:00

Sean is curently in India he called yesterday and said it is just amazing there. He said that the people there are filled with such a joy and he is learning from them. The children ran along side the van as they arrived to shake their hands and greet them. I just know this trip will be life changing for him and our whole family. The girls and I miss him but we know soon enough we will see him and all will be great.