Surprise!

I've started this blog in my mind a few dozen times now. I think I'm finally able to write it down.



In this home we love surprises. Well, Tuesday we got another one. The Lord has decided to bless our family with another little person! We are surprised and excited! Some of you may think we're crazy. And you'd be right. But we are over-joyed that the Lord would choose us to raise another one of His creations. Yes, Joanna will be somewhere between 17 and 18 months old when Baby Ferrill the Third arrives. We know that the Lord's timing is perfect and we've decided to do our best to trust His judgment in all aspects of our lives.



We don't have many details yet, but we're hoping to at least get a due date pinned down after our first OB appointment. It's on June 10th, if you all want to be praying. :)

Preschool Obstacle Courses

This time, one was made for him instead of him making one for Mommy!

Yesterday, Tim decided to try something new with Isaiah. I think it was the being cooped up in the house with a sick wife that drove him to it. He kept saying, "I'm bored, okay?!?!?" But there was this adorable boyish grin that would lead one to think it was more than that. Excuses aside, Isaiah had lots of fun and now wants to run through an obstacle course all the time. It's a nice change of pace for him and at least we can be indoors out of the nearing triple digit heat!

Slacker...

Sorry I have not posted consistantly or in a while. I'll work on that.

To catch everyone up, it's pretty much the same ol' same ol' here. Tim is playing indoor soccer on Friday nights are we're enjoying getting out of the house and cheering Daddy on. It's especially fun when some friends come keep us company. We had a great Mother's Day weekend. We finally dedicated Joanna in church on Sunday and both kids were actually pretty good up on stage. Maybe they have Mommy and Daddy's stage fright. They were nice and quiet. We enjoyed having (Tim's) Dad stay with us for the week and being at the dedication. The extra set of hands were a big help. I think the next baby we dedicate, we'll need (Tim's) Mom out here to help hold children. (It's worth asking...) The weather is really beautiful today and if we didn't have some fellas here to work on the kitchen counters, we would be outside all day. I think we'll go to church with Daddy tonight and take advantage of the three playgrounds our church shares with Desert Christian School.

This year seems to just be flying by! I've enjoyed the small slow down in our schedule, though things will be picking up a bit again soon with VBS and Splash Kingdom coming up. I'm toying with the idea of getting involved in one of our Summer programs at church. I really enjoyed the Hymns and Her class I was able to take last year. The ladies who taught the class (who actually came up with the whole idea and did a beautiful job with it) are far too busy this Summer to offer a repeat class. A bummer for me since Joanna came in the middle of the course, but I do understand that they need a break.

That about wraps things up around here. I'll be sure to post again soon if something exciting happens.

Oh and I suppose you all would like to see some pictures from Joanna's dedication. :)

And hey, if you're bored and have little ones and want them to learn how to spell triangle, my favorite band made a Children's Song. (It's Isaiah's new favorite...which is good. I was getting a little warn out with The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything and Cebu.) Just go to http://www.jarsofclay.com/ The music should start up automatically. And Laine, the song right after it is Drive. I know how you love 80's music. They re-did it. Not sure if you'll like it, but it's worth taking a listen. :)

New Pictures

I took a few pictures yesterday to share. :)

Joanna has 2 more teeth!

I thought this one was too cute not to share.

I think he's looking at Jessica right now. Either that or he's practicing his "innocent" face.