We're all better!!

So we have been having the flu bug go around out house, but we have all had it now so I think we are done. I (Angela) started last week Saturday, then Jim, Cassady and Avary had it yesterday. We all had it in different ways, but I am just glad it only lasted 12 hours or so. I just praise God that we are done and he took us through it. I also pray it does not come back for a long time.

Yesterday, Jim had to go to Bomgaars for some parts and the girls heard the word "bomgaars" and wanted to go. THEY LOVE BOMGAARS! (I think it is hilarious). Well Jim said that was fine if they came along so off they went. They were gone for about an hour and finally made it home. Avary was still a little feverish when they left, which she was NOT going to stay home, so I went out to the garage to see how she was doing, thought maybe she feel asleep or something. Well, when I opened the door to the garage I heard "Cheep, Cheep, Cheep". I said, "what did you get?" "WE GOT BABY CHICKS AND DUCKLINGS MOM!!!!" Jim had bought the girls three baby chicks and three baby ducklings to take care of. They loved it. We had to go out to the shed about twice or three times yesterday adn twice today to check on them. They do a really good job feeding and holding them. They are becoming little farm girls more and more. I love it!!!

Simply Amazed!!

We had a doctors appointment on Tuesday and everything looks good. It is crazy how fast baby's grow when they are in the womb. Four weeks ago, I had my first appointment and in the ultrasound pictures, the baby was just a little blob and now it has limbs and was moving like CRAZY!! It is awesome to see God's hand and amazing creation growing inside of me. What a privilage. Here are some pictures for you. The top photo is a picture of the head and an arm out waving at you with it's little fingers.


Here is a side profile picture where you can see the head, arms, fingers and legs. So amazing that so much has developed at 13 weeks. God is AWESOME!!!

What crazy weather!!

So the weather is crazy around here. A week and a half ago we were sledding behind the 4-wheeler in 3 inches of snow and today we were playing ball with no coats on. I am not complaining at all, I just hope that was our last opportunity for sledding till next winter. Here are a few photos of our sledding day!! The girls LOVED it!!!

After the girls were done sledding, they wanted to build a snowman. (Sad to say - our FIRST snowman this year.) The snow was perfect for making a snowman, so we did exactly that.

Did you Know?????

So there is the latest new at the Dekkers house:



Most people already know, but these are the shirt the girls and I made to tell our parents. I printed the numbers on some iron-on paper and put them on the t-shirts. Then they girls got to puffy paint (with a little assistance) their own shirts. They had a great time. I do not think anyone was surprised when we told them (which I expected), but at least everyone was excited for us.

When we told they girls, Cassady just looked at me and then at Jim and didn't say much for a little bit. Then she said "Ya, ..... tomorrow?" Jim and I just started laughing. Needless to say, the girls are very excited. I have been feeling good as long as I eat every 3-4 hours or so. (It is a good thing I like to eat :) ). I am about 10 weeks a long and am due the beginning of October. We are all very excited.

Thank you Grandpa and Grandma K!!!

For Christmas this year, my parents gave the grand kids a overnight stay at Kings Point in Storm Lake. So on February 20 and 21, my parents, the four grand kids and I packed our bags and drove to Storm Lake. We got to the Hotel at 11 in the morning and were ready for a good time. We ate some dinner in the hotel room and the kids swam from 1:30 till 5:30 at the water park. We took a break for supper, which was ordered in Pizza Hut, then went swimming again from 7 till 8:30. By that time they were VERY tired and ready for bed. We all got to sleep in a suite, which was very interesting. Between kids talking in their sleep, parents snoring and Cassady's 3 o'clock flip out session, I got 3 hours of sleep. Then everyone woke up nice and early, 7 o'clock, for some breakfast and toons. Then off to swimming again at 9 o'clock am. It did not last as long this time because EVERYONE was a little low on sleep (and patience....ME). So by 11 we had to check out and pack up. We took some spare cloths to the locker rooms so the kids could swim a little longer. But by 12:00 they were ready to go and have some dinner. We stopped at Burger King for dinner and we were on our way home. They had a great time.

Starting Again!!

So it has been almost a year since the last post. I have not been very good at update it at all. I am still trying to learn how to get this all to work, but hopefully I can figure it out. The last year has been VERY busy and we are excited to start another. God has blessed us and we can not way to see what he has in store for us this year. We are so very excited to start the year off with a trip to Riviera Maya, Mexico. We went with a bunch of friends and had a great time.



We spent a lot of time relaxing on the beach. The ladies read books, played volleyball, swam and talked. The guys played booce, frizbee, sandvolleyball and swam. There was so much to do on the resort it was really had to get bored. We even did some searching in the water for some of God's little creatures and boy did we find some. Do not touch the little squid type things because they get mad and let out purple/pinkish stuff. Check it out!! So amazing!!




We also went on an excursion Zip-lining and Repeling. That was a good time. We went repelling first, then we walked through a cave and finally went zip-lining. So fun!!



That is a quick summary of our trip. We had a great time and hope to do it again sometime. I recommend it to everyone as a husband and wife. It was great to have a break from the craziness of life and kids and to just spend time with each other.