Christmas Letter 2014

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! This year, we welcomed our third baby, a baby boy, into our family! He was born on October 7 and has been a total joy. We all are enamored with his sweet smiles, his huge brown eyes, and his mile-long eyelashes. We look forward to introducing him to many of you in the coming year!

Both L & H have been huge helps to us as we added a third sibling. They are in love with their little brother and want to do whatever they can to help and be with him! They both are waiting for him to do more, though, like play crawl-chase.

In addition to welcoming baby, L started kindergarten! As such, we began our homeschooling adventure. It has been a great fall semester as we learn what works and what does not, a process I know we will go through lots more in the years to come! It’s awesome being a witness to him as he learns to write and read, count and create! He is busy drawing pictures for his own stories and transcribing the words (that he tells me to write) into his books. He loves, loves, loves Lego and has quite the city built on our old train table. And the day before the baby was born, he got glasses! They are bright blue and look awesome on him.

H is back at our favorite preschool in the 3’s class. She is the only girl in her class of eight kids! At her parent-teacher conference, her teacher described her as a natural leader, fearless, a cuddler, and a good playmate, all of which isn’t surprising. Then she said, “H has the type of personality where all of a sudden, everyone is doing what H wants without H having to say a word!” So true!

K is busy dabbling in several different projects, The Ball Project, www.ballproject.com, being one of them! He’s also busy pursuing some fun investment opportunities with friends and family.

I took my first-ever maternity leave from The Viewfinder Project and hired a friend and colleague to run things. The Viewfinder Project, www.theviewfinderproject.com, celebrates 10 years in 2015 from when we had our first project in Raithby, South Africa! Hard to believe we’ve been at this for that long. I love being a mom of three (!!) and homeschooling and pursuing my non-profit work with TVP.

Life in Indianapolis continues to be great as we are surrounded by family and wonderful friends. We love living so close to Butler University (and great basketball!!) and to the canal trail and all the places it leads. We feel blessed and humbled by God’s goodness. We pray you all find blessing & adventure in the year to come!

Godspeed,
K, MB, L, H and baby R and of course Maxine the Wonderdog

 

Look at those eyelashes (7 weeks old)!!!

More photos!!

Baby R is Here!

Hi all!
It's hard to believe that we welcomed baby R into the world 2 weeks ago already!! So without further adieu, let us introduce you to...

RSBJ
October 7, 2014
8lbs 7oz, 20.5in

R is an amazing little boy! He loves sleep, nursing, sleep, clean diapers, sleep...and definitely cuddling! And did I mention he loves sleep?

The kids LOVE him. H is a huge helper, ready to get the diaper changing stuff all set up or get blankets or new jammies or anything he needs. L loves showing him toys, hoping & waiting for him to respond with a smile. We all love kissing his warm, silky head.

Here are some photos from the last two weeks. Thanks for being patient as I had to get them off of two devices and ready to post!

Baby #3 is coming soon

We are in the final month of waiting for the arrival of Baby #3! Just over two weeks to go, which is hard to believe. I've had an awesome ultrasound tech for my last two visits who gave me some beautiful 3D scans of the baby. Here is the latest, from my 36-week appointment. I am already in love with this munchkin! Stay tuned for more news of his/her arrival!

Proud of my brother!

Here is a great article on my brother! So proud of him & the work he is doing!

www.currentzionsville.com/2014/09/16/zionsville-prosthetic-builder-helps-war-vet-running/

Surprise!

It is with great joy that K and I get to share that we are expecting Baby #3 in early October! Some have asked if this is a surprise baby and it is not. We had been hoping for a third baby for a while now. We are thrilled and can't wait to share this little miracle with the world later this year! We appreciate your prayers and well wishes for a healthy baby and healthy pregnancy. Here is a glimpse of Baby from our 8-week appointment:

Love K+M+L+H