he's here!

Graham David Vanderveer

born Monday, August 15

at 7:59pm

8lbs 1oz

20inches long

Our recovery has had a few challenges so please be praying for us.

Graham will be staying in the hospital for at least another week so that he can be given antibiotics through an IV to fight off an infection

(possibly GroupBstrep but that is still being determined).

I separated my pubic symphasis and am not able to walk unassisted.

My recover from this will be 3-6 weeks.

Please pray for Joey as he will be needed much more during my recovery and Gra's.

Also pray for big brother Max, as it is a challenge enough to add a member to your family, let alone with an extra long hospital stay and an injured mommy.

God has truly blessed us and we are thankful to Him for loving us and giving us a precious gift!

maternity and max

about a month to go before Graham Vanderveer will be making his arrival. and yes, i'm feeling okay. i have my moments of discomfort of course but nothing to complain about. i am so thankful that i am so much healthier with this little boy then i was with max. (at this point with max, i had already been on bedrest for a week with high blood pressure). my sister-in-law took some pics of us when we went to visit them a few weekends ago. here's a few highlights:

(umm, yeah, they look alike)

it's his special day

this is our brother-in-law JD. he is a wonderful man, the most selfless man we know. and he has been diagnosed with a brain tumor. his surgery to remove the tumor will be on thursday and beyond that we know nothing about the future. well, i can't say nothing. we know that God's name will be glorified no matter what. no matter what, God's name will be glorified.

join us in prayer for JD and his healing. you can read more about his story here:

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/jdneinast

"staycation" at the gaylord

bc God has a perfect plan and knew what our summer would hold this year, He gave my mom the idea of taking a "staycation" to the gaylord...it was a wonderful time to just relax and spend time with our family.

"hello gold cowboy and tall cowboy!"

the fam: jd, kacy, scooter, mom, me, max, and joey

(my sis amy was at a rehearsal dinner and of course my bro tyler is living in taiwan)

about to enjoy the friday night fireworks from the comfort of our air conditioned room...

...enjoying his treat after the fireworks

on saturday we hit the new waterpark at the gaylord...max loved the lazy river so much, joey enjoyed the zipline, and i was thrilled that they offered poolside service so we didn't have to wait in line for our lunch :)

btw, our son did close down the lazy river by spitting up a bit in it...the lifeguards in us just couldn't let it go so we ended up reporting it....but don't worry, it reopened after just a few minutes :)

some summer fun

after the craziness of june (which creeped its way into the beginning of july) we have been having some time for summer fun....

a trip to bryan to see our favorite cousins!

some fun at the waterpark with luke!

(we have been swimming alot and im proud of my little fish max!)

and family camp at our church!

max loved the worship that his daddy lead us in....he loves the village kids worship cd and now has almost all the words memorized!

girls trip 2011

well, i had great intentions of blogging about my recent girls trip, but for some reason the pictures will not upload...boo! oh well, i'll just write the highlights....

-celebrity sighting: while having lunch in austin on our way, we got to see jesse eisenburg (of the social network) handing out pizza

-compression hose: what the girls got to see me in on our way down/back and each night...this was our way of not repeating "the swelling" of our vegas trip in 2008 and it worked like a charm!

-pool side service: we stayed at la cantera and it was a great resort, and what made it even greater was the adult-only pool complete with poolside drink and food service...what a luxury

-the never ending battle of the sexes game: in an effort to get free drinks (ice cream for me!) we played battle of the sexes...all i can say is that i hope i do not play games like old people when i am old bc they cheat and take FOREVER!!!!! (we did end of winning though so it was worth it!)

-watching 2 guys hit on 2 underage girls who are at a bar with their dad: ummm, yeah, needs no other explanation except that it was hilarious. almost as funny as lyndsay's comment about the all star baseball game :) :) :)

can't wait for girls trip 2012!