I'm Back!

So, it has been a long time! But I have been convicted to start blogging again. Life changes so quickly, and I easily forget so many of the little things that happen in my families lives. I want to be able to remember the small, seemingly insignificant things that go on in our everyday lives. And in order for that to happen (since I have such a horrible memory), I need to record them. So let's see how long I last.There is no way I can catch up on the last two years, so I will just give a few highlights.

Obviously, Cheyenne was added to our family! She is so wonderful and so different from Sequoia! She has endless energy and wants our attention pretty much every waking moment. So that has been challenging. She got pretty sick this past summer and went into the hospital for about a week. It was an extremely tough week to say the least. There were many tests and many sleepless nights, but they really couldn't find out what happened. We are still going through some genetic testing so we will see if they can find anything. She is almost 18 months old now. She just finally reached 20lbs! She is still not on the growth charts, but at least we were able to turn her car seat around. She is just starting to really walk which is so exciting. She has taken her time but I think she is really wanting to do it now. She has a smile that lights up her face.

Sequoia is amazing! I cannot believe how much fun I have with her. She can sit for such long periods of time coloring, drawing and doing art things. She is very friendly and so easy going. We started a preschool with a group of families (which I will blog about later) and Sequoia has really been loving it. This past summer she did so amazing in the water. She loved to swim and jump off the back of the boat. She would name each jump. They almost always started with "American". Examples: American boat, American face, and so on.

There have been ups and downs for Dave and I the past few years. But it is amazing to see how God has provided. I feel like lately within in our group of friends, there have been so many hard things going on. It has been overwhelming lately. But I do know that God is faithful and he does have a plan. I have been blessed to be a part of their lives and them in mine. The struggles in life are made so much more bearable when we have others to share them with. As much as I miss my family and friends back home in CA, I have really been blessed with the friends that God has given me here. They have enhanced my life richly.