Fischer Jonathan Yates

We are coming on 24 weeks of a great, healthy pregnancy with our 2nd son! It's hard to believe we are down to 16 weeks (ish) left! I think with this pregnancy life is so busy with 4 other little ones I don't think about being pregnant as much and before I know it another week has gone by,it's flying! Fischer is super active, reminds me a lot of his big brother! My favorite part Of the day is when I am getting ready to go to sleep and he goes crazy squirming and wiggling. So far he is growing healthy and strong and we have faced no complications, to God be the glory! After working in a NICU I know a healthy baby is not a given so I treasure and thank God for each day Fischer grows and thrives inside me, even if that means little inconveniences like peeing 5 times a night haha! We were truly surprised to find out we were expecting a 2nd boy! We Both really thought it was a girl! Ofcourse 2 girls and now 2 boys is better then we could ever ask for and we are all excited! We struggled, debated and over analyzed his name before Finally deciding on Fischer Jonathan. Fischer we just like, it's unique, quirky, and goes perfectly with Reiter averi and Sofia :) Jonathan is after my brother and Kevin's peepaw. I could not be more proud of the man my brother has become, he has had his fair share of struggles but has grown into a true man. He has a lovely wife and daughter that he obviously adores, he is hard working, responsible, kind and funny. There are so many different characteristics I hope Fischer has of his! Kevin's peepaw is funny, always has something smart to say that makes the whole room laugh. He worked hard to provide for his wife and 3 children. He loves his wife and they have a beautiful marriage I pray after all the years Kevin and I can have! We pray Fischer works as hard as his grandfather has and that he too grows up to be the leader of his family! Fischer Jonathan we can't wait to see you and watch you grow!

what we have been up to...

It has been a long time since I have blogged, we have been busy! Since my last post we welcomed Fall with a trip to the pumpkin patch with our friends Lindsay and Sam and their beautiful daughters...

Reiter especially loved the goats and the girls loved the hay ride! They had a lot of fun and we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves! We also attended 2 costume parties, neither that I got pictures of, but both were super fun! We also hosted our own halloween party that was a huge success and ended our evening trick or treating with LOTS of candy! It was a great night and the kids were extra cute as a Cowgirl, bumble bee and Reiter was a pirate and also a dog because it was so cold he needed the extra layer! We also trick or treated at the Avenue (our local mall) which was so fun! In November we traveled to Jackson to see my Nana and Papa. It is always so nice to go "home"! It was a weekend that went to fast, my kids played hard with my cousins kids and came home thoroughly spoiled and high on sugar! We celebrated thanksgiving with Kevins family at his uncles house, a holiday we always enjoy! We ended Thanksgiving visiting Kevins peepaw at the rehab place he has recently been moved to and then a visit to Santa at Bass pro shop which the kids liked although the girls wouldn't touch him LOL! Now we are kicking off december and starting some new traditions! We are ok with santa which I know is controversial :) but we are more trying to incorporate the true meaning of Christmas, Jesus. So we have an "Elf on the shelf" the girls named "Jingle Bells" and he has been surprising them every morning with tea parties, marshmallow raids and so much more, He is fun and the kids enjoy it! We also started truth in the tinsel. It is a printable Ebook that gives you crafts and a scripture to do for 25 days of Christmas every day with your kids. We started tonight and they LOVED it! It got some great conversations going. During our craft making I asked what God wanted most hoping Averi and Sofia would say " a relationship with me, for me to ask him in our hearts," something of that nature. Instead Averi said "God wants us to have babies" oh dear, what have we taught them lol! We also started decorating ornaments for the girls tree (yes they have their own in their room, and yes it is pink) with different names for God on them. Tonight was "creator". I loved ending our evening talking about who created them and what else God created. I promise to load more pictures soon! Here are some we recently got back from the girls and Reiter over the summer: