Over the Hump!

Using the old metaphor, one chapter in our lives is quickly drawing to a close and the next is about to be written! After 5 gruelling weeks of school, with class nearly every night, Matt has finished his MBA program! (and promises not to even think about going back for a few years). In the midst of that, Melissa and baby Meghan inched along through severe bouts of fatigue. Amazingly, by God's grace, and the love and care of our friends, they have made it through and are doing much better as delivery day draws near.

Here are a few of the "other" things that have transpired since we last posted.

First, Hunter and Daddy were given tickets to a Rockies game -Hunter's first one ever! His eyes sparkled, his little feet hopped up and down as we walked into the stadium and got our first glimpse of the field. It just doesn't look quite that big on t.v.! With lots of hotdogs and cotton candy, Hunter managed to make it through the entire game. He still remembers the final score, even if daddy doesn't (we lost).



Hemi Grandma (Melissa's Mom) came out during the second of the five weeks of school to help out. During the visit the was the graduation for the Air Force Academy. Every year we watch the Thunderbirds perform at the graduation, from Compassion's parking lot, which is right across the highway from the Academy.



In the midst of everything summer weather has arrived!! And with a vengence - a spell of hot weather and little rain has dried things out. To cool off, the kids are learning the art of the "slip -n- slide." Hunter was timid at first, but after watching his friend Ryan do it fearlessly, he has nearly perfected the art of the perfect slide. Baylie is content just to walk through the water and giggle.



Hunter has also begun to learn how to ride a bike with the help of his training wheels. Baylie, never wanting to be left too far behind, tries to keep up with her big wheels tryke.



Finally, in celebration of brithdays and Matt finishing school, he got to go golfing with two of his closest friends. Nathan kicked the snot out of Brian and Matt, but all in all, it was the course that won on this day. Notice Cheyenne Mountain in the back drop.


Oh, and did we mention that Melissa is getting close??? Just a few weeks to go now!!

A little preoccupied....

Hi friends! For those of you who check our site regularly, we apologize for the delay in getting out our next post.
Some of you may know that for the last three weeks, life has been crazy - and will continue to be for the next two weeks. This is due to two main reasons: 1) Matt taking his FINAL two classes for his MBA in a condensed, five week span (thus being in school every night); and 2) Melissa being on "couch rest" for the last trimester of her pregnancy.
Matt will be done with his MBA degree on June 21st - less than two weeks from now! Yay! Until then however, his time will continue to be filled up with studying, time at school, taking care of the family and when he has time, work. :) Thus, this blog will sadly suffer until that time. We promise we'll keep updating it every week again here soon!
We are doing pretty well all things considered - interesting timing on God's part for Melissa to go down at the exact time she's needed most to keep the household in order. :) But He's been teaching us that He's more than enough - His strength is made perfect in our weakness. We are taking it one day at a time and we're getting through. Praise Him for teaching us these valuable lessons!!!!!
Thank you to all of our friends and family for their support. Keep checking back for updates in a couple of weeks!