Prayer and Celebration

The girls and some girl friends of mine wanted to have a shower for Henry. But neither he nor I needed anything so I wasn't wanting to have a typical baby shower. Instead, a friend of ours,...

Baby C Update

I apologize for not getting this update to you sooner. Life is complicated for us right now and my best intentions aren't getting things done as timely as I would like. A big thank you for all...

The Littlest Big Sister

Carmella is such a good big sister. She adores Henry in a way that seems far beyond her years. Whenever she hears the word baby Carmella starts looking around for the fellow while she says, "Awww."...

Big Sister, Little Brother

Addison came along just in time. Carmella doesn't like to sit still very long for cuddling and rocking anymore. And Elisabeth sure loves rocking the babies. She will sit and rock him for an hour at...

Beautiful Boy, Beautiful Heart

So today we made the early morning trek to Children's Hospital to see Henry's Cardiologist. Dr. Martin and his staff were simply amazing. I can not say enough how impressed I was by the level of...

The Bag Lady

Carmella loves bags. Any sort makes her happy. When she sees a bag she will squeal "BAG!" and put it on her arm. She isn't very discerning. Walmart, Target or grocery store bag. They are all good....

Summer Days

I love the long and careless summer days with my kids when we do nothing but build memories, laugh and frolic. Let the games begin.

The Big Tub

Tonight Henry, yes we all call him that, had his first bath in the big tub. He loved it. Carmella loved it. We all loved it. Our view of the beautiful boy. Yes, that is one of his names. And...

Addison Grant

Last week this was our view of baby Henry.photo by Susan Schmidt PhotographyBut this week it's a little different.We asked you a few weeks ago to guess when this little boy would be born, what his...

The Henry has arrived.

Ladies and gentleman, please welcome... our little Henry. (the heart swells with pride at this cuteness) For details...watch on. -The Wachter Kids (all nine of them)

So apparently the next post is not announcing Henry but I do have an update.

UPDATE: I'm calling 11. What time do you guys think? I know, I know. I said the next post on here would be announcing Henry. But that apparently isn't happening because...well, it's a long story...

Henry Update (we're getting close, guys!)

So here's the deal. (btw, this is Kat's daughter Brianna filling in for her) Tuesday Mom went to see her perinatal specialist and they did a biophysical. During the sonogram they found the amniotic...

Sybil Decides

The latest from 42 Studios. Sure to be a hit with you Downton Abbey fans. I swear I do not know where these kids got it from. But enjoy anyway.

Aedan's 10th Birthday

April 18th marked the blooming of the cherry tree which always coincides with Aedan's birthday. We had a quiet but pleasant celebration. His one request for the day was to play outdoors, which the...

The Lollipop

The girls made this great birthday cake for Aedan's birthday Normally we don't let our little ones have sweets until they are both potty trained and old enough to take good care of their teeth. But...

The game is on!

We have been waiting for eight months and now here we are weeks, perhaps days, away from the arrival of our little Henry. (Just in case you do not already know, Henry is my little brother/sister...

Urgent Prayer Request

Dear Blogging Friends, Allen and I have just returned from several days in the mountains with no cell service and no internet. How glorious it was. I will fill you in soon, I hope. But today I am...

Billy the Kid

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April Fool's Day

Don't be pregnant In a house full of jokerson April Fool's Day

You Know It Has Been Too Long Since Your Last Post....

.... when you get emails, texts, calls and yes, even real actual handwritten letters saying... "ARE YOU OK????" Or when you turn on the computer and every family member who walks in the room says,...

Book Reviews... FYI

Kaitlin, Brianna and Emma Rose will be joining me in writing book reviews for Art's Chili Pepper. Because we have so very many, we love to read around here, we have moved reviews to Reviews with...

The God of Lost Causes

Growing up in the Catholic church we taught prayer was very important. We had specific times each day that were dedicated to this discipline. First thing when we woke we prayed the blessing upon...

Finding Purpose

You all have been so faithful in praying for our family in different times of need. In almost 19 years as a Christian I can really tell the times when brothers and sisters are lifting me up in...

Dropped Out... But Not Dead... and an Update

So I know, I just kind of disappeared, again. Yesterday, I spent a few minutes catching up on some emails. After I explained to a friend where I have been the last month, it occurred to me that I...

Unconditional

"Samantha Crawford is living a storybook life: she’s happily married, she lives on a ranch where she keeps her beloved horse, and the stories she’s told and illustrated since childhood have become...

How To Write a Worship Song

Pieces of Easter

On her way home for Easter, Alza Bennet is left stranded in the middle of nowhere when her car breaks down. Desperate to get home in time for the holiday, she offers loner-farmer Lincoln James...

Abel's Field Giveaway

When I asked my gang what they thought of this new film starring Kevin Sorbo and Samuel Davis, they unanimously said, "It was different from other Christian films." And they mean that's a good...

The Word

"He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destruction." Psalm 107:20 What a beautiful picture of Jesus! After God had created for us a beautiful world and a beautiful garden...

Welcome to Paradise

I have had this movie sitting in my in basket waiting for a review since fall. Shame on me. Anyway, today was the day... we watched it for our movie night. Allen was raised Methodist and I was...