Happy Easter

A little update

Well, things at the Wickerts keep plugging along! We showed the house a few times last week, but no offer has come yet. We are praying for the right people at the right time (although it would be nice if that were sooner rather then later!!) Jasen has put alot of blood sweat and tears into this place, so in some ways we are being kind of picky as to who we want to buy it!! It sounds weird, but we are pretty attached to this house, and it is going to be hard to leave it when the time comes.

Jaden lost a tooth this week, he is so proud of the big space in his mouth...go figure!!

As Spring approaches Jasen is getting more and more calls for work, he will definitely be busy until we leave. I am slowly starting to pack. I know it seems funny because we don't know when we will be leaving, but I figure it will be less to do when the time comes, right now I need as little stress in my life as possible :)

We are missing our family very much and look forward to being together with them again soon. I must say though, I am grateful for our church family here and their prayers and encouragement for us during this time.

Spring in Ketchikan

So, I think that spring has started to arrive!! It was a beautiful morning, not even that cold. We went down to the beach to give the kids and the dog a good run...

Four wet, dirty, but very happy kids!

Jaden finding treasures

Rope swing fun

Giving mommy a heart attack!

I couldn't resist a go!

Going to see Grandpa!

We had an unusually nice day last week, so I took the opportunity to send the twins outside to play with Daddy! Jasen was cleaning out the van, so naturally the kids climbed up to see what was going on. When I saw Evan in the drivers seat intent on going somewhere, I asked him where he was driving, "to see Grandpa" was his answer! So Dad, you can expect him to show up in about 3 weeks!!

Good Bye "OOka Doo", Auntie Jenn & Aber Dabs!

Yesterday was another sad day for us. Dave, Jenn & Abby left on the ferry for Tennessee. Just like my parents, David & Jenn and Abby have been a huge part of our lives here, they have a very strong relationship with the kids, and we are going to miss them very much. Hopefully it won't be too long before we are with them again!!

Finally A Nice Day!

Today was the first really nice day for weeks. It has been so cold and snowy it's made it difficult to get out and do anything. So now most of the snow is gone, and the temperatures are no longer sub zero, we decided to take a walk down to the playground after lunch.

Things started out a little rough for Evan
He was soon smiling again!

Lots of Changes

So it has been another 3 weeks since I last posted, so I have just decided to stop making excuses and let you know I have been way too preoccupied with other things! :) Here is a little update though. The kids have definitely been left to their own devices alot more just recently, as you can see. I remember when I was a teenager there was many a time where you couldn't see the color of my carpet, this reminded me of that....I pray that history is not repeating itself!!!

The twins are growing up so fast. They keep us hopping, but are so much fun. We just put them into big kids beds last week, and they are so proud of themselves! Yay, NO MORE CRIBS FOR US!!!!!!

Probably the biggest event here over the last couple of weeks is the departure of my parents. It was hard to say goodbye, but also not so much as we know we will be seeing them again in a couple of months. We miss our daily visit with Grandma, and Grandpa stopping by to say "hi". Vicki Maloney was here for their farewell weekend, so the girls all went out for dessert and coffee one last time!

We are still getting inqiries on the house. We have shown it quite a few times. We actually showed it tonight to a local couple, and they loved it. We are showing it to a family from Massachusetts next week, so please pray with us that the right family at the right time would come along.

The last couple of weeks

Well, what can I say, the last couple of weeks have flown by. There has been alot going on, with our house being on the market, a quick trip to LA, an Adam birthday, a garage sale, preparing for my parents departure, and now preparing for my Dads farewell concert!! Oh, we can also throw in a couple of really nasty owwiis (sp?) for two of our kids!!!

Our house advertising is going well, we have had quite a few calls and shown it 4 times. There is one couple very interested and are coming back to see it again today.

Our trip to LA was alot of fun last week. It was a great break for us, and we even got to spend a day a Wrangell on the way back :) We had the opportunity to spend time with Wanda Radford at the hospital and then had dinner with Paul, it was a blessing, as always.

Adam turned 5 this month!! He is such a sweet boy, and a joy to have in our lives.

The "multi-family moving sale" went well last weekend!! We made good money, and got rid of alot of junk.

Barry Bynum just arrived, it is always great to see him and is a pleasure to work with. We are practising for my Dads farewell concert, and will also use it to launch his new album (which is very good by the way!) It is always great to sing with "The Band" it will be our last opportunity for a while, although with Becky living in Pennsylvania and us in Tennessee, we would just have to fly Jodi in!!!!

Life feels very up in the air at the moment, but it is ok. I am determined to enjoy our remaining time here......you may need to remind me of that as time goes by!!!!

Quick Update!

I know I said I would be more consistent, but time has flown and I kinda have alot on my plate right now!!! Becky motivated me this morning to just put up a quick post to let everyone know we are still here :)

Things have been busy. We are in the process of trying to sell our house, so that means trying to keep it tidy all of the time "just in case"someone wants to come and look at it. With four kids you can imagine that this itself is a full time job. Anyway, we have someone coming to look at it on Thursday, so we are praying that they love it and want it! I have started sorting through things, trying to get ahead of the game a little, we are getting things done little by little.

Here are a couple of cute pictures of my kids from Christmas. I know they are late, but I had to post them all the same!

One thing I have to add, is that I am thankful for the blessings that God delivers to us when they are least expected. On Wednesday night after bible study, Matthew Cooke stopped by and invited Jasen & I to fly down to L.A. with them and be a part of the audience for the game show Deal or No Deal!!! It will be great to get away for a couple of days. We will have the opportunity to see Paul and Wanda Radford, and go out to dinner!!!!!! More on that adventure when we get back.

Catching Up!

Wow, I think this has been one of my longest posting breaks yet! December has been a busy month, with different things, but we are back now, and hope to be more consistent! Before I get on to Christmas pics, I have other stuff to put up!! Last week, we had lots of snow, that we all enjoyed so much. School was out for one day, so we took advantage of it. It was fun to see the kids play, and the twins check out their first real snowfall. As you can see by the pictures there were a couple of times when they weren't that impressed with it, but it gave me a giggle watching them :)One other thing that we took the opportunity to do when the weather was good couple of weeks ago was to take a family walk on one of the local trails. We unexpectedly stopped by our friends Ken & Bonnies house and talked them into coming with us. They were great sports and dropped everything they were involved in to join us. It was alot of fun!

Time with Daddy

Over the last 6 months "time with Daddy" has been a rare commodity for the kids. Now our life is back to normal, it has been great to see them be able to spend time together doing all kinds of fun stuff. Practising swinging a baseball bat, burning garbage, having "Thanksgiving" around the coffee table, and they even enjoyed shovelling gravel around the yard!!