Happy Valentines

I can't believe that Valentines is this weekend. Although we have no plans for Valentine's Day (tears)...but I really don’t know what my non-romantic, Hubby has up his sleeves, so no plans might become plans. Anyway, Grace had her Valentines Day Party at Preschool on Wednesday, so Tuesday night we were busy doing our Valentine Project. I was going to make some cute heart sugar cookies, but when I was getting everything ready, I was missing one ingredient and it was too late to make a trip to the store.

Here are some pictures of our night:
Making our Heart Butterflies

Masterpiece

Grace started to lay out her clothes for the next day and everything has to be the way she would wear it the next day.

I posted a couple of days ago about a friend (and family) that recently lost a child. She has become a friend through blogging and she has been so inspirational to me. No words will ever be enough to show how much they mean to us. So, another blog friend, Courtney, has come up with the idea to honor her child, Andon and the love of his family and friends. So, on Saturday, February 14th, we will be celebrating little Andon by celebrating. We will be dedicating our post Saturday to Andon. You can check out Courtney’s blog for more details.

Until Next Time…

God Bless

Jess

Caption Please

This is what I found Izabelle doing the other morning...I think she got tired of her Daddy telling Mommy to do the bills.

Future Banker of America...Hopefully she won't need a Bail Out...HEHE:p

Feel free to make your own caption, just leave it in the comments.

God Bless...

Jess

Happy Birthdays

Yesterday we went over to my parents house to celebrate the BIG BIRTHDAYS of February. My mom's birthday was last Tuesday (3rd) and my sister and brother in law's is this Tuesday (10th). We celebrated with a supper and cake afterwards.
Below are pictures of the Birthday Kids:)

My mom, she is an amazing mom and my best friend. She is the one I go to first if and when I have a problem or need advice. And somehow she knows exactly what to say (must be that super power moms have). She is always there for me and I am always there for her...Especially on the days she wants to go SHOPPING:) just kiddin.

My dad and mom:)

My sister is another one of my best friends. Although we look alike we are completely different, but always seem to get along (well most of the time, hehe). She is amazing mom and nurse.

My brother in law, Jason. He is such a car guy...he's even in a car club. He is amazing father to his step-son (treats him like his own) and to his daughter. He is always willing to help, especially his procrastinator sister in law. Thanks for making our dance songs:)

Christina and Jason Happy Birthday to you all!!! We love you!!!!!

Until Next Time...

Oh, I forgot to mention some GOOD, no GREAT NEWS!!! My dad told us over the weekend that he is going to DAYS. He is a coal miner and has been working nights, what seems to be FOREVER, so a position opened up and he jumped on it. Which is great, because anytime the grandkids have any programs in the evenings he can go. YEAH!!!!

God Bless...

Jess

"Be Still My Soul"

I am weeping inside…As some of my blog sisters already know and have posted on this sadness that came to our fellow blog sister and her family yesterday. I got a text yesterday morning saying to keep her in her prayers because of the issue that surrounded her and her unborn child. At that moment I sat there saying a quiet prayer to myself and woke Matt up and told him to do the same. I kept them in my mind all morning, thinking that she was going to be okay and possibly having a new baby by the end of the day. Later that afternoon my sister in law called and told me the news of our blog sister. I will not go into details, but one that she is grieving the loss of her child. I sat there, numb, heart sinking, I didn’t know what to do or say. I got off the phone and immediately said a prayer for her and her family. Then it felt like brick tossed into the pit of my stomach…Things could change in the blink of an eye. I am at a loss of words for this family…What do you say? I just pray and knowing that God is with them is comforting. Please keep them in your prayers.
I am leaving you with a video from Selah singing "Be Still My Soul/What a Friend we have in Jesus"


God is always faithful and is always with us.

God Bless you all.

Jess

Pictures

Here are some pictures that we took last week while we were snowed in. I didn't feel like loading them up to a slideshow, so its kind of long.

Grace waiting to go outGrace and Izabelle Ready for some fun!
First Steps into the snow Snow Angel
What do I do? Dare me??
WHOO HOO!!!! Okay, Okay, I will try it:)

Waiting for Puppy
There she is! (aka Our Big Dog) Time for our Performance
Getting Ready for Bedtime...

Izabelle helping mommy clean...the only one that helped Saturday (don't worry I was right there)
God Bless...

Jess

Front Page News

This is a long post, so please Brrr with me (get it, Brr because its cold outside, I just crack myself up sometimes) Anyway, What an exciting week the Gingerich's had. With the snow keeping us home for a couple of days, to making the front page of our local newpaper. Here is what happened: Over the weekend Matt sent me a picture of a duck in the local newspaper. I looked at the picture and I thought, "it couldn't be", so I gave the phone to Grace for her to look at and she said "Yup, it's Moey the MoeyHawk". The newspaper ran a picture of a duck with a strange feathers on top of his head, somewhat like a mohawk. So, on Monday I sent an email to the editor and she forwarded it on to the lady that first ran the story on Saturday. Well, she called me on Monday to get a few more details, so I just thought that they were just curious and didn't think anymore of it. Until I called Matt on Tuesday to see if the roads are clear and he said "Nope, but I am reading something very interesting about a duck". What, we made the paper.
He said that our story was on the front page along side Moey the Moeyhawk's picture. For some of you, you probably are thinking, "it couldn't be", "how do you know". To answer your question: We just know. The feather pattern is the same, even the placement of the Mohawk is the same, and just the way he looks we could just tell it was once our family pet.
If you do not get the Washington Times Herald here is the link with our story: http://www.washtimesherald.com/archivesearch/local_story_026211423.html
Also, here are some pictures of the girls with Moey the MoeyHawk duck when we first got him:

Gracie and Moey Best BuddiesMoey The Moeyhawk Duck Getting his first bath

I have other pictures of Moey the day we took him to Matt's uncle's house. It was bittersweet, since he was truly part of our family. The days that Moey was up in Bramble, he spent following Matt's uncles choring and fishing. When we heard that he went missing we were sad and didn't think we would see him again, until I saw a picture on Facebook of a duck with a mohawk. I was shocked...Matt swore that it wasn't him until I brought a picture back and he couldn't get over the resemblance, but Grace and I were sure it was him. He made a home away from home with his little duck friends and now everyone can enjoy Moey the MoeyHawk duck.
Here are some pictures of the girls playing in the snow. Izabelle didn't really know what to think of the snow. She was very careful when walking and when she fell to her knees she cried for help. Grace, well she just took off running and went start to making snow angels. We didn't have any snow attire, so we improvised and made our own with extra, extra layers of clothes and alot of Daddy's socks over boots.

Ready to slideTouching snow

Walking through snowMy lil snow angel

Until Next Time...


God Bless...


Jess

Just playing Catch Up…

I haven’t really posted on what has been going on in our lives (well besides dancing and ruining my gas tank). Last Monday, we buried my Great Uncle Floyd “Hoppy” Harper. He had been sick for a couple of days, but unfortunately his body wasn’t strong enough to fight the infection.
A little about this man Uncle Hoppy is what we all called him: I really don’t know why they called him Hoppy….need to get the whole story for my grandpa sometime. He was my mom’s uncle, her dad’s brother, and one great guy. I don’t really remember much of him when I was little; it wasn’t until I got older that I came to know a little more about him. He was very nice and loved children. I guess he needed too, to survive his 8 nieces (my mom and her sisters). He is a Vietnam War Veteran. He had a military funeral services. At the burial there were several veterans that were there for honors ceremony: Which includes the Flag folding, Flag presentation to his brothers, and the playing of Taps (which is the song that is performed with the bugle, in our case a recording), and the gun salute. I got very emotional just to think that they (the veterans) were there to salute and show their respects to their fellow soldier (veteran).
The rest of the week was calm and relaxing. Friday we were to have company for supper (baked spaghetti), they were unable to come to due to last minute circumstances, which is okay, we just played and watched Hannah Montana.
Then Saturday, my mom, my girls, and I went to Vincennes to take back some shoes and did some shopping, while Matt went to the Buggy Bowl.
Then Sunday after church we headed to my parent’s house to visit with my family. Grant made Lasagna (he is such a good cook). Unfortunately we didn’t stay to eat it (don’t worry I took carry out), because we went to Matt’s parents’ for pizza with his family (we have missed their Sunday suppers for a couple of weeks, so we thought we needed to be there last night). We don’t really get to see much of Rob, Greta, and Brynnlee, so it was fun to watch B and Izabelle playing together…well lets just say, they love wanting what the other one has, which is what we all did when we were little. Izabelle is usually the rough one and making someone else cry, but last night she was the one getting the rough end of the deal. But I don’t think Izabelle even had a clue what was going on, because she didn’t let out a holler or cry, so apparently B wasn’t too rough with her. At the end of the night, they were best friends giving hugs and kisses to one another…Ah!!!
Now it is beginning of a new week and boy are we hoping for some SNOW…enough to keep us home:)

Until Next Time…

God Bless…

Jess