meet... Benjamin Neal!!! 12-10-18

Snapshots from this morning 

I'm rocking this little bundle of preciousness as I write this, he is perfect and healthy and we're all so happy he's here!!

He was born last night at 8:08, after 6 hours of labor. He weighed 8.8 and measured 20. 

After he was born the placenta took a little too long and Mom hemmoraged some. We were preparing to go to the hospital but she turned the corner just in time!! The tinctures worked and she's getting as much rest as she can. We're so thankful for the midwife and that everything turned out okay!! And we're all so in love with our little Benji!! Thank you for praying and please keep it up, pray for quick recovery especially!! 

xoxo 

APRIL is over.. [month of mixed emotions and etc.]

We found some pure energy lol!

 

THEODORE!!!!!!!

{Utter gorgeoumass.}

Matching!

The greenhouse at Michael's 😍

When your little brother had your phone 😂😂

Car racingggg

LOOK AT THIS CACTI MUG!!!!! ❤️🌵

April was weird. A very strange month and I still can't really make sense of what all happened..etc. It was really crazy bc: something really amazing and super exciting happened, and something really awful happened.  I can't say that it was a dreadful month, but I really can't say that it was a great month either. *SIGHS*
Overall, it was a pretty good month and I'm thankful for the fun memories we made.

HAPPENINGS:

alll da puppies are gone!!! 

Ash got hired at our local hardware store!! (Soooo much better then McDonald's)

Trying quite a few new hairstyle (thanks to Ash ❤️) and really loving them.

Dad and Mom going to NE, returning with our sweet friend's famous, amazing pickles <333

Chicks and duckings are at race brothers again ❤️❤️

Lots of coffffeee.

Planted 31 radish plants and 20 tomatoes plants!! 🌱🌿🍅

WE GOT TO SEE THEODORE AGAIN!!!!! [Back in October we had him for a few days and then things didn't work out for the parents..] I was beginning to think I'd never see him again. It was so awesome holding him... He's such a chub!!! He's already 6 months old <3333

painting  rocks + fishing + mushroom hunting + blasting songs with the siblings xxx

going to the creek a lot and capturing adorable pictures <33

I literally took a hiatus at the perfect time. WE'VE BEEN SO BUSY.

CONSISTENTLY writing letters to my penpals!! XD

doing French a lot and some Swahili

Seeing a movie in the theater with Mom and Ash. And alll the coffee and buying green plants and printing pictures. :D

Our adopted grandpa helping us move the swarm of bees into the hive.. He is really just the most sweetest person ever. He's getting us do bees this summer and it's super exciting!

Me and Josh officially started learning sign language! We're learning more PSE rather then ASL. 

Finally getting Sabine's letter put together...and now it's on it's way to Africa!!! (we got a FRENCH letter from her and it was so cool + cute!!!)

making new friends..and losing friends...= mixed emotions. :(

completely going plant crazy. sometimes my weirdness surprises even me. ^_^

Me and my brother biked almost 4 miles.. In 15 minutes!!! *awesomeness*

Andd, lottts of other bike rides. Micah loves it so much. (There is a seat on the back of mom's bike)

lots of red and dark pink lipstick idek why??

Micah moved into my room... Which like makes me sad and happy. Sad because now I have to get up multiple times a night, and happy bc he's becoming a big boy. 😐😂

ASHLEY TURNED 23. Waht even? Happy birthday lady! I hope this is your best year yet! (I have a feeling it might be...😆)

Going to a friend's house and eating fried turkey (that was shot that morning) around a fire outside. It was a lot of fun. ;)

Sweet friends emailing/messaging me saying they've missed me. AW y'all are really the best!!!

THE LOCAL CAR RACES!!!! That was so fun xD

Y'ALL it's officially summer!!!!!!! *cue cheers and swimming and all the summer stuff*

LOL:

Lilli: *starts  coughing*.......
Lilli: *pats her own back* 


well, goodbye to ever being able to drink out of a straw without micah thinking he needs to as well. 

When Lilli covers her rock in salt to make it 'sparkle' 

Does salt come from outer space? -Levi

Lilli: *please let me beeeee... Princess Sofia!* * Blows out dandelion* 

So me and Dylan and Mom are addicted to something. It's called Pyure energy and it's good for you and amazing BUT all the stores aren't wanting to carry it! Soooo we literally take every single box whenever we find some. (There's a picture way up there 😂)

Me: say Paigey!
Micah: dah!
Say garden..
Dah!
Say Joshua..
Dah!
Say easy..
Micah: eeeee!! 

*while we're in bed*
Lilli: wait... What's that sound?
...ooh it was just my tummy. 


LET'S TALK!!!

Guess what. I had to use my tiny phone for this entire post. Yeah that was hard. 
How was your month? Did ya miss me? (Jk) have y'all been busy?

FALL PARTY HAPPENED. and like 1834247 other things {december photo dump}

^pretty busy with 3 orders so far this month...^

best. little. sister. <3333

^fall party preparations^

^baby shower fun^ (aka baby fix xD )

^musical chairs during fall party^

bc a fire and a not-so-careful boy don't go the best together (he was super brave tho ;D)

^those are ma layers^ 

^what babysitting looks like xD ^

R E C E N T N E S S :

• well THE FALL PARTY WAS A SUCCESS. *dances and cheers and allll the confetti* It was pretty awesome!!!
• crocheting endlessly bc i'm making gifts for everybody + i have 3 orders =O
• I started babysitting around 35 hours a week, it's a lot but i now have some money xD
• Throwing a baby shower for Ash's friend, there were a couple babies and needless to say... I got a little baby fix!!! 
• 'Decorating' my room a little more :D
• when your sister's friend gives her this endless supply of acne+soap+lotion+cleanser-things  and so I get to just pick out what I like before I get in the shower. *deep breath* #awesomeness 
• and sadly we aren't babysitting Theo anymore *wails for a very long time* (I actually have cried, I MISS HIM!!!) 
• Going over to our adopted Grandpa's to pick up rocks and having lunch and cookies (!!!!)
• Playing musical chairs at the Fall Party, absolute hilariousness XD 

• I SAW 31 SHOOTING STARS. it was absolutely amazing. (that number sounds so unrealistic but SERIOUSLY WE SAW THEM.) 
• and yeah shooting stars and just starry nights are the best ever. <3 <3 <3 
• FACE TIMING WITH AMELIA AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   and then we had a emoji war today-- she won. *glares*
• My friend gave me a HUGE  book on midwifery, it's pretty awesome. (AND we got to hold her little baby and hear all about her first-time Mom experience :D )
• Walking = climbing on everything in sight. literally. #MicahFrancis
• friends giving us a big bag of cookies to take home, when we just randomly stopped in on them <3 <3 <3 
• and is it just me or are down's syndrome babies just extra cuddly or something??? <3333 
• Dad got the washer and dryer moved into the new room he built, Levi might be able to sleep in it tonight!!! #backporchreno
• Check out my crochet blog for new holiday items!! ;D
• playing Indians with the littles = so. much. fun. #adventures

What's up with y'all??

Can you even believe that it's almost New Years????

Ever had an emoji war?