A new King is born!!

Last picture of Paige before she went into the hospital to have Leah. She is absolutely beautiful!!

Almost time.

Daddy and Mommy posing for one last picture

It was time for Heath to go back to the delivery room. He had to go to the bathroom one last time.

Off we go!

Leah Elizabeth King was born on October 20th at 8:13am. She weighed 7 pounds and 14 ounces.

I am a daddy for the third time.

Daddy giving Leah some love

Daddy, Nana, and Leah.

Hi everybody!!

Josh and I took care of the girls while Paige was in the hospital. They were so much fun!! I love them so much!! I enjoyed every minute we were together. They wore their big sister shirts to school. They were proud and super excited about their new sister.

I took them to school. Afterwards we took them to Pizza Inn for lunch and then headed to Greenville to see Mommy and Leah.

The first time they saw Leah.

They are going to be the best big sisters!

So cute

We played outside after we got back from the hospital. It was a beautiful day!

Picture says it all!

They were racing

Josh was trying to catch Kara

Kara took this picture of Josh and I. She did a great job

Josh had a lot of fun playing with them. I have a video of a game they came up with that I will put up here. It is really funny

We made Christmas cookies.

They decorated them with sprinkles.

Sisterly love.

Heath making some kind of sign. Who knows??

Talking to mommy before going to bed.

This was day Two of Paige being in the hospital. I took them to lunch and then to the hospital. Josh went back to Wilmington to get ready for Pastor Appreciation. The girls really missed him when he left. Josh is great at making up games.

Mommy and Leah

Isn't she beautiful!!

All the girls

Kara holding Leah

Aunt Amber finally got to hold her!! The girls

Papaw came over to help me get them ready for bed. He had a good time playing with them and was a big help. I am not sure who was more tired the girls or Papaw by the time they finished playing.

Anna was really tired!!

Kara loving on Papaw. They are crazy about their Papaw

The first time they rode in the mini.

First family portrait!!

Leah in her outfit Grandma Edith bought her to come in.

She is beautiful!!

Welcome to this world!!

Yesterday we welcomed Leah Elizabeth King into the world. She was born at 8:13am weighing 7 pounds 14 ounces and was 20 inches long!! She is absolutely beautiful!! Paige is doing well!! Anna and Kara are super excited about being big sisters!!! This is the best picture I could get yesterday. I will get more today. I have a lot to post!! Stay tuned...........

Caught in the act!

Here is the proof.....Jared loves Macy!! She is not allowed on the furniture but Jared couldn't resist that cute face!!

4 years ago......

Can't believe Josh and I have been married for 4 years!! The past 4 years have been amazing!! We are so blessed to have each other!!

Pastors Daniel and Anne Cook

I haven't had the chance to post anything about our new church! The Sanctuary of Wilmington is awesome!! Pastors Daniel and Anne are amazing! Words can not describe the gift they are. It is a blessing and a true honor to have them as our Pastors. We have been blessed with a great church family.

We have seen lives changed and souls saved since starting at The Sanctuary of Wilmington. On Sunday we had 18 people give their hearts to the Lord. Praise God!!

Sorry!

Sorry we haven't been on top of posting lately! We have been busy and overwhelmed with things going on!! Things are settling down! We promise to do better at posting!!

What has Macy been up to?

NOT BARKING!! These sticky notes were posted on the post as you walk up the stairs to the condo. Josh and I laughed at them. We decided to post one too. Macy rarely barks unless Jared tells her to. She basically sleeps, eats, and watches Animal Planet.

She thinks she is going to get one of Josh's doughnuts

Guests

Shannon came to visit. It was good to see her. She has been a faithful friend through the years. I thank God for her everyday!!

Richard Ricks came to visit. Jared is always giving me a hard time about my mini stair climber. Richard decided to join in with him. I am glad I have it for days when I can't exercise outside. I am planning on joining the gym in a few weeks. I can't figure out which one to join!!

Fellowship

The 5th Sunday of the month we have a fellowship night. This is from this past Sunday night. We had a great turn out, good fellowship, and lots of food.

Back 2 School

The Sanctuary did a Back 2 School school supply give away. Our church collected book bags and school supplies. We went around to local neighborhoods and handed them out. It was a great outreach!!

Visit from the Fam

Mike and Connie came for the day. We enjoyed visiting with them. Macy was glad to see her grandparents. What's up?

Can you tell we stay at the beach a lot??

Anna and Kara

These pictures are from a while ago. I think Paige is 28 weeks here?? She doesn't have much longer...October 20th is the day!! We can't wait to meet Baby King!

Anna and Kara are pretty excited about meeting Baby King too!!

Kara took this picture of Anna.

Moving

Sorry for no updates lately!!! I have lots to add to the blog but not today.....we are in the middle of moving out of the house. We sold it!! YAY!!! Praise God!!! We can't wait to turn the keys over to its new owner!!! We will keep you posted!!!

Our little friend

This weekend was more than your average fourth of July for us. We had the opportunity to spend time with my little friend Connor. I have known his family for almost two years. He and his family are very special to me. Connor has Mitochondrial Disease.

Josh and I had a great time hanging out with them. His family is very uplifting and full of life. I have often said that Connor is one of my heroes. Let me explain, Connor is the most loving and happy child I have ever meet. He always greets you with a smile that makes eveything in life go away!! He has faced some huge mountains in his tiny life but you would never know it. I look at him and see God's love, peace, and joy. It is easy for him to have that because he knows his natural parents are taking care of him. As Christians we should have more joy and peace knowing that God is going to take care of us. No matter how big our mountains are.

Tammy, his mom is working on a big fundraiser in September for the Mitochondrial Foundation. This was Connor's first time at the beach. Words cannot describe the joy of watching him crawl on the sand and the water hit his feet. We also had the honor of taking their first family portraits. He loves the camera!!
He knows he holds a key to my heart!!


To read more about Connor visit
http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/connorarmstrong

Happy Birthday Anna and Kara

Happy 4th Birthday to Anna and Kara. It is hard to believe they are four!! I remember the long hot night at the hospital anticipating their birth. They make family gatherings loads of fun!! We hope they had a wonderful birthday!!

Birthday Girls

Sweetness

Happy 4th Birthday!!

Presents for me

Josh and I looked high and low for Strawberry shortcake dolls..they are hard to find. I don't remember strawberry having that many friends!! I got all the ones we could find. We had everyone looking for them. Anna requested I get the rest once they come out!! :)

Baby King was excited about the party too!

Everybody doing the strawberry shake

Doing the strawberry shake

Josh had the Old Maid

Mommy with her girls

Mommy with Anna

Fake smile??

Uncle Josh (photo by Kara)

Silliness

Just us girls

Self portrait

Macy

I finally have my own camera..Watch out blog world...Macy hadn't had much blog time so I used her as my first post. So her she is...not much as changed... She still loves to eat and be rubbed!!

Her little corner.

We love Macy but she can be strange!! This is how we find Macy a lot...in the corner and with her head hung down. Especially since Josh has been commuting from Wilmington. When he is away she sits at the door like this..a bit strange but that's Macy!!

Update

Sorry, no pictures. Josh and I are back and forth so much from Wilmington and Wilson that one of always forgets the camera. Last weekend I used a cheap one but the pictures did not turn out good at all. We are so spoiled having the nice cameras for photography.

Update on us....I have been living on the beach!! If Josh can't find me he knows my little spot at Carolina Beach!! It is so peaceful. Yes, I am wearing sunscreen!!! Church is amazing!! We are so honored to be under Pastor Daniel and Anne! They are amazing people of God. The church family is great and extremely welcoming!! Just in a month we have grown so much! It has been awesome to sit back and watch God do a work in Josh. He is definitely doing what God has called him to do!! We are excited about this new chapter in our life!!!! I am enjoying being in services but can't wait to get involved!!

Our little friend

Here is a article about our little friend. Connor has always been very special to me. I have often told him that he is my hero. I have never seen him without a smile on his face!! No matter how bad he feels he will always give you a big smile!! Please keep this family in your prayers!!

http://www.rockymounttelegram.com/search/content/features/stories/2008/06/17/MothersStory.html

Weekend happenings

This weekend was full of activity!! We have been busy litte bees especially the past month!! We stayed home this weekend and celebrated Father's Day with our dads.

Saturday night we ate with my dad at the local mexican resturant. We had a great time with dad!! After swimming all day this is what you get~
Anna, Kara, and Paige

Dad with the girls

Heath showing off his new set of teeth

Saturday morning Josh went to breakfast with his dad, brother, granddad. He wanted to do a men's breakfast this year. They had a great time of eating (at Bojangles) and fellowship.

This week, my grandmother has been in town...so I have been hanging out with mom and her a some this week. Josh and I went to the pool Friday. We didn't stay long due to all the smoke in the air. It was still a relaxing time!! We also celebrated Father's Day with John Friday night. We had a good time eating and hanging out. I also went to mom's Saturday to see Aunt Debbie, Megan, and Jaden. They came in Friday night to get my grandma. We had a good time playing in the pool all day.

Still got it after 80 years!!

Update on the Clark's

I have gotten really slack about taking pictures. I guess every blogger goes through it!! HeHe. Actually, Josh and I have been on the go to much for me to remember the camera. I promise to get better. Pretty much every weekend we are living it up beach style!! No bites on our house YET!! We know God is sending the right buyer to our neighborhood any day!! Church is going great!! Work is great!! Life is moving right a long!! I have been sick this week. I had strep throat!! No time is a good time to get sick but this heat has made it rough. Sorry for the short update. It is to hot to write, think, move, or do much of anything!! Hope everyone is doing great!