Any hunter would appreciate this

Well here it is!!! Ryan got an awesome 8 point last night by his parents. We are both so excited but I think Ryan will be glowing for weeks. Finally all his hunting paid off when he got this buck. I love the one with Evan. It was pitch black out so he is staring at the flash. Silly boy. Anyway-just thought I would post some better ones. Thanks Corey for taking such good ones!

Good news, Great news!

Well I have awesome news on two accounts. Number one, Ryan has his job! God is so amazing and we are so incredibly blessed. We are so excited and thrilled, however we cant help but feel it as bitter sweet. We are thankful obviously, but yet our hearts break for the people Ryan worked with who lost thier jobs. These are great people who deserved thier jobs. Sometimes we ask why God is so good to us. Its hard to be so happy yet in the midst of a lot of peoples pain. Praise God though for taking care of us again.
I also wanted to let everyone know that Evan had his kidney ultrasound at Devos childrens hospital today, and he did great. He didnt wiggle hardly at all. For almost a 10 month old...he did awesome. We then had to go to his urologist also in GR right from his ultrasound to go over it. His urologist was very pleased with how Evan is turning out. The way they rank the severity of his problem is 1-4. 4 being the most severe. He is still at a 3, however his doctor was happy to see from his 1 week old ultra sound-to his 3month ultrasound, and then 9 month ultrasound he has improved on every one. Praise God for that!! Most likely he will not need surgery. He will have to go back in July for another ultrasound, but his doctor was pretty convinced he wont have any complications!! Yay! I cant tell you how much I am in awe this week of our creator. (i know i have been oozing lately with God talk, but I cant help it!) This week has turned out to be great. Thanks again for those of you who have prayed for our family. Prayers have meant so much! Thanks!!!-MKDV

Oh This Week

I just wanted to update everyone. We dont know anything yet as far as Ryan's job goes yet. Unfortunatly they always do his area last which means we have to wait and think about it. Please continue to pray that God rests our hearts, regardless of the outcome. Worrying takes a toll on me and my thoughts are constantly on it. I know God is good and He will see us through no matter what happens.
I also wanted to ask for prayer for Wednesday. Evan has his next ultrasound at Devos on his kidney and we just ask for prayers that the ultrasound will show the dialation to be cleared. Also that Evan will handle everything ok. He is older now and moving around more. Please pray he does well for the doctors. Thank you so much for praying for us lately. I cant tell you enough how much it means! Thanks and God Bless-MKDV

Evan's 9 month Check up!

With everything going on lately I totally forgot to post about Evan's check up on Wednesday. He thankfully was caught up with all his immunizations-however he did get his flu shot...and because he is so young, he has to go back in november for the second dose of it. Poor little man. It breaks my heart everytime he gets shots. He was happy and laughing one minute...and then you know how when kids cry so hard its the silent cry? Yup...thats the one. It was panic all over his little face. Anyway- His stats are that he is 19lbs. 10oz. Just under 50% for weight, and he was 29 1/2 inches long, which is 80% for height. So pretty much he is tall and skinny. Its amazing that my little baby is almost 20 lbs. already. I remember bringing him home weighing just above 6. And now he is almost a year! Crazy how time flies.

Please Pray

Ryan just got home from work a little bit ago. They had thier monthly meeting and he was informed Tiara will be laying off 130 more jobs. IT is a very good possiblility he could be one of them. Please pray for us and for the many many families that will be affected and hurting after all this.

Psalm 8

I have been reading the Psalm's a lot lately and came across the very familiar Psalm 8. I read it and kind of stuck it in the back of my head for a while until just the other day. I was driving down the road...in an annoyed mood. Frustrated. I guess I felt like everything was in chaos...Evan was babbling...and babbling...getting louder and louder. Just having fun, and of course me being in the mood I was in didnt care to hear it. Until I was reminded of Psalm 8.
1 O LORD, our Lord,
how majestic is your name in all the earth!
You have set your glory
above the heavens.
2 From the lips of children and infants
you have ordained praise [b]
because of your enemies,
to silence the foe and the avenger.

3 When I consider your heavens,
the work of your fingers,
the moon and the stars,
which you have set in place,

4 what is man that you are mindful of him,
the son of man that you care for him?

5 You made him a little lower than the heavenly beings [c]
and crowned him with glory and honor.

6 You made him ruler over the works of your hands;
you put everything under his feet:

7 all flocks and herds,
and the beasts of the field,

8 the birds of the air,
and the fish of the sea,
all that swim the paths of the seas.

9 O LORD, our Lord,
how majestic is your name in all the earth!

When I heard Evan babbling...and was annoyed by it...I was reminded of verse 2. "from the lips of children and infants, You have ordained praise." I guess it was God's way of reminding me that to Him...it was nothing but music to His ears. It was kind of a cool picture to me of how children and infants ordain praise to our God. Thought I would share.
Not to mention the awesome colors out there! Ryan thinks I am such a dork because I always am comenting on the beautiful colors in the trees. That is one of the reasons this is my favorite time of year. I even asked Ryan if we could go for a sunday drive to look at the color...but he turned me down, reminding me I am only 22years old. :) Anyways- God's name is majestic, and so is His handiwork. Just two little examples of how I was reminded of it this week. Have a great day!-MDV

I dont usually like to get too deep on my posting but it is amazing how God can pull at your heart strings and lay something on your heart. It seems like everywhere you turn or anything you read you hear how horrible our economy is, things about the election, the stock market nose diving. The world, our world is hurting right now. It seems like everyone I know has been somehow affected by the economy. Hearing all this, knowing it is a reality...it can be kinda depressing. I know this last week I have been stressed about things...some related some not, and I have just felt God whispering. Somehow, even though things could happen that directly affect Ryan and I, I've been feeling God calming me. Its amazing how real He is. In prayer and devotion I've just felt like He was saying, "stop worrying Megan. This is worlding problems." I am a worrier. I am constantly thinking of all the negative things that could happen. All the things I could loose. And see that is the thing...it is all "things." With that said, I by no means think He wants Ryan to loose his job, nor do I think he wants bad things to happen to us, but He sure knows how to speak to put things in perspective. Our God is GREAT. And He is SO good. He is so cool how He speaks in the most random, and quietest ways, and yet knows how to be so loud. Thank you God for quieting my heart today.

Busy

Well I havent posted much at all lately. Sorry to all those people who read our blog daily. Shouldnt you be working? Anyway-not too much is new. We have had a little traffic on our house, nothing really too exciting. A few open houses and a showing. Everyone who has walked through has loved almost everything, they just wish the bedrooms were a touch bigger, or the house itself with no lower leval is too small for thier large families. So no luck there. We will just wait and see where God takes us with this.
I guess I shouldnt have titled this post "busy" just because I havent been too busy, just making myself that way. I am the kind of person who tries to promise multiple things to people, creating insanity on myself. I dont know why I do that, I guess I just think I have more time when really I dont. I have been working a lot lately and I absoutly hate it. I miss spending my days with my little boy. He is so big already, and learning and growing at such a fast rate. He now has his first tooth! Yay! Finally! I never thought he would get it. 9 months old already and finally getting his first tooth. He is crawling everywhere now and it is insane. I cant believe how much baby proofing we had to do. It is crazy. It is like in his brain that he just know what he isnt supposed to be doing, and then just goes for it anyway. He is getting naughtier and he grows. Maybe not naughty. Just curious. Finally he is sleeping ALL NIGHT! Yes people, ALL NIGHT! Again, nine months and sleeping all night. I have to laugh when my brother says when his son is two months old he (my brother) will get more sleep. Well, we thought that too, but it didnt work out that way. Evan has always been a bad sleeper. Thankfully he FINALLY got it. Praise God for that. I am already praying God gives us a break on the second one. --no, nothing on the way yet.
Ryan has been staying very busy hunting of course. He got back from Missouri a few weekends ago. He didnt really even see anything. (poor ryan) He has been sitting out almost every night he can, or every night I am not working. Nothing yet. He has seen a few small bucks, but I guess nothing really worth shooting.
I dont really know what else is new. I have been staying again, busy with taking photos for some people from work. It has been a lot of fun. I have a lot to learn yet, but its been great learning. I took Evan's 9 month tonight, and thought I would share some. And a few randoms...

My little pumpkin. I thought I should get a few pictures of Evan while it wasnt freezing out, and more so while I was thinking about it. I thought these turned out cute. Thought I would share. He is growing up so fast. He looks like a little man.