Krueger Family

Merry Christmas!

2008-11-29T15:55:00.002-05:00

Hello All! Sorry that I have not posted in a while, things have just been busy as usual and I have been too tired at night to post. The munchkins are growing so fast and I am amazed at them each and every day.

* Zachary continues to amaze us with his words and loving actions. He is such a sweet boy. He is really enjoying Kids Club at church on Wednesday nights and to hear him say his memory verses almost brings tears to my eyes. I only hope these scriptures remain etched in his heart throughout his life.

* Isabelle "Izzy" keeps us busy. She is what we would call a high maintenance girl and we love her to death. She is by far the opposite of Zach in her demeanor ( I think she gets that from her mother :) She is starting to say more words and we are anxious for the day she will actually say what she wants rather than scream and point. Her brother loves her to death and they seem to play so well together.

* Sarah will be working full time from now until January and is kind of sad about not being home with the kids. She is encouraged that is just for a short period of time. Kids Club and the Praise Team at church keep her busy.

* David remains very dedicated and busy at his work. He is very glad that college football and basketball are on TV at the same time. He helps Sarah out at Kids Club as well and is enjoying playing his guitar in the Praise Band.

** We want to wish all of you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Please remember the reason for the season. Now that are children are starting to grow up we are so hoping that they will realize the TRUE meaning of Christmas. We are going to leave Baby Jesus out of the manger until Christmas Morning and Zachary and Isabelle will place the Baby Jesus in the manger on that day to represent His birth. We are so excited to celebrate that day and so thankful for all the Lord has done for us. If you have a chance to listen to a song by Mercy Me "Joseph's Lullaby" please do so, it will touch your heart and spirit.

Summer Fun!

2008-09-16T13:09:00.003-04:00

We had a great summer this year and have jam packed a whole lot of fun into such a short season. I can't believe that it is fall already! We attended a few weddings this summer and then our Gilmore Family Reunion in July in Ocean City, NJ. We had a great time with about 50 plus family attending the whole week and weekend and then ended the time with a Celebration of Mom and Dad being married for 50 years! It was a great time and I am so proud to have parents who have been married for 50 years and have a loving Christian family they have raised so well. It brought me to tears to see them renewing their vows!

We also attended the Higgins Lake Camping Trip this August with our Church and it was a blast again with BEAUTIFUL weather and fun! We had about 150 plus at the potluck on Saturday night and then church on Sunday morning! Zach and Izzy really enjoyed camping and I think Zach and his buddy David must had ridden their bikes 100 miles that weekend! :)

David ran around Mackinaw Island two weekends ago and we had a great time up North as well. David ran at 9:30AM and we did not spend much time on the island because it was damp and cold and it looked like it was going to rain. As soon as we sat down to eat lunch in Mackinac City, the skies opened and it rained like crazy! The night before the race we stayed in a hotel right on the water by the bridge with a great view of the island. We were also right next to Arnold's Ferry doc so Zach had a blast watching the boats taxi in and out. Zach got a horse on the weekend trip and he and Izzy play with it all of the time. When you ask Izzy what the horsey says her response is...."Ha ha ha". It is priceless.

We are looking forward to our final camping trip in the beginning of October in Big Rapids! This will be our first family vacation by ourselves and we are looking forward to making great memories! We love you all and are so blessed to have you in our lives. The kids are doing great and healthy, thank God. We do not thank God enough for all that he has provided!

Love in Him,
Krueger's

Father's Day...

2008-06-15T22:56:00.002-04:00

Hi there! I just wanted to write and say thanks to my Dad as well as my Heavenly Dad! I would not have my relationship with my Heavenly Dad if it were not for the Christian example of my own father and mother. I was not always very easy to deal with (and still have my moments) but, I love you Dad and would not want anyone else to be my father. I love watching you as a father and now also as a grandfather. I also can't wait to see you in less than 2 weeks. Thanks Dad!

I have also added some recent pictures of the kids! Life is quite interesting right now and Zachary is being quite trying, but I know that it will get better...it has to! Isabelle is constantly going and almost runs everywhere she goes! Her hair is getting curlier everyday. I am too afraid to cut her hair in fear that I will cut those beautiful curls for good. Have a great week!

Krueger's :)

Birthday Celebrations!!

2008-05-12T21:54:00.000-04:00

I can hardly believe that we have celebrated two birthdays and what a huge milestone for Isabelle turning 1 and Zachary 3. It was a surreal moment for me as we blew out the candles for Zachary and then for Isabelle. We celebrated their birthdays together this year and they both really enjoyed it! We then celebrated Mother's Day and the best part of the day was that I got to take a NAP!!! YEAH!! What an AWESOME gift for Mommy! Both kids are very healthy and doing really well. David is gone from us for this week so I am playing the role of single Mommy this week and I must say it has only been one day and I miss my hubby! The kids are going to be starting a new daycare in the beginning of June and I hope and pray that all goes well with this transition. God has been really good to us and continues to bless us in many ways! Hope all is well with you and please keep in touch!

Krueger Family! :)

Spring IS Here!!!!

2008-04-09T23:26:00.000-04:00

We are so excited that Spring has finally arrived! The kids love playing outside and their parents enjoy it as well. Zachary is enjoying life and has more energy than I can fathom. I would love just an ounce of it. Isabelle is continuing to grow and amaze us! She is walking and has been for the last few weeks. She LOVES table food over her baby food and is getting into EVERYTHING!! I am very busy and can't take my off of her for a second. We are eagerly awaiting our trip to the Jersey Shore this summer and Zachary keeps asking when we are going. I am currently attempting to plan a combined birthday party for these two munchkins. I can't believe that it has almost been a year since we became a family of four. God has been so good to us and we are so thankful for this. Love and miss you all.

Krueger's

Spring is coming...

2008-02-23T22:55:00.000-05:00

Hello all from the Krueger household! Although February is a short month and is almost over, it feels like it has taken forever! The whole household has been sick over the last two weeks and are finally on the mend, thank God. I missed two Sundays and feel so bad and weird for not going, but needed to stay home with my sick family. Then last Sunday we had a terrible ice storm and church was cancelled, I was so bummed. I am determined to get to church tomorrow, no matter what!!

Update on Zachary - he is now fully potty trained and has been pretty much since my last potsing. We are so proud of him and he is very proud of himself, the only drawback is that he wakes me up to go potty at night now and will not let his Daddy help out. Oh well, this too shall pass. He is getting funnier everyday and it still amazes me the things he will say. His new favorite movie is Cars and we get to watch it everday, and only once a day now because he would watch it continuously if we would let him. He loves to go to church and loves to sing! His other favorite thing to do now is play with Playdough! This will entertain him for quite some time...YEAH!

Isabelle Grace - our girl now has her first tooth and I think three others coming in. She finally said Mama today for the first time. She is starting to really babble a lot and it is sooooo cute. She is standing all by herself and thinks that she is cool stuff. She is somewhat sleeping through the night but with these teeth coming in, some nights are not so good. Again, this too shall pass. We just took her 9 months pictures today and it does not seem possible that this little girl is this big already. It is a blessing and a sadness to see her growing up so fast.

David- he is still doing his Body Challenge and has lost almost 4% body fat and is down 12 pounds. He looks like a different man and is quite pleased with his progress in only 4 weeks. I have before and now pictures but I am not allowed to post those. :)

I continue to work 4 days a week and get to spend three days at home with the kids. I am very ready for Spring and the sun has actually been shining for three days in a row which has not happened in a very long time. That is why I labeled this post as Spring is coming, and I can't wait. This past week God has allowed me to reconnect with some friends from my High School Youth Group and it has been so awesome to see where they are today and how much God is still active in their lives. I know that nothing happens on accident with the Lord and I am so blessed to have reconnected with them. This blog land thing and the internet can provide amazing things.

My parents are on their very first cruise as I write this and have celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary! How awesome is that!?!?! I am so proud of them and thankful for their wonderful Christian example. All of us kids suprised them a few months back with a Cruise to celebrate them and they did not really know how to respond. My parents being in Ministry all of their lives and currently have never done anything this nice for themselves and we felt that it was about time for them now. When Mom called me from the ship they sounded like two little kids in a candy store and this made my heart fill with joy for them. I only hope that I can be such an example for my little one's someday. Well, it is late and I need to get to bed for the big day at Church tomorrow.

Love to all of you!

Happy Mid-January!

2008-01-18T10:34:00.000-05:00

Well, I think that the Michigan winter chill is finally here. It was so cold this morning!! Just wanted to update everyone and let you all know that Isabelle has croup which I am hoping is on its way to being over. She has started on some steroids which have helped somewhat but that cough sure is awful!

Zachary is officially potty trained during the day. YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We are still working on the night time thing and I have a feeling this may take a while to break but at least we have the daytime under control. It has been about a week and he has only had one accident! We are quite pleased and I just can't believe that I am at a stage in my life that this is such an exciting topic that I am posting it on our website. :) I think that I more releived because we will not have to buy so many Pull-Ups that are way too expensive!

One of my nephews is getting married this weekend and this makes me feel quite old since I was 5 when he was born. I also became a Great Aunt (not with the nephew getting married this weekend - just to clarify) and an Auntie in the same week. This makes me feel really old and kinda weird. But both boys are beautiful and healthy and this was what matters the most.

I will be posting some pictures later tonight of Zachary playing in the snow and then some new pictures of Isabelle. I am not sure if I already posted this so please forgive me but Isabelle is clapping now and thinks that she is pretty cool stuff. She loves to sing Patty Cake and If Your Happy and You Know it Praise the Lord! Zach also likes to chime in and sing!

My brother Keith would have celebrated his 49th birthday at the beginning of this month if he were alive. I miss him so much lately and I am not sure why. I am sure that he is watching from heaven as his son is married this weekend. He is also probably glowing with pride of his newly extended family and being a great uncle as well. Sure wish that he was here with us but I would never wish him away from the wonderful place called heaven....

Love to all of you and we hope that everyone is healthy and happy!

Krueger's :)

Happy New Year!!!

2008-01-05T22:51:00.000-05:00

Wow! I can't believe it is already 2008, we are both 30 and feel old already. I rememer when I was younger I always thought that people in theri 30's were old and I don't feel old but I am. :( Things have been so well for us through the Christmas Season and into the New Year. We have so much to be thankful for and so many good friends and loving family. We were able to spend alot of time to those that are close to us and that was so nice.

Update on the children...Zach is 2 1/2 and all of that!! We are still working on potty training and have a good weeks and our not so good weeks. He gets it down really well and then seems to forget. He is sleeping now in his bed without the siderails and thinks he is cool stuff. He is also strating to pray all on his own now. Here is one of them, "Dear God be with Josh and make him all better and be with Grandma's owee and make it all better, be with Momom's owee and make it all better too. Be with all of the people, Amen". It is so sweet. He kinda sang in his first Christmas Program this year, Happy Birthday to Jesus. The reason I say kinda is because some of the children were singing quite loud and somewhat yelling which was really cute but confused Zach so he sat there holding his cupcake just looking around. We were proud that he even stood there in front of 400 people. He loves his sister so much and is really being a big helper for his Mommy.

Isabelle is our sweet little girl but an overachiever. She started crawling 1 1/2 months ago and then 1 week later started saying da da and then standing. She is now all over the place and is trying very hard to walk and is way too brave. Due to her braveness she has many falls and has cruises all over her face and head. The poor girl needs a helmet. :) She is finally sleeping through the night and wakes up such a happy girl. She is really enjoying playing and having some freedom to go wherever she wants to go.

David and I continue to work and try to keep up with everything. I have received a permanent part time position at the Hospital and get at least one day at home with my kids and I love that. David would still like to move us to Alma someday but for now I am able to hold him off. He is starting a "Body Challenge" next week, we have some friends who run a fitness center and this is a weight loss and body sculpting challenge and I must say you may not even recognize David in 8 weeks. :)

God has been so good to us this past year especially. We have a beautiful family (thanks to our kids) and everyone has been healthy for most of the year. We are not going to Florida this year during the winter which makes us quite sad, but we are looking forward to the Gilmore Reunion this Summer. My parents will be married 50 years this February and are going a Cruise provided by their children and then we will all celebrate together in July!!! YEAH!! We hope that his new year brings all of you peace and happiness and that the year ahead will be one full of faith and love.

Kruegers :)

Beautiful Autumn Day!

2007-09-29T22:40:00.000-04:00

We enjoyed a wonderful day at he Johnson Pumpkin Farm today! We went there with David's sister Missy and her family and had a great time. Zach enjoyed all of the animals and just being able to run around. We even walked through a huge corn maze and only got lost two times. It took us 30 minutes to get through it all. There is a picture on the side of the maze and what it says. Izzy was a trooper through the whole thing and did not cry until she had to go back into her car seat. Zach loves his Aunt Missy and Uncle Jerry as well as his cousins. It was great to spend time together with family. Have a great day!

Update...

2007-09-25T22:27:00.000-04:00

Hello All! It has been a while since I blogged to all of you in the blogging world. We have been very busy being a family and adjusting to our new family over the last few months. Mommy is learning how to juggle working, being Mommy and wife. It is a big task and it seems like a clean house is the last thing to do on my to do list. :)

Izzy (Isabelle) is growing and doing new things everyday. She is 16 pounds and rolling over and has now found her voice. Look out because she wants you to know she is around. Her brother is her world right now and she lights up at the sight of him. It is adorable to see that smiling face when she sees him. They are even interacting which is really fun!

Zachary is growing like a weed and so is his vocabulary. He is now able to tell you he lives in "Hemwock, Misigan" and his name is "Zachawy David Kweder" :) We are working on pronunciation. He is still working on the Potty Training thing and refuses to do number 2 in the potty and will instead hide and then come to tell me he wants me to get the " " out of his diaper. I must say Mommy is starting to get grossed out now. He went to Toddler church for the first time this past Sunday and I think Mommy had a harder time then Zach. It just does not seem possible that he is old enough to be out of the Nursery yet.

David and I are trying to figure out how to balance it all and it is quite interesting at times but we would not change it for the world. No matter what our kids seem to make us smile even when we don't feel like it. I am keeping busy as well running the Kids Club at our church on Wednesday nights, it is a challenge but the Lord is helping me through. That is all for now and we will talk again soon.

SHE is here....

2007-05-21T10:34:00.000-04:00

I am so sorry for not posting in a very long time. We have had a lot going on in our lives since our last update.

First of all, Zachary is doing great and no episodes...Praise the Lord!!

Second, I went into pre-term labor at 34 weeks and was on bedrest for a while trying to keep our little bundle inside my belly.

Third, Isabelle Grace Krueger came into this world on May 5th, 2007 and she was 8 lbs 9 oz and 19 inches long. She came out screaming and has been a bundle of joy ever since. Zachary loves her so much and keeps kissing her so much that Mommy has to tell him that it is enough. :)

This week is my first week on my own and doing well so far. Isabelle is a great baby which helps a lot. We have also had a lot of help and my parents were able to come out and stay with is for a week which they have never done. We really enjoyed their help and Mom would come in every morning to get Zachary up for me which was a HUGE relief for me.

Mom and Dad also were able to hold baby Isabelle when she was not even 30 minutes old. They decided to start out to Michigan on Friday because I was having some labor. They arrived to the waiting room at the hospital at 7:45 PM and she was born at 8:03PM. It was wonderful how the Lord worked out the timing and I was able to have my parents with me in the room soon after she was born. I am still amazed at the whole birthing process and how AWESOME God is to allow this process to happen.

We are headed to New Jersey in the beginning of June and this little angel will be dedicated to the Lord by her Popop. Then we come back to Michigan and she will be dedicated by our Pastor here on Father's Day. Thanks again to everyone who sent cards and gifts. We really appreciate all of your thoughts and prayers. God bless!

Final Update on Zachary..

2007-03-28T13:30:00.000-04:00

David and I are pleased to say that Zachary's EEG came back negative on Friday and the doctor truly feels that he has Benign Paroxysmal Vertigo. This is a problem with the inner ear and although there is not a "cure" for this through treatment or medicine, they are hoping he will grow out of this. The one thing that we are now praying is that this does not turn into childhood migraines which is a great possibility but we know that our God is bigger than any possibility and we are holding on to that hope.

After Zach's EEG, we went to see our godson Ethan in Mt. Pleasant for his second birthday. Zachary had a blast playing outside as well as with children his age. We had a great time together and it was great for us to see our college roommates and wonderful friends Dustin and Jess. I will post some pictures soon from the event.

Thanks again to all of you who have been praying for our little guy. He is so precious and I have to tell you that he says his prayers now every night and will even ask to pray specifically for certain people and if Mommy does not pray with him, he is persistent until it is done. Zachary is also starting to somewhat understand that we now have a baby coming in May and he will refer to Mommy's big belly as the baby and we have even been practicing with a baby doll. The only problem is that Zachary wants to hold the baby doll and touch its eyes all the time. :) We are having fun so far and are eagerly anticipating this new little one coming into our family. Love to all of you.

We are back from Florida....

2007-03-11T20:35:00.000-04:00

Hello All! Well, we have made it safely back to Michigan and boy was it cold when we landed--YIKES!! We had a wonderful time in Florida with David's family as well as Mom and Dad Gilmore who were down vacationing. Enjoy some of the photos. Zachary loved the warm weather and wanted to play outside all of the time. He wore his grandparents out. He also enjoyed fresh Florida Oranges and called it, "Orange Juice" because they were so juicy!!!

When we returned from our trip everything seemed normal until Thursday evening 03/08/06 when Zachary had another "spell". This time his Mommy saw it from start to finish and it was not too pleasant. To make a long story short, we were able to get into the Pediatric Neurologist on 03/09/07 and he really feels that Zachary has an inner ear problem. He is going to complete an EEG on 03/23/07 to determine that there is no seizure activity. Please pray that there are no more episodes from now until them and that everything comes back fine.

Lastly, we had a wonderful opportunity to have another ultrasound and we were able to see our little baby again. No one else still knows the sex of the baby except for David and it was wonderful to see how much this little baby has grown in 10 weeks. I will post some pictures from the ultrasound as soon as we can get them scanned. We love you all and keep in touch!!

Another Update on Zachary...

2007-02-23T21:47:00.000-05:00

We finally have an appointment with the Pediatric Neurologist although it is not until April 25th. We are a little disappointed that the appointment is so far away but we again are leaving this in God's Hands. Thankfully there have been no new episodes and hopefully there will never be any again. Thanks again for all of your thoughts and encouraging words for us.

We leave for vacation to Florida this week and we are looking forward to some warm weather. :)

Zachary's Results...

2007-02-15T16:40:00.000-05:00

Well, we are pleased to say that Zachary's MRI came back negative and they have found no abnormalities! PRAISE GOD!!! Thanks for all of your prayers. You can now pray that the Neurologist will feel that everything is fine as well. Because Zach has had so many reoccurring incidents of this supposed Vertigo, the ENT Doctor wants to make sure that there is no seizure activity going on in the Brain Stem and he feels that the Neurologist will be able to determine if this is happening. If there are no findings with the Neurologist then they will have a final diagnosis of Benign Juvenile Vertigo which leads to early childhood migraines.

I cannot begin to tell all of you the amazing peace that God has given me about all of this. I know that it is in His hands and He is protecting Zachary. I also know that this peace is because of all of your thoughts and prayers. Thank you again. I have added some more pictures of our little guy...enjoy.

Update on Zachary

2007-02-10T22:45:00.000-05:00

For many of you who have been praying for Zachary, his MRI on Thursday went as well as can be expected with a little guy. His Aunt Missy came with us because Daddy was home sick and Thank God he arranged for Missy to be there with us, she was a lifesaver. They took pictures of Zachary's inner ear as well as his Brain Stem. I was unable to actually go into the MRI room due to being pregnant but Aunt Missy saved the day. We follow up with the Ear, Nose, and Throat doctor on Thursday the 15th. Please pray that the tests are clear and that we can have some answers as to why Zachary is experiencing these dizzy and vomiting spells. We know that God has His hand on Zachary's little body and and we are hanging on to that promise everyday. Thanks again to all who are praying, we can feel your prayers.
--Krueger's