We are bringing you latest news from Buffalo City, Arkansas. Today we are happy to report that we went fishing, swam in the pool, and worked around the resort. However, the baby's still happily hiding inside his mommy. = )
More to come soon . . .
Sunday, August 8, 2010
Friday, July 30, 2010
And his name shall be called...
We have finally decided upon a name for our baby boy. However, after much consideration, we have also decided that you, our dear friends, must wait to find out what it is! = ) We thought you might enjoy a good tease...
However, with the way Kyla's feeling right now you may not have to wait long. Either way, our due date is just a week away!
You're welcome to try and guess, but the odds aren't in your favor! We do ask for your prayers that the delivery would be smooth and without complications.
(photo taken by Debra Ackmann around week 34)
Saturday, July 17, 2010
Any time now...
Kyla's due date is Aug 7th and rapidly approaching. Here's a pic from earlier this week during a family afternoon on the river. She's a trooper. Send her a note of encouragement if you have a chance sometime in the next couple of weeks.
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Family Reunion
WBR recently hosted the somewhat-annual Mulanax/Leiboult family reunion. A massive undertaking to be sure! (For those of you who are unaware, Matthew's family is relatively small.) Though with each year the family seems to grow as the younger generation has starting marrying, having children, etc.
This years reunion was mildly affected by heavy rains, but thanks to a large cabin and the bulk of the rain coming at night, plans were not too thwarted. It did throw a wrench in the quality of fishing as the Bull Shoals dam started generating heavy amounts of water after a long period of relatively small amounts. The guys caught a few fish, but not what you would expect from a world-class trout stream. Northern Arkansas had been an extremely dry place for over a month preceding the reunion. However we're once again enjoying green grass and high humidity!
We enjoyed spending time with family and celebrating numerous birthdays, including Jack Mulanax's (Matthew's grandpa) 80th. As always, time seems to fly and with everyone together it often feels as though you don't get enough time with each person. Everyone contributed to some great cooking, so no one left hungry (special shout out to Bobby and his delicious brisket!).
Matthew and Micah were able to go fishing with his grandma a few days after everyone else had left. (Carolyn and Harold stayed for a week.) They had a great time and caught numerous fish!
Here are some pictures from everyone's visit:
This years reunion was mildly affected by heavy rains, but thanks to a large cabin and the bulk of the rain coming at night, plans were not too thwarted. It did throw a wrench in the quality of fishing as the Bull Shoals dam started generating heavy amounts of water after a long period of relatively small amounts. The guys caught a few fish, but not what you would expect from a world-class trout stream. Northern Arkansas had been an extremely dry place for over a month preceding the reunion. However we're once again enjoying green grass and high humidity!
We enjoyed spending time with family and celebrating numerous birthdays, including Jack Mulanax's (Matthew's grandpa) 80th. As always, time seems to fly and with everyone together it often feels as though you don't get enough time with each person. Everyone contributed to some great cooking, so no one left hungry (special shout out to Bobby and his delicious brisket!).
Matthew and Micah were able to go fishing with his grandma a few days after everyone else had left. (Carolyn and Harold stayed for a week.) They had a great time and caught numerous fish!
Here are some pictures from everyone's visit:
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
A month's worth...
Yes, it’s been quite some time since we last posted. Much has been happening in that time. Here are some of the highlights:
During June 17 - 20 Micah and Tucker accompanied their mommy on a trip to Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Kyla was a beautiful and pregnant bridesmaid in her cousin Rebecca’s wedding. On the way to Iowa the boys were able to have a play date with many of the kids from our church in KC. The boys were definitely looking forward to seeing their friends. Kyla’s mother made the trip from KC to Iowa and back, and was a great help and road trip companion for Kyla.
From June 21 - 25 we welcomed our good friends Charles and Debra Ackmann to WBR. Not only them, but their son Caleb and their newest addition, Silas, who we met for the first time. We enjoyed catching up with one another and watching their oldest son Caleb try some new activities in the great outdoors. One of the days everyone took an afternoon trip to tour Blanchard Springs Caverns. It was a wonderful tour, exciting for kids and adults alike. Living in Minneapolis means we are usually limited to a once-a-year visit with the Ackmann’s, but we certainly enjoyed our time with them and appreciated their coming all the way down.
On June 29 we headed back to KC to finish emptying our house. Earlier in June we made the decision to go ahead and lease the house for a period of time. Honestly, we’re not sure what amount of time that is, but most likely 1 - 3 years. After sorting through a hefty stack of applications we settled on a local family with two children in a private school in Independence. We spent ALL day on June 30th removing items and doing a final cleaning of the property. All that space sure did seem nice! July 1 we headed to Ozark to unload many of our items in storage and eventually make our way back to WBR. It was a loooong trip.
July 2 - 5 we hosted our friends Marc and Amber Dickensheets at WBR. Marc and Matthew worked together at White Industries and remain good friends. Marc and Amber have one son, Johnathon (15 months), and another child on the way. Matthew worked extra hard helping to show Marc the ins and outs of trout fishing. Unfortunately they had the dam shut off the entire holiday weekend, which made fishing in the great White River take a turn for the worse. All was not lost though, Marc still caught and cooked his fill of trout.
Now, we are preparing to welcome in Matthew's entire extended family at WBR. They will be traveling in from Texas and Missouri starting July 7 and will depart July 11.
Somewhere in all this we are preparing to have a baby. Kyla is now 36 weeks along and all is well with the baby. Kyla is definitely looking pregnant and wearing down quicker than usual. We hope to have a name picked out in the next two weeks. Stay Tuned.
During June 17 - 20 Micah and Tucker accompanied their mommy on a trip to Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Kyla was a beautiful and pregnant bridesmaid in her cousin Rebecca’s wedding. On the way to Iowa the boys were able to have a play date with many of the kids from our church in KC. The boys were definitely looking forward to seeing their friends. Kyla’s mother made the trip from KC to Iowa and back, and was a great help and road trip companion for Kyla.
From June 21 - 25 we welcomed our good friends Charles and Debra Ackmann to WBR. Not only them, but their son Caleb and their newest addition, Silas, who we met for the first time. We enjoyed catching up with one another and watching their oldest son Caleb try some new activities in the great outdoors. One of the days everyone took an afternoon trip to tour Blanchard Springs Caverns. It was a wonderful tour, exciting for kids and adults alike. Living in Minneapolis means we are usually limited to a once-a-year visit with the Ackmann’s, but we certainly enjoyed our time with them and appreciated their coming all the way down.
On June 29 we headed back to KC to finish emptying our house. Earlier in June we made the decision to go ahead and lease the house for a period of time. Honestly, we’re not sure what amount of time that is, but most likely 1 - 3 years. After sorting through a hefty stack of applications we settled on a local family with two children in a private school in Independence. We spent ALL day on June 30th removing items and doing a final cleaning of the property. All that space sure did seem nice! July 1 we headed to Ozark to unload many of our items in storage and eventually make our way back to WBR. It was a loooong trip.
July 2 - 5 we hosted our friends Marc and Amber Dickensheets at WBR. Marc and Matthew worked together at White Industries and remain good friends. Marc and Amber have one son, Johnathon (15 months), and another child on the way. Matthew worked extra hard helping to show Marc the ins and outs of trout fishing. Unfortunately they had the dam shut off the entire holiday weekend, which made fishing in the great White River take a turn for the worse. All was not lost though, Marc still caught and cooked his fill of trout.
Now, we are preparing to welcome in Matthew's entire extended family at WBR. They will be traveling in from Texas and Missouri starting July 7 and will depart July 11.
Somewhere in all this we are preparing to have a baby. Kyla is now 36 weeks along and all is well with the baby. Kyla is definitely looking pregnant and wearing down quicker than usual. We hope to have a name picked out in the next two weeks. Stay Tuned.
Saturday, June 5, 2010
A New Nephew
Wednesday, June 2nd, we celebrated the arrival of our newest nephew!
Paxton Ryan Schlegel was born just before 3pm, weighing 8 lbs. and measuring 21" long. Matthew's sister, Melissa is doing well as she is recovering from the delivery. She and her husband, Matt [yes, our brother-in-law's name is Matt], and Paxton arrived home yesterday.
Paxton is such a calm and beautiful boy. We praise the Lord for the gift this little boy is in our lives. We thank Him for giving Melissa and Paxton sustained health throughout their journey together so far.
Micah especially loved holding his new cousin. Tucker, on the other hand, was more interested in exploring the hospital room, but was very sweet when interacting with Paxton.
It was good for our family to see and hold and hear a newborn.
We are only 2 months away from meeting our little boy! O, how life is going to change for us all! We ask God to prepare us for the addition of another child. We feel mostly ready for another baby boy, but raising another man to love and fear the Lord . . . that weight is much greater. We entrust all our boys to the Giver of Life, and pray we do all we can to help them trust Jesus too.
We deeply appreciate your support, friendship, and prayers in our lives.
Please also pray for Matt and Melissa as this is their first baby and they are filled with excitement and some anxiety - not to mention sleepless nights.
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
A picture's worth . . .
Gone Fishin'
<The Boys Love Frogs
The Beginnings of Our Garden
The Bryans Come to Visit
Our Texas Trip
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