Celebrating APRIL!!!!

What can I say about our April?
That I loved her the moment I met her (she was taking Nate to a political debate)...or that she fits into our family like a glove? (after that first Easter when she jumped on Chris's back to stop him from getting an egg)...or that she is such an amazing daughter to me??? My very first daughter in love...and she sure spoiled me!! ha! Not only is she a loving daughter to me...a terrific sister to Sarah, Joel & Stephanie...an amazing MOM to three lil boys...and a totally devoted wife to Nate ....but a good friend to me, and not just a shopping, "girls stick together friend"...but truly a friend in the Lord whom I can share spiritual things with...Her love for God and His will in her life far outshines any others I have seen...She embraces all of God with such vigor and complete abandon that it stirs up faith all around her....This Gal is going somewhere with God...and If you want to come along....you'd better have your running shoes on! WE LOVE YOU APRIL!!!
Praise God from whom ALL BLESSINGS...LIKE APRIL...flow.....






Was this Prophetic??????














YES,Kaeden looks just like YOU!

Mauster Egg hunt...

I remember...Easter

patent leather shoes....
A new coat...










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31 yrs today...

MR & MRS ROBERT MAUS ! WOOHOO!


Our Awesome Bridal Party


Oh Yeah!!! We had the dancin'....


and the funnies!


we still have the dancin' & the laughter
and most of all...the LOVE!!

Monnor et Connor

Connor and I had a marvelous "Grandma Day"- His reward for Being a big boy (translation: potty trained)
We started out having Breakfast with Uncle Jimmy...Connor said'"Memember I came to your farm and there was Alpaca's?" Then he shook hands with jimmy to thank him for buying him breakfast. Next we went to my house for "CHIP N DALE" then out to find cowboy hats for Connor & Jordan...3 stores later we found them! and we found a Narnia sword...which Connor felt he must carry throughout the store and get the bad guys...Every so often he'd take off running...in pursuit of them...back to Grandma's for baseball, tennis, hockey ( he's very good at this)and then Connor made his own balance beam out of grandpa's wood...(yes indeed, the nut doesn't fall far from the tree) A much needed trip to visit Grandpa at school, then back to grandma's for (nerf) guns and more Chip N Dale....
ahhhhhhhhhhhhh.......
Can't wait for Jordan's day to come!

april

is here...and I am not....nothing to report

Jeni Lynn

My Darling Niece Jeni

truly a one of a kind girl....
When she was born...we thought she looked just like Lori, but brunette
I had to lay down with her and let her twirl my hair all night in order for her to sleep.
AT 2yrs old, she was already in control of everyone else:
I was watching her & her sisters while the rents were in Haiti...It was bed time...and that's when the trouble started...
she had told each and every sister & cousin that THEY could sleep next to HER that night...I had a room full of crying kids...THANK GOD the phone rang and it was Pat, home early and anxious to pick up the girls!
We enjoyed watching her play sports esp. the years her and Sarah played on the same teams...and now look how she has grown into such a beautiful, godly, young woman...living on her own and serving Jesus!!! SO proud of you Jeni!
oh, and did I tell you about the time milk came squirting out of her nose at the dinner table?????

STILL PROMISING TO SLEEP NEXT TO THEM ALL!