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Backyard Swingtime

noreply@blogger.com (Room for More) — Fri, 25 May 2012 13:00:00 +0000

She may not be smiling, but it is one of Sarah's favorite things to do. She loves being outside!

(photos by Levi)

New Baby Teeth & Blowing Kisses

noreply@blogger.com (Room for More) — Thu, 24 May 2012 01:11:00 +0000

Sarah makes so many silly faces. It is difficult to capture them on the camera, but we continue to try. Here I missed her silly face, but you can see her bottom teeth and her crystal blue eyes.

She is a master at flipping her tongue upside down. She does it often. You can also see her new top teeth that broke through last week.

And most recently, she started blowing kisses! : )

Sleepy Baby

noreply@blogger.com (Room for More) — Mon, 21 May 2012 16:19:00 +0000

I love how Sarah can fall asleep on both her brothers. Dustin can hold her at church and she just goes "klunk" (as we call it) and Levi was holding her here at their great-grandfather's 90th birthday party. Sarah is almost 9 months old-- So hard to believe. She is crawling everywhere and starting to pull up on everything she can grab. Our days are happily busy.

Happy Double Birthdays

noreply@blogger.com (Room for More) — Fri, 18 May 2012 15:01:00 +0000

On the morning of Dustin's 5th birthday, I woke to the pain of consistent labor contractions. Yes, Dustin's baby sister was to be born on his 5th birthday. Now, twelve years later we are celebrating the lives of these two precious children.

We had a great birthday celebration, though it was fast, rushed and a blur because we also found out about our trip to Galveston the night before and spent their birthday packing and organizing for peeps to help us take care of things around here while we were gone. So, store bought pies it was, but they were so grateful and happy to just celebrate with each other.

Dustin received a MacBookPro we found on Craigslist. Dustin worked on some programming, added some RAM and he is happy as a clam now. He is spending his mornings working on his college studies and a couple of hours after lunch finishing up his high school studies. Though he lost a school year with Lyme Disease, he still will graduate on time in 2013 and should easily have 50 hours completed for college by next May. Dustin enjoys woodworking, tending to the property and farm chores, computer programming, reading, playing piano, and hunting and fishing whenever the opportunity presents itself.

Rebecca received a Lionhead rabbit buck to add to her growing breeding herd. Lionheads are a sweet dwarf breed that have great personalities. She will have photos and information on each of her breeds she is raising on the "Our Rabbitry" tab very soon.

Rebecca also received a special gift form her brothers. Both boys offered their handiwork skills to build her next two hutches and watering system she needed for her rabbitry. Rebecca has been working diligently to earn money for supplies for the hutches and for the English Spots and American Fuzzy Lops she wanted to add to her rabbitry with her Lionhead herd. Besides tending to her many bunnies, Rebecca loves to cook, sew, knit, crochet, read, help take care of her younger sisters, and garden.

So, with the birthday celebration coming to a close...

Sarah was letting us know that she was all partied out : )

And....

Elizabeth wondered if we could hurry up and get to the beach already!

A Quick Beach Getaway

noreply@blogger.com (Room for More) — Thu, 17 May 2012 00:48:00 +0000

It was last minute, spontaneous, and only for a couple of days, but we had a wonderful trip to Galveston at Rhea's clients' beach home in Galveston.

It was fun to swim in the pool, ride waves, hunt for seashells, build a family sandcastle, play board games, and just plain RELAX and be a family.

It was Sarah's first time to the beach and unlike all our other kiddos at that age, she really enjoyed the sand and water! The wind was unusually rough and putting up an umbrella for shade wasn't going to work, so we had to bring down Sarah early in the day and late in the afternoon to protect that baby soft skin.

She loved the sand so much, we had to watch her closely as she would eat it.

We hope to get back to the beach very soon!

**Our new blog design is a work in progress as I attach the posts and links to the items in the drop down menu. So keep checking back. Our new blog design is a way for us to keep all that we have going on in one place and if anyone wants to read and take a peek, that is great too.**

New Things Around the Corner

noreply@blogger.com (Room for More) — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 23:55:00 +0000

Hi everyone! I know I have not been able to attend to our blog. Adding another little one has been a HUGE blessing. She has filled up spaces of time in my day that I had devoted to other activities and duties. May I say though...It is soooo worth it.

I am sorry I haven't been able to share with you the last months so much has happened and yet at the same time it has been a lot of what most people would call "everyday" life in a big family.

In the next few weeks, changes will be happening. Here are some things to look forward to:

a complete blog makeover by Franchesca at Small Bird Studios
additions to our Navigation Bar with actual material to read under each one
Updates and stats on Baby Bear
pictures of the kiddos (really, seriously!)
homeschooling updates on the kiddos
D-man's Lyme Disease update
Baby Bear's baby dedication
recipes and activities we have been trying and liking
& a fun giveaway to help a sweet young lady launch her Etsy store

but in the meantime...how about a pic of our sweet Baby Bear??

4 months old!

noreply@blogger.com (Room for More) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:55:00 +0000

I owe this blog a VERY long update, but a quick one will have to be what I do for now...

We are doing well, just no time to blog. A different season we are in for certain! Thought I'd post a quick pic I took this morning from my phone so you could see baby girl. Sooooo, this little, tiny baby we adopted as an embryo, who was not supposed to live, much less survive thawing is now 4 months old and 21# and very long wearing 12 month clothes comfortably. ; ) Gotta love it! If I buy her anything at this point it will be 18 month for the Spring/Summer. She is rolling over, though with her big ol' self it takes a lot of work on her part ; ) She is smiling, laughing, and is just a joy to have with us. Thank you Lord for blessing us with this precious girl.

Rhea's business is doing well which keeps my bookkeeping side of things busy too. D-man's Lyme Disease is close to remission and he is under a trial of being off medication right now. Leevster is involved in building a scrap metal business, D-man is working to finish up high school and start driving this semester. BooBear is sewing, crocheting, knitting, and cooking. She is loving it all and is learning to balance and plan as she juggles all of her favorite activities. PookieBear is starting her "schooling" this semester and is loving to learn to read and write. In her spare time she plays in her doll house, colors, plays play-dough, and helps me in the kitchen. She is truly a great sous chef and help to me. Her favorite past time though as it has been for 4 months straight is playing and spending time with her baby sister. If the baby is in her bouncy seat, Pookie is right there beside her!

Boobear looks strained in this picture holding baby girl...Well, 21# is a lot to haul around! She still doesn't have full head/neck control yet! ; ) She is a 4 month old in a 9 month old body!

Happy Transfer Anniversary Baby Girl!

noreply@blogger.com (Room for More) — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 20:32:00 +0000

I have not forgotten to update. It is just that blogging with a newborn and 4 other kiddos has not allowed the time. I am soaking in all these first months of baby days as much as possible. Baby girl is a dream and a blessing!
One year ago today, she, after being frozen for TEN years, along with 2 of her biological siblings, were transferred into my womb.

Here I am, one year ago, with the embryologist minutes before the transfer:

And here she is today:

Embryo Adoption has been a beautiful path for our family! We thank our Lord for bringing us to this place.

Faith

noreply@blogger.com (Room for More) — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 03:54:00 +0000

Helpful Rabbit Links

noreply@blogger.com (Room for More) — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 03:52:00 +0000

Rabbit Care

noreply@blogger.com (Room for More) — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 03:52:00 +0000

About

noreply@blogger.com (Room for More) — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 03:48:00 +0000

Our rabbitry is really not "ours", but our daughter Rebecca's. SHe is in the process of naming her rabbitry and registering it with the American Rabbit Breeders' Association (ARBA). She raises and breeds mostly miniature breeds for pets breeding and showing. All of her breeds train easily to a litterbox for those who would like a rabbit as a pet, the breeds are smart, sweet, and gentle in personality.

She is currently raising her soon to be breeding stock. She will post photos soon of her current herd.

Please look at her other tabs for more information on each breed and contact information to reach Rebecca.

Our English Spot Nestbox

noreply@blogger.com (Room for More) — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 03:51:00 +0000

Rebecca's first English Spot litter will be due in October 2012. Please contact her for information on reserving a bunny to raise to show, breed, or have as a family pet.

email Rebecca with any questions you may have. She loves to share what she knows about this wonderful British breed!

robisonfamily7@gmail.com

Our English Spot Herd

noreply@blogger.com (Room for More) — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 03:50:00 +0000

Friends & Family

noreply@blogger.com (Room for More) — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 03:55:00 +0000

Homesteading

noreply@blogger.com (Room for More) — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 03:55:00 +0000

Adoption

noreply@blogger.com (Room for More) — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 03:54:00 +0000

Embryo Adoption

noreply@blogger.com (Room for More) — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 03:54:00 +0000

These are families who are in the process of adopting through EA, have adopted through EA, or are in the process of adopting again through EA.

They are listed in no particular order : )

The Thomas Family Chronicles (Kristine) EA triplets!
Living Our Miracle (Lara)
A Greater Yes: Our Story of Embryo Adoption (Jess)
Snowflakes in the Rain (Diane)
Friesen Funny Farm (Angela) EA triplets!
PinkaDots (Anna)
Snowflakes Are One of a Kind (Emma)
Hands, Hearts, Quiver Full (Jen)
Waiting on God (Britney)
In This Storm (Heather)
Snowflake Family (Jen)
The "Best" is Here (Laura)
Aaron & Jennifer (Jennifer) EA twins!
Once More (Krisa)
Life With The Shacks! (Elizabeth)
The Road Less Traveled (Rebecca)
Our Journey to Adopt (Tracey)

more coming...needed to stop typing to get little one down for nap : )

Juniors & Seniors For Sale

noreply@blogger.com (Room for More) — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 03:52:00 +0000

Our Californian & New Zealands

noreply@blogger.com (Room for More) — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 03:51:00 +0000

Our American Fuzzy Lop Nestbox

noreply@blogger.com (Room for More) — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 03:49:00 +0000

Rebecca's first American Fuzzy Lop litter will be due this fall/winter. Please contact her for information on reserving a bunny to raise to show, breed, or have as a family pet.

email Rebecca with any questions you may have. She loves to share what she knows about this wonderful dwarf breed!

robisonfamily7@gmail.com

Our American Fuzzy Lop Herd

noreply@blogger.com (Room for More) — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 03:49:00 +0000

Our Lionhead Nestbox

noreply@blogger.com (Room for More) — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 03:48:00 +0000

Rebecca's first two Lionhead litters will be due in October 2012. Please contact her for information on reserving a bunny to raise to show, breed, or have as a family pet.

email Rebecca with any questions you may have. She loves to share what she knows about this wonderful British breed!

robisonfamily7@gmail.com

Our Lionhead Herd

noreply@blogger.com (Room for More) — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 03:48:00 +0000

Rabbits

noreply@blogger.com (Room for More) — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 03:47:00 +0000