BIG NEWS!

 

You read that right!  We are expecting our first child in May.  We are beyond excited!!  I will post the full story this week.  We attempted to get our furry babies to sit still for a picture...

"We prayed for this child, and the LORD has granted us what we asked of him."

 

-1 Samuel 1:27

Silent Auction

There is a silent auction going on this week to raise money for Julee and her daughter, Preslee.  If you are looking for Christmas gifts or would just like to help a good cause, please check out the auction this week.  All of the details can be found here:

Life Sweet Life Blog - Silent Auction

If you can't contribute via the auction, please continue to pray for Julee and her family during this extremely difficult time.

 

Please Pray

My heart is very heavy tonight.  A fellow blogger, Julee, lost her husband in a car accident over the weekend.  Julee’s blog was the first “infertility” blog I read when I started going through IVF.  It was comforting to read her story and know that there was hope that one day my husband and I would be blessed with a child just like her and her husband.  Even though I have never met or even spoken to her, I feel so sad for her and her daughter.  A husband, father and son was taken too early.

Sometimes life just isn’t fair.  Why should someone have to struggle through infertility and now have to bury their partner in life?  Sometimes God’s timing isn’t ours, but He does know what is best for our lives even though we can’t always see it.  I can already see how God is working in just the amount of blogs I have read sending out prayers to Julee and her family. 

So tonight I ask that you please pray that Julee with feel God’s loving hands comforting her as she goes through the toughest time in her life.  Never let a day go by without telling your loved ones how much you love them as tomorrow is never a guarantee.

My niece is cuter than yours...

So I'm really terrible at this whole blogging thing!  Between work, vacation and just life, I can't seem to find the time to blog anymore.  One day I will catch back up!!

Our newest niece was born on August 1st and weighed 8lbs. 7oz.  Isn't she the cutest thing ever?!  I can't wait to meet her in a couple of weeks!! 

Meet Lakyn Olivia:

 

 

Just sayin'

 

Happy Father's Day!

To my dad!!!  Everyone that knows me knows that I am a Daddy's Girl.  I might even love my Dad more than my Mom (just kidding Mom!). 

Happy Father's Day...

To the one that told me to get back up when I fell down,
To the one who helped me catch my first fish,
To the one who spent hours in the backyard playing soccer with me and helping me be a great soccer player,
To the one who encourages and inspires me to push harder and strive for greatness,
To the one who always has a shoulder for me to cry on,
To the one who taught me that hard work pays off,
To the first man I ever loved,
To the most loving, wonderful Dad a girl could ask for...

Happy Father's Day to my Dad!  I love you!!!!

RECAP

Sorry I have been absent from my blog for a couple of weeks.  It seems like time has flown by the last few weeks.  The first weekend in May, we headed up to Pittsburgh with my parents for a weekend full of running and family fun!  On Saturday, May 5^th Team RSG1 (Remi Savioz Glut1 Foundation) walked the UPMC Sports Medicine/UPMC Health Plan Pittsburgh 5K Run.  We took turns pushing Remi in her stroller.  She was quite a demanding rider and kept yelling “faster, faster!”  HA!  The officials let Remi get out of the stroller right before the finish line in order for her to walk across all on her own.  It was an amazing, emotional experience that I will never forget.  

Team RSG1 about to cross the Finish Line

Remi after finishing the 5K

On Sunday, I ran and completed the Dick’s Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Half Marathon.  Yes, you read that correctly.  I finished my first HALF MARATHON!  It had been a really long time since I felt the feeling of accomplishment and not failure.  I am really proud of myself and so glad that I stuck with and did it.  I want to walk around with my medal all of the time, but I think my husband might be a little embarrassed by that!  I haven’t decided if I will torture myself and do another one again, but I am happy I finished and did it all for a great cause. 

                     - My official finish time



Yep - ran across that bridge

After the race, we got to spend some time with my favorite people in downtown Pittsburgh!



Back on the homefront, my adorable nephew graduated from preschool.  I can't believe that time has gone by so quickly.  I remember meeting him for the first time when he was only 2 months old.  He was most certainly the cutest graduate there!

Well that's about all of the Fender happenings for now.  I hope you all have a great week!!

Happy Mother's Day (a week late!)

To the one who has been there since before my first breathe.  To the one who is always there to listen and give me advice.  To my best friend and role model.  To the woman who inspires me to strive to do better.  To the one that wiped away my tears and put a Band-Aid over my cuts and scrapes.  To the sweetest, most loving and giving woman I know.  To the woman who brought me into this world…

Happy Mother’s Day to MY MOM!  I love you more than anything and feel so lucky to have you as my mom.  I hope that I can be as good of a mother one day as you have been to me.  I love you!

Picture courtesy of Cheyenne and Geoff Schultz from The Schultzes - the best photographers in the world!!!