Accidents Happen

Elsa fell down the stairs yesterday. No one saw it happen, but Amy heard Elsa falling down the stairs and tried to reach her before she hit the bottom of the staircase. Amy "threw" Micah on the couch while he was nursing, but she could not reach Elsa in time. Of course, Elsa was in tears. She told Amy that her ankles, wrist, back, and face hurt. She had a difficult time walking yesterday because her legs would suddenly give out. This morning she told me that her ankles still hurt but she was walking around very tenderly.

Rare Moments

What typically happens...
The dusk awakens him

The spirit is willing

But the flesh is weak

The Gift of Sleep

The Gift of Sleep: the uncanny ability to sleep
anywhere, anytime, in any position, under any circumstance.
May your mother rise up and call you blessed!

Micah's favorite pose

Siblings

Elsa, the proud sister, at Micah's side

Elsa, the protective sister, tucking Micah in for a nap

Amy: Before and After

Amy before delivery

Life after delivery

BONUS PICTURE:
Snow in early November?!?

Happy Halloween!

BONUS PICTURE:

Elsa (Halloween 2004)

Little Princess

A father is always making his baby into a little woman. And when she is a woman he turns her back again. - Enid Bagnold

Elsa Rose Kim
August 9, 2004 @ 9:29 PM
6 lbs. 6 oz.

2005

2006

You have brought to life both celebration and adventure.
Both princess and warrior, you are delicate and determined;
Compassionate and courageous, tender and tenacious.
You are both laughter and tears.

Grand Entrance

I will sing of the LORD's great love forever; with my mouth I will make your faithfulness known through all generations. - Psalm 89:1

Micah Aaron Kim
October 28, 2006 @ 3:05 AM
7 lbs. 15 oz.

The Proud Father

The Relieved Mother

The Observant Older Sister

The Happy "Gramma"

A Year Later

By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going. - Hebrews 11:8

It has been a whole year since we arrived in Ann Arbor, Michigan from Telford, Pennsylvania. In retrospect, it was one of the craziest times in our lives as a family. After leaving my position as the Next Generation Pastor at Grace Bible Church, we put our old house on the market and secured a mortgage for our new house, we received the crushing news that our expected child's heart had stopped beating and Amy had a miscarriage, we sold our old house in less than a week and had our mortgage for our new house "fall through" a few days before the closing date, we packed all our worldly possessions into a moving truck and said farewell to dear family and friends, we drove to Ann Arbor without knowing where we would settle when we arrived, we miraculously re-secured our mortgage at the eleventh hour and moved into our new house the same day until I started my new position as the Lead Pastor at University Reformed Church.

Did I mention that all of the above events happened in a matter of two weeks? It seems like a distant dream (or nightmare?) or an unimaginable story that happened to someone else, like we were merely observers of the human drama rather than the characters in it. We are just so glad to be on the other side of it all now. A year later, we are looking forward to the arrival of our newborn son, Micah while enjoying our lovely daughter, Elsa more than we could ever imagine.

Elsa helping Amy make Apple Caramel Cake