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March 2020 - Baby News (& 1st quarter review)


Friends and Family,
I'm sorry I haven't written updates for 3 months. Life got crazy because our Camry broke down and it threw off our juggling act of work, school, and baby check-ups. All that said, we bought a 2010 CRV and it has been treating us well. Most of you could care less about anything besides the picture attached, so here it is: WE ARE HAVING A BABY GIRL!!! and HER NAME IS **classified**.😀 We are thrilled the Lord has blessed us with a baby girl and we can't wait for her to "arrive" in July. She's a real kicker!


So much has happened since January, so here are the highlights and pics:
January

  • Amber and I visited Cincinnati for a 3 day weekend. We went to "Taste of Belgium" and had delicious food. We also found this epic statue of Harambe (right before we got lost in "Jungle Jims")

@ Taste of Belgium

  • Our Camry broke down and I made this Bernie Sanders Meme. 
  • Wednesday Nights got off to a great start at church. (remember when we could go to church and it wasn't a national health risk? I miss those days.) Here's a pic I snapped of 1/2 the room right before we got started:


February
  • We bought the CRV early February. We are very thankful the Lord provided for us. We hope it will help our growing family!
  • We started a High School Sunday School Class at Church focused on money. That was intended to continue until the summer. (Thanks a lot, Rona)
  • The Youth Leadership team (part of it, anyway) went on a day-retreat about 30 minutes away. This is us out to eat on the Ohio River. We learned about "leading first as followers of Jesus" and "Questions Jesus asked his disciples."


March
  • I'm sure our march was as crazy as yours. Basically our whole lives are online now: Both schools, both jobs - the whole shebang. 
  • We found out Baby Simmons' gender early March!
  • Before Rona, Amber and I went to a Escape room with friends for Kevin's Birthday.
Happy 40th Birthday Kevin 😉
  • I had a crazy Costco TP shopping experience. (don't judge, we were genuinely out and Walmart didn't have any) The line hit the back of the store, looped back, turned left, looped again off the sidewall. It was nuts. I might make a shirt "I survived the 2020 TP rush."

  • We went on a **socially-distanced** walk in the Park with church friends. 
  • Since the gyms are closed, I am going to start biking for a season. Grabbed this one off FB marketplace and already started using it. 
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  • Amber and I have been walking almost any day the weather permits. Here is us (not socially distanced) on a recent walk.



Please Pray

  • Please Pray that Amber and our baby girl would stay healthy (and me, while you are at it).
  • That we would be lights to those living in darkness and fear around us. 
  • That we would continue to be blessed with employment as we get closer to Baby's arrival.

Comments

  1. UnknownApril 2, 2020 at 11:27 AM

    Thanks for the news. Miss you guys. Praying for the whole family.
    -- Aunt Libby

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