Andrew Alpaugh Blast From the Past

Our church hosted a Father/Daughter banquet this past Friday evening and this is the sweet couple before their date. :-) They were served beef tips with gravy and fixins, broccoli and cheese, chicken strips and for dessert, banana splits. To Emily's dismay they only had tea for drinking! It sounds like they had a lot of fun from what I heard.

Everyday they pass me by, I can see it in their eyes. Empty people filled with care, Headed who knows where? On they go through private pain, Living fear to fear. Laughter hides their silent cries, Only Jesus hears. People need the Lord, At the end of broken dreams, He's the open door. People need the Lord, . When will we realize, people need the Lord? We are called to take His light To a world where wrong seems right. What could be too great a cost For sharing Life with one who's lost? Through His love our hearts can feel All the grief they bear. They must hear the Words of Life Only we can share. People need the Lord, At the end of broken dreams, He's the open door. People need the Lord, When will we realize that we must give our lives, For people need the Lord.

We go on you tube quite often around here and just had to post this one. It's so stinkin' hilarious! Bryson loves to watch nursery rhyme songs on you tube. Also other babies. This is how we keep him entertained! :-) Anyways- you HAVE to watch this.

We found out today that Tyler has been accepted into the Operation Restore program. Dr. Vories will cover the costs of Tyler’s procedure(s) including the expense of his fees, staff fees and supplies. Operation Restore will cover Tyler’s travel and hotel for up to three nights, if necessary, per visit. Operation Restore will cover the cost of a coach class airfare for Tyler (and since he is a minor patient) and one parent. If you decide you’d prefers to drive versus fly (or if the distance to and from Dr. Vories office is such that flying is not necessary), ISHRS will reimburse for car expenses (rental if required, and gas) up to $750 per visit. The Lord is GOOD! We are so excited and very grateful that they accepted Tyler as this procedure would have cost between 8 and 10 thousand dollars for us to pay. We will keep you updated as we find out more. Click HERE if you would like to know more about Dr. Vories and his group.

We had a wonderful time celebrating Emily's 9th Birthday with her grandparents, 1 cousin :-) siblings and a couple of her friends. Click HERE to see more pictures.

Spoiled? maybe :-) Just a little. We spent hours researching and going back and forth trying to decide on which swing set to purchase, how much to spend etc. We decided since Bryson is still so small, it would be worth the money to get something that is going to last a good while and also look nice in our yard. After going to the Rainbow place and trying out some of their sets, we knew there was no other choice to make other then how much we wanted to spend on one of theirs. They are so sturdy and well built even adults can play on them. :-) Emily can actually get some use out of it as well. She LOVES it. Now all we need is a fence to keep them safe in the yard! Click HERE to see more pictures of the swing set.

Since Emily's birthday fell on Labor Day and she had the day off from school and Andrew had the day off from work we decided we'd do something special with just her. She wanted to go to Monkey Joe's and for dinner she chose the Cracker Barrel. We will celebrate with family and friends on Saturday. This didn't go over too well with Emily since she was expecting gifts on her "real" birthday. She expects everything to happen on the real day or it doesn't count! :-) I think she's over it now. Well- click HERE for a few pictures of our day together.

On September 1, 1999 at 3:01 p.m. our beautiful "Cinderella" came into our world, 7lbs. 11 oz. and 21 in. long. We are very blessed that the Lord gave us a precious girl to have in our family. I have so loved dresses and bows, teddy bears and pink rooms. She's growing up fast and all this will soon be gone. We treasure every moment we have while she is still young. Here are just a few of our pictures we wanted to share with you on this very special day. Happy 9th Birthday Emily! We LOVE you! Make a Smilebox slideshow