Bye Bye 09

Hello 2010! Crazy to think it's going to be 2010. WOW! It's been a crazy but good year in the Moeckel household. God has blessed our little family tremendously this year. Especially with the addition of our little miracle Anna Marie, which by the way is so incredibly sweet. Even through all the trials of that pregnancy God did more than what we ever expected him to do in our lives. He most definitely was and still our stronghold. He taught me a whole new meaning of the word TRUST. He is so good.

This ultrasound was done the day after the doctor (not my doc!) told me that I had lost her. Then the next day we got a wonderful surprise! It just confirmed to us that is the giver of Life! From this point on the real journey began and what a journey it was! After an emotional rollar coaster of a pregnancy, a crazy two weeks at Arkansas Children's Hospital after delivery, and as a result of God faithfulness we got to bring our miracle home! Livy was so glad to meet her new baby sister and we were so glad to be home with BOTH our girls. Boy, how we missed Livy!!!

I'm so excited to get to watch both the girls grow and change. Plus I get to enjoy a baby and not have to go back to work. I'm not missing a thing! This was also my first full year as a stay at home Mom. God has also shown us that HE is the one that provides all our needs. I started staying home in Feb of 08 (well almost 2 years.. can't believe it's gone by that fast!) It has been wonderful to see Livy go and change. This was Livy when I started staying home. Precious huh?.?

This is Livy in Feb 09.

Livy at the end of the year.
I love my girls!

And of course God has given me another year with my sweet hubby! I love that man! What a super Dad too!


Hoping for a super 2010! Happy New Year!!

So I'm Blogging..

on this Sunday morning after Christmas and it's quiet in the house. I'm watching my baby girl sleep and listening to an awesome message by James MacDonald on the internet about peace (the peace of God, from God, and with God) It's amazing! I do want to be in church with my family this morning, but this is a super second.

We had a great Christmas!! God blessed us so much over the past few weeks since we have been home. The best present we received is a healthy sweet baby girl. I have reflected over the past three weeks we have been home that God's peace has been so abundant in our home and lives. He is so good! Thank God He allowed us the grace to get through the second half of November. It was funny, a couple weeks ago John said "Christmas is next week." My response was, "No it's not!" Then I remember we didn't have a November! Half of it was spent in the hospital and we got home and it was December. This month has been amazing! The Christmas season has been amazing!! To have our family home and celebrate our Savior's birth "at home exclusively" has been wonderful and restful. Thank God for rest! Seriously.

We opened presents with John's folks on Christmas Eve morning. We thought it would be fun to have two mornings of presents. Hey, why not?

John's Mom embroidered Anna's name on a sleeper sack they folks got for her. Very cute!

This was one of our gifts that we gave Livy. She wanted a doll house and a princess castle and hey, it's the best of both worlds. She had a fit when she saw it under the tree Christmas morning.

We got two wonderful presents this years. We got a Wii and Wii Fit!! YAHOO! This postpartum momma soooooo needed that!! I'm pretty pumped about it. Our family has been on it everyday. Who knew working out could be fun.?.? I'm loving the aerobics and tennis. Livy is loving it too. She loves to bowl. It's pretty comical.

Then John got the TV he has wanted for years. The supportive wife in me is so thrilled he has one. Merry Christmas to us.

John is SUPER happy! Dang if I have a techie hubby!

T'was The Weekend Before Christmas..

and all through our house all creatures were stirring and having fun!

The girls were cuddled up with Daddy on the couch. I love it!

Today has been a great day! First of all, thanks to my wonderful husband who let me sleep in. YAY! Then we had a great breakfast. I made cranberry orange scones and a sausage egg scramble. It was great! I have been so busy with baby lately I thought I would take time out with Livy. We went to see the new Disney movie "The Princess and the Frog". It was okay, but I did enjoy my time out with her. Had a good time. John stayed home with Anna for a couple hours. I was so impressed when I walked through the door later. My wonderful man had wrapped a bunch of presents and did a great job. Go babe! He is two for two today! Then he grilled us some killer steaks. Three for Three. Your on a role. Don't stop! Thanks for all you do. Okay, back to our day....then, I continued candy making. I made some peanut clusters and they are tasty (boy, I hope there are some left for Christmas...hmm). Last night Livy helped me dip pretzel rods in white chocolate then put sprinkles on them. So we have been in the candy making business this weekend. We are having a great Christmas so far. Livy is so much fun this year!

Nothing Says Love'n..

like a blankie and binkie.

Good Times at Christmas

Yesterday John and Livy went to SDC with our friends the Chamberlin's. Since Mere and I just had babies we needed to stay at home and keep them out of the cold and germs. John said they had a blast! Truthfully I was kinda sad I didn't get to go this year. I have went every year since John and I met 8 years ago. Oh well, there's next year. I DID enjoy a quiet house and got some stuff done. I almost forgot how easy it was with just one child.

Sleep In Heavenly Peace

I love it!

3 Weeks Old

There are no words to say except that God is too good!

Happy Anniversary

What a wonderful 7 years it's been. I thank God for giving me an amazing man!

Two Weeks Old

Oh, how I love her!

Home Sweet Home!

We are so incredibly glad to be home from Children's Hospital! Livy loved meeting her little sister. Man, what a crazy two weeks. The days were beginning to run together. We thought it was amusing that we had come home from the hospital twice and still no baby. Oh well, third times a charm. Our sweet Anna was two weeks old yesterday.

Oh, and if a certain amazing nurse named Pam is reading.. Hey girl! You were an incredible help while we were there. You rock!