Our New Nephew!

Emmett Eli
1:35 am
9 lb 4 oz
20.5"

He's a Fruechting, for sure!

My twin brother, Jeremy, and his 2 littlest.

Big sister Vivian (almost 5), big brothers Vail (3 1/2) and Hudson (1 1/2), and my lovely SIL Becky.

Friday Nights at Our House...

Good times with good friends! It's rare that a week passes that we don't spend at least one evening a week with either the Moodys (who happen to be relatives, too) or Rempels...and usually all 3 of our families together. And often more than once a week. Here's the big event from Friday night at our house. Took this from Marie's blog--Tyler and Justin decided to have a diaper/PJ race. Haha... Lucky for Tyler that Lincoln's PJs zipped up.

They're In Labor--Please Pray!

Our friend that I posted about earlier has gone into labor. Please pray! She's only 26 weeks along.

You Might Save a Life (and it's free!)!!!

What an opportunity to GIVE!!! Please read!
And spread word on your blog or facebook, too!

My friend's sister in Chicago has been doing a lot for the cause of the bone marrow registry. Below is part of my friend's email. Like she said, we have one life on this earth and what an incredible opportunity to possibly save a life! And the registration is FREE until Dec 31st! Go sign up! I just did, it took less than 5 minutes. You can browse the Gift of Life website for information, and info on the actual donation process if that thought makes you nervous. Did you know that the majority of the time, all they need to do is draw blood?! And in some instances it's actual bone marrow extraction, minimal discomfort...you can read for yourself on the site....spend some time perusing all the info and stories and pics, too!

My sister has set up several bone marror donor drives in Chicago this year. I just registered online to become a potential donor. 1/100 people who sign up will have the opportunity to save a life by being their donor! I think this is exciting.... And I hope that you do, too :) Usually it costs $54 to become a donor, because they have to test your cheek cells, purchase a donor kit, and other important steps in the donation process. However, through a grant my sister received, signing up to become a donor is FREE through December 31st. I know that the idea of being a bone marrow donor to some people is scary, but once you look at some of the pictures of those who lived because of the donation of a stranger.... I think your opinion may change. Especially when you look at the adorable little red head boy :)
Please look at the website below. Think it over! We have one life here on earth.... I think it's awesome that we have the chance to help others in this way.

Please go to this online registration page on the Gift of Life website: https://www.giftoflife.org/Public/Online/Donor/Guidelines.aspx
Because of a generous gift from the Schusterman Foundation, if you register before December 31, it’s free! Just enter the sponsorship code: SAVEALAN.

Once you’ve filled out the online registration form, your information will be reviewed by Gift of Life. If they determine you’re eligible to be a donor, they’ll send a sample kit to your house!

Go register, and go spread word of the free registration!

Pray for Our Friends!

Pray for our friends and their yet unborn baby girl.

A Girl and Her Daddy

*One of my favorite moments of Rick and Fallyn! He turned to look at her and she purposely had crossed her legs to try to sit just like him, and the look on her face when she saw that he knew what she was doing--oh my melting heart!
*Fallyn's sweet eyes for Daddy in Iowa this summer.
*Riding the fire truck in Iowa.
*She wanted to rock Daddy.
*Riding a slide at the Little World's Fair (pics to come someday!) in Kismet.
*Love their matching expressions with their ice cream cones!
*Using a napping Daddy as an office chair.


I love everything about the next sequence of pics--a trying-to-nap Daddy who doesn't mind being used as the source of his kids' joy even when he's worn out, a 2nd child climbing all over him, Fallyn getting such joy from her Daddy's presence, and the crazed look in Fallyn's eyes! haha!

More Fall Fun

I'm behind on getting pics on the blog, as usual. Here's some from late October/early November.

Fallyn and leftover marigolds that line the sidewalk to the porch. They stay bright yellow for SO long--love it!

The kids and I go downtown to see Grandpa for lunch in the lower level of his building quite often. The kids LOVE it! We love Kyoto Garden and the people who run it, the kids love going up the elevator, helping Grandpa check his mail, seeing Mr. Richard the shoe-shiner who always has candy for the kids, punching in the code for their office door, getting water from the Culligan spout, looking out Grandpa's window... What a blessing my parents are in Wichita now for my kids (and me) to build frequent, fun memories with!

5th floor. Just last week Calvin got to go downtown and watch the downtown lighting festivities from the convenient warmth of Grandpa's office instead of having to be out in the cold--Santa going by in the bucket of a firetruck, fireworks... "AND WE GOT TO GO IN THE ELEVATOR AND PUSH EVERY BUTTON! TEN FLOORS! EVEN 'L. L.'!"

SuperDad! What a blessing he is to our kids and ME! Calvin's expression cracks me up. He really was not in agony or anything!

Fallyn got the camera and told us all exactly how to pose (including our expressions). It was pretty funny. She's never done that before. If we had all 4 of us in it, I think we'd have our Christmas card pic.

Calvin posed us. I'm an alligator and Fallyn's supposed to "do like a tiger".