Merkel Update

Alright so I think I Kinda know what I am doing on this blog thingy now. Well a little update on out lives. Ryan and I were in a car accident two weeks ago. Ryan was following me and some lady was turning left and changed her mind and almost T-boned me, so I slammed on my breaks and Ryan tried to stop in time, But YES, my husband rear-ended me. We are very grateful that he is alive. It was a pretty bad accident, but the kids are ok and that is all that really matters. Ryan is probably going to need knee surgery and I have a disk in my neck that is pinching a nerve in my right shoulder, so I am in lots of pain, but ALIVE!!!! Did I mention that we are gald to be alive. Ryan is now searching for a new car, his is TOTALLED!!!! And my monster (aka YUKON) is finally fixed.
Now on to the fun stuff. The Kids are awesome. Hope finally said MAMA yesterday. Afterall she has been saying "dada, daddy, dad" for weeks now. She is scootin along on her butt, but no crawling. And I am totally fine with that. She is still suffering from the eczema. Some may not know, but my little girl is deathly allergic to eggs and milk. Yeap, no bday cake for her. I love having a little girl, they are so much fun. But let me tell you...She does have the Ballard ATTITUDE! Oh and of course she has her Daddy wrapped!
Isaiah is growing so fast. He is so animated with everything he does. He is a great helper and a wonderful big brother. He makes sure to tell Hope what she can and CAN'T play with. He is very excited about school next year. That is Home School for those of you that don't know. (That will be a challenge for mom, but one I am ready to endure.)
Well That is our little/long update. Here are some pictures of the kiddos. Hopefully I will be much better about updating this site, so check often.