Nathan in the tunnel

Nathan in the tunnel
Originally uploaded by lilkup.

Here is a fun pic of Nathan crawling through a tunnel the other day. He turned 19 months today! :)

wow, he's getting old.

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We just wanted to let you all know that we heard back from Knoxville today and it is a no. We will not be going there to minister. Thank you for all your paryers and thoughts. We will continue to update on what happens next.

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Just wanted to post that there is no new news on our job. We continue to trust God and His timing. We appreciate your continued prayers and thoughts. We will post/let you know when something happens.

Wes waving

Wes waving
Originally uploaded by lilkup.

Just another picture of our littlest Kup.

Big Boy Bed #2

Nathan's new bed
Originally uploaded by lilkup.

yesterday Nathan got a toddler bed (some friends gave it to us). This mean he is on his second big boy bed. Really, its just the finishing touches of his other big boy bed.

I put the bed together while Nathan was napping. When he got up we brought his mattress out to show him his new bed. He wasn't too excited, but we found out it was because he didn't want to sleep in the living room. As soon as we put the bed in his room, he was fine with it.

Grammy and Wes

Grammy and Wes
Originally uploaded by lilkup.

What a great moment. Grammy gets to see her newest grandson (#7) for the first time. This has been such a good week for both. Wes is going to be so lost without her.

Wes smiling

Wes content
Originally uploaded by lilkup.

We wanted to put up a picture that showed Wes a little closer. Isn't he cute?

Nathan the Elephant

Nathan the Elephant
Originally uploaded by lilkup.

For Halloween, Nathan dressed as an elephant. He caught on really quick to the concept of trick or treating. What a great night!

Wesley

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Here is a picture of Wes at minutes old. Isn't he just the cutest?

It has been a pleasure to have him with us the past week. :)

Wes and Nathan

Today we went out and did some shopping. Nathan got to use the new cart at Target and did pretty good sitting in the new seat. Wes pretty much slept through the entire shopping experience (oh, to want to sleep for 18 hours a day).

Wes had a few visitors today and everyone loved on him. He is looking so much better and already wants to hold his head up.

Still trying to get some pictures up...

Trick or Treating & Fishing

Nathan got to go out on Monday night and do some trick or treating with a friend. It didn't take him long to get the hang of how to knock on the door and put out the basket and say thank you.

He went as an Elephant and was absolutely adorable. Getting to walk around with him and experience this new event in his life was great. It was wonderful to see him growing up.

Today he got to do another "first" - fishing. Some friends of ours (Steve and Nancy) took Nathan to go fishing today. Now, he didn't catch anything, but he sure did enjoy his time. He loved the minnows (and was sad when they were thrown back into the water).

What a few days for Nathan: gets a new brother, goes trick or treating, goes fishing (and its only Wed).

Wesley David Kupferer

Wes is here!!!!!

6 lbs 6 oz
20 1/2 in

Mom and baby are doing well. Pictures to come...

Tomorrow is the big day

At 5:30 am on Friday we are going to the hospital to induce Wes into coming into this world. Amy, myself and Grammy Carol will be up bright and early as we prepare for Wes' great arrival into the world.

More pictures and updates as we have something to say.

Grammy's Arrival

Today is the second full day of having Grammy Carol visit us. She came in from Indiana on Tuesday. We are hoping that we might be having a new little grandson for her to spoil soon! Amy has a doctor's appointment today, so after that we will know more about how close Wes is to entering the world.
The past few days have been chances to relax and enjoy spending time as a family with Amy's mom here. I (Amy) have to admit though that I am growing a little impatient about Wes coming, so we are going to go out this morning to lunch and to do some errands to try to keep our minds on something else.
Last night Mike and I were watching Wes move around and feeling him shift from side to side. It is amazing, this whole process of being born. His life is so precious already to God and to us.
On a different subject, right now Nathan is practicing wearing his Halloween costume. He is going to be an elephant this year. At first he didn't want to try it on, but then Mike pretended to put it on and Nathan was then willing. Now he doesn't seem interested in taking it off! He sure makes a cute elephant.
We are still working on getting some pictures on the blog...hopefully soon you'll be able to see our little elephant, too!

Good Days

Well, we have our computer back at home now, so we should be able to keep our blog more up to date. Still working on how to upload pictures with our home computer though.
Mike was out of town the past 2 days. I (Amy) was made well aware again of how much Mike does here at home, from playing with Nathan to helping to make dinner...I certainly have been spoiled the last month of his sabbatical.
I had a doctor's appointment this past Tuesday and found out that Wes is still doing great. There are less than two weeks now until his due date, and the doctor set up an appointment for me to be induced a week from tomorrow (the 28th) if I choose to go that route. We are praying that he will come on his own before then.
Mike just got back home about an hour ago. It is amazing to me how much Nathan loves him and how you can tell that he really missed Mike. He has been playing with Mike since Mike got home.

Zoo

There has been a lot of things happening lately in our family. But we have been unable to post due to still not having our computer back (hopefully soon).

Yesterday we went to the Columbia Zoo with some friends. It was a great day. Its so much fun to go to the zoo and see all the animals. Nathan even makes it that much more fun. We'll post some pics when we can.

We were inches away from a gorilla (ok, so it was behind glass, but still just inches away)

doing well

Just a quick note to let you know we are doing well. Mike is enjoying his Sabbatical and time with family. We have been able to relax and get some much needed things done.

We think we are busier now than we have been recently. Funny how that works.

Please keep praying for us. We are still talking to a few churches and waiting to see where God is leading.

Pictures coming, when we can get to a computer and put them on :)

silence is here...

Due to today being my last day at work and our home computer being in the shop, there will be a short period of silence on this blog. Now our lives will continue and I'm sure pictures will be taken. So once we are back connected to the internet world, we will update everyone on the happenings of our family. Probably a lot of indoor pictures :)

On to my last day in the office...

Nathan is out back at the playground enjoying it one more time before we are out of here.

crazy packing boxes

Just for fun, I wanted to put up the newest pictures of the "storage" room we have at home. We have been packing up and storing things from my office and some from the house. Needless to say, without a garage it is quite easy to fill up a room with boxes when you are moving. I just hope when we go to sell the house people aren't too upset that they won't be able to see the room.

Well, here is the room (that is what is left of it)




These are taken from the doorway. Some of the boxes are empty, but most of them are full. Lots of books!

random...

Just had lunch with about 15 teens and a few parents. School was cancelled today and tomorrow to help save money on gas prices. So I took advantage and put together a lunch for anyone who could make it and wanted to. Amy and Nathan joined us and we had a great time. It was nice to be able to do one more thing with the teens before we leave.

Nathan has been sleeping really well in his big boy bed (well, mattress). It is funny, though, because when we go in to check on him after he goes to bed he is usually all or part on the floor.

Had a "farewell dinner" yesterday after church. Funny thing, though. They prayed and started before either Amy or I got over there. Not a word mentioned publically about saying farewell. It was almost as if it was just another after church dinner. Kinda sad, but understandable at the same time.




We feel like we are just sorta leaving unnoticed. Which is not a bad thing. And we have not had parties during the classes either, so we aren't promoting the leave. It just feels really weird to be leaving and not have anything said about it on our last Sunday. Nothing was mentioned in church about it or anything.

Summer is finally over - the pool has been put away. It is almost October and we are still in the high 80's this week. Just one more thing to know is ending.

Still waiting on where we are going next. Trusting in God's timing and knowing He has it all worked out.

Only one more "church" day left at Westside. I have today, Tuesday and Wednesday to work and then after Wed. night's class we are done. Starting to feel more real.