Happy Birthday to Seth.....already two years old!

The cupcakes....the blue one has two candles lit!

Singing of "Happy Birthday"

Here's the birthday boy!! All smiles!

First the cake, the pictures.........then....

The ice cream!!!! yummmmmmmmm....la!

Visit to GR

Jon on the go!!

Jon, Isaac, Andrew

I was able to help out Kurt and Heidi last week by taking care of Jon and Andrew on Monday and Tuesday. Heidi took a quick trip out west to attend the funeral of Seth Walters and was able to be a great support of love and friendship to Tom and Esther. Kurt worked his normal shift at Gordon Food Service, and I really enjoyed spending time with the boys.

Jon is sure scooting around now....and such a happy baby. Andrew and I had lots of fun playing with cars and reading books. Grandson Isaac also went with me to spend time with his cousin.

They had a great time!

Jon and Andrew
Kurt gave me a tour of the house on Mulberry Lane!
It's going to be great......lots of space and and a really nice lay out.

Misc. Fun PIcs!!

Annabelle

Seth

Esther (Mike and Sarah's youngest)

Emily and Annabelle

Isaac on "Molly" Yee haw....cowboy

Mike, Esther, Sylvia, and Abigail petting "Molly"

Grandpa and Isaac

Mike and Sylvia having a ride on "Jake "

Annabelle

Jason and Isaac

Isaac, just hanging around!

• Updates: Thank you for praying for our mom, Lois Hopkins. Recovery is going as expected and she will meet with her oncologist on Tuesday, July 24th. Continue to pray for wisdom for the doctor as her treatment is planned.
• Kurt and Heidi's offer on the house was accepted, now the house must pass an inspection.
• Some very close friends of Kurt and Heidi's from Kersey Colorado tragically suffered the loss of their 16 year old son, Seth, in a car accident this past week. Seth was in their youth group at their former church and was like family to Kurt and Heidi. Please pray for Heidi as she travels out west to be with Tom and Esther Walters and their family. She flies out Saturday, and will return Tuesday. Pray for peace and strength for all who will feel the loss of this very special young man.
• Below is a copy of the obiturary:
• Seth Walters Oct. 29, 1990-July 17, 2007 Age: 16
• Seth Raymond Walters was born in Greeley to Thomas H.B. and Esther M. (Meurs) Walters.Seth was reared and educated in the Kersey area. He had completed his sophomore year at Platte Valley High School. This summer he was working at Eagles Nest Ranch as a landscaper.A lifelong member of Kersey Community Church, Seth knew Christ as his personal Savior and was very active in the youth group and AWANA at church. He loved the outdoors and enjoyed camping, fishing, boating and riding dirt bikes. He also enjoyed shooting trap.Seth caught his biggest fish, 14 inches, last weekend at Belair Lake in Red Feather Lakes, while camping and fishing with his two brothers. That weekend camping, he also enjoyed seeing four bears and a moose.Seth loved people and enjoyed teasing. He was a very kind person and enjoyed being with people. Family time was very important and special to him. He was a sweet, outgoing young man with a passion to make people smile.Seth died Tuesday in Kersey.Survivors: His parents, Esther and Tom Walters, a sister, Leah Walters, and two brothers, Riley Walters and Casey Walters, all of Kersey.Also surviving are his grandparents, Lois and Wayne Meurs of Cañon City and Edna Walters of Aurora; and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins; and many friends.Preceded in death by: A grandfather, Thomas H. Walters, who died in 1983.

Updates and Cowboy "Isaac"

• Mom has an appointment on Friday to get her staples out. Please pray for continued strength as she recovers and for wisdom for the doctor as they develop a plan for further treatments.


• Joel had a great week at Christian Horizons camp......he has been very good at home too!


• Kurt, Heidi, Andrew and Jon are doing pretty well , however Jon has health concerns regarding his breathing/croup cough. Please pray that the doctors find the right treatment and medicines to bring him some relief. Also pray for God's direction for Kurt and Heidi as they are "house shopping" in the Grand Rapids area. They have had some discouragements along the way when they've put a bid in on a house and someone else got it, but we are all trusting that God has the perfect place for them, and will make the way clear when the time comes!


• Jason, Emily, Isaac, Seth, and Annabelle are also doing well. Isaac spent the night at Grandpa and Grandmas house on Monday night. He has developed the "horse" bug.....oh no!!!!!! not another horse nut in the family! I think that comes from reading the book "A Pony for Tony" many, many, times:):):):):


• Ken and I are doing great! We had a very relaxing week last week when Joel was at camp. Our vacation was spent mostly at home.......but we couldn't think of a better place to be!!


• The picture attached is Isaac on our mare "Molly", a Tennessee Walking Horse....with the sweetest disposition in the world! Next step is a riding helmet and boots! Yippee! Yahoo!

Contagious Joy and Happiness!

Annabelle(right) and LillyAnn Yager(left) having a stare down

while their parents watched the fireworks on July 4th.

Warm summer days! and Joel returns from camp!

Joel has been away since July 1st at camp. He and his friend Shawn attended the Christian Horizon's Camp hosted at Kettunen Center in Tustin. They had a blast! But both were pretty tired out from the activities of the week. We picked Joel up on Saturday morning...These are some pictures from the week's activities.

Bunk mates Joel, Shawn, and Drew

The theme was Fiesta


Joel and a camp counselor

Director's Clowning around

Surgery Update

Mom's surgery was on Monday and went very well. She is a very healthy woman who endured the surgery just fine, and actually was quite alert shortly after recovery.

The results however were not what we we were expecting to hear.

In addition to the mastectomy, the surgeon removed the lymph nodes as well because they were cancerous. He stated to the family that it is an aggressive type of cancer that is usually found in women in their 30's, and it was not common in women Mom's age.

On Tuesday Mom had a CAT Scan (CT) and a bone scan. The bone scan came back negative which was a great relief for the whole family. The CT scan results will be known in a few days. The next step is Mom's recovery, which should be two or three weeks, followed by seeing an oncologist and receiving chemotherapy.

Thanks again for your love, prayers, and concern. We are truly blessed to have such a network of friends and family that we are able to call on in times like these.

But most important.....we have an awesome God who never leaves us or forsakes us.....who is our constant and abiding help in times of trouble! Praise God from who all blessings flow....even the blessings of a negative bone scan in the midst of a dark valley!