Our Second Miracle

OK, so it's time to let the word out to those who haven't already heard...we're pregnant! For those of you who know our history, you can understand how much of a shock it was for us to find out. The doctors told us that we had a less than 1% chance of getting pregnant on our own, but God is bigger than statistics, isn't He?

We call this baby our second little miracle, because Eli is definitely our first. The way that God brought us together with Elijah's birthparents and the timing and the way Eli has changed our lives is just amazing! We can't imagine life without Elijah and know that God designed to have him be a part of our family.

Now Elijah is going to be a big brother to a little sister! Yes, that's right, we're having a girl. :) We are very excited to see our family grow and think that Eli and his little sister will have so much fun playing together as they grow up. Who knows what's in store for our family, but we are excited for the future. We praise God for His awesome plans and the way He has worked in our lives in the last few years!

I guess our blog will eventually need to change to the Keller4, but not until November...

Beach Week

And the vacation continues...after leaving Wisconsin, we headed to the outer banks of NC to spend a week with Karen's side of the family. While the car ride was no fun (3 hour trip turned into 6 hours due to beach traffic), once we were settled in at the beach, we had a great time.

Eli got to see the rest of his aunts, uncles and cousins. He loved playing with all of the kids and thought he was big stuff when he was able to join in what they were doing.

Here's our whole crew out crabbing...basically, dropping a string into the water trying to get the crabs on the bottom to nip at a chicken neck. Then, you try to pull it up very slowly and catch it in a net before the crab wises up. Do you think the crabs got scared away with all of us in the same spot?!? :)

There are so many pictures to choose from...here are a few close-ups of the "fam." Trey and Drew with Eli, Lindsey Beth & Jonah facing the waves, and Aunt Mar with baby Jack, the youngest cousin...so far.

But, of course, we have to save the best for last and show you some pictures of Elijah loving the beach! We were so happy to see that Eli wasn't afraid of the ocean. He would run into the waves, even though sometimes the water would knock him down. He thought that he was the King of the Beach, and loved to roam the sand.