Ethan's 19th Birthday!

On November 27th, Ethan turned 19 years old!!!!  I blinked and he's a young man!

"Ethan Patrick"

Ethan - strong, firm

Patrick - noble

meaning behind his name: "strong and noble one"

Happy birthday Ethan!  Your name fits you well, as you are a strong leader in many areas of your life.  We thank the Lord for you and all the ways you are a blessing to our family.  May the Lord continue to lead you and guide you as you seek Him with your life.  Blessings on this year to come!!!! Love ya!

A New Blessing!

Ben's shirt says it all!!!  He's gonna be a big brother!  I, (Kelsey) am expecting and due March 22nd, 2018!  We are all so happy and thrilled and can't wait to meet this new little blessing from God!  I've been feeling good and am past the morning sickness stage, so that's wonderful.

"Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is His reward."

Psalm 127:3

Noah's Birthday!!!

On August 25th, Noah turned 17!!!  Wow!  It's amazing that the youngest in the family is now that old already.

"Noah Riley"

Noah - comfort, consolation, repose, rest

Riley - valiant, courageous

meaning behind his name: "courageous consolation, comfort and valiant"

As you can tell from the pictures, Noah has quite a sense of humor, which is one of the many things we love about him!  He is always cheerful and easy-going and patient.  Noah has been such a blessing in our family and we are so thankful that the Lord saw fit to have him as the "bookend" of our family.  He brings joy to those around him and we love him dearly.  Happy birthday Noah!  So thankful for the last 17 years!

Savannah's 23rd Birthday!

Our dear Savannah turns 23 today!!!!

"Savannah Nicole"

Savannah - from the open plain, southerner

Nicole - people's victory, victorious people

meaning behind her name: "victorious people from the open plain"

We are so thankful for such a sweet sister, daughter and friend as our Savannah!  She is always there to help and do what needs doing, without being asked.  Savannah goes above and beyond and puts as much love and care into what she's doing as she possibly can. We are so thankful for her gentle and quiet spirit and we can't praise the Lord enough for giving you to us!  Happy birthday Savannah!  We pray that the Lord greatly blesses your year to come!

Life in pictures...

This is going to be a very random post about the many things going on in life right now!

Three of the little Yuck granddaughters on Easter morning! (Berea, Victoria, and Evangeline)

Grandson Benjamin watching his daddy work on the computer.

Ben and Matthew out on a hike together!

Jordan and the kiddos at the beach! Little Evangeline was all tuckered out.

The Dickerson family on Easter morning, both Ben and Matthew dressed in their matching hats.

Caleb & Jordan 

Kelsey with Ben

The flowers have been busting out with buds on the farm this year!!!

 Little Abigail is 2 months old today!

She's growing up so fast on us.  Look at this adorable little smile!

Noah out at the shooting range with the guys...

Ethan at the shooting range with Dad standing behind him.

Dad, Mom and Savannah at a recent stop at the beach on a trip down to Florida.

God is good and we thank Him so much for each and every family member!

Dad's Birthday!

We celebrated Dad's birthday today!!!

"Kelly Patrick"

Kelly - warrior, fighter

Patrick - noble, patrician

meaning behind his name: "noble warrior"

We are so thankful to have such a man as our Dad!  He has strong leadership qualities and an amazing sense of discernment.  We love you Dad and thank God so much for you and your influence in our lives.  Happy, happy birthday!

Baby Yuck has arrived!!!!!

Abigail Prudence Yuck 

was born at 5:12 pm today (March 15th, 2017)!!!

Mama and baby are both doing good!  Little Abigail is beautiful, and Mama did a good job!

She was born on her Grandpa Paul's 63rd birthday, so it was a sweet birthday blessing for him!

The Caleb Yuck family is now a growing family of 6!  Wow!  It's amazing how time flies, because.....

Jordan and Caleb just celebrated their 5th anniversary on March 10th!  It's wonderful to see how the Lord is growing their sweet little family.  We are so happy for them and are praising the Lord for this newest little blessing!

Happy Anniversary Caleb and Jordan!  And congratulations on your newest little one, sweet little Abigail!

Mom's Birthday!

Yesterday was Mom's birthday!

"Shelly Rae"

Shelly - meadow on a ledge, rest, lamb

Rae - grace, the innocent lamb, wise protection

meaning behind her name: "restful, peaceful grace"

 We are so grateful to have such a mother.  She is the type of woman who everyone is better off by having known her. I'm so thankful to be able to grow up in her shadow; she is my role-model.

We love you Mom!  Happy Birthday!

Jordan's Update on Her Due Date

Jordan's due date (March 15th) is coming up here shortly, only about two weeks away!  She's been feeling good, which is always a blessing.  Caleb has been spending the last couple of weeks building bunk beds for the girls, as well as a big wall closet in the basement and they are nearing the completion of those projects just in time for their new little daughter to arrive.  We can't wait to "meet" this newest little blessing.  Stay tuned....

Jordan's Birthday!

Yesterday was our dear Jordan's 28th birthday!

"Jordan Rae"

Jordan - flowing down, descend

Rae - grace, the innocent lamb

 meaning behind her name: "grace flowing down"

Jordan is the oldest born in the family, the sweet mother figure to us all.  She is now mother to her own three little girls, soon to be four!  We love you dearly Jordan and hope you had a terrific day!

(Jordan celebrated her birthday down in Florida at her sister-in-law, Bethany's, wedding!  Mom and Dad were also there to help them celebrate!)