Thursday, April 16, 2009

Big News!

Nurple A. Buick
Nurple A. Buick, 11, was laid to rest on April 15 at Garber Chevrolet in Midland, Michigan. Not much is known about Nurple's early years, but the prime of his life was spent with the Mulder family at 10 Crescent Court. Perhaps one of his greatest joys in life was bringing little Eli Mulder home from the hospital last October. As his health started to fail--a defunct air-conditioning, windows that wouldn't roll, a bum left blinker, and a fluid leak--Nurple began to realize that perhaps his velvety plum insides weren't made for carseats, hockey gear, drywall, road bikes, and strollers. He rallied as best he could and made it to the spring, but his time had passed. Nurple may, or may not, be missed by the Mulder family and many other friends. Those wishing to express their condolences may contact the Mulder family and congratulate them because they are now a...
minivan-driving clan!
Check out our sweet new ride:


Big brother Eli thinks his new van is SWEET!
Yes, you did read that correctly. The Mulders are looking forward to welcoming #2 in October!!

I know this is really dark and fuzzy, but can anyone really read these ultrasounds anyway?
Dave and I have been so blessed. We feel privileged to have the awesome responsibility to raise up another little one to know and love our awesome God. What an adventure!

Friday, April 10, 2009

Updates

Whew! I know it's been forever since I updated things here. A lot has been going on and we've been keeping very busy. Dave, Christel, and Eli helped Aunt Rebekah start off her spring break from teaching with a bang two weeks ago. Dave had some hockey games down in Indianapolis so we got to spent some time with Rebekah in her new town. While we were there we were able to catch a couple of the NCAA Sweet Sixteen games at the new Lucas Oil Stadium. Totally sweet! After the weekend, Rebekah, Eli, and Christel headed to North Carolina to visit Uncle Adam, Aunt Erin, and Tristan. We were looking forward to some sunshine, but we got mostly rain. It was still great to spend some time with the family and Eli was an AWESOME traveler. While we were in NC, Eli got his first taste of cereal and he loves it! Here are a few picture highlights: