Baby is Home Now.

Thanks to Nana for coming out to visit and helping us get our house in order, watch the girls, and cook some yummy meals.  Grandma and Grandpa Webb will be here on Wednesday.  The girls are very excited for that.

We have forgotten what it is like to have a newborn in our home. Zealand was up the first part of the night crying. He finally settled in for the night around 2:30am.  That is when I went to bed.  Luckily, Lils and Kena slept in.

On the day of our checkout from the hospital, camera crews from the local news stations were in the hospital taking pictures of the babies all dressed up in Steeler gear for an article titled, "We indoctrinate 'em young."  At least we got a free terrible towel and Steelers beanie out of it.

Thanks for all your prayers.

Popcorn, pillow pets, and a movie.

Kena's pet named Oggie

Lils pet named Raffie

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Raffie, Oggie, Lils and Keeks watching Strawberry Shortcake

Did You Know?

In September 1837, Michael Peter Graybill sold his farm in Ohio and moved his family west to join with the saints in Far West, MO in order to help build the New Jerusalem.  Levi and Simeon were 21 and 23 years old respectively, while the youngest at the time was Sydney Ridgdon Graybill, age 17 months.  It was difficult enough for Erin and I to move our family out to Pittsburgh with the conveniences of transportation and movers. I can't imagine the difficulty and struggles they had in moving their belongings and family 700+ miles.

Once in MO, the Graybills suffered along with their neighbors.  They lost plows, wagons, horses, hogs, and even their crops to robbers/mobbers, Levi and Simeon were forced to find work to help provide for the family.  They took up work cutting railroad ties in Hannibal, MO.

Here is a list of Michael's "Charge for Damage against the state of Missouri":

*"Illenois adams county May 11th 1839 the following is my charge for Damage a gainst the State of missauri Viz in 1838 and 1839

-house taken sevnty five Dollars, $75.00
-one waggon and harness Sixty Dollars, 60.00
-five months time Lost my self and three boys three hundred and sixt Dolls, 360.00
-in Land fifty Dollars, 50.00
-vegitables five Dollars, 5.00
-hogs twenty Dollars, 20.00
-five hundred and seventy Doll. total sum, $570.00
Michael Graybill. [Sworn to before W. Oglesby, J.P., Adams Co., IL, 11 May 1839]."

* Individual Affidavits from the LDS Historical Department" from the book "Mormon Redress Petitions, Documents of the 1833-1838 Missouri Conflict", editor Clark V. Johnson, p. 220, Michael Graybill

FHE Bowling

We went bowling last night for FHE and got some video of the girls bowling.  It was a fun night for us to get out of the house.  The girls really enjoyed the first 7 frames and then fizzled out for the last three.