Update

Hello Family and Friends!

Well... It's been awhile since I've blogged it's been super busy and finding the time isn't as easy as I'd like it to be. Anyways, the kids are still sleeping and I have the day off so I thought right now would be perfect since many of you do not get our status updates on Facebook we need to loop you in.

Things have been busier than normal John's been working on a house for us to move into he's been painting, laying tile, and just getting it ready for us to move into. The carpet should be in next week towards the end I would imagine and yes, we are blessed with brand new carpet, tile, painted walls, a very large kitchen, laundry room with washer and dryer, a bath tub... That's right I said a bath tub currently our little house (it's hard for me to call it a house) has a kitchen the size of a very small closet, a bathroom with no tub, and bedrooms with no closet, and two rooms with no windows... Man will it be a great blessing the day we move... I think this is one time that John and I are both excited to move.

It's just 20 minutes south of where we are currently living so we are not moving far... We both have great jobs and steady work... A blessing that I know is rare to find these days..

We know you all have been waiting for the kid update so here it goes...

Izabelle: is home-schooled and is doing great she is excited about it and asking me all the time is it time for school and can I do school now.. We aim for 45 minutes to 1 hour a day sometimes more. We tend to do school on Saturdays and Sundays because she is so eager to learn. Ana sits and colors the entire time not saying a word usually just colors... It's a good system we have going for now. That's really the big stuff she has going on...

Ana: the big accomplishment is that she is potty trained. She just turned 2 in July. It was hard at first but thanks to a friend we didn't even use pull-ups of course there were accidents, lots of them for a few days, but it only took a weekend! Now, I didn't take her into public or anything for about a week just in case she would have had an accident... She also copies Belle a ton and that has it's good moments and it's bad moments...

Owen: is on the path to walking taking 7-8 steps at a time and usually doesn't crawl to much anymore and chose to walk... He currently has 4 teeth and is pushing threw 4 more.. so then I project in the next week he'll have 8 teeth... He does good with teething though so I can't complain... It's fun to see his personality come out... He sets his mind to get something and he goes after it... He is super strong I can't believe how strong he is.

On a side note we are planning to visit Michigan for Christmas we are unsure of the exact dates but once we have them we'll send an email out. We also occasionally send out text pictures so if you have a phone that will receive them and want them please give us your cell number... Of course we will still send them out via email.

We hope you all are doing well and you've been in our prayers..

Love from all of us

April is here!

Hello Family and Friends!

I'm so sorry that it has taken me so long to write however, our keyboard was out of commission do to a wonderful little helper of ours named Ana... So John has fixed it and I'm able to type again, so I'm hoping to continue to blog once a week.

Anyhow, we are all good Owen is now 6 months and man is he ever getting big and super cute. I just love the way he interacts with us and the girls, it's such a fun stage. The girls are adjusted to this new season in our life they are amazing. Let's start with Ana, she's almost 2 which I can't believe but she is so fun at this stage and loves to help with everything. She loves singing and dancing right now and she dances so funny it's super cute we'll be getting a video soon to email it to you all... However, just haven't had the time. Belle's almost 4 which is crazy she is a little mom her vocab is growing everyday. We are currently looking into schools for the fall since we aren't able to home-school this year. So the kids are great!

John is valeting a ton and it's been really good, he is also working at starting an business with our Pastor and a friend, it's called HomGro and it's totally awesome! I'm working for an amazing organization called Gospel Revival Ministries and Aquaponics and Earth and soon HomGro. I'm also a Fashion Director for Jewels by Park Lane which I just started and I'm working hard to achieve many goals with this company and it's tons of fun. I'm super excited that I get to have parties with other ladies and minister to them... It's a tool that God has open the door for me to witness and love on ladies and just bless them.

I'll try to take some recent pictures of the kids and post them with the next blog.

This week is busy as usually with working, daycare, working out, and the kids. The Lord is good and is doing great things!

Lots of Love to all of you!

~ The Ruggles

It"s been three weeks since our move!!!

Let me first start by saying the move went great! The kids were wonderful, and God truly showed favor and blessing to us as we traveled and even with our new place.

We left on Monday at 3 pm and arrive at our house in Dallas on Tuesday at 11:o0 am (texas time) which is increadably with three children. We only had to stop about 7 times, we even had a blizzard in Missouri and so that slowed us down quiet a bit. However, through everything God was and is with us.

We had everything unloaded by 3pm and man were we exhausted after driving straight through. It has taken most of the week to adjust and the girls are adjusting well with a few break downs from Izabelle missing different people. Anyways, we have almost been here a week and we are almost unpacked and just getting settled in.

John has started work already, and I start my job on Monday the Lord has truly blessed us with great jobs and our friends it seems as if we never left... We now have the internet so I can try and blog once a week.

Blessings and Love to all~!

New Adventures

Hello Family and Friends,

This is my first attempt at a blog... I thought it was would be easier than contacting each of you individually I understand that you may feel as if this is not "personal" but please feel the love as you read this... We love you all very deeply thus why you received this...

Anyhow, Our family is planning a move back to the great state of Texas... Yes, this will be a shock to most of you however, as you know John hasn't had a full time job since August and making "ends meet" has been rather hard for our family thus the move to Texas. We know that God will open many doors and has already. We are excited for what this new season will hold!

Since this will be mostly our form to update you on what we are doing, the kids, and other fun stuff I'm going to try to post weekly... Please feel free to send an email reminder if I forget.

Remember that we are praying for you and your families daily and we love you all...