Family Vaca!!!

We started our journey on our first big family vacation! We are on our way to the Black Hills! Tyler and I opted to drive ourselves and break up the drive for Harper. We made our way to Valentine and had a nice evening to ourselves. 

We decided to head to a lake that had super white beaches and was so soft , especially for Nebraska! Harper loved the sand, literally rolling in it! The entire lake was pretty much surrounded by beach! 

Unfortunately a storm came through and cut our fun a bit short. 

Today we are making the rest of the trip. So far we are thankful for a portable DVD player and an iPad :) yay for technology! 

Another fun weekend!

We had quite a busy weekend this past weekend! Friday night we got to try out Ty's new boat. We were a little worried how Harper would react, but she did great! 

The only thing she wasn't a huge fan of was the life jacket. She kept saying "I'm done" and trying to take it off :) 

Saturday she got to hang out at nana and papa's and go to a wedding, while Ty and I went to 2 other weddings. 

Sunday was the annual Hoffman Christmas in July at the park. It was a beautiful day for a picnic and playing at the park. 

(Adalyn, Harper, Alyvia and Toby) 

 That afternoon we went swimming at the pool, which felt as warm as bath water! Harper loved the water and going down the slide. She definitely is starting to become a little fishy, leaning back to get her hair wet :) 

Heartbreak...

I've debated about writing on this topic but have decided this blog post would be beneficial in the healing process. 

On June 19th, we experienced my worst fear. After 10 weeks of a pregnancy we found out we were miscarrying. This was confirmed by an ultrasound, an ultrasound that revealed we were having twins! 

We had suspected going to the doctor that day that we were going to get some heartbreaking news. Hearing the word "twins" made my heartbreak twice as much. We never expected twins but the opportunity to raise twins had just been ripped away from us. What would the sex  of our identical twins be? What would they grow up to be? How would have Harper reacted? 

While it's been a challenging week and a half filled with tears, heartbreak, anger and countless other emotions. We've always believed that when God takes babies into his arms this early it is for a reason. Something wasn't right with our babies and rather then make them suffer on this earth, God chose to make them his which I am thankful for. 

I know that time will heal but this is certainly something we will never forget.  It's amazing how much you can love someone just a short time after finding out you are pregnant. We are going to be an even stronger couple and better parents for going through this. 

I'm ever so thankful that God has blessed with Harper. She's been the sunshine through all this. She seems to know when we need a good laugh and knows just how to put a smile on our faces. The day before this happened she finally said "I love you", I think she was saving it for when we really needed to hear it :)