Merry Christmas from the Argos!

It is two days before Christmas and as I write this, I am overwhelmed as I think back on this past year. My life is so filled with love and blessings. Looking at these pictures, trying to decide which ones to put on here, I know that my life is full. I have so much to be grateful for.

I couldn't imagine going through life with anyone other than my dear Jason. I am so thankful that God handpicked us for eachother!

When I look at our sweet little girl, I can't help, but think of her as our miracle. She is learning and changing everyday and is growing up much too quickly for my liking!

This year especially, I have thought of Mary and all that she had to deal with at such a young age. She was told that she would carry a babe in her belly that was born to be our Savior. She would have to watch her son, whom she loved and adored, give His life for us. How thankful I am for her courage and strength. Even more, I am so thankful for our Jesus who came here, so that we will one day live forever with Him.

We hope and pray that your Christmas is filled with love, joy,peace, and hope. Allow the miracle of Christmas live within your hearts everyday.

xoxo

~Thank you to our sweet friend, Amy Rau, for taking these wonderful pictures!~

Friends!

MERRY CHRISTMAS WITH LOVE! XOXO

Kyle Joseph Argo

On December 4th, our sweet boy would have been 4 months old. There is not a day that goes by that we don't ache for him. Some days are better than others. We can't help but think of how our life would be different if he didn't go to be with Jesus. When we see babies that are his age or hear a baby's cry in church, our heart just hurts. It is still difficult for me to go to the baby section and see all the little boy clothes that I should be buying. I am suppose to have an infant in my arms, and my heart AND body doesn't let me forget it.
I die a little inside when I see Jason looking at fathers with their sons with longing in his eyes.
Though there are bad days, even those days are laced with joy. We are so thankful for God's amazing love and strength. We are so blessed to have family and friends that are a constant support. We couldn't get through each day without the knowledge that our God has given us a hope and a future. We can't help but look at all we are blessed with and be overwhelmed with all that God has given us.
This prayer is constant in our hearts:
Dear Jesus,
We dreamed of the day that we would hold him in our arms and tell him all about You. Now we ask You to hold him in Your arms and tell him all about us.

Kiss our sweet boy for us, Jesus.

So, I know it has been WAY too long and frankly, I am overwhelmed by all of the pictures that I want to share with you. I sat down tonight and had very good intentions of catching up, but for some reason blogger is not letting me download pictures!
We are doing well. We are very excited to spend Thanksgiving in Philadelphia with Jason's side of the family ~ always a great time! On the 28th we are going to Syracuse because my dear cousin Anna is getting married to her fiance' Bronson and we can't wait! So, we are going to be busy, busy, busy. There is never a dull day in the Argo house.
Thank you for your ongoing love and prayers. We appreciate them and need them so very much.
We love you all and promise to get pictures up soon. Blessings!

P.S. Stay tuned for pictures of the cutest ballerina you have ever seen!!

Look Who's 2!!!

Our Rowen turned 2 years old on the 13th of this month, but we had her party on the 12th at my parents house. She is CRAZY about Mickey and Minnie Mouse, so that is the party she received! We decided to have the party at my parents house this year. We were so happy to spend time with family and our best friends from Buffalo, the Arnolds. We were sad though, because Jason's parents were not able to come, but Rowen will have her own celebration with them in a couple of weeks!!! We can't wait!

We had so much fun doing SO many things! We played in the sand and...

even got a birthday smooch (but don't tell Daddy!)!

We took a walk down to the pond.

Spent time with our bestest friends!

The Daddies pulled us in the wagon when we got tired.

We romped through the fields with our Mommies running after us and our Daddies worrying about ticks!

We even took time to smell the flowers underneath the apple trees.

We ate yummy food with our friends and family.

Look at ALL the balloons! My cousin Jenny even had a "bouquet" of balloons delivered to the party. Rowen's first delivery!

Nathan REALLY liked my mom's dill dip! :)

"Can we open presents NOW Mommy?"

"I am SO excited!!!"

We finally get to open them!

"Look at my beautiful hat that Gi Gi and Anna got me!"

The fun Minnie cupcakes that we were up until the wee hours of the night decorating, but it was worth it!

The cupcake decorators! Watch out Cake Boss!
Thank you everyone for making our little girl's birthday SO special. We love you!

"Yay, I'm 2!!!

School Days!

Today was Rowen's first day of preschool! She is now going to the Creative Learning Center Preschool that we have at our church for 3 hours on Mondays and Wednesdays. We can't believe that our baby girl is almost 2 years old! I think we had a harder time with it then she did.

She was so excited to wear her "big girl backpack"!

"Mommy stop taking pictures and come on!"

"Faster Daddy, faster!"

When we arrived, the first place she went to was the "kitchen" to "cook".

This was what she was still doing when we left.

All ready and packed to go home!

"Momma, Daddy, I made HAT!!!" And when we asked if she had fun, this is the smile we got!

I can't believe that the time has come to publish this post. Our little Kyle Joseph came 5 weeks early on August 4th at 6:21 p.m.. We were blessed to be able to hold him for over an hour before he went from our arms to the arms of Jesus. There are no words to describe our feelings then or even now. The only thing that we can say is that our Heavenly Father has been our strength and gives us hope.

There are days when we feel as though the pain is so raw and so excruciating, but our God continues to pick us up off the floor and carries us agan and again. When we feel as though there is no joy left to be found in this life, we look into the eyes of our perfect little girl and can't help but smile and be grateful for her and for eachother.

We are constantly overwhelmed by the support and love that we have received from all of our friends and family. Thank you to all of you; those we have met and those we haven't. We have felt your prayers and your love. We have felt the comfort of Christ through you. Please continue to pray for us. This journey is not over for us. We need renewed strength everyday.

For those of you that were not able to go to Kyle's memorial, this is the letter we wrote and had read:

On January 5th of this year we were elated to find out that we were going to be parents again. Two months later we were told the devastating news that our precious baby boy would pass away shortly after being born. We were shocked and we had no words to describe the pain that we were feeling. We decided to enjoy every moment of our pregnancy that we possibly could. We took joy in every kick and hiccup and we named our sweet boy Kyle Joseph.

To our Heavenly Father...

We thank You for the time you gave us with our Kyle and we trust that he is in Your perfect hands. You have heard our deepest despair, You have seen our pain. You know the tears we have shed and You have comforted us in the midst of the storm. Continue to heal us and bring us joy in this storm. We long for the day when this world will fade away and You will make all things new. You will wipe away every tear, every hurt, every heartache. We thank You that because Your son died, our son lives with You and we will be reunited with him again. We yearn for the day when our family, whole and complete, will stand around Your throne of glory, worshiping forever and ever. Until then, we are Yours here on earth. Continue to be our Rock, our Shelter, our Peace, and our every Need.

To our Son...

Words cannot express the grief that we feel after losing you, but we have hope of one day seeing you again. We want you to know how deeply we love you and hold dear the moments, while short, we had you. We take joy in the fact that you are now in the arms of Jesus and will never know the pains of this world. You will always be missed, always loved, always cherished. And though we know you are in a better place, we still yearn to hold you in our arms and kiss your sweet face. We love you dearest Kyle and look forward to the time will see you again.

All our love now and forever,

Daddy, Mommy, and Big Sister Rowen