We went to the Pendleton Water Park on Sunday and these are some awesome pics that Rachel Drake took of our adorable little guy. Just thought I'd share...
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| My fave little smile |
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| Deep in thought |
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| Tired but cute! |
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| And the one I took on the way home :) |
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Pendleton Water Park
Monday, August 22, 2011
being "mobile" brings out a whole new world
Jared has been crawling for a week or so now, and he's everywhere! He loves to explore every little crack and cranny in our house, we are still working on "baby-proofing" EVERYTHING!!
Btw, sorry its not the greatest video, he's tired but I was determined to quit putting it off and get a video...
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Wonderful Hope
Also on my mind... are the less-recent losses in my life.
My sister lost her first-born (and only son,) when he was only three days old. He had a rare disorder where he was born with no kidneys. I can't wait to meet him some day and to be with him as he grows up.
In 2008 my cousin died from a tragic accident at home. He left behind his wife and his one-year old daughter. He was such a fun and loving guy, I'm excited to also see him once again :-)
Even those who have lived a long life are still hard to let go. My Grandma AND Grandpa died on the same day within 8 hours of each other. My grandpa died from complications to surgery and my grandma died of cancer. I'm very thankful that we got to go visit them about a week before that day.
As a christian, I'm so glad that we have this wonderful hope. I cling to that with everything I have.
Revelation 21:3-5
And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, “Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.”
Then He who sat on the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new.” And He said to me, “Write, for these words are true and faithful.”
My sister lost her first-born (and only son,) when he was only three days old. He had a rare disorder where he was born with no kidneys. I can't wait to meet him some day and to be with him as he grows up.
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| Spencer- RIP 2004 |
In 2008 my cousin died from a tragic accident at home. He left behind his wife and his one-year old daughter. He was such a fun and loving guy, I'm excited to also see him once again :-)
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| Thad- RIP 2008 |
Even those who have lived a long life are still hard to let go. My Grandma AND Grandpa died on the same day within 8 hours of each other. My grandpa died from complications to surgery and my grandma died of cancer. I'm very thankful that we got to go visit them about a week before that day.
As a christian, I'm so glad that we have this wonderful hope. I cling to that with everything I have.
Revelation 21:3-5
And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, “Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.”
Then He who sat on the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new.” And He said to me, “Write, for these words are true and faithful.”
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| Someday Very Soon :-) |
Facing the Unimaginable
Two days ago some highschool friends of mine lost their 17 month old son in his sleep. I just can't imagine what that would be like to go check on my son and find him lifeless. This is the worst nightmare a mother could ever face. They have constantly been in my thoughts and prayers these past few days.
Less than 3 months ago, some good friends of ours also unexpectedly lost their 18 month old daughter. It was found that she had an extremely rare disorder that nobody knew about.They are still in our prayers every day.
This just makes you cherish what you have in life, and makes you realize that your problems really aren't that bad. I have definitely been giving more hugs, kisses, and love to those close to me, and constantly checking on my son throughout the night and naps.
This world is such a cruel and horrible place, but I thank God we have that wonderful hope- that hope that someday very soon these parents that had to face the unimaginable, will be able to embrace their babies and NEVER have to let them go :-)
Less than 3 months ago, some good friends of ours also unexpectedly lost their 18 month old daughter. It was found that she had an extremely rare disorder that nobody knew about.They are still in our prayers every day.
This just makes you cherish what you have in life, and makes you realize that your problems really aren't that bad. I have definitely been giving more hugs, kisses, and love to those close to me, and constantly checking on my son throughout the night and naps.
This world is such a cruel and horrible place, but I thank God we have that wonderful hope- that hope that someday very soon these parents that had to face the unimaginable, will be able to embrace their babies and NEVER have to let them go :-)
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| Jordan- RIP 8/13/11 |
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| Ryann- RIP 5/29/11 |
Friday, August 12, 2011
What do you think?
I was curious to see who Jared looks like at this age (8 months) and this is what I found: (sorry, I have no idea how to put them side-by-side)
My question is-how in the world did he get so skinny! ;-)
My question is-how in the world did he get so skinny! ;-)
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| Bryce (8months) |
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| Jared (7 months) |
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| Me (4.5 months) |
Hopefully this does it...
We haven't had the internet for almost two months now. Wednesday was the third time Charter came out to our house. When my husband went to turn in the modem and cancel our contract, they begged for "one more chance"!
Instead of a quick 10 minute check of the modem, splitter, and computer as they had done in the past, this tech was here for two hours! They ended up replacing the cable to our house, went under our house, into our attic, and all around our house. Apparently the cable was not grounded, and probably never had been, so it may have possibly gotten fried! (among several other problems!) The tech also told us that our house has been a "problem" house for over 10 years! My thought to that was then why didn't they fix the problem 10 years ago!!
Well, we'll see how long it lasts this time...
Instead of a quick 10 minute check of the modem, splitter, and computer as they had done in the past, this tech was here for two hours! They ended up replacing the cable to our house, went under our house, into our attic, and all around our house. Apparently the cable was not grounded, and probably never had been, so it may have possibly gotten fried! (among several other problems!) The tech also told us that our house has been a "problem" house for over 10 years! My thought to that was then why didn't they fix the problem 10 years ago!!
Well, we'll see how long it lasts this time...
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