Hunter is so excited to start baseball. With the first weekend's games having been canceled due to weather, his first actual game was last night, April 17th. Josh is an assistant coach and Hunter proudly wears number 7. Hunter got all of his gear- ball bag, bat, balls and helmet for his birthday last week. … Continue reading Hunter’s First baseball game
When asked, "how's it going with 3?" I told a good friend, we don't have any bad days but we may have a few bad hours. Wyatt is 2 weeks old and we have learned a lot and are trying to get into our groove as a family of five. Anyway, as baby has been … Continue reading Baby essentials
Here we are 3 days post partum, Wyatt isn't even 72 hours old yet but boy have we been busy. We left the hospital after 24 hours and in that time he learned to breastfeed like a champ, passed his hearing test with flying colors, had a circumcision, got a heel prick, a vaccine and … Continue reading 3 days in the world
Dearest Deacon, Right after your brother's first birthday party we found out we were pregnant with you. Although we were prepared, "Well that was fast" was our first thought. Our second thought was "We are totally ready to do this all over again." Now that second thought waivered from time to time as your brother … Continue reading A letter to our second child
Last year it was the 28th, and the year before? The 24th. This year, Christmas is on December 23rd. Well, thats the day we celebrate at home with the kids anyway. Well, not exactly- Christmas is about Jesus's birthday and that isn't necessarily 12/25 anyway. But, Christmas is celebrated on December 25th, every year. We've … Continue reading Christmas, not always December 25th, for us
I take them outdoors to formally take photos with my Nikon, somewhere around peak foliage or mid- October each year. At 2 and 4, I rarely get both to look in the same direction anymore and really encourage Hunter to not give a cheeeeees(y) smile. Also, Deacon had a few meltdowns but don't they always … Continue reading Fall 2017 photos
Today was Monday- sandwiched in between some long program days at work. Last Thursday and Friday were 12 and 10 hour days. And this week I have three days of commutes and work in Indy. It's not a surprise. They've been on my calendar. I love the work I do and am honestly honored to … Continue reading Balance
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