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Last week we spent a few days down on South Padre Island with Ben’s side of the family. It was so much fun to be all together! Lauren got some beautiful pictures of the beach, the waves at night, our general silliness, and Hannahgirl. Here are my faves:
Hannah’s first Christmas came and went! We had a full day to spend with each set of grandparents : )
Here’s a pic of her Christmas Eve nap:
Hannah played the critical role of Baby Jesus in Mission: Possible’s His-Story Presentation last week! “A daring role for such a young actress,” a friend in the business told me. : )
At 9 weeks, Hannah:
~ Smiles and coos when her diaper is clean again
~ Loves to have someone help her stand and bobbles her head
~ Outgrew her Moses Basket and sleeps in the Pack n Play (at the raised, infant height)
~ Responds conversationally to eye contact and verbal interaction when shes in the mood
~ Uses one eye brow during facial expressions in conversational interaction
~ Kicks a Baby Einstein baby gym toy to make lights and music start
~ Exhales a sigh of relief when you pick her up or do something else she’s been trying to ask you for
~ Has the chubbiest cheeks!!
Hannah’s Gramma Deonne has spent hours re-vamping a special basket for her to sleep in while she’s bassinet-sized. This basket held her Daddy Benjamin when he was a new baby, her Uncle Isaac, and her Uncle Josiah too!
Above is the basket with the liner Deonne put in for Benjamin and used with her next two baby boys. For years, the basket lived in her bedroom, holding magazines. When she heard that Baby Hannah was on her way, Gramma Deonne pulled it out to re-cover! Above is her kitty Clara, making sure it’s still comfy.
Here’s the new baby girl look! Gramma Deonne used some of Hannah’s quilt fabric to re-cover the basket. It’s so beautiful and feminine with it’s antique style lavender buttons!
Penny is ready for her baby sister to snooze in her sweet basket! What a special way to welcome our little girl. Thank you Gramma Deonne!
We had a great day celebrating with both sets of parents, Mali, and our sweet friends the Pinsons, all in one day!
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Bluebonnets are my favorite flower! I would have had them in my wedding had we married when they were in season…
I am so sad to say that this spring’s crop of bluebonnets has been disappointing indeed! I scoped out most sides of the city searching for a sufficient patch for photos, and this was the best we could find.
This will be Penny’s only spring as an only child. She will be a big sister next year! : )
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I am very happy to announce my newest sister, Jessica Lowe!! We spent an action packed weekend at the end of March in Nacogdoches, Texas celebrating Ben’s brother Isaac and his new bride Jessica.
Isaac and Jessica at their Rehearsal Dinner
Chosen brides of the Lowe brothers : )
Grandmother, Aunties, and Mother of the Groom
Cake Time!
Strange family tie-dress matching contest at reception : )
Off to HoneymoonLand!
We love you and are so happy for you two, and pray blessings as you begin your new life together!
Mom and I celebrated her birthday with a weekend of hunting for treasures at the Spring Antique Show in Round Top, Texas. We had so much fun! We came back with a huge armoire, the pieces to construct a cute room divider, plants, a garden ornament, lovely soap from The Soap Lady, and fun Easter folk art decor!
Channing met us on Saturday for some moral support and to keep us company. I got the REAL story on how she and Jake “hooked it up” as we shared smoothies and rested our feet a bit from all that shopping!
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We were so thankful to have the whole family together to celebrate Dad’s birthday last night. My brother Jacob just left today for National Guard Leadership Training in Oklahoma for 7 weeks. After OK, he and his lovely wife Channing will move to Arizona for 4 months for Army Intelligence specific training. We will miss having him around! By the time Jacob is all trained up, we will be just one month away from meeting our new baby…!
Mom made a killer birthday cake, and we ended the night with a Boggle session. Ben blew us all away, finding words like “lichen” and “plague”! Dad and I are good at finding all the little words and plural versions, and Mom is the designated “spoiler” who finds a bit of everybody’s list. Bobby even joined in and added a little imagination with the scorekeeping and finding words from Lord of The Rings, like “Ent.” : )
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My mom and I celebrated her birthday at The Domain this morning! We started with Blackberry Patch tea and cranberry walnut scones at The Steeping Room, wandered around “SurlaTable” kitchen store, and sampled some dark chocolate Ritz peanut butter sandwiches at “Viva Chocolato.” Yummy!! We’re planning an April 3rd get-away to Round Top, TX to shop the antiques trade day and stay at a bed and breakfast…
This evening, Ben’s parents will come over to celebrate a very belated birthday for his dad Rob. We were together on January 2nd for a camp-out, but didn’t really get to celebrate him. After a heart-attack in the family, a business trip, starting nursing school, and juggling all the rest of life – we finally found a time to get together for some of Benjamin’s home-made pasta!
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Well, 2009 has arrived and we’re almost halfway through January already. I thought about writing a post with a nice retrospective on 2008 as well as looking forward to 2009. But truthfully, I can’t really think of how to string it all together. So instead, I thought I’d list some of the important and fun things that happened in 2008. (Forgive me, but I’ll probably forget some stuff.) Here they are:
- Cheryl and I celebrated two years of marriage!
- Cheryl’s brother Jacob got married to Channing
- My brother Josiah got married to Lauren
- We got our great puppy-dog, Penny
- Isaac and Jessica got engaged
Besides those things, it really has been quite a year. Cheryl and I have been so blessed. God has really been teaching us a lot. We have a wonderful fellowship that we meet with that has truly become our spiritual family in the Lord. Our Father in heaven continues to teach us and grow our love and understanding of Him and His Son. We are so thankful to be children of such a wonderful Father!
As this next year begins, we really look forward with a lot of anticipation to the things that the Lord will accomplish here on earth and in the heavenlies. Amidst all the transitions and changes here on earth politically, economically, socially, and even religiously, we know that our Father in heaven is faithful. We know that His master plan has been set in motion, and that His sovereignty reigns over all. We put our trust and our lives in His hands.
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