Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Colin's Graduation!
I made Colin take this picture with the cake. I'm not a very good photographer, and since I know he felt stupid, I only took one photo, lopping off the top of his head. Wal-Mart didn't even put an exclamation mark after "Congratulations Colin", making me very happy that I have completed my cake decorating class and will hopefully be decorating more exhuberant cakes in our future! Because the man deserved an exclamation mark after all he's accomplished.
There's something about a man who can balance putting his family first AND excelling in his career with graduating from college that makes my heart sing. It just takes a moment of watching this man with his son to know that he never put being a father on the backburner.
Here's a few snapshots of Colin with the family at his graduation party:
Monday, May 24, 2010
Colorful Colorado
So glad I thought to snap some pictures. So did he!
And it's no wonder! Of course, the following cell phone pictures don't do justice to the beauty of the Colorado mountains, but they still serve as a reminder of all the reasons we have to rejoice in the beauty of our Father's world!
I sure do love Colorado, and especially some of the people in it.
Saturday, May 22, 2010
This is why I stopped blogging
A few hours later, I desperately found one that WORKED. Because my mind is a frazzled mess. It seems to me there's just too many layouts and too little time! Unfortunately I erased the picture of the horizen that I used to display as my title photo before I thought to save it on my computer, so there's no turning back now.
I'm hoping the more I blog, the easier it will become. For now, it's sort of a learning curve that takes time. And effort. And leaves me looking cross-eyed at my computer screen.
Cutest blog in the world, here I come! (Just not tonight.)
Friday, May 21, 2010
Hello out there!
Since I posted last...
Micah was in his first wedding!
We rejoiced with my brother as he married his new wife, Karis! We thank the Lord for the wonderful things He has done. Karis is a beautiful person inside and out and an awesome addition to the family!
Micah made the big transition from diapers to big boy pants! He prefers big boy pants with pictures of Superheroes on them, but Thomas the Train Engine BBP are pretty cool too! I admit this was a chore I had been putting off, because the thought of spending my days cleaning up after a potty-training boy was one I wasn't ready to make a reality. Then one day I met a lady at Barnes and Noble who asked me about potty-training (which I thought was odd), wrote down my e-mail address, and sent me an e-book telling me the Secret to Easy Potty-Training. Though I customized the method into something that worked better for us, my conversation with this lady is what pushed me over the edge and made me get started with what seemed to me like an impossible task. The good part is that it wasn't nearly as hard as I thought it would be. The weird part is that I was a little sentimental as I threw away that last diaper. My baby is ALL GROWN UP.
Micah and I went to Colorado to visit the family! I hadn't been to Colorado since I was pregnant with Micah and I have definitely missed it. Micah had a great time playing with my cousins, who he now calls his "big cousins." He asks about them often!
Colin graduated from college! After getting laid-off in March of 2009, Colin was able to focus on school and finish up what otherwise would have taken about three years to complete. I am so proud of him! It's hard to balance family, work and school, but he did it and graduated with honors! It feels SO GOOD to be done. I'll try to post pictures of his graduation party at a later date.
Colin got a job at Enterprise! He's been working part-time there for a little bit, in a position they created for him as he finished his degree. The day after he completed his classes, they scheduled him an interview and then offered him the job. He took it, and starts full-time on Monday. God is good!
Micah has been imitating Colin's EVERY MOVE these days, which is the highest form of flattery and pretty cute to watch. He will only wear shorts if daddy is wearing shorts, he wears his camo shirt when daddy wears his camo shirt, and if daddy is eating something, it's almost a sure bet I can get Micah to eat that thing too. This flattering imitation of his favorite man melts both his parents' hearts. I agree with him that his dad is a pretty cool man, and one worth imitating.
Now for some random pictures to close this semi-random post. (Oh well, it's a start. Maybe it will be easier to keep up blogging now!) Enjoy!
Monday, October 5, 2009
Micah's getting his Boom Boom on
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9F444CELomo
Watching the video of this song brought a smile to my face, as it was obvious that these people KNOW they're cool. They just don't know that they're cool in my precious little boy's eyes, which is too bad, because I think that's pretty significant (and very amusing)!
*DISCLAIMER: Not to state the obvious, but if you watch this video, beware that Fergie does not adorn herself in the modest apparel that becomes women professing godliness. But I'm sure you didn't need me to tell you that!
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Hello Again!
I think I'll start with a little preview of what will be happening in our house beginning October 5th. On October 5th, Micah turns 2 1/2 years old. (I know, it's been SIX MONTHS since my last blog entry! Micah's aunties are none too happy!) His doctor told me not to think of potty-training him until he was 2 1/2, so friends, I have not thought much about it at all. However, we have had a few practice sessions on the "big boy potty," and, though fruitless (no number 1, no number 2), it has been fun to watch Micah turn into a big boy and enjoy the freedoms that come with that.
He figured out his way around the bathroom on his "porta-potty", and apparently decided now was as good a time as ever to explore the undescovered wonders of the bathroom.
This child makes me smile. Let's just hope I'm still smiling when we start potty training!