In order to be good stewards of our money this Christmas season, we are foregoing sending out Christmas cards. We love each of you and hope you have a blessed Christmas remembering the birth of our dear Savior.
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Monday, December 19, 2011
The Many Faces of Oliver
Oliver was rather expressive tonight at dinner.
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| The Fish Face/kissy face |
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| The Dog Face |
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| Shaking his head no vigorously |
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| Super fish face |
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| Catching a bubble |
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| The Monster Face No matter the face. He sure is cute! |
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
30 is...
Now my current age. It's true I did hit this big milestone back on Dec. 5th. Growing up, I thought 30 sounded so old; I mean you were truly an adult when you were 30. But now, as I turn 30 I don't feel that old (even though it still sounds old). From what I heard, the 30s are a great decade...you're usually married, have young kids, and hitting a place where you don't care as much what others think about you. (Let's be honest, we always care what others think, no matter our age.)
So instead of looking back, I'm looking forward... this decade I'm excited about:
So instead of looking back, I'm looking forward... this decade I'm excited about:
- growing more in the Lord. With age comes wisdom, right? I pray that my knowledge for God's word increases and that daily I would just learn more about His character.
- hanging out with my husband..I hope that we can find some time to get away together and that our relationship would continue to grow.
- watching my boys grow up...hopefully to become strong, bright, and able kids. I hope they become the very best of friends and have a real sense of family.
- potentially adding to our family. I don't feel like our family is complete so hopefully we can another brother/sister to the mix.
- learning new things...I want to learn Photoshop, to knit, to be more organized...this list grows
I've been blessed over the last 30 years and I pray that the Lord will give me many many more years to come!
Jesse Tree Posts
Oliver's 1st Birthday Party
Saturday, December 2nd we celebrated Oliver's 1st birthday with our family and a few friends. I went with the Very Hungry Caterpillar theme as it seems as if our little caterpillar can never get satisfied these days. The book lent itself to easy food and decorations ideas (all of which I needed for a birthday the weekend after Thanksgiving). We had a great time and Oliver was by far the most entertaining kid I've ever seen eating his first cake. I'm sad I forgot to take pictures of the table and sorts, but you can see the most important pictures (the cake eating) in the below slideshow.
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| This digital slideshow personalized with Smilebox |
Tuesday, December 06, 2011
Jesse Tree: Day 6
Day 6: Jacob's Ladder
Later Isaac would have a son named Jacob. Jacob took a long journey to another country to find a wife. One night while on his journey he laid down on the ground, using a rock for a pillow, and went to sleep. That night he had a dream where he saw a ladder reaching from the ground to heaven. Standing at the top was God himself; this symbolized that Jacob was not far from the arms of God. This ladder is also a symbol for Jesus; he is our connection to God. Jesus left his place in Heaven and descended to become a man. Because of his death, he the gap between heaven and earth was bridged forever. God used a helpless man to become the source of blessing and means of salvation to the entire world.
Tonight we hung a ladder on the tree.
Later Isaac would have a son named Jacob. Jacob took a long journey to another country to find a wife. One night while on his journey he laid down on the ground, using a rock for a pillow, and went to sleep. That night he had a dream where he saw a ladder reaching from the ground to heaven. Standing at the top was God himself; this symbolized that Jacob was not far from the arms of God. This ladder is also a symbol for Jesus; he is our connection to God. Jesus left his place in Heaven and descended to become a man. Because of his death, he the gap between heaven and earth was bridged forever. God used a helpless man to become the source of blessing and means of salvation to the entire world.
Tonight we hung a ladder on the tree.
Jesse Tree: Day 5
Day 5: Isaac and the Lamb
God's promise to Abraham was coming true. Abraham and his wife Sarah had a baby name Isaac and later God would Abraham to do the unthinkable, to kill sacrifice his son. Abraham obeyed though and took Isaac up on the mountain to sacrifice him. As he laid on the alter, knife coming down, God told Abraham to stop. Abraham had proved himself faithful and God provided a ram as a replacement sacrifice. God would later provide another replacement lamb, His Son Jesus. He would serve as our replacement. Today we place a lamb on the tree to remind us that Jesus is our lamb.
God's promise to Abraham was coming true. Abraham and his wife Sarah had a baby name Isaac and later God would Abraham to do the unthinkable, to kill sacrifice his son. Abraham obeyed though and took Isaac up on the mountain to sacrifice him. As he laid on the alter, knife coming down, God told Abraham to stop. Abraham had proved himself faithful and God provided a ram as a replacement sacrifice. God would later provide another replacement lamb, His Son Jesus. He would serve as our replacement. Today we place a lamb on the tree to remind us that Jesus is our lamb.
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