A New Baby!

Last night we had some friends over for our end of the year "C&C/ Young Adults Hangout". It was great. A lot of friends we haven't seen in a while and ones who we have seen every week. It was perfect.

The boys also got to meet "Baby Thomas's new brother". Which brought on the conversation that "Baby Thomas" isn't a baby anymore.

Here is Kyler and Quinton with the new "baby" Elijah.

Happy Fathers Day!

Yesterday we had a great Fathers Day.

We got up and did gifts:























Then headed to church. When we got home we biked out to the park and had a picnic and chilled out.























What a blast

My Husband is

My Husband is...

a Daddy
a provider
a cyclist
someone who has makes sure you get outside alot
a camper
a leader
a Christian
someone who loves children
a field-trip parent
an advice giver
a listener
someone who builds things in the rain for his children
a "sound guy"
a hard worker
a comforter
someone who is not afraid to get dirty
a Star Trek Geek :)
a computer geek
a kitchen assistant for anything and everything
someone who is a wonderful person.

Arnold with his boys:


Arnold with Kyler and Quinton on National Tinfoil Day!

My Dad-in-Law Is...

My Dad-in-Law is...

a husband
a father
an adventurer
someone who know just how do to things other grandpas don't (ie milk a cow)
a reliable
a leader
a Christian
someone who will hold your hand in case you might fall while jumping
a "Grandpa"
an advice giver
a listener
someone who will always try to help, even far away
a provider
a hard worker
a comforter
someone who knows a little about everything
a supportive man
a Father-in-law 2 times over
a generous man
someone who is a wonderful person.

Grandpa with his grandsons:


Grandpa with Kyler in September 2009


Grandpa with Quinton in September 2009

My Dad Is...

My Dad is...

a husband
a father
a kite flyer
someone who has the best snacks, or know where to get them
a camper
a leader
a Christian
someone who will hold a crying baby and not be phased by it
a "Papa"
an advice giver
a listener
someone who will help you out anyway possible
a provider
a hard worker
a comforter
someone who knows a little about everything
a Star Trek Geek :)
a Father-in-law 2 times over
a cancer survivor
someone who is a wonderful person.

Papa with his grandsons:


Papa with Kyler in 2005


Papa with Quinton in 2007

How School Corupted My Son

Odd title right? But so true! I realized last night that school has change Kyler so much.

I remember having a conversation with another Mom at church when Kyler was getting into school and she said my life would never be the same.

It was so true.

We are a family that doesn't have cable TV so we don't watch the "typical" TV shows, or see the "typical" movies that other kids did. In fact, another memory I have of Kyler is when we went to a family reunion. My Aunt had bought the kids toys and Kylers' was a robot with a gun. Kyler had NEVER seen a gun before. He had no idea what it was for, how to use it or what it did. Thank Goodness. We told him it was a "tickling stick"!

Now Kyler knows what they are, what they are used for and how to "cover it up" from mom. "It's not a real gun mom! It's a water gun!"

Kyler also knows who Spider man, Superman, Iron man, and many other TV shows are. Our lives used to be Whinny the Pooh, Mickey Mouse Club House and Handy Manny. Now there are so many other shows I want to protect my kids from. I'm not saying any of the TV shows I talked about are bad but they aren't things we wanted our children exposed to yet.

For now we are dealing with things as they come. Things that come home and change or challenge our children's thoughts about topics or beliefs. It's hard sometimes to remember that things that they learn about, or hear about will be good for them. It's good for them to question and to learn more. It's sometimes just makes a job for parents more challenging.

Wordless Wednesday and a bit :)

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