The Rogers Family

Friends

2010-08-31T19:43:00.000-07:00

Caleb's great friend is Ruby Howards. Ruby is 1 month older than Caleb and the two of them together is just the cutest thing. Now that they are both learning to sit up it's creating much more interest in each other. They were reaching and grabbing for eachother ---it was so cute. What a fun morning at the park! Aren't they so cute in their sun hats

Yummy Toes!!!

2010-08-20T13:30:00.000-07:00

New Class

2010-08-11T13:26:00.000-07:00

I signed Isaac up for a new city class -gymnastics. And he doesn't like it......he LOVES it! And why wouldn't he. It's the perfect class for high energy kids. He gets to jump around, crawl and run through an obstacle course, bounce on trampolines, and play it ball pits. It was so much fun to watch him and what made it even better was that he was the only kid in the class. I have no idea why but we were the only people that showed up so Isaac got all the attention. I hope nobody shows up again this week!!!

And we can't forget about Caleb!

A Sad Farewell

2010-08-02T12:57:00.000-07:00

My in-laws left for Dallas yesterday and it was a very sad day. They are moving to Dallas because of a job transfer and though they have moved many times in there life this move is especially sad - - for obvious reasons. They have been in Irvine for 19 years now and in the same house for most of that time. They raised two beautiful kids, made countless friends, and welcomed two grandsons here. And though this is a sad time it's important for all f us to look at the bright side and the future: Peter still has a great job in this bad economy, Texas is only a three hour flight away, they have purchased the most beautiful house in a brand new area, and Isaac has really enjoyed learning the saying "Yee Ha"!! :) At their going away party, we all dressed up in cowboy attire and ate BBQ. What a fitting send off! The boys wore the cutest cowboy shirts that Marian and Peter picked up for them in Dallas

Marian and Peter -we love you! We'll miss you!! Can't wait to see you on Labor Day! And don't worry - Adam is going to teach me Skype and then you will see the boys all the time!!

See you soon Nana and Grandpa!!!!!!! We love you!!!!!!!!!

Great Grandma

2010-07-25T13:49:00.000-07:00

Caleb got to meet his Great Grandma for the first time last week. Great Grandma leaves super close -in Irvine -but do to health reasons we don't get to see her very much. So this was a special treat. It was actually only the second time Isaac has ever met her and he throughly enjoyed playing with her. I was so glad she got to spend time with my boys and it was awesome that we had 4 generations of my family in one room!

Our neighborhood

2010-07-22T13:44:00.000-07:00

Though we didn't realize it at the time, we chose to live in the perfect community for our boys. We have a beautiful green grass area in front of our house, a great, safe neighborhood to take walks in, but most importantly we live in an area with lots of other little kids. Our area alone has 10 kids (half of them being boys)! Isaac loves playing with his friend -which he does so almost daily and it has helped create quite a community for us here. When it was hot last week we decided to get the blow up pool out and create a water slide in front. Not long Isaac three friends had joined him and they all had a blast! What a great place to live!

4th of July 2010 Recap

2010-07-13T21:35:00.000-07:00

For 4th of July we did the Greentree parade at my parent's house. This is the second year we have done this parade and it is so much fun for Isaac and to decorate. This year Adam brought out the bike and trailer for him and Isaac. It was a huge success -Isacc loved riding in the bike trailer. And Caleb and I followed in the stroller.

That evening we went to our good friend Brad and Kara's house for a BBQ and fireworks. The BBQ was great and the fireworks would have been great except the automated system that sets the fireworks off broke so a few poor souls had to manually go down and set the fireworks off. It was mesmerizing watching these people light the fireworks and then duck and cover so they didn't get burned! What an awful job!!! Anyway -Isaac loved the fireworks and Caleb did great!! It was a great 1st holiday as a family of 4!

Hello again!

2010-07-09T15:53:00.000-07:00

So much has happened since the last time I posted that I am not going to even try and review it all. I am going to just start fresh! Our big changes, as you all know, is that we had our second son on April 8th -Caleb Alan Peter Rogers! He just turned 3 months and I can't believe how fast the time is going already. But with two kids -two boys -things go pretty fast! Caleb is beautiful, strong, and big! He's in the 95% in length and it shows! Isaac is amazing! He is such an active, sweet, fun boy! The "twos" are challenging but he is talking so much now and it's so awesome to be able to interact with him on that level. We just took Isaac to see his first movie in the theatre -Toy Story 3 - and he loved it! He just watched in silence the whole time. The only problem was getting him to not eating popcorn off the floor..."but mommy we do it at home." Yes -I can see how that would be confusing! :) Below is two pics of us at the movies and a cute one of Caleb-you will notice the perfect thumb sucking form Caleb has...yes it's an art form.

Disneyland

2009-11-05T16:18:00.001-08:00

Adam and Isaac went to Disneyland for Isaac's friend Alice's birthday. They had so much fun and even got a picture with some of the Disney characters!!

Isaac, Alice, and Noah

Check Isaac's double hat action!

Halloween

2009-11-02T11:00:00.001-08:00

Our little cute clown had the best time trick r treating with his cousins and grandparents!

Our new addition!

2009-10-08T15:50:00.000-07:00

It's time.....we are officially announcing the coming arrival of our newest little one! We are so excited to meet our new baby in April 2010!!!

4th of July

2009-07-05T20:19:00.000-07:00

First, we marched in the Greentree parade -

the same parade I marched/rode in when I was a kid.

My mom decorated Isaac's strolled with balloons and a big patriotic bow!

A fire engine lead the parade through the community

Then we went back to HB and went to a BBQ at my sister-in-law's sister's house!

It was the perfect day for a water slide

Isaac was getting a lot of attention from the ladies at the BBQ -I think this might be his first kiss! Oh gosh!

And then of course we bounced on the trampoline in the backyard

And again -the ladies followed Isaac! :)

Overall, a fun-filled, patriotic day! Yeah America!!!!!

Isaacs Walking!

2009-07-04T16:20:00.000-07:00

HELLO!

2009-06-26T14:56:00.000-07:00

Elmo

2009-06-23T16:18:00.000-07:00

For his birthday Isaac got a talking/dancing /moving Elmo doll. This thing is very advanced and Isaac loves it. Well, mostly he love pushing it to the ground but either way he plays with it most every night. Why did I have cool toys like this when I was a kid???

Isaac 1st birthday -entry 4

2009-06-07T10:45:00.000-07:00

Let him eat cake!

Isaac's cake was lovingly made by Aunt Kara Noel . Abeach theme decked out with blue icing and sea life toys and palm trees

First he took the toys off and ate the icing off of them

Then he got more into the cake itself

"oh yeah -that's good."

"oh there's chocolate in here too!!"

YEAH CAKE!

YUMMY!

Proud parents!

Isaac's 1st birthday -entry 3

2009-06-03T19:42:00.000-07:00

Let the party begin!

YEAH -Daddy is here!

Eating Pizza!
Uncle Brad loves pizza.

So does Isaac's cousins!

Iris and Eli love pizza too!

Bobi and Lauren brought a special friend.

Baby Mikael!

Grace came too!

Uncle Ryan
Riley and Achsah

And naturally Isaac's Aunt Marisa was there too

Of course our cousins and Uncle Bryan was there
Lynne was helping take care of Isaac's buddy Jonas

Of course Isaac's good buddy Noah was there

Multi-tasking Shannon

Our church family (minus the McCoys who had to leave early)

And what party would be complete without Isaac's grandparents and Aunt Sara!

Ok -I think it's time for cake.....in the next entry!

Isaac's 1st Birthday -entry 2

2009-06-01T16:18:00.001-07:00

Isaac's birthday was at this great park near our house. We reserved an area with four tables. It took Adam and I a lot longer than expected to decorate and set up but we got it done in time. YEAH team work!

Isaac first sees the party!

Ok -we are ready to party!
Aunt Kara Noel/Godmother made Isaac's smash cake. Isn't it awesome!!

Grandpa and Grandma were one of the first guests to arrive.

Grandpa Rogers, Nanna, and Aunt Sara were the first to arrive.

And where's Adam you might ask in the begining pictures? Well b/c it took us on long to decorate and set up he had to leave later than planned to go get the pizza and cupcakes. But don't be sad, he arrived shortly after these pics were taken!

So- decorations are up, food is coming....let the festivities begin....in the next entry! ;)

Isaac's 1st Birthday -Entry 1

2009-05-31T10:37:00.000-07:00

Cake anyone??

Binky

2009-05-26T12:07:00.000-07:00

Most babies either take a binky or they don't. And most babies who take a binky do so shortly after they are born. Not my baby! Isaac never like binkies -oh and we tried. I think binky are a great invention but Isaac just wasn't interested. Until he turned 11 months old that is. The reason for this change you ask -I believe it was his one year molars pushing through. The pain has been very intense and the sucking of a binky really seems to help.

So when most mothers are thinking about starting to removing the binky, my baby is just starting to love his! Oh well -what can you do. As long as he's happy! :)

Computer Desk

2009-05-21T15:52:00.000-07:00

We have decided to turn the computer room into Isaac's play room. Finally I can get the toys out of our living room!! So we are getting rid of a lot of stuff and moving stuff -mainly the computer into our room. Adam's parents were nice enough to give us their old Apple computer so all we needed was to buy a small desk. Ikea here we come. As Adam started to put it together -Isaac decided to help. It was a very cute father and son bonding time!

Isn't Isaac such a great helper!

Walker

2009-05-16T10:48:00.000-07:00

We have been trying to get Isaac to walk more and more. And though he does walk on furniture and when we hold him -he hasn't yet progressed to standing on his own..truthfully he doesn't seem too interested in walking. He gets around pretty good by crawling. So we got him a walker -see below. He is totally uninterested. The reason: probably b/c the first time he tried it the walker rolled too fast for him and he took a digger! So -Adam and I thought "oh well -he'll figure it out on his own eventually."

Well, a few days later much to our surprise he found himself a new walker....his highchair! Not only is it on wheels but we can lock the front wheels which creates enough resistance that the highchair won't roll too fast so he can keep up with it and actually push it around the house. It's the cutest thing!

Hey- I want my money back on that walker!!!

Me and Isaac

2009-05-14T11:00:00.001-07:00

I love my son!!!!!

Mother's Day

2009-05-13T14:26:00.000-07:00

My first Mother's Day was great! I am so blessed to be Isaac's mother -I thank God every night for allowing me the opportunity to be a mother to such a wonderful, amazing child!

And thank you mom for always being so supportive, loving, and for always being my biggest fan!! I love you!

Boys will be boys

2009-05-06T10:39:00.001-07:00

We recently celebrated my niece's 8th birthday over at my parent's house. Before the festivities began my brother, my husband, and my nephew went outside for an innocent game of dodge ball. Well actually it was more like Bryan and Adam trading off turns pelting Nicholas with the balls as he ran screaming with excitement and laughter -Nicholas never returned the favor. Oh and Bryan and Adam were just as into the game as Nicholas -you should have seen them. Though they got a little too into it as one time they both pelted Nicholas at the same time (one ball hit him in the back and one in the head). The game had to stop for a few moments b/c Nicholas was crying. :( When asked if he wanted to stop playing though he took a big sigh and through his sniffles replied "NO!" And then the game began again with the same amount of enthusiasm!
Though quite amusing it also gave me a look into my future - - watching these same two men pelting my son with balls as he runs around with excitement! And here is the perfect picture of the game...now can't you just see Isaac in place of Nicholas?? I promise in 3 or 4 years I will be blogging this identical situation and pictures. Boys will be boys!

Bubbles

2009-04-25T10:10:00.000-07:00

Bubbles are truly the best invention ever! They are cheap and easy and are entertainment for hours. Everyone loves bubbles -babies, kids, adults. We use the Gymboree brand bubbles -they are non-toxic (so if your kiddo eats them or gets one in his/her eye they won't be hurt), and it comes with an easy bubble blower -lots of bubbles come out or you can switch sides and make one big bubble. I love them!

So easy your baby can do it!

YEAH bubbles!

Easter Festivities Part 4

2009-04-23T20:00:00.000-07:00

The final leg of our Easter adventures happened the weekend after Easter at Nanna and Grandpa Rogers house. We went over for a great lunch and Isaac got some great gifts. He got this fantastic car/walker -which he loved, a remote control car, two cute frog stuffed animals and some get clothes. The clothes came in very handy when Isaac blew out his diaper and I had to do an emergency diaper change in the bath tub! :) Yeah Easter!!

Easter Festivities Part 3

2009-04-18T15:17:00.000-07:00

The last leg of our Easter festivities was on Easter. My mom came over and we all went to church together. Which was lovely.

Then we went to my parents house with my brother, sister-in-law, and niece and nephew for an egg hunt, dinner, and to celebrate my nephew's birthday.
YEAH! He got one!

Me, Isaac, Mia (niece), Nicholas (nephew), and my grandma.

It was a great day!

Easter Festivities Part 2

2009-04-16T10:18:00.000-07:00

After the candy hunt we walked around the rest of the HB park where there were a lot of other fun festivites for the kids. There was a band, an Easter Bunny for pics, a pancake breakfast, a fire engine, a huge tactor, and a police car -all you could take pics with/on/ whatever. It was a lot of fun -and a very fun filled morning for us. Isaac had the best nap afterwards!

That's a big fire truck

Up close

Pic with the fire fighter mascot -Isaac loved him/her ...the dog! :)

So big

Puts things in persceptive

And last but not lest....

"Isaac what did you do?"

" You have some explaning to do young man!!" :)

God willing , this is the only time we will ever see Isaac in the back of a police car.

Easter Festivites Part 1

2009-04-15T09:33:00.000-07:00

For Isaac's first Easter we had so much to do and so much fun! First on the agenda was going to the Huntington Beach Easter Hunt. Please note that it was not the Easter Egg Hunt -meaning instead of the kids seraching of plasic eggs filled with candy they just searched for the candy. Which actually turned out fine -more room in the basket. But before we left I realized that we didn't have an Easter basket -so we had to run to the store to get Isaac one -along with every other parent I might add. :) We got there just in time for Isaac's age group to be let loose. At first it was quite clear he didn't understand what was going on - only that everyone was excited. But once we saw that candy he went stright for it! Human nature I suppose!!

Off we go!

"Look Isaac there's candy!!"

"Got it!"

"Yummy! Candy wrapper!"

"Can't look at camera, eating candy wrapper."

There was so much going on at this Easter Hunt. Which I'll blog about tomorrow --too many pics for this one entry! But stay tuned -later you will see that Isaac has some explaining to do. :) :)

Swimming with Daddy

2009-04-02T20:20:00.000-07:00

Our second swim class was tonight and again Isaac loved it. Except I think he liked it more b/c he was swimming with Daddy -and we all know that Dads are much more fun!

Swimming

2009-04-01T20:16:00.000-07:00

We have just signed Isaac up for swim classes twice a week through the city with our three friends. Our first class was yesterday and he absolutely LOVE it! I think we have a little fish on our hands! To him it was like a big bath tub. The second he got in he was splashing, clapping, and yelling with excitement. Since both Adam and I were swimmers as kids we were really hoping that Isaac would like to swim as well - and after yesterday's class I think he will! I even dunked him under the water twice and he didn't cry at all. He was a bit surprised but had a smile on his face and kept on playing! Next time it's Adam's turn to be in the water with him -so I'll post those pics soon! Stay tuned!

Pasta

2009-04-01T20:09:00.000-07:00

Don't you just love pasta?!?! Well -Isaac does too! :)

Licking the spoon clean

Oh - missed a spot

Perfect!

Play Date

2009-03-25T12:16:00.001-07:00

I recently had a play date at the house and almost every mom that I knew came. It was so much fun. Isaac had 8 friends there adn let me tell you that 9 kids in one house is a lot!! fortunately it was warm outside so we moved the party to our grass area in front of the house -which worked out perfectly. I know Isaac had so much fun and so did I. It's so nice catching up with other moms -exchanging tips, venting, and sharing laughs!

Now- doesn't this look like a fun bunch!

(BTW -Iris was nice enough to hold Isaac in for this picture thankfully. Isaac refused to stay sitting -everytime I put him down he just turned on his knees to crawl away! )

Sleep

2009-03-18T11:32:00.001-07:00

Ok - my son is just the cutest!!! We had to wake him up from a nap the other day and found him all scrunched up into one side of his big bed. He looks so uncomfortable and yet so peaceful!

So peaceful!

Disneyland

2009-03-17T11:44:00.000-07:00

After many attempts to go to Disneyland and actually ride on rides -we finally did! since Isaac has been born we have tried to go to Disneyland several times but it's never worked out. Usually we tried to meet friends during the week and then there was always too much traffic and/or Isaac didn't take good naps that day...it just never worked out. But this last Sunday it did! We left after his 2nd nap, got there in record time, and rode on three rides! YEAH!!! I was so happy. We went on Snow White at Disneyland and Flick's Flying ride and Himlik's train ride at California Adventure. Though he wasnt' smiling or laughing I think Isaac enjoyed it. It was a completely different experience for him so I think it will take a few times to get use to but he didn't cry or wasn't sacred so that was great!!! Adam and I look forward to many more wonderful trips to Disneyland with him! :)

Going on Snow White

Going on Himlik's train ride

Us waiting in line

In our flying box ready to take off on Flick's flying ride

Flying took Isaac off guard for a minute!!

Working Out

2009-03-10T15:59:00.000-07:00

As many of you know Isaac is at my parent's house three days a week while I am working. And you may think that the days at grandma and grandpa's house would be filled with only relaxation and fun -but you would be wrong. My dad has already started Isaac out on a workout routine and is teaching him the importance of weight lifting. It's never too young to teach he about fitness is what my dad likes to say. As you can see he is a good apprentice!

Feed himself

2009-03-05T15:45:00.000-08:00

Being the big boy that he is -Isaac can also feed himself. Well somethings...like hot dogs, waffles, and string cheese. It is really the cutest thing watching him grab the food and put it in his mouth with his whole hand -sometimes both hands :)

Big Boy

2009-03-05T15:35:00.000-08:00

Isaac has grown leaps and bounds -it's truly amazing. His new trick is pulling himself up on....well just about everything. And he is so proud of himself too!!!

Random Pics

2009-03-05T14:57:00.000-08:00

Isaac is already such an advanced, and highly intelligent child. He has already begun to read the newspaper!

Isaac with his cousins Mia and Nicholas. I'm so thankful that he has cousins so close by and as they grow older they can actually be close friends.

Gymboree

2009-02-26T15:20:00.000-08:00

We have started going to Gymboree classes again. We went when Isaac was 3 months old and I will say that he was too young to really get anything out of it. But now -he LOVES it! We attended our first class on my lunch break Wed and he was absolutely glowing. Isaac is such a social person and he just needs to be around other people- babies and kids preferably. You can just see the joy in his face. I was on a "high" the rest of the day because of how much he enjoyed it! We are going to try and go two to three times a week! So fun!!:)

A Massage

2009-02-23T08:02:00.000-08:00

Who doesn't love a massage? And a face massage is even better. To show his love for his daddy, Isaac decided that he wanted to give Adam a face massage - - - with his feet!!!! As you can see Adam loved every minute of it. :)

Oh -and then Isaac picked Adams nose!

We couldn't stop laughing!

Family Pic

2009-02-22T08:01:00.001-08:00

For Valentine's day I decided we needed a new family picture. Nothing fancy -just us. This pic was taken at my parent's house. It does make me want to get professional photos done though.

Aren't we such a cute family. :)

Happy Valentine's Day 2009

2009-02-15T15:07:00.000-08:00

Isaac and Elmo wish you a Happy Valentine's Day! (and for those who can't read Isaac's shirt it's says "heartbreaker"....which of course he is already!! ) Hope you all had a great day! Oh - and thank you Grandma and Grandpa for the Elmo toy-Isaac loves it!

Grandpa and Grandma's House

2009-02-12T10:52:00.000-08:00

Three days a week while I am at work Isaac gets to stay with my parents. And as you can see from the photos he has a blast. They have the best toys for him to play with and to encourage him to crawl and they have great books to read. Isaac has so much fun when he is there -sometimes I don't think he wants to leave. We are so fortunate that both my parents are retired and have the time, energy, and desire to babysit him during the week!!

X-Box

2009-02-09T16:09:00.000-08:00

What is it with boys and X-Box. Adam loves our X-box and so does every friend of his. They are addicted I tell you. If I allowed Adam to play as much as he wanted I don't think I would ever see him again!

And now this unfortunate addiction has started to creep into my child. Yes -Isaac loves X-box. Or at least the remote control! :) I think it's the long cord and all the buttons that has inticed him. Either way it's his new favorite toy!

2009-02-08T13:29:00.000-08:00

Isaac is crawling!!! He is 8 month and 1 week old....he is so advanced. We are so proud of him and a little stressed because now we really need to finish baby proofing the house. We have already discovered that having a baby on the move is completely different from a stanionary baby!!

New Hair for a New Year

2008-12-31T15:05:00.000-08:00

I decided I was done with my hair. I've had long hair for like 2 years and I needed a change. Also thought it was great time -a new year should start with new hair. It gives me a fresh start. And as you can see I didn't just cut a little bit off -nope when I do something I go BIG. I chopped it all off. Symbolically my hair represents one of my new year's resolutions. Not to be bogged down with worries (aka hair). I give them all to the Lord and let Him take care of them -I will not worry, I will be carefree!!! Hello 2009 -here I come!!!!!!!

Mad Face

2008-12-31T11:31:00.000-08:00

Isaac has started making what Adam and I call his "mad face." It isn't really a mad face -actually I think he makes it to make us laugh. Which we do like every time. Isn't he so cute!!

Also -here is a pic of just how stylish he is -we were all going to Christmas Eve service at church. Man who dresses that kid -oh what it's me!!! :) :)

Christmas Adventures!

2008-12-29T09:57:00.000-08:00

Isaac's first Christmas was a whirlwind adventure.

First we decorated the tree and put up the Christmas lights.

Then we went to see Santa. And as you can see -Isaac wasn't fazed at all by the big guy! All smiles!! :)

Christmas Eve we went to Grandma and Grandpa's house. We spent the evening with my family -Uncle Bryan, Aunt Marisa, Cousin Mia and Nicholas, and Great Grandma. We had so much fun -the kids are so good with Isaac. Kids just bring out the true meaning of the Christmas season -don't you think. For Great Grandma it was so amazing that she got to spend the evening with her great grand children. 4 generations celebrating together -how wonderful!!

Christmas day had finally arrived. We all wore our Christmas PJs -graciously given to us by
Nana- and spent the morning reflecting on Jesus' birth and enjoying each others company.

Lastly, we went to Nana and Granddad's house for Christmas day evening. We had so much fun with them and Aunt Sara. It was the perfect end to Isaac's first Christmas.

Now that Christmas is over and we have taken down the Christmas tree and decorations -I must say I am exhausted! Isaac's first Christmas was so much fun -I hope that when he looks back on these pictures he will see not only how much fun we had but how truly loved he really is!

Christ-giving

2008-12-23T12:50:00.000-08:00

Our bible study group decided to combing holidays this year (Thanksgiving and Christmas) into one big breakfast bash! We had so much fun and so did the kids. It's amazing how much our group has grown over the years with the additions of all these precious little ones. Isaac, Cora, and Jonas sure had a great time playing together too!!

Simple joys

2008-12-21T10:05:00.000-08:00

The wonderful things about babies is that they enjoy the simple things in life, like tupperware. Isaac and I played for a good 30 to 40 mins with tupperware and he was just in heaven. Who says you need expensive toys to entertain children!

My family

2008-12-11T11:01:00.000-08:00

Though there is a lot of craziness going on in my life right now, a lot of uncertainty, and a lot of stress... I am so thankful for my wonderful family. I have a wonderful husband who loves me more than anything and would do anything for me, and I have a beautiful, healthy, amazing son who everyday fills my life with joy. No matter what else is going on in my life it is so easy to remember how blessed I am. What more could a girl ask for! I love my family!!

Happy Birthday Jesus Party!

2008-12-09T15:27:00.000-08:00

For the second year in a row my friend Kara Noel hosted a Happy Birthday Jesus Party! This time of year can get so crazy and stressful that we often forget what the point of this season is...celebrating our Savior's birth. So Kara started the Happy Birthday Jesus Party. Not only to remind us, but to continually teach our children the reason for the season!! It's so much fun. She actually bakes a birthday cake for Jesus, Brad reads the "Happy Birthday Jesus" story, and the kids play and have a great time with sweets all around. Isaac had such a great time watching and playing with the other kids. He is going to be such a social boy when he grows up!!

Truly Blessed!

2008-12-08T15:07:00.000-08:00

Last night God reminded Adam and I how truly blessed we are. After leaving a birthday party for Jesus (I'll explain in another entry) we found a package on our car. The package was full of gift cards: for gas, ice cream, to Target, to Jamba Juice, and had a box of formula in it for Isaac! The most encouraging card was inside assuring us that we were not alone and that we were so loved by God, our family, and our friends! You have no idea how much this care package meant to us! It lifted our spirits in so many ways and helped us refocus on what is important...our family, our friends, our health, and our faith. To the sweet angel that gave us this gift -thank you from the bottom of our hearts. You have helped make this stressful, sad time for us better and more uplifting. Reminding us that this too shall pass and God has a plan that He is working out in our lives!
Thank you again - words can't express our gratitude!!!

Me & My Jumper

2008-12-03T11:17:00.000-08:00

So we got Isaac this jumper when he was 4 months old. The first time we put him in it was hilarious. He just sat in it and had no idea what he was suppose to do. We kept trying it ever few weeks -and nothing. Two nights ago we tried it again and finally success!!! He loves it and as you can see he is so cute in it! I think it just took time for his legs to get strong enough. Now... he doesn't jump in it yet -he spins and kinda dances in it. Adam think it looks like he is doing the jig!! Either way he's a big fan!

A Tale of Two Teeth

2008-12-02T14:54:00.001-08:00

Once upon a time there was a beautiful little boy who decided he was going to be ahead of the curve and grow his first two teeth early. His first tooth arrived when he was 5 month old and this second came two days before he turned 6 months old. What he and his family discovered was that growing teeth is no fun. It's very painful and disturbs our normally lovely sleep pattern. And there seems to be no end in sight. Though his top two teeth shouldn't be coming in until around 10 months, the beautiful little boy has already started gnawing on things, drooling excessively, seems to be in pain, and is not sleeping well at night again! So with heavy eyes he and his tired parents once again gear up for another round of teeth growing -hoping these will be the last set for a little while! :)

First time to Disneyland

2008-12-01T15:21:00.000-08:00

Isaac's first time to Disneyland was last week. We thought it would be a great idea to go there to get a Christmas card picture and boy were we right. We got the best pictures and I think Isaac really enjoyed watching all the people. We went into the Grand Californian Hotel first -their lobby was decorated so beautifully and then we went into the park. We didn't take him to see any characters or ride any rides (which I didn't know at the time but he can go on most of the little kid rides) but maybe next time.

6 months old today!!!!!!!!!

2008-11-30T10:27:00.000-08:00

Isaac is 6 months old today! Can you believe it? Serious, where does the time go?!? Isaac has grown to be the most happy baby! He is a pure joy. He loves to play and go outside -he is quite an observer! He is great in new situations -just sits back, takes it all in, and then joins in the fun. He is not afraid to be held by anyone -even new people. He is a very loving boy. We are also noticing he can be very stubborn -like his mother! He knows how to roll over and within the last two days has learned to sit up very well. He is truly an advanced child!! :)

Isaac's friends

2008-11-30T10:10:00.000-08:00

Isaac has been so blessed as to be born into a wonderful network of friends thanks to our bible study. In our bible study most everyone has kids -the oldest being 7 and the youngest 2 months old. It's so fun when we all get together with the kids. Everyone has a blast and Isaac loves watching the older kids play. You can just see in his eyes that he is dying to get out there with them and run around. Won't be too long!!

Closest to his age our Jonas Woodall -7 months- (4th pic,he has an older sister Iris- 2years-(3rd pic), Cora Jane Lawson -10 months- (last pic), Alice Howards-who turned 1 year old on Halloween (1st pic) and the newest addition to our group is Noah McCoy -2 months-(2nd pic). Cora and Eli Lawson (2 years) are Isaac's God-siblings (4th pic). Other friends I didn't have pics of are the Domino kids -Cole (7 years), Hayden (5 years), and Sofia (3 years). How truly blessed he is to have so many good friends already!!!

Picking out our Christmas tree

2008-11-30T09:57:00.000-08:00

Every year since we have been married, Adam and I go to Peltzer Pines Christmas tree farm to pick out our Christmas tree. And this year was Isaac's first time so naturally we took a lot of pics. We got a great tree and will be picking it up next week! As you can see from the pics I was carrying Isaac in the Moby Wrap -which he loves! Some nice ladies passed us as we were looking and couldn't help but stop and admire how cute Isaac was. They had Santa hats on them and offered to let us borrow them for some cute people. How nice was that!!!

Thanksgiving and the Swing

2008-11-28T16:02:00.000-08:00

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving! Ours was great. We started a new tradition by bringing both our families' together for dinner and it turned out to be so much fun. Isaac was adorable -as you can see - and we all had a wonderful time and were fully stuffed at the end!

However it was when we got home that the adventure truly began for Adam and I. Isaac has been sick the past few days so he hasn't been sleeping well. On top of the excitement of last night he was having a even harder time falling asleep. To help Adam and I brought out his swing (Old Stand By as I like to call it because it puts him to sleep in seconds) - but that turned out to be a mistake. Because Isaac was having such a hard time going to sleep he started to toss and turn and well...the poor thing tossed and turned he way out of the swing and on to the floor with a thud! Oh it was so sad!!! He did recover quickly and we are quite sure there is no permanent damage! :) But sadly we know feel we must retire Old Stand By until the next baby or until we give it to the Good Will.

Good bye Old Stand By...we will sincerely miss you!!! ( see the picture above of the swing in it's glory days)

Twlight

2008-11-25T16:17:00.000-08:00

I am in a book club and I LOVE book club. Not only do I get to read great, interesting books (most of the time), but I get to hang out with my girl friends at least once a month for discussion and chatting!

This month we read Twlight and last night we went to see the movie. Oh my Lord it was so painful to watch!! Now I didn't enjoy the book at all so I wasn't expecting much anyway...but oh dear Lord! It was so awful! Actually I take that back...it was awful for me. I'm not a big romance kinda girl so all the lovey dovey talk really makes me sick. But besides that I was not the intended audience for this movie's or the book's for that matter. This is for young, teenage girls. And I do think if I was 14 years younger I would have loved this book and movie. But as I am not 14 years old, I was literally trying to entertain myself through the movie by texting Adam. A lot of girls in my book club did like the book though -for it's romance and because it was a fun, simple read. Maybe it's just me!!! Oh well - at least I got out of the house for a few hours. That's rare!!!

Halloween 2008

2008-11-25T16:05:00.000-08:00

Isaac's 1st Halloween. We dressed up 50's theme -Adam and Isaac were greasers and I was a pink lady. We went to a friends house for a Halloween party with the kids and went to my brother and sister-in laws house for the actual Halloween night.

Top left is a pic of our bible study group at the Halloween party!

Isaac's Dedication

2008-11-25T16:01:00.001-08:00

This is Isaac's dedication to the Lord on Oct. 26th, 2008 at church. Isn't he cute! He did so well -no crying or fussing. Just watching everyone!

Tuesday

2008-11-25T15:53:00.000-08:00

So today was not so fun for little Isaac. He woke up with the sniffles, he has a second tooth that is about to come in at any moment, and he got 6 vaccinations today. Poor little guy. I'm so glad God wipes all of this from our memory!

Interesting thing did happen today -Adam was on the phone with Chase for over an hour today trying to get a hold or a forbearance on our 2ND load. But nobody could help him. He got passed to seven different people! Finally he got one nice lady that took his information and said she would find the person he needed to talk to and would call him back. Well not only did the lady find the correct person to call us back but we found out that it took her 2 hours to find this person!!! In her own company it took that long! Apparently she was so frustrated that she told her manager and her manager also called Adam to apologize and to confirm that someone had gotten back to him! Can you believe it! So for seven people that will blow you off there is one person that will take the time to help you!! So if you are ever in a similar situation with customer service -don't get frustrated...just wait for that seventh person! Oh and isn't interesting that the number seven in our Lord's holy number....interesting....provocative!!!

2008

2008-11-23T09:25:00.000-08:00

This year has truly been one with extreme highs and extreme lows for our family. This year was the birth of our beautiful son Isaac and has been full of all the joys and amazing blessings that he has brought with him. But in the past few months, we have been bombarded with some awful circumstances and events. We agonized over the decision of whether I would continue to work full time after Isaac was born for months. We finally decided that I should quit my job and be a stay at home mom. Our rationale: you only live once, your son is only this little once, and for me to be home with him and raising him is worth the sacrifice in income and life style. We also decided it was worth our townhouse -without my income we could no longer afford our mortgage payments. We felt/feel good about our decision. We are fine living in an apartment again if it comes to that -though we are still praying that we can strike a deal with the bank to modify our loan.

Then the unpleasant part of the year struck -Adam got laid off with severance! We just went from two incomes to none in one month. This was a huge blow to us, as you can imagine. If it were just Adam and I that would be one thing, but having Isaac changes everything. Now we have to pay for third party insurance (which FYI is not cheap) and go on a VERY strict budget.

In the end I know God will provide for us and He will work this situation out for us. Adam has already filed for unemployment and amazingly we got a very quick response. Adam has had a number of really great interviews -one in particular that seems to be panning out. Most of all, Adam is a very hard working, resourceful guy and I know God will grant him a job soon. As for me, I am going to pick up jobs babysitting and doing various other random things to bring home extra income. Though Adam losing his job was awful to us financially it still hasn't deterred us from our goal to have me stay home with Isaac. Raising our son is most important to us.

We are also blessed with the most loving and amazing family and friends that will and do help us at a moments notice. So through it all God has truly blessed us and we are so thankful to Him for our lives and all the blessings in it!!!!

I promise that remaining postings will not be so serious!!! :)