A Girl and Her Boys

Books

2009-04-02T18:52:00.000-07:00

There's nothing like going to bed with a good book...

or a whole shelf of good books. That's how my Jakers prefers to roll.

In His Father's Arms

2009-03-14T21:20:00.000-07:00

Recently, we experienced something that no parents want to experience...time spent in the hospital with a sick child. We were there with our sweet Isaac for 5 days. Of course, we were scared and our hearts broke for his discomfort. Despite those emotions we were reminded of God's goodness and faithfulness and of the peace that only he can give. It's funny how God uses the low moments in life to help us remember these truths of His character. We were humbled by the prayers for our little guy, many being prayed by complete strangers! It was a true comfort knowing that Isaac was in his Father's arms and that we could rest there as well.

Happy to be going home!

Fun "in" the Snow!

2009-01-28T19:55:00.000-08:00

Tomorrow will be our third snow day! Today was sunny and in the 40's...not sure why school is called off again. I'm not complaining, though. It's hard being cooped up in the house with a 4, 2 and 4 week old, but I still love being home with them.

Last night daddy put a bucket of snow in the freezer. Today, the boys played "in" the snow. Joshua called it "Snow Colored Soup." Now we have big bowls of brown snow in our freezers. More fun "in" the snow tomorrow, I guess.

Faces of Isaac

2009-01-15T12:42:00.000-08:00

We love our little Isaac! It's hard to believe he is already 2 1/2 weeks old. When he was born he was 9.1 lbs and 21 inches; he was 8.6 lbs. when we left the hospital. He had his 2 week check-up on Monday and he was 9.11 lbs! He is eating well you could say! And, he is strong...he has rolled from his belly to his back several times now and can almost roll from his back to his belly. It's going to be so much fun watching him grow.

Day One

Passing his hearing test.

Chillin' on the bili light.

Check out the glow!

Getting ready to leave the hospital!

Welcome home, Isaac!

First sponge bath.

Cuddling with Grammie...

and Daddy.

Oh, the adventures that are to come!

Faces of Jake

2009-01-14T21:18:00.001-08:00

Swimming!

Jake did not enjoy the family bonfire.

I know he would have loved to take off on this thing.

King of the Hay Bale

Playing soccer with Daddy

He'd had enough of the loud airshow.

Happy Birthday Jake!

Anyone who knows Jake can appreciate his look of excitement at seeing this gift!

He loves to read by himself.

He quickly got the hang of riding his cousins skateboard!

Faces of Joshua

2009-01-14T19:53:00.001-08:00

Joshua is the sweetest big brother!

A new helmet and pads...

put to action!

Joshua's favorite mover guy ~ Raoul! I don't know how many times Raoul gave Joshua a dolly ride. It was so sweet.

Joshua and Cole (cousin) playing flashlight tag.

Go Joshua! Yes, he made it to the top.

One of the barn cats where Rocky lives.

Taking care of Rocky.

He wanted to make a "silly" face for the camera.

Manning the gun on one the Blackhawk Helicopters at the Thunderbird Airshow.

Fun at the park.

Pumpkin Patch fun!

Superman! How do you like that pose?

Christmas PJs!

Hanging out in cousin Sydnee's bathtub.

You want me to what?

Okaaaay.

Family Fun

2009-01-07T20:44:00.000-08:00

Eating breakfast on our back patio!

Swimming in our neighborhood pool on the last day of September!

The Klaassen Family!

Flying an airplane at the Thunderbirds Airshow.

Waiting for the Thunderbirds.

The Thunderbirds

Riding our favorite horse, Rocky, with Lori!

Leaping from hay bales at the pumpkin patch...
he's got skills.

Trick or Treating with the cousins.

Jake did not want to dress up in his scarecrow costume.

My sis and my dad...and the kids.

Always the funny guy.

Downtown Oklahoma City.

Bass Pro Shop...Jake and his Uncle Andy

Marshmallow roast at my sisters.

Thanksgiving at my sisters.

Thanksgiving at Matthew's parents.

My mom, sis Amy and sis Kristi at Isaac's baby shower.

Merry Christmas!

2008-12-24T12:17:00.000-08:00

I wanted to share our "Christmasy" house with you. We are so excited around

here!

I made the boys a "Sweet Christmas Countdown." Every morning they got to pull a chocolate kiss off the countdown (even before they had breakfast, which made it extra sweet) and they could see how many days left until Christmas. For awhile Jake would only eat the green kisses so he was "off" on his days. In this pic you can see how excited Joshua is that there were only 2 days left until Christmas!

These are the boys' cousins on Matthew's side.

Jake, Elizabeth (4), Joshua, Noah (2), Riley (7),

Cole (6), Garrett (13), and Tyler (10).

Kelsey's sisters ~ Kristi, Heather, and Amy (with my niece Sydnee).

A cousin picture on Christmas Eve. Kaitlin (9), Sydnee (7 months), and Kasey (8). Jake was not interested in taking this picture...you may think Joshua wasn't either. He was, though, until in angst Jake head-butted him! Merry Christmas!