Dave’s got a new blog!

Allison will likely kill me for advertising this, but I’m going to try (for the 3rd time) to keep up with my own blog.  I generally have a pretty strong opinion about everything, so this is my way to vent about all of that.  It will be refreshing to hurl all of my thoughts out into cyberspace, rather than turning them loose on our dinner guests. (You’re welcome, honey!)

For those who don’t know me, I’m a completely warped, so be warned that it might not be for everyone.

Check it out!

Happy Father's Day!

So this is a little late, but I just couldn't get to it. Here are a couple pics of Dave and his favorite kiddos! :) Happy Father's Day to Dave and both our Dads! We love you!

Happy Anniversary!

Even though today has been a sad day....it has also been a day to think about great memories. Dave and I are celebrating 6 years of marriage today. It's amazing how fast the time goes by! We have already had so many exciting things happen in our marriage...learning to have our first full time jobs, moving to Arkansas and leaving almost everyone we had ever known, buying our first home, getting two dogs, then having two WONDERFUL children and visiting lots of great places all over the US! seems like we have done a lot in such a short period of time...We are so blessed we have to give God all the Glory. God has perfectly planned our lives and look forward to see what he has in store for our future! Here are a few pictures to check out...

The earliest picture I could find on the MAC is right before Jackson is born (April 2005).

The rest of the pictures are on a hard drive I don't have access to right now.

Hanging out in Chicago when Jackson was 4 months old!

A while after Lauren joined the family

Our last cruise, May 2008

Happy Anniversary...I love you!

Stepdad passed away...

Thanks for all your prayers, my stepdad passed away this morning and luckily he wasn't in pain. We (Allison and the kids) are headed to Houston in the next day or so. My mom is very confused and still in shock as are his sons, Eric and Glen. I just can't believe this has happened. please keep them in your prayers...thanks.

Prayer Request...

Howdy everyone. Just wanted to ask everyone to pray for my mom and stepdad...my stepdad had a stroke this morning and it was VERY serious. They are saying that he will not wake up. There is a lot of blood in his brain and they cannot do surgery. I have never been close to my stepdad, but he has been in my life for 20 years. My mom is not in the best health and I am not sure how things are going to go without him around. There are a lot of unknowns right now and my mom is very torn up. Please keep my mom, stepdad and his two children in your prayers. thank you so much!

BUSY WEEK

Thanks for all the great responses to our last post! There were even a few people that I didn't know read it. We really love this blog and have fun sharing info on what's going on in our lives. We do recommend that if you want to get the best idea of what goes on here, come on up to Siloam Springs, AR! Here are our guarantees if you do come up...lots of fun conversations with a great 3 year old (really, he will talk for hours), good exercise chasing a 1 year old (laughter too), excellent information on the latest gadgets to buy (mostly Macs) and a least one good home cooked meal (dessert included)! 

ok ok ...onto a few pics....

I have to say this has been a VERY busy week! We have gotten to hang out with tons of friends and have loads of fun pretty much everyday!  Here are some pics from Mon-Wed...I will post a few more from the rest of the week soon. 

Playing in the egg chair, 

they are both in there!

Checking on the plants (Jackson and Paw Paw planted these seeds in April!)

Climbing in the chair, knocking down the box of crackers and diving in...yes, I saw this happen and she was very proud of herself! Lauren and food have a very good relationship :)

Playdate on Wed (Anna, Jakin, Elena) Included swimming, fine dining outside and cooking!

First Swimming lesson Wed night! 

look at those kicks!!! he really did a great job for his first lesson!

Fun Random pictures...