Wednesday, April 26
Happy Birthday, David!
We celebrated the birthday of the most handsome man in the world on Tuesday, April 18th with some gifts, a dinner at his favorite "Famous Dave's BBQ," and a Birthday Encore of ice cream cake on Tuesday night ... we were too full from eating out to have it all in one night! Hayden was very helpful in "delivering" the presents to David ... mostly softball gear for the upcoming season!
Tuesday, April 25
Happy Easter 2006
Easter Eggs
Saturday we colored eggs, which was quite an experience! Hayden loved mixing the colors and making fun designs! Mommy and daddy designed some eggs too, and we had a great time of creativity and laughs ... and making a mess! :)
His favorite egg-art, though, was his red one.
Easter Sunday
We had an incredible Easter that began early with our Sunrise Service. David had the privilege of leading our service this year, and it was so blessed! We had 60 people in attendance, and an incredible message from my wonderful husband, as well as a beautiful rainbow in the eastern sky just behind the cross! What an amazing time of worship, rememberance, and fellowship it was!
Hayden got to hunt for Easter eggs after our big lunch! He got some jelly-bean filled eggs and a kite, and had a blast on the scavenger hunt for goodies! In addition, we spent some family time talking about what Easter was truly about, and David and I are so thankful for the incredible gift and responsibility we've been entrusted with ... to share the love of the Lord with our little guy is just so incredible!
Saturday we colored eggs, which was quite an experience! Hayden loved mixing the colors and making fun designs! Mommy and daddy designed some eggs too, and we had a great time of creativity and laughs ... and making a mess! :)
His favorite egg-art, though, was his red one.
Easter Sunday
We had an incredible Easter that began early with our Sunrise Service. David had the privilege of leading our service this year, and it was so blessed! We had 60 people in attendance, and an incredible message from my wonderful husband, as well as a beautiful rainbow in the eastern sky just behind the cross! What an amazing time of worship, rememberance, and fellowship it was!
Hayden got to hunt for Easter eggs after our big lunch! He got some jelly-bean filled eggs and a kite, and had a blast on the scavenger hunt for goodies! In addition, we spent some family time talking about what Easter was truly about, and David and I are so thankful for the incredible gift and responsibility we've been entrusted with ... to share the love of the Lord with our little guy is just so incredible!
Saturday, April 15
Spring Cleaning
Yard work was the order of the day ... both David and I had Friday off, and we spent most of our time in the yard! Perennials were FINALLY being planted, and we are now resting our tired selves with tall glasses of water! Hayden was such an eager helper, and loved playing with dirt, so he was a natural, and did such a great job of helping us in digging and planting!
A Fun Saturday!
Papa, Grandma, and Pete
Last weekend was Kansas State University's Open House, where high schoolers and transfer students can come and see all that KSU has to offer! My brother Pete is a senior this year, and planning on becoming a Wildcat, so he, mom, and dad came down for the day ... after hours of walking around campus, they came by for an afternoon of visiting, lunch, and shopping!
WE CANNOT WAIT TO HAVE YOU IN MANHATTAN, PETE!
They brought Hayden some new and exciting toys for the spring, and the coolest "Easter basket" ever ... a Tonka-truck bucket for all of his cars!
He loved the baseball glove and ball, and played catch with grandma for the longest time! What fun!
The work bench, though, was the one that stole the show! Hayden insisted on having a "working lunch."
Real Life Church Women's Ministry
Last weekend was definitely a busy one! To promote the upcoming fall study opportunities for the women of RLC, the women's ministry held it's monthly brunch and displayed many different studies for women to browse through, and see which they would like to have available to them for the fall. In addition, we held a Ladies Night Out at the Lincoln Perk (the best coffee shop EVER) that evening with a chocolate fountain for fruit dipping and some great games! It was a tremendous opportunity for fellowship, relaxation, and looking forward to what God has in store for the fall!
Last weekend was Kansas State University's Open House, where high schoolers and transfer students can come and see all that KSU has to offer! My brother Pete is a senior this year, and planning on becoming a Wildcat, so he, mom, and dad came down for the day ... after hours of walking around campus, they came by for an afternoon of visiting, lunch, and shopping!
WE CANNOT WAIT TO HAVE YOU IN MANHATTAN, PETE!
They brought Hayden some new and exciting toys for the spring, and the coolest "Easter basket" ever ... a Tonka-truck bucket for all of his cars!
He loved the baseball glove and ball, and played catch with grandma for the longest time! What fun!
The work bench, though, was the one that stole the show! Hayden insisted on having a "working lunch."
Real Life Church Women's Ministry
Last weekend was definitely a busy one! To promote the upcoming fall study opportunities for the women of RLC, the women's ministry held it's monthly brunch and displayed many different studies for women to browse through, and see which they would like to have available to them for the fall. In addition, we held a Ladies Night Out at the Lincoln Perk (the best coffee shop EVER) that evening with a chocolate fountain for fruit dipping and some great games! It was a tremendous opportunity for fellowship, relaxation, and looking forward to what God has in store for the fall!
RLC Carnival!
At the beginning of the month, Real Life Church hosted an outreach event ... a carnival! It was an incredible day of fun with face-painting, games, dunk-the-pastors, and balloon animals and followed by dinner and an evening praise and worship concert led by our very own Lance Stafford ... oh ... and a pie in David's face (I'll explain later)!
The day was an absolute praise! Beautiful weather ... new faces ... and a priceless picture of what the "church" is to be ... people sharing their excitement for and love of God with others and reaching out to the community! It was awesome!
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Hayden's Dream World!
There were so many "toddler" things to do that Hayden literally did not stop moving from the time we got there ... first was the tunnel!
The slide was the next item on Hayden's very long "to-do" list. David followed to provide support, but Hayden quickly left him in the dust ... he is so independent! Scary! (for mommy, anyway)!
After watching Mommy get her face painted to excite him about it (to no avail), and getting a new puppy balloon animal, he was ready for his most favorite dish, a hot dog and chips! No mac and cheese, but it didn't seem to bother this little guy!
Fun for David, too!
So ... to raise money for mission/outreach, their ministry team decided it'd be fun to have a little friendly competition between Pastors Eric and David. There wonderful pics were pasted onto tin cans, and people were asked to donate money for the pastor they'd like to see with a pie in his face. :) It was a tight race, but eventually after some last minute contributions (like, as they were standing up there!), David was the winner of a pie in the face! Ha! Much to Pastor Eric's surprise, however, he was not left out! What fun, and a blessing ... there were some very generous donations to the mission/outreach ministry! Yeah, God!
The day was an absolute praise! Beautiful weather ... new faces ... and a priceless picture of what the "church" is to be ... people sharing their excitement for and love of God with others and reaching out to the community! It was awesome!
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Hayden's Dream World!
There were so many "toddler" things to do that Hayden literally did not stop moving from the time we got there ... first was the tunnel!
The slide was the next item on Hayden's very long "to-do" list. David followed to provide support, but Hayden quickly left him in the dust ... he is so independent! Scary! (for mommy, anyway)!
After watching Mommy get her face painted to excite him about it (to no avail), and getting a new puppy balloon animal, he was ready for his most favorite dish, a hot dog and chips! No mac and cheese, but it didn't seem to bother this little guy!
Fun for David, too!
So ... to raise money for mission/outreach, their ministry team decided it'd be fun to have a little friendly competition between Pastors Eric and David. There wonderful pics were pasted onto tin cans, and people were asked to donate money for the pastor they'd like to see with a pie in his face. :) It was a tight race, but eventually after some last minute contributions (like, as they were standing up there!), David was the winner of a pie in the face! Ha! Much to Pastor Eric's surprise, however, he was not left out! What fun, and a blessing ... there were some very generous donations to the mission/outreach ministry! Yeah, God!
Wednesday, April 5
He Be Jammin ...
Hayden adores music ... when he was first born, the musical worship at church would put him in an immediate state of calm and peace. He loves to listen music, and now scripture and music during nap time and bed time. When we're cooking in the kitchen he loves to have the radio on and does his own little dance to the beat ... when we're in the car he sings along ... even when we're playing basketball outside he begs for us to turn some music on!
None of these musical times, even remotely compare, however, to Hayden's time spent on the guitar! We've created songs that we are constantly singing and he loves to be the "conductor," first choosing the song, and then supplying the musical background! It's been a joy to see this music he has enjoyed from birth turn in to even more ... even if it is just playing a wooden guitar with rubberband strings! He does have a super-cool "electric" guitar that lights up and everything, but because his songs have become more his style lately, he tends to favor the guitar that he gets to control the music for! Ha!
So excited to start his sing-along ...
Taking requests from the audience ...
Have a GREAT Day!
None of these musical times, even remotely compare, however, to Hayden's time spent on the guitar! We've created songs that we are constantly singing and he loves to be the "conductor," first choosing the song, and then supplying the musical background! It's been a joy to see this music he has enjoyed from birth turn in to even more ... even if it is just playing a wooden guitar with rubberband strings! He does have a super-cool "electric" guitar that lights up and everything, but because his songs have become more his style lately, he tends to favor the guitar that he gets to control the music for! Ha!
So excited to start his sing-along ...
Taking requests from the audience ...
Have a GREAT Day!
Tuesday, March 28
The King of the Court
This weekend the Real Life Church basketball guys headed to Miltonvale for a tournament. On Saturday we headed up to cheer them on. They were 1-2 ... played well ... and thankfully noone got injured, which is a nice change from tournaments of the past!
Impartially, of course, I must say that my husband is the absolute stud of the universe, and did such a great job! :)
Where Did It Go?
Spring Break was last week, and was officially the fastest five days of my entire life ... I cannot believe how fast it flew by! We had a blast, and as soon as I recharge the camera batteries I'll post more pictures.
We enjoyed a snowy first day of spring on Monday, and sickness on Tuesday, but Wednesday Hayden and I headed for my parent's house and had a great few days with Grandma, Papa, and Uncle Pete! Hayden loves to hang out there ... he cuddles with Grandma, wrestles with Papa, and gets to ride in Uncle Pete's truck. He also enjoys chasing Meyer, their cat around the house (which is why David didn't join us for the trip - CAT)!
It was a very restful, relaxing break, and a nice taste of summer vacation! I cannot wait!
We managed to squeeze in a family trip to Cold Stone Creamery, the best ice cream place on the planet! Hayden and I shared the Strawberry-Banana Split flavor ... delicious, but he was pretty persistant in being the one to hold it. :) A nice "good-bye" to my beloved ice cream before the workouts began!
We enjoyed a snowy first day of spring on Monday, and sickness on Tuesday, but Wednesday Hayden and I headed for my parent's house and had a great few days with Grandma, Papa, and Uncle Pete! Hayden loves to hang out there ... he cuddles with Grandma, wrestles with Papa, and gets to ride in Uncle Pete's truck. He also enjoys chasing Meyer, their cat around the house (which is why David didn't join us for the trip - CAT)!
It was a very restful, relaxing break, and a nice taste of summer vacation! I cannot wait!
We managed to squeeze in a family trip to Cold Stone Creamery, the best ice cream place on the planet! Hayden and I shared the Strawberry-Banana Split flavor ... delicious, but he was pretty persistant in being the one to hold it. :) A nice "good-bye" to my beloved ice cream before the workouts began!
And One, And Two, And ...
I have always wanted to be healthy. All through school I was in sports ... I was active ... but never really liked "exercising." In college it was easy to stay fit, because walking miles and miles all over campus made it absolutely unnecessary for me to ever give a thought to doing anything else. One child and several years later, that is not so. I want to be healthy ... I want to have energy ... I want to be more active than I am now, not only just for me, but also to model for Hayden the importance of being healthy. I'd be somewhat dishonest, though, if I didn't say that it may also have something to do with hoping to finally fit in to those pre-pregnancy jeans that have been alluding me for the last two years!!!!!
Last Monday, Chasity (one of David's co-workers who also became my friend) and I decided to say YES to health and NO to precious sleep, and met at the gym at 5:30am for our first workout. Although I skipped town for a visit with my parents for a few days last week, we've been regulars and I'm really enjoying myself! It's amazing the energy that comes from waking up at the crack of dawn and jumping right on a tredmill.
They say it takes 21 days to make something a "habit" ... we'll see! :)
Have a GREAT Day!
Katy
Tuesday, March 21
"The Getaway"
First of all...my wife is an incredible woman. Seriously, with all obligatory statements being set aside and biases being shelved for the moment, my wife is the most beautiful, creative, loving and thoughtful woman that I have ever met.
Our "Anniversary Getaway" began at 5 pm this past Friday when Katy, Hayden and I departed Manhattan. We drove directly to my parent's house so Hayden could get in some quality Nana and Papa time. Once we said hello to my parents, we quickly said goodbye...leaving for "a place" that I knew nothing about. As we pulled away from the house, Katy began to read to me a letter she'd written in poetic form. It described how we'd met and it alluded to some of our dating traditions and honeymoon memories: trips to Sonic, movies, dicussions over dinner, the beach, etc. She'd bought a gift certificate to a movie rental place and a restaraunt so we can duplicate our old dating days in one of the weekends to come (pretty creative and thoughtful, huh?). The letter then gave a brief outline of what was to come later that night and the next day.
Our destination: Kansas City's Country Club Plaza. Most of you probably don't know much about this place...it's a massive plaza (thanks, Captain Obvious) designed with a southwestern style of architecture. Designers shops and great restaraunts are everywhere!
Our accomodations: the Hotel Rafael. We checked into our hotel (The Rafael) which happens to have been titled one of the best hotels to visit in the entire world! It was built in 1927...Katy and I love that look...our honeymoon hotel looked like the insides of the Titanic. She'd rented a suite because she knows I enjoy the "home away from home" atmosphere...2 rooms is always better than 1. We even had two TV's!
Our food: Plaza III Steakhouse. Labeled one of the top 10 steakhouses in the United States, Katy knew I'd be a happy little boy when eating at this place. The raw cuts of beef were brought to our table to inspect and choose...I, of course, chose the Kansas City Strip
Steak.
(Sidenote: Kansas has the best beef in the world. If you're from Texas, keep your mouth shut because you know I'm right.) We started the meal off with some fresh vegetables and dipping sauce...we bypassed the tempting appetizers with our sites on the main course. You could cut Katy's steak with a fork. (Sidenote: It was impressive that Katy chose a steakhouse for our dinner-site, yet it was even more impressive to have my wife order a steak...yeah, she's hot. Some men like to see their women dress up and stuff...I like my wife to order a steak!)
Our activities: Some activities will go unmentioned, but others must be detailed. We started Saturday morning off with a hot cup of coffee from Starbucks...then, as my wife's face began to glow, we started shopping at all the unique shops located in The Plaza. We had a ton of fun....talking...holding hands (you're welcome, honey)...trying to take pictures of ourselves...trying on clothes...looking at gadgets...we just enjoyed each other's company.
Katy and I are not extravagant people...we don't long for "more things". We like our current living situation...the money we make...and the family and friends we have around us. This weekend, we lived like royalty and it was a blast. Katy is my best friend and I can't wait until I can plan a "Getaway Weekend"!
Our "Anniversary Getaway" began at 5 pm this past Friday when Katy, Hayden and I departed Manhattan. We drove directly to my parent's house so Hayden could get in some quality Nana and Papa time. Once we said hello to my parents, we quickly said goodbye...leaving for "a place" that I knew nothing about. As we pulled away from the house, Katy began to read to me a letter she'd written in poetic form. It described how we'd met and it alluded to some of our dating traditions and honeymoon memories: trips to Sonic, movies, dicussions over dinner, the beach, etc. She'd bought a gift certificate to a movie rental place and a restaraunt so we can duplicate our old dating days in one of the weekends to come (pretty creative and thoughtful, huh?). The letter then gave a brief outline of what was to come later that night and the next day.
Our destination: Kansas City's Country Club Plaza. Most of you probably don't know much about this place...it's a massive plaza (thanks, Captain Obvious) designed with a southwestern style of architecture. Designers shops and great restaraunts are everywhere!
Our accomodations: the Hotel Rafael. We checked into our hotel (The Rafael) which happens to have been titled one of the best hotels to visit in the entire world! It was built in 1927...Katy and I love that look...our honeymoon hotel looked like the insides of the Titanic. She'd rented a suite because she knows I enjoy the "home away from home" atmosphere...2 rooms is always better than 1. We even had two TV's!Our food: Plaza III Steakhouse. Labeled one of the top 10 steakhouses in the United States, Katy knew I'd be a happy little boy when eating at this place. The raw cuts of beef were brought to our table to inspect and choose...I, of course, chose the Kansas City Strip
Steak.(Sidenote: Kansas has the best beef in the world. If you're from Texas, keep your mouth shut because you know I'm right.) We started the meal off with some fresh vegetables and dipping sauce...we bypassed the tempting appetizers with our sites on the main course. You could cut Katy's steak with a fork. (Sidenote: It was impressive that Katy chose a steakhouse for our dinner-site, yet it was even more impressive to have my wife order a steak...yeah, she's hot. Some men like to see their women dress up and stuff...I like my wife to order a steak!)
Our activities: Some activities will go unmentioned, but others must be detailed. We started Saturday morning off with a hot cup of coffee from Starbucks...then, as my wife's face began to glow, we started shopping at all the unique shops located in The Plaza. We had a ton of fun....talking...holding hands (you're welcome, honey)...trying to take pictures of ourselves...trying on clothes...looking at gadgets...we just enjoyed each other's company.
Katy and I are not extravagant people...we don't long for "more things". We like our current living situation...the money we make...and the family and friends we have around us. This weekend, we lived like royalty and it was a blast. Katy is my best friend and I can't wait until I can plan a "Getaway Weekend"!
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