6 Already?

Noah is 6! Still trying to figure out where the last 6 years went, somehow they have managed to fly by! Noah, your dad and I love your smile and kind heart. We love that you always work to do what is right and include everyone. We love you for making the right decisions even when they are not always the popular ones. We pray that as you grow you will continue to show these Godly traits and shine for Him!It is a tradition at our home that on your birthday you get to select whatever you want for your birthday breakfast. Since it was a Sunday and we were excited to get to church, the day started early with Cinnamon Roll Cake. Yum!

We did some skating last winter, but this year the boys have fallen in love with skating. We have gotten out several times a week and love everything from the fresh air to the exercise. It was an easy decision to go with a skate party for his birthday this year. The weather could have been better, but in the end everyone had a fun time and no one got hurt. Here are a few shots from his big day.

4 Years Later....

4 years since our last post. So many changes in 4 years! I have been meaning to keep up with the kids baby books, scrapbooks and journals, and in the end have fallen way behind. The goal for 2012 is a monthly update so here we go!

I will start with the end of 2011. December 8, 2011 Jacob made the decision to ask Jesus into his heart and be Lord of his life. His brothers and I were sitting around the table discussion salvation at breakfast when Jacob (age 3 at the time) made the decision and prayed the prayer of salvation. God is so good!



December 26, our sweet Jacob turned 4. He is the spunky one in the family (not sure where he gets that from) and gets attention with his beautiful eyes. Mom and dad love you and are so proud of the boy you are.

Jacob Michael

If you still check the blog here, thanks for that. It's been almost a year since I've provided any updates here, as I've been posting photos to the smugmug gallery.

As you probably already know, Jacob Michael was born on December 26th! He was 8 lb, 10 oz and is a healthy, beautiful baby boy. More photos can be found at the smugmug gallery.



I don't plan to keep this blog up to date any time soon. With family, work, and school, this past year has been pretty hectic. I enjoy dropping photos on the net for your viewing pleasure, but haven't taken much time to provide much of the storyline.

Have a great 2008!

Birthdays & 1 year old fun

It's been a long time since I've posted, but momy has been loading some photos on kodak occasionally. If you haven't seen them, check here - (link to kodak).

Daddy's also trying out a new photo sharing site. Check it out when you have a chance. You can download full resolutions photos as well as order prints directly. Check it out here - (link to smugmug).

That's all for now. Sorry for the short post, but enjoy the photos!

Noah's new skills

Noah has sure been learning many new things as he gets bigger! It's a little early to be asking "what he wants to be when he grows up", but it is fun to see him explore new things. At one of his recent doctor's visits, the nurse had suggested while watching Noah study the equipment that he may be a mechanical engineer someday. That was before mommy told her that daddy was an engineer as well.



Here you can see Noah is practicing to become a rock star drummer. Between engineering & the drums, he just might turn out like his daddy. Poor guy;)



Matt is teaching Noah how to run the camera. Matt is certainly a great person to learn photography and explore creative expression through art as Matt is the art teacher at Lakeville South. You can see a few of his photos of Noah and explore some of his other adventures at his site here.



Here is a photo daddy took on the day we met Matt & Leah at Andy & Sue's place. He sure was a smiley guy and had a great time exploring all the fun things Andy & Sue had on display.



Here you can see that Noah enjoys having a cousin his age. He pushed / followed Luke around in the walker for quite some time when the whole family was together. I am sure these two are going to get in to some trouble when they get a little older. There are a lot of places to hide and plenty of mischief to be had at the farm!



Here is a quick snap of daddy, Noah, and his new friend Caleb on the day Caleb was baptised. Even though he is average size for a one month old, Caleb is sure small compared to the active little Noah we've become used to. It is hard to believe Noah was ever that small, but time sure does have a way of letting us forget.