Some photos of Wm over the weekend playing baseball. Just one more thing that this boy LOVES!!!!
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Friday, November 13, 2009
Train Park
Along with fire trucks, Wm loves his trains! We took some time yesterday and headed to the choo-choo park. Here are a couple of photos from the day. Hope that you enjoy.
Sacrifices
My last post was about Mike and what a wonderful father he is; this post is a tribute to why we have become the family that we have.
There are moments, days, and even weeks where Mike and I wonder why in the world have we chosen to live in the stinking desert. Why did we move far from our family, friends, and the place that we love so very much, the beach? And why did we not run back to those things the first chance that we had been given? Well, the answer is not as simple as I am describing but here goes…It is for days/weeks like this one has been!
Being in the desert has allowed Mike and me to grow together, to depend solely on upon one another for friendship and strength. It has formed a bond between us that can never be broken. It has allowed for growth and healing in ways that I cannot begin to describe; living here has allowed us to make fresh starts in so, so many ways.
It has also allowed our family a great deal of freedom. By choosing to live in the desert we have the opportunity to work amazingly rewarding* jobs. Mike and I both have the flexibility to manipulate our schedules. Mike can go in late and come home early if he chooses and I can work anytime within a 7 day period, from home! We live simply and are extremely content with what we have. This elasticity allows, above all else, for us to be here for our son!
The desert has also taught us the meaning of family; our family, the one we are forming! William has been the best thing to happen to either of us. Our time together is truly that -‘family time’. We spend our evenings and weekends doing activities together (reading, playing make believe, the zoo, hiking, the beach, etc).
So yes, we have made sacrifies. We have our moments, days, weeks where we miss our friends/family from back home and we desire that ocean breeze but...Our lives have been so enriched by our time here in the desert that I cannot imagine what it would have been like had we stayed at the beach. And to think… now, we are anxiously waiting to see how our new little boy will enrich our lives even more.
*(I use this term very liberally)
A Great Daddy
Today, I am so grateful for a husband who is such a wonderful father! Mike loves his family more than anything in the world and it truly shows. Yesterday, he was able to come home early from work and the family took a fun trip to the bookstore. Today, Mike was late to work because he and Wm were reading books together in Wm’s book cave. We are so blessed to have a husband/daddy who wants to be so involved with our lives. Thank you Mike for making us all so happy!
Fire Trucks
William loves, loves, loves fire trucks! We are not sure exactly how this obsession began but we know that it has endured for more than a year now! It doesn’t hurt that Mike and I now get just as excited to see them as Wm does. We have had frequent visits by fire men/trucks to the neighborhood lately. Someone in the home behind us is not well; which makes us all a little sad, but the up side is that we get front row views of the emergency vehicles.
Thursday, November 5, 2009
William's 2 year check-up
William had his 2 year check-up today. He is growing so quickly; we just cannot believe it. The doctor was very impressed with William’s advanced verbal skills (Wm talked up a storm during his visit) and stated that ‘most 4 year olds cannot communicate as well as Wm’. William is 35” tall (60th%), weighs 25.8 lbs (17th%) which basically means that he is tall and skinny for his age but falls directly in line with his percentiles since birth. William had to receive 2 shots today and he’s not too happy with me right now but I explained that even though these shots hurt right now, they will keep us from getting really sick later. Poor little guy!
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Halloween 2009
William did wonderfully this Halloween. He was so excited to go for “Tricks-or-Treats” that he carried/dragged around his candy bucket for days prior to Halloween. William was not afraid at all to go up to the door and to say “Trick/Treat” followed by a quick “Tank vu”. He was adorable as a little surfer Fireman (he insisted on flip-flops instead of fire fighter boots). Here are some photos.
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William's loot - don't touch!!!!
Trick-treat
"Do I look good or what?"
Hydrating before the 'big game'
The cousins
Scary Aunt Sondy
Dragging his bucket o'Goodness
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