November 10th, 2009
I enjoy my family!
It’s that simple. I love coming home from work everyday with a little boy who’s ready to “show off” in some special way. I love seeing my pregnant wife smile at me.
That’s what I’m thankful for today.
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August 21st, 2008
I affectionately named my “extra” belly Chubby Charlie. My thought was that if I named it, it wouldn’t seem like part of me and I would want to get rid of it. It hasn’t worked flawlessly as quite often I think of Chubby Charlie as a friend, and I feed him. Mmmmm.
Leah named her extra belly Fatty Frieda.
The other day we were making a decision of whether to have Abel get his shots this week while he had a cold or wait until he was over the cold. [we decided to wait..but that's not the fun part of the story]
As part of the process of deciding, I asked Leah, “What’s your gut on this one?” We both thought to ourselves what our gut response would be.
I said, “You go first.”
She said, “Let’s wait.”
Naturally, I said we should just get them.
We sat back for a second and Leah said, “Did Frieda and Charlie just get in a fight?”
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May 17th, 2008
Yesterday, Leah and I were trying to get Abel to sleep. He wasn’t having it for awhile. He just wanted to wiggle around and kick his legs…maybe swing his arms a bit. That happened for about 20min and then he randomly rolled onto his stomach, farted…and life was good again. He fell llseep immediately!. That’s my boy!!!
May 7th, 2008
Today was Leah and my 4 year anniversary. We were going to go to Balba Island, but we got “stuck” at Sammy’s Camera. After Sammy’s, we went to The Lab. It was good times eating at the Cuban restaurant Habana and taking some pics.
THE BOYS
THE WIFE
THE WALL
THE ART (Invisible Children)
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April 26th, 2008
This morning and last night were quite relaxing for me. I feel like I haven’t had too many of those nights the last couple of months. Last night, Leah and I just put on Ocean’s 13 and did random stuff on the computer. It was nice.
I finally got NetNewsWire back on my computer. It sure makes life easier for keeping up on people (at least as far as people who blog go. I think I’ve just been getting jealous that my son’s blog is more popular than mine. Blogging is a popularity contest!!!!….right??? Just kidding.
Here’s the latest flyer I made for Favor of God. We are starting a Missions Training Course in Northern Uganda. It’s going to be a “study abroad” style class because it is the same length as a college semester. It’s a 14-week course that will focus on spiritual formation, character development, training to reach the unreached people groups in the 10/40 window, and training to be sent out as servants to raise up indigenous leaders. I think it’s going to be an AMAZING course. If you know any one that would be interested, just let me know.
Here’s the flyer:
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April 25th, 2008
I think he’s a worthy cause. This little guy makes me smile everyday!
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March 11th, 2008
He might be the youngest blogger EVER…but don’t discriminate! Give a baby some love!
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February 15th, 2008
It’s 3 am right now. I’m sitting with Abel. He’s sleeping. This is one of those moments that I never could have guessed would bring me such joy. He’s just sitting on my chest…sleeping…..twitching…..making funny noises.
My thoughts can be summed up by saying: Being a dad is rad. (hey, it even rhymes)
I post this picture because I thought it was funny. Abel isn’t so sure what he thinks about Derek. That’s all.
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February 3rd, 2008
When Abel is being fussy, there is one position that never fails. I know it looks like I’m choking him, but I promise he loves it. Tonight he was so comfortable that he feel asleep.
By the way…I know my son is wearing a dress but you probably did too when you were his age. They try to make it ok by calling them “sleepers,” but I’m not fooled.
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January 23rd, 2008
I know I’m a little late on these pictures, but I thought I’d put them up anyways. I took these of Leah while we were in San Diego this past December.
