A Tribute...

A tribute to a role model, a mentor, a friend. A tribute to a man of character, a man of wisdom, a man of God. A tribute to my mom's father, my grandfather, the great grandfather of my sons. As I sit here typing I can't believe you're gone. There's great comfort in knowing though that through Christ the goodbye is only temporary. I will always hold dear to my heart the great many memories you gave me. To name just a few:

--Building gingerbread houses every Thanksgiving (A tradition we're passing on to our sons though I could never attempt to actually make the house from scratch like you did).
--The countless hours I spent in the doll house you made for me
--All the carvings you've done, especially the horse and the santa you made me
--Teaching me to love New York City and showing me the ins and outs
--Dancing with me at my wedding
--All the quality time you spent visiting us and us visiting you

It was because of my relationship with you and Grandma that Ryan and I chose to live in Bend; a place where our children can be close to their grandparents (most of them) and hopefully have the same strong relationship with them that I had/have with you.

I wish I could have been there Grandpa. My baby is sick so I can't make the trip. I know you understand. I will cherish forever this past summer having everyone together one last time. I love you so much and I'm so glad I had a chance to tell you that.

Goodbye for a little while; until we see each other again.

Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die."
John 11:25-26

Random

Last week it was 60 degrees here tying/breaking record highs for January. We made sure to get out and enjoy the weather.
We tried everything to capture a smile on camera...Kai wasn't so sure at first.

Success!
This is what I found when I went in to check on Kadyn during nap time last week. Yes, he's under there.
The 3 loves of my life!

Photo shoot gone wrong

These pictures were taken by a co-worker a month ago. Kai was almost 2 weeks and Kadyn was almost 2. **Note to the reader** The pee was the least of it. He also pooped all over the basket as well as some tool that was used in a picture we're using for his birth announcement. Whenever you have a naked baby, you're asking for trouble. And as you know, Kai doesn't do anything little.

6 Week Chunky Monkey

I wanted to take some pictures of Kai marking 6 weeks. Kadyn of course immediately wanted to take his clothes off too and be in the pictures.






This chunky monkey had his 6 week appointment today. Here's the latest:

Weight: 14 lbs 3 oz

Height: 24 1/8 inches

He's off the charts for both height and weight. Way to big little guy.

Cannon Beach

We spent the past weekend at the beach with "Uncle" Kyle and "Aunt" Sarah.
Those sneaky waves were trying to chase me the whole time. It's a good thing I had my running shoes on.

Baby Kai slept most of the weekend.

At one point I even insisted that I take my clothes off. Mommy must have known something I didn't because she wouldn't let me.
I was insistent that Sam was going to be there. The whole drive over I would say "go to the beach with SAM!" or "Sam be there." And people say that little kids don't remember anything (we went to the beach last May with Sam). As always the weekend went too fast.