My Parents Have A Kitten!

New Glasses!

Me and Liam

A quote from an incredible story that I was fortunate enough to stumble across:

"I do not know why God has us ask when He knows what lies ahead. But this I know, I will ever more boldly ask the impossible of my Father. And, thereafter, surrender to His control of all things."

-Matt Mooney, May 16th 2007
http://mattandginny.blogspot.com/


The blog tells the story of their son, Eliot, and the year that spanned both his birth and death (he had Trisomy 18 and only lived 99 days). It was incredibly heart wrenching, but beautiful too.
Kaiden was not far from my mind or heart as I read the blog Matt Mooney wrote about his own experience with the agony of losing a child.
I can not begin to understand what it must be like to go through such a thing, but these encounters with friends and strangers alike who have gone through it has opened my eyes a little bit, and my heart hurts for them. I know that God is big, but I wish that there was just a little bit less suffering here than there is....
Parents should never have to bury their children. Ever.

No More Crib

My little boy has made the transition from crib to toddler bed!
We are all liking this change quite a bit, especially mommy, as she no longer has to lift Liam into and out of the crib! So much nicer on her back!

Circus Fun

Funnies

Can Liam fit in the back window of the car? YES! (Riding on the ferry)

How crazy can we get Liam's hair? Pretty crazy! (More riding on the ferry!)

Brian and Alyssa's Wedding

Liam was trying to hide from the camera, but I was too smart for him!
Joe is always such a silly person
Liam talking to his "NinNin"
Liam and Mommy
The three of us...

So, we went to Brian and Alyssa's wedding yesterday. Or, at least, we tried to. When we got to the ferry, there was a 2 1/2 hour wait, so we tried driving around, which didn't get us there any faster. Ended up missing the ceremony...arriving 10 minutes after the reception had started. We were all pretty upset as we had been looking forward to the wedding for weeks. But at least we got to be there for a little bit and not fully miss the whole thing.

Jennifer in Simpson Land!

A Quote From A Friend

I was reading a web page of a dear friend, Gemma, when I came across this line she wrote (quoted verbatum):

Praise God for the times he brakes us down so he can build us up again the way he wants us to be without all the crap!

Very true!