Luke's First Black Eye

On Sunday afternoon, Luke got his first (and hopefully last) black eye.  It is his first big injury since this.  He decided it would be fun to spin around really fast.  He got dizzy and hit the edge of the coffee table with his head.  It made the loudest noise!  I'm thankful a black eye is all we're dealing with.  He cried REALLY hard for a couple of minutes, but as soon as he had his pacifier, monkey and bear, he calmed down.  He's a tough little guy!!  It's not very good timing--we were planning to get a family photo this week for our Christmas card.  But I guess that's just life with an extremely active two year old boy.

This is what it looked like right after it happened:

 

This is what it looks like today:

  

 

Good Friends

On Saturday we had a fun reunion with the McAnelly and Carpenter families.  This was the first time all of us could be together with our kids.  Jen, Cristi and I were in a prayer group many years ago--before any of us were even close to being married.  We've all stayed close through the years and it was fun to get together.  We need to do it more often.  My child opted not to cooperate for the photos. :)  Maybe one day we'll be able to get one of the three boys smiling.

Home Improvements

Mark and I made a decision recently that we won't be moving from this house for a couple of years.  So, we decided to start some home improvement projects.  First, we extended our patio in the backyard.  We really love having the extra space!

We also put up a playscape for Luke in the backyard as his Christmas present this year.  Last weekend, Jeff, Jim, Dad and Mark spent about six hours putting it together.  Luke loves it and calls it his "pirate ship."  So far, Lily and Nathan have played on it too and they seemed to love it as well!  We are so thankful for all of the help from our families putting it up in the backyard.  Who knows how long it would have taken if I had been Mark's only helper!  Here are several pictures of the kids playing on the new playscape.

 

 

Flashback: February 24, 2007

I'm so happy, I can hardly contain myself.

When Jeff and I went to Auditorium Shores on a cold and rainy February afternoon almost two years ago, I'm not sure how many of the thousands of people there would have predicted tonight's outcome.

It's been a fun ride. I'm excited about the future.

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- Mark