A shot of our running shoes before we left. Owen loves to run very fast in his!
Baxter before we left. Doesn't get much sweeter than this!
Here are the boys in the stroller. Owen held onto Edward the train just like this the whole time.
Friday, July 18, 2008
Family Run
One of my favorite things to do as a family is to go running - crazy I know! Baxter is finally old enough to go in our new double jog stroller, so we went out for our first family run last weekend. I had taken them out by myself a few days earlier and it was a slight disaster. At one point they were both crying, I was holding Owen and we were a good 5 minutes from home. I was glad that for our second attempt with the stroller Matt would be with us too! It went so much better. Both of the boys seemed to enjoy it! We look forward to many more runs with our two boys!
A shot of our running shoes before we left. Owen loves to run very fast in his!
Baxter before we left. Doesn't get much sweeter than this!
Here are the boys in the stroller. Owen held onto Edward the train just like this the whole time.
A shot of our running shoes before we left. Owen loves to run very fast in his!
Baxter before we left. Doesn't get much sweeter than this!
Here are the boys in the stroller. Owen held onto Edward the train just like this the whole time.
First Wedding!
Matt got to officiate his first wedding last weekend! Our friends Kyle and Jenny watched the boys for us so I could go too! He did such an amazing job and really brought such glory to God through the ceremony. He had been able to do some pre-marital counseling with the couple too, so it was neat to get to know them and then be a part of their wedding day. It's something that he looks forward to doing more throughout his ministry. I snapped a picture from the back. It wasn't a very good one, but it captures the moment.
Friday, July 11, 2008
FREE Chick-fil-A!
At Chick-fil-A today, if you dress up like a cow they will give you free food! So that is just what we did at lunch. We went with our friends Wes and Jennifer and Luke. We ran into some other folks from church too. There were many cows running through the food court at the mall. Quite a scene!
Here are our two cows before we left home.
Matt and I weren't going to dress up, but when we got to the mall, some of the others had extra cow "stuff" so we taped it on to join in the fun. What a great family portrait. It doesn't get better than this!
I failed to get a shot of Luke and Owen in their cow clothes, so here is a picture of them talking in the car at the little play area.
Here are our two cows before we left home.
Matt and I weren't going to dress up, but when we got to the mall, some of the others had extra cow "stuff" so we taped it on to join in the fun. What a great family portrait. It doesn't get better than this!
I failed to get a shot of Luke and Owen in their cow clothes, so here is a picture of them talking in the car at the little play area.
Tuesday, July 08, 2008
Thank You Costco!
You may already know how very much our family loves Costco. If you don't know, we love it VERY much! Here are FOUR MORE reasons that we love Costco.
1. You can build a great tower that is REALLY fun to crash!
2. You can make a train track with tunnels.
3. This one is a little scary :) I came home from my Saturday morning breakfast at Panera to this. Matt didn't even hear me come in the door.
4. Like father like son.
Thank You Costco!
1. You can build a great tower that is REALLY fun to crash!
2. You can make a train track with tunnels.
3. This one is a little scary :) I came home from my Saturday morning breakfast at Panera to this. Matt didn't even hear me come in the door.
4. Like father like son.
Thank You Costco!
Maymont
We enjoyed a picnic lunch at this great park (Maymont)in Richmond the other day. It can take a lot of energy to get all four of us out of the house with a picnic lunch, etc, but it was WELL worth it!
Matt and Owen ready for lunch! We found a great spot to eat under a BIG tree, on top of a BIG hill. We could see the "choo choo" (which was actually a "tram" that drove people around the park) go by which was a highlight for Owen of course.
Baxter hanging out in the stroller while we got everything set up.
Mommy and Baxter.
Mommy and her two little boys. I should post this one somewhere in our house so that on hard days I can look at it and be reminded of what a blessing they are and what a blessing it is to be their mom!
This is a video of Owen and Matt running around a bench near where we ate lunch. Just listen to the joy that Owen has! It's a blessing to see our boys love their daddy so much!
Matt and Owen ready for lunch! We found a great spot to eat under a BIG tree, on top of a BIG hill. We could see the "choo choo" (which was actually a "tram" that drove people around the park) go by which was a highlight for Owen of course.
Baxter hanging out in the stroller while we got everything set up.
Mommy and Baxter.
Mommy and her two little boys. I should post this one somewhere in our house so that on hard days I can look at it and be reminded of what a blessing they are and what a blessing it is to be their mom!
This is a video of Owen and Matt running around a bench near where we ate lunch. Just listen to the joy that Owen has! It's a blessing to see our boys love their daddy so much!
Brothers
I imagine there will be one hundred more posts entitled "Brothers," but it just captures our boys so well! We hope and pray they will always love each other! Boys clothes are not always very fun, but at least we can have some fun matching them occasionally! Thanks for the cute shirts Grams and Grampop!
Owen and Baxter enjoying the exersaucer. Thankfully Baxter welcomes Owen's "teaching" so far!
And here is a video of Owen singing to Baxter and drumming with Baxter's arms. This is what happens when we go to the grocery store. I have Baxter in the baby Bjorn carrier facing Owen in the shopping cart. As we walk the aisles of Walmart, Owen "tugs" on Baxter's arms and sings his favorite songs very loudly. We are generally walking through Walmart singing either the ABC's or Amazing Grace. We hope it is a blessing to all who pass us by!
Owen and Baxter enjoying the exersaucer. Thankfully Baxter welcomes Owen's "teaching" so far!
And here is a video of Owen singing to Baxter and drumming with Baxter's arms. This is what happens when we go to the grocery store. I have Baxter in the baby Bjorn carrier facing Owen in the shopping cart. As we walk the aisles of Walmart, Owen "tugs" on Baxter's arms and sings his favorite songs very loudly. We are generally walking through Walmart singing either the ABC's or Amazing Grace. We hope it is a blessing to all who pass us by!
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