we are celebrating Christmas at my parents’ today, and then tomorrow we’ll be here to celebrate. jerry works tomorrow afternoon, so i probably won’t see anyone until after then!
jamin has been getting so big. i couldn’t believe it when i saw him on his knees on saturday night. then when i came out […]

jamin’s eye is fine. it actually looked normal for the portraits on monday. thank you so much for your prayers!!
i had a great birthday on the 18th. it was one of the best ones in a while.
so why am i posting another prayer request? well jerry and i made some VERY stupid mistakes in the […]

the little guy woke up in his normal happy mood. smiling and giggling. he was still a little tired, and so was i, so we settled back into bed to nurse for a bit. he moves his arms around a lot, and flung a hand and hit himself. at first, i didn’t know where he’d […]

wow this post is so long overdue!
jamin turned 4 months old on sunday. he weighed 14 lbs. i didn’t measure him, but he’s a tall boy! he’s wearing mostly 6 month clothes because of his length.
he is a total joy, a light in our lives. we are so absolutely in love with him. he is […]

until dec. 20 i am offering photo ornaments for 5.95 each. with text they’re only 6.95! if you want multiples of the exact same, the first is 5.95 (or 6.95 w/ text) and the second is a dollar off! the third is another dollar off! for example: if you get three of the same image, […]

using a generator called “the hat”, which scrambles the names up, we found the winner: it’s my dear friend QuietKeeper - Katrina!! i’m so happy for you, katrina!! i will be emailing you right away so you can let me know what gift you’d like.
thanks so much to everyone who entered the contest! it meant […]