Bussssssyyyy.

It's been crazy busy around our household. Yesterday was E's squadron picnic, today was our garage sale and tomorrow is church, an Easter egg hunt and brunch. I have an appointment on Monday, Tuesday AND Wednesday. Both E and I haven't had a chance to catch our breath and I know when he gets back from his TDY (out of town work assignment) things will begin to move even faster.

I don't have much time to write, but I did want to leave you with one of our film picture's from Hawaii. I hope you all have a blessed Easter weekend!

Straight from the camera...no editing because it's film!!!

Kaiden's First Haircut

Kaiden got a hair cut a few weeks ago. It was much needed...the back of his hair started to form a mullet and his bangs covered his eyes. I didn't want to cut his little, shaggy curls but I didn't want him to look like a girl during our Hawaii trip. I stumbled upon a barber shop in a small town next door to us. What caught my eye was the barber pole. From the outside, it looked perfect. I was envisioningg Kaiden's first haircut pictures to have beautiful light...an old man with white hair cutting his hair...and Kaiden sitting happily along the way. When I told E this, he said something that has been stuck in my head since... "Dianne, I think your photo reality and real reality are way different from each other." He was right. We walked into the barbershop and they had bright green walls. I should've just walked out but the pride in me made us stay. I didn't want to walk out just because I didn't think Kaiden would have good pictures. The whole experience was rather unpleasant. Our normally cheerful Kaiden did not sit happily...in fact, he screamed the entire time. We had forgotten that Kaiden got shots the day before and so he clearly did not want another stranger touching him. We told the barber that and he "joked" about how we shouldn't have brought him in...he had very serious undertones. Everything inside me was upset about the whole situation but E was right... Obviously, I'm over it now lol. The pictures are completely opposite to anything I had envisioned but funny memories nonetheless. We received a lock of his hair and now we can look back and laugh at Kaiden's hilarious expressions.

By the way, I made them all black and white to cover up the ugly lime green walls...just a photo tip...when you have brightly colored walls, it reflects back onto the skin leaving unflattering color in your pictures.

New Addition!

We have a new addition to our household! Her name is Callie and she is an 8-week old German shepherd puppy. She has a very sweet, playful temperament and gets along with Kaiden very well. I'm not really loving the puppy stage but German shepherds are known for their intelligence and loyalty, so I'm pretty excited to have her as our family dog. 

(By the way, we found a great home for our old dog Teddy which is exactly what we wanted for him. For a number of reasons, he just wasn't the dog for us.) 

Sweet Boy.

I am filled with joy. It's the only way to describe it. I am content and overwhelmed that God could bless me with such a sweet, little boy. 

 

2011 Merrell 10K Mud Run

My hubs just participated in the Merrell Mud Run. I've never actually been to a real race before, so it was pretty exciting to witness how intense these things can get. I loved seeing the team outfits, the serious stretching, the enthusiasm at the beginning of the race and the relief on their faces at the end. I'm so proud of E. He was number 34 out of the 100 in his wave and was one of the top 20% to finish out of over a thousand. 

Of course the verse when Paul talks about running the race, comes to my mind. Running a race isn't easy. It takes discipline. E told me there were definitely spurts of energy and moments where he felt just like stopping. Despite that, he never once started walking and pushed through until the end. What a great sermon analogy :)

Btw...I was too lazy to edit the photos so these are straight out of camera, minus a few straightening and cropping here and there.

We are all sporting Merrell's -- awesome shoes btw

Where's E? haha

He looks so beat.

A Very Scooby Halloween!

Happy halloween from Velma, Shaggy and Scobby :)

Our Little Target Trip

I can't believe how much this guy grows from week to week. He is quite tall for his age and most people we meet can't believe he just turned nine months. Now that he is starting to stand, it has been a bit easier taking his photograph. He can't quite walk yet so he just stays there, unsure of what to do. These are some pictures from a Target run we made after church. Kaiden is sporting his new Captain America shirt that his daddy got him and so we thought it would be fitting to bring him to the Captain America toy aisle too.