Comfort and Joy

I will turn their mourning into gladness; I will
give them comfort and joy instead of sorrow.
Jeremiah 31:13

Saturday, August 13, 2011

More of Miller's 1 year pics

I just received the CD in the mail for Miller's 1 year pics and I am in love!!!  Beth did such a great job capturing their spirit, joy, love, energy, and zest for life.  God knew what He was doing when He gave me these 2 little guys.  I have been so blessed by the life of all three of my boys.  I put a few more of my favorites on here but click on the link at the bottom if you want to see all of them.
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All three of my boys have loved a certain "lovie" or blanket.
 This is Austin's.
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and this is Miller's.
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Eat my heart out with this one  Look at that little personality shining through.
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Miller has had 5 teeth forever. We aren't sure when the 4th one on the top is ever going to come through. I love it though!
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Austin trying to "help" Miller walk. =) IMG_7221 IMG_7217 IMG_7225 
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Love Austin's face in this one...such a proud big brother. IMG_7229
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Absolutely precious!
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They have my heart...that is for sure!
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Click on the link to see the rest of the pictures.

 Thank you again Beth! So thankful we have these pictures!

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Boston apartment

We love our little apartment in Boston.  It is perfect for our family.

This is looking at our house. 3 apartments share one front door and on the other side, 3 apartments share that front door.
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We are the green door. Our door to our apartment is inside the green door to the left. You can see it in the window by the front door.
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This is a view of the entire house.
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This is the door to our basement where we keep our bikes and stroller. I spend a lot of time and strength everyday lifting our double stroller in and out of that basement.
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This is a picture from the bottom of the street looking at our apartment (these are all multi-family homes meaning anywhere from 3-6 families live in each house). To the right of the picture is the parking lot where we park our car.
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This is the parking lot at the end of the street where we park our car. Parking in the city is a big deal so you purchase a parking space (expensive) so you have somewhere to park it. Where we live you can't leave your car on the street at night or it gets towed or a ticket. IMG_3586
This is a park at the end of the street where we love to play. It is a hidden gem. It has 2 playgrounds, one for toddlers and one for older kids along with a sandbox and sprinkler pad. We love it.
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This is a view from the playground to the parking lot. You can see that we are very close to both our favorite playground and our parking lot.
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This is a picture from our kitchen looking at the front door. Our apartment is narrow and long.
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The first room on the left when you walk in is our den. (I did not clean up perfectly so don't mind the mess).
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The first room on the right is the kids bathroom.
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The second room on the left is our bedroom. We have a door between the 2 bedrooms.
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The third door on the left is the boys room. Their room is connected to ours as well.
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Couldn't have the boys room without Forrest's special things.
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The second room on the right is our bathroom. Storage is definitely an issue in cities so we are storing things everywhere. There is nostorage in our bathroom.
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The last room at the end of the hall is our kitchen. It has plenty of storage which is great. We love our kitchen.
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This is looking from the back of the apartment towards the hallway.
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When you walk into our kitchen, our playroom/office is to the right. It's supposed to be a dining room but at this phase in our life, a playroom was much more needed. We love it!
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All that's left is for people to come visit so come on!

Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Professional photos

Before we left Memphis we had my good friend Beth take professional pictures of the boys.  These were Miller's 1 year pics.  She has taken his pictures at 4 months, 8 months, and 12 months which is the same thing we did for Austin.  I love seeing how much he has changed over the course of a year (I'll do a post soon where I show Miller from all 3 stages).  She did a great job and I can't wait to receive the disk in the mail.  The pictures below I stole from her photography blog.
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As you can tell, my boys have a lot of personality.  They definitely keep me laughing and on my toes.  I hear at least once a day, you sure are busy with those 2.  I wouldn't change it for the world.

Thank you for documenting their little personalities Beth.  I am so thankful for these memories.

Go check out EBW Photography to see the rest of the pictures.

Sunday, August 7, 2011

Time to register...


It's time to register for the 2011 Forrest Spence 5k.  The race is less than 3 weeks away and is going to be our best year yet.  I have the most amazing committee that has worked so hard for many months to make sure it goes off without a hitch.

If you live in Memphis, than come on to Overton Park for a fun filled morning of a 5k, 1 Mile Fun Run for 12 & unders, 100 yard dash for little kids, great food, great music, and tons of activities for the kids.  It is a great family event.

If you live out of town than you can sign up as a ghost runner and receive a t-shirt in the mail and know that you are supporting a great cause that is helping meet the needs of patients and families in the MidSouth.  The Forrest Spence Fund is making a difference and we would love your help!

Click here for a PDF version of the brochure you can print and mail in.

Click here to register online (ghost runner and race day participant).

Click here to learn more about the Forrest Spence Fund and the difference its making all over the MidSouth.

Friday, August 5, 2011

On a mission..

The boys and I are on a mission to find the best parks in Boston.  They are everywhere.  I guess because people don't have backyards they have incredible parks instead.  Almost every park has a sprinkler area for the kids.  The top 4 pictures are of the park closest to our apartment.  The boys loved it!














Yesterday we met some friends at the Sprinkler Park in Boston Commons.  This is literally in the middle of the city.  It is a beautiful park with so much to see and do.  We took our swimsuits and played in the huge sprinkler area.  It was a wading pool only 1-2 feet deep.  It was perfect for the kids.  I didn't get any pictures of them in the sprinkler/wading pool because I was too busy chasing them around.



You can see the tall buildings behind the pond.  The Sprinkler Park is called the Frog Pond.


We are loving spending our days exploring the city and finding new things to do.  



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Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Spoken so well...

My friend Jessica wrote one of the most beautiful posts on her blog the other day.  I felt like she was speaking my words better than I could have.  Thank you Jessica for sharing your heart.  I do know that God never wastes a wound.

Click here to read her post.

Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Potty time

Choo, choo...It's time for the potty train.  I have been putting this off because of the transition our family was in for over 2 months but it's time to jump on the potty train.  I saw this idea on my friend Lindley's blog and thought I had to steal it since Austin loves trains.  We started yesterday when David went back to work and overall he did well.  He has to have lots of reminders to go but I am proud of him.  He is thrilled about his Thomas, Diego, and Cars underwear so that has helped as well.  Here's to riding on the potty train all the way to potty trained!!!



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