Sweet brothers. The boys I spend my days with.
That sweet face. Oh. My. Word.
He is such a happy guy!
And this sweet Fitz – he’s the best big brother around!
The winter is long with two active boys that just wanna GO! I cannot WAIT for spring!
My brother visited the second weekend in January and Samm made the trip over with little Jack – since he hadn’t met G yet!
CHRISTMAS!
Derek & Jessica gave the boys their extra iPads that were given to them! AWESOME!
Meeting Jack for the first time!
They are the just the best of friends! It’s so cute!
PERFECTION!
GGG and GG with their newest great-grandchild!
OH MY WORD!!!
COUSINS!
And now – to get one of all five of them!
We did get ONE that will work! Crazies! Well – mostly Fitzy!
LOOK AT HOW BIG ENOCH IS! WHAT!
LOVE LOVE LOVE those ones!
We had SUCH a great time with everyone! It was a little crazy at times – but the kids did great and love spending time together!
Can’t WAIT to get together again!
In between and after and all around – I took pictures of our trip to see baby Jack!
Sweetness!
He just adores his baby Jack sparrow the pirate!
This guy – he’s too much!
My mom was sick – so my dad made the trip out alone.
Xavier adores Enoch!
And Enoch adores my dad!
LOVE those shots!!
I didn’t post this one on facebook – for obvious reasons – and with Samm’s permission – I am posting it here – because it is BEAUTIFUL!
Samm and her two favorite guys!
He just loves his Sammy and his Jack. He asks every day if he can see them. Sweet boys.
On Friday – the 26th – I got a call from Xavier – my sister’s husband – saying – COME NOW! Wait. What?
We figured it out – and Samm was being induced – so I hopped in the car and drove 3 hours to NJ. The boys and Jared stayed at my parents – which worked out wonderfully.
Samm progressed very slowly. We waited. And waited. And waited.
I went back to their apartment Friday night and slept – waiting for a phone call. When I got to the hospital Saturday morning – it had been a long night – but at least Samm was able to sleep. Saturday moved slowly – and by evening – I went back to the apartment – got ready to watch Doctor Who and eat some pizza – and a text came in. Come now – they are prepping her for a c-section!
And then the cries. Those sweet baby cries!
Isn’t he GORGEOUS!
He weighed a little over 8 lbs. Such a sweetie!
BE STILL MY HEART!
Samm had a rough recovery immediately after her c-section. It was a few hours before she was able to hold little Jack.
He was born at 8:48 in the evening on December 27th.
I went back to the apartment and slept. I knew I would have to leave by noon the next day – so I made sure to come back and get lots of love in!
BEAUTIFUL!!
I am so thankful that I was able to be there! Jack – you are so loved! You have an incredible momma and such a sweet dadda to love you!
Since my sister was due Christmas Eve – we decided to have Christmas a day early with Jared’s parents!
We found this basketball game on clearance for TEN dollars a few summers ago! SCORE!
It was a beautiful day together!
We had a small early Christmas with my parents – which is always fun!
It was a STAR WARS Christmas – all around!
Stay tuned for more Christmas posts!
Enoch turned one on November 19th – crazy!
We had a party for him at the beginning of November – along with my sister’s baby shower for sweet Jack!
My sweet family! I just LOVE them!
He LOVED his zucchini bread cake!
My brother and his family were in town for the parties – so we took advantage of the cousin time!
In the spring – we will try to combine birthday parties and then again in the fall – it’s so much easier with everyone farther apart!
We made our yearly trip to the PA Renaissance Faire in October – this time with my brother and his family!
This guy – oh my word!
Fitzy and Rowyn are the best of friends!
My dad MADE chainmail for Fitzy and Judah! SO AWESOME!
I cannot WAIT to go next year – with EVERYONE!
Because the bitter cold bleakness of the winter seems to drag on – here are some pictures to remind us of the warmth that will be coming back – granted – it’s a warmth that brings the winter – but still.
I absolutely LOVE where I grew up – ESPECIALLY during fall!
The moon – space. I was born to be a space traveler. I hate flying. But the thought of going to the moon – another galaxy. Warp drive. Sign me up. Sigh.
What IF you fly? What if you never try. And then you’re missing out on the best thing to ever happen. I personally think we set too many expectations for ourselves and the people around us.
I want my boys to love Jesus and love people. I want them to enjoy school and try their best – but I also think that straight A’s should be the last of their worries. I want them to try. And fail. I want them to try and succeed. Because life isn’t perfect. It’s about mistakes and forgiveness. It’s about successes and grace. I want them to have a great sense of self-worth – because it’s really hard to love and be loved when you don’t. I want them to experience life. In it’s wonderful and horrible and beautiful glory. I want them to look at a sky and see so much more. I want them to live in grace.
Fear is a healthy thing – when it’s fear of the cars in the street – or getting too close to the edge. Not when it’s about trying and failing. Because you will always fail – at least once – but really so much more. BUT – you will also fly – at least once. But really. So. Much. More.
I said earlier that Jared’s parents came to my parents for Thanksgiving. And it’s indeed a BEAUTIFUL thing.
I am SO very thankful that Jared has become truly a part of my family and the same for me with his.
It’s wonderful to celebrate together. No jealousies. No arguments. Family. Truly family.
Fitzy – with both his grandmothers – AWESOME!
Just remember – your parents are just as excited to become grandparents – just as excited as you are to hold your little babies.
I am SO thankful for the relationship that our kids have with their grandparents!
