New blog coming up...

We are leaving this blog behind... and starting a new one. Lots of times I have wanted to blog about what's happening here, but haven't - because I hadn't had time to think up a new name... So. We're working on that, and hopefully will soon again have a place to post the fun things we want to share with you, but this time without some key identifiers. :)

Stay tuned!! Next post will be the last one. :)

Camping with 3 toddlers and an infant... ai yai yai...

We spent last weekend camping in Arkansas, and had a blast.
Some good friends of ours were supposed to join us at the campground for the weekend, but due to a little pre-term labor (gosh, such excuses...) they spent the weekend resting at home. We spent most of Saturday hanging out with Joel & Alice at their place, so good times were still had by all.

Enjoy the photos.

The brighter side of hurricane rain

Not to diminish the tragedy and pain experienced by so many people, but we want to share some of the joy brought on by the extra rain of late.

And now... the pictures

- some fun kid shots
- making butter with Mom (enjoying it with bread and a bit of honey of course)
- Jaden's first "daddy-date" at our church's car show, then out for ice cream with our good friend Randy (and don't forget his motorcycle)



(If you feel the need for more explanation, you can click through to the album in picasaweb and read the captions there...)

Video update

Again, we've fallen behind and so I sit here looking at all the wonderful pics and videos on my computer since Annelise's birth (9 weeks ago!) that I'd love to share with family and friends. So, with little explanation, here's a random smattering of videos from in & around our house.
(pics to come another day...)

Jaden passing the time in the van on our roadtrip to KS, "Baby Beluga" style


Superman, man of air


Swimming collage


Happy 3rd birthday Jaden!


Joshua fit the diaper tower of Jericho, Jericho, Jericho...



And, for the grandparents... look at her hold that head up! (hey, she's only 9 weeks old)

Newborn pics: Annelise at 1 week, and the rest of us (much older)

Steve at www.poeticexposure.com did a FANTASTIC job (especially considering what he had to work with...) of shooting our family pics 2 weeks ago. He just posted the slide show and images yesterday - check them out if you like.

Slide Show:
http://www.poeticexposure.com/annelise/

Pictures:
http://www.poeticexposure.com/annelise/bw
http://www.poeticexposure.com/annelise/color

The famous belly collage montage

One of the more enjoyable memories we've had from Tracy's 3 pregnancies is the final collage picture showing how the mid-section of my beloved bride has... um... blossomed. Seriously, it's AMAZING to see how the human body was designed! So, here they are, ALL 3 of our pregnancy collages.

First, Annelise - June, 2008:




Then, the twins and Jaden - Sept, 2006 (yes, ladies and gentlemen, it's real) and June 2005:



For a larger view, you can go to the album directly...

Pregnancy Collage pics 6/30/08 11:34 PM