i heart halloween

I tried to have very low expectations for our first Halloween with two. Abby has been testing us quite a bit this week, wanting things her way or no way. And the little guy has been going through a growth spurt . . . very fussy and very hungry. We had a slightly disappointing beginning [...]

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island fun

We spent last Saturday on the coast of Whidbey Island with our church’s youth group. Abby LOVES these kids, and they LOVE her, so it was a blast. To make the day even better, she actually took her nap . . . in a pack-n-play . . . in someone else’s house. For our little [...]

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visit con our familia…part dos (spanglish for “visit with our family…part 2″)

Our visit with my side of the family was busy with more spoilage and snuggling for the kiddos, hot, humid weather and water play, a successful introduction to fireworks and a 4th of July celebration that our ears are still recuperating from, a church picnic, and a trip to the Imagine Children’s Museum.

Abby LOVED spending [...]

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one of the kids

Abby’s really starting to enjoy interacting with kids of ALL ages. She just loves being wherever there’s a party. This morning at church, we found a soccer ball, and before we knew it, all the kids were kicking it around…including Abby. The kids at church, while most of them are older, love playing with Abby [...]

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new friend

Last week, we met a new little person in the form of one adorable, Neveah Joy Ibsen. Her mommy and daddy (Janell and Luke) are some wonderful friends of ours, who welcomed their baby girl via C-Section on her daddy’s birthday. Isn’t she so sweet?

Janell’s was the second of 5 pregnancies within our little church [...]

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a blustery day

Halloween in our neck of the woods started off like any normal year…pouring down rain. But, I’m not kidding, right around the time all the little kiddos were getting their costumes on, the rain stopped, the sun came out, and it was gorgeous. We even got to see a beautiful rainbow (one of the full-arch [...]

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so blessed

This morning was a busy one for the family and for Pathways. Today, our church community celebrated its 3rd birthday, moved into our new building, and witnessed 5 baptisms. It was a wonderful weekend, and so many people just poured themselves into the morning, and God was glorified.
In addition to all the events of [...]

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goodbye heatherwood

This was our last Sunday meeting at Heatherwood Middle School. For over 2 years, we’ve had our Sunday services at this facility, which has been great for us. Today, I was a little emotional, knowing that this was the last service at this school…where so many family memories have been made. Next weekend, we will [...]

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weekend update (thursday edition)

The last couple of days have been pretty mellow around here (which is a wonderful thing), and I have seen that as a time to rest a bit from blogging. I will share a few things that are going on:
With our church re-launching in the next couple weeks, Josh has been busy with many multi-media [...]

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pathways update

There are some really exciting things happening with our church community, Pathways, and I wanted to update you all.
1. Our Pathways church services are moving! There is a private high school in the area that we will be renting for our Sunday morning gatherings. This is super exciting as our rent will be less, and [...]

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