Wednesday, July 25, 2007

Michigan June 07



Last month the girls and I took a trip to Michigan to attend my cousin Beth's wedding. Moriah was the flower girl, wearing Beth's dress from when she was a flower girl at the age of 3. This was Moriah's first debut and we were proud that she made it down the aisle, regardless of the fact that she forgot to throw the flowers (oops!). The plan was for Jeremy to fly in midweek to attend, but his flight was canceled and therefore could not make it for the festivities. So, I was left to fly both ways with the girls with a connection in Chicago. People looked at me as though I were crazy for taking on such a task with two young ones. Those of you with kids know what I'm talking about when you walk onto an airplane and everyone gives you the look, "Man, I sure do hope she isn't sitting next to me with kids who are sure to cry and interrupt my less-than-comfortable nap." The girls ended up doing great, surprising me and all the fellow passengers on our flights.

Above is a slideshow of the wedding and the week we spent with family. This was the first time in over 4 years that my parents, three brothers and I have been together since my wedding. Moriah was a little confused at first and called all of my brothers "Uncle John", unable to differentiate between the three. I must give credit to Kyle Bultman, the photographer of the first 33 shots of the slide show. He is my cousin Katie's boyfriend and an excellent photographer. He managed to capture great shots and I can't thank him enough for sharing his work with me (and you). Be sure to check out more of his work or order prints through him at: Bultman Photography & Bultman Blog

Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Long Overdue....Memorial Day Weekend at Meme and Gichan's

Jeremy did a great job putting together this slideshow - be sure your volume is on

Thursday, May 24, 2007

Monday, May 21, 2007

Life in the World of Momo and Maddie


*Moriah has been "poop-trained" for nearly a year and a half...as of last week she is now fully potty trained. It turned out to be easier than I expected, making me wish I would have exerted the effort far sooner. All it took was one day of wetting her pants outside multiple times and having to stop playing, come inside, get washed up, and change clothes before returning to play. Moriah figured out real quick that if she went potty on the toilet her playtime would last longer.

*Moriah-isms: i did it all-my-by-myself; what is that color is that?; what are you are doing?; mom, what are you thinking about?; play-doh = "clay-doh"; moriah still tells me once a day "Happy Mother's Day"; the only color she never mistakes - brown; restaurant = runtaurant; "i can do anything i need"; after Moriah has had a time out, she will say "I am ready to be sweet now"; if it seems like we are arguing or if we raise our voices, she will interject "hey, be nice to each other"

*Moriah's favorite things to do: playing the piano and singing made-up songs, gardening, emptying the dishwasher, reading books while going potty, running (preferably with you right next to or behind her), singing Barney songs, going to church "to go see Jesus," and of course playing with the aunties.

*When Madelyn is tired there are two things that will always satisfy her: a good swaddle and sucking at least three of her fingers (we have Jamie J to thank for that).
...more to come soon for Madelyn. Right now her days are filled with eating and naps. She has become much more responsive and smiles quite a bit. There are times when she looks as though she wants to belly laugh but hasn't figured out how to. Instead, she just gives us a big cheeser and kicks her legs as fast as she can.

A few images for the Farmsick.











Montreat College Class of 2007

On Saturday, May 12th, we all went to Grant's Graduation in Black Mountain, N.C. Congratulations Grant, we look forward to having you home this year.













Tuesday, May 8, 2007

life is beautiful...


This past Saturday after our breakfast ritual I got Moriah dressed and took her outside to play and take pictures. Out of 150 shots this is my favorite. Looking back I can't really remember an intentional decision to capture this moment. To me this picture illustrates everything wonderful and great about youth. When I look at this picture it makes me happy.

Angel

Thursday, April 12, 2007