Jeremiah Meets Baby Shower

We were blessed with a baby shower by some of my colleagues at work last week. Even JJ scored some gifts. It was a BLAST! Well, about as fun as a baby shower at work could be, I suppose.

Candid shot of a happy face and curious kid:


Munchin and lunchin in the Diva Den conference room:


Gifts n goodies, doo-dads and diapers, foot lotions and secret potions.
Except for the secret potions:


aww


cake and decor:




It's a blessing to have friends at work. I hope they will throw me a motorcycle shower in the spring.. I have the gloves. Just need the bike, helmet, and jacket.

Kids Rooms Update

One of the items we were able to cross off the to-do list was getting the boys' rooms finished. I carved and painted a sign for each of them to go above their bed. Each one matches their room/bed theme. And for Isaiah's room we painted all of his furniture espresso brown. Turned out pretty good, I'd say.

JJ's car theme:


close up hot rod made of styrofoam and paint and hot glue


Isaiah's jungle friends theme:


close up styrofoam sign


painted the rocking chair, crib, and changing station/dresser all espresso brown

Waffle Head

Aww, look at that family picture, how cuuute.
Our son Isaiah will be here before the end of the year, which will make us a family of four. In this busy holiday season, I'd like to try and predict what is going through each of our minds in relation to the baby.

Jeremiah: Isaiah is a ball inside of mommy's tummy. Mom and dad keep telling me I will love Isaiah, I will be a such a good big brother. I want a treat. Can I play toys? Hey. Where'd my choo choo train go? Wait a sec. I thought I hid that chocolate under this shoe.. its gotta be in here somewhere. I wanna go outside.

Isaiah: who's making all that ruckus?

Sheena: Ok, let's see. Isaiah could come today. Will he? I hope so. I'm excited. My to do list is almost completely eliminated. Jake's is growing. Did I buy enough burp cloths? should I pack Jake a brown belt for hospital? Did I fill my Jeep up yet just in case he comes tomorrow? I can't wait to hold my baby. I'm excited to show friends and family our baby.

Jake: Do I have extra time tonight to work on list? Do I have extra time tonight to work on list? Do I have extra time tonight to work on list? Do I have extra time tonight to work on list?

It's been said that men think like a waffle. Right now, my waffle is smothered in to-do list syrup.

How Big is the Internet?

I read this article at gizmodo.com. Someone said it best: "basically an entire small country is added to facebook every day." Click the image for larger version.

Random Monday Night Video

Although it may seem like it; I didn't create this video as a result of boredom. I needed a moment of weirdness. I did this to get myself away from my looooong to do list. I'm sure you all can relate. Especially around this time of the year.

I also just wanted to get myself on camera catching food in my grill. Enjoy?

Who's up for a grapes-in-grill throw down?

So he's 2

Now that Jeremiah is 2 years old, I figured it'd be appropriate to submit an update.


-he can communicate really well. In fact, tonight when we were in the check out lane at wal-mart he said "I want chocolate. I want candy. I want chocolate."
-he LOVES to go shopping. Here's my best shot at listing the phrases he says the most:
-Shopping?
-I want play toys
-hold you mommy. hold you daddy.
-I want_______
-Look at this!!!
-If we deny his request of any sorts, he usually replies "but I want to!"
-Our house can go from tidy to scattered in less than a minute because of him
-He misses all of his MN family and regularly calls them on his Elmo phone

There are so many new and exciting things about raising this little man that I cannot fit them all into this post while keeping your attention. But I will reemphasize how much I love him, and love being a dad. So many times when I'm playing with him, and he's thinking about the tower we're building, or Thomas the train, or maybe that he's peeing his diaper from laughing so hard at the tickling, I'm only thinking about the indescribable amount of love I have for him, and how much I am enjoying that very moment with him. It's amazing that I have the capacity to love him as much as I do.

JJ Update

I'm running late for work, I'll add more to this post later, but here's a short video clip of our son opening a door on his own for the 2nd time. We witnessed the first time without the video camera :)

enjoy

Mr. Mint and Friends

We dressed up. We decked out our trunk. We passed out candy to anyone who wanted to play the real life version of candyland.

I made a fool of myself; probably drove all nearby "trunkers" nuts with my completely ridiculous made up lumberjack accent.

In our costumes:
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Life size printouts to complement the game. Notice any familiar faces??


Princess Lolly and the Candy kid, and Mr. Mint too


Princess Lolly and a nearby cupcake!


Another trunk neighbor; the cowboy/cowgirl family. They brought live chickens for their theme!


Overall, we had a great time. Our church does an amazing job with events like this. Next year, I think we might just bring a camera instead of trunking it, and take pics/video. These are the only shots I got all night, and there were a lot more to be had...

Testimony

Sorry for the long post ahead.

This morning on my drive to work I was praying and reflecting on the things God did in church service last night. God moved in a lot of ways, and did a work in me as well. Key word: change. I believe God did more last night than we realize. On my drive in this morning, I stopped to get gas at the station I always do. Corner of Phoenix and I540; a busy station that always has the best prices, and a nice older woman runs it. I pre-paid with cash just as I always do. I fuelled my car, just as I always do. But today was different. As I was pumping gas, the spirit of God spoke to me that I needed to pray for her. I ignored it and convinced myself it was just my own mind thinking it and tried to think of other things. As I finished up and began to get in my car, it was too strong on the inside of me to ignore so I shut the car door and marched back into the gas station. Lady had a puzzled look on her face to see me again but I looked her in the eyes and said: I believe God wants me to pray for you. Is there anything you need prayer for? She told me she has back surgery scheduled for the 27th this month. So right there in the gas station with not a single other customer in sight, we bowed our heads and prayed. We prayed for healing, restoration, and the peace of God. We prayed for God's best and thanked Him for it.

She thanked me and cried.

I got in my car and cried.

God is doing a work in me. I don't have it all figured out. Not even close. But it is my heart to be used by God and to embrace all change that He has for me, and to do the things he has called me to do. I believe this is a very small step compared to what He has planned for me. But how can I be trusted in bigger things if I am not obedient in the small things? How can I listen and obey God when he tells me to do something that seems impossible if I cannot simply pray for someone that needs prayer?

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Growing Affectionate

Sheen and I encourage frequent hugs and cuddling in our home. We try to be intentional about showing love and voicing it too. It's especially fun right now because Jeremiah will typically repeat the "I love you" phrase even though he may not have the full understanding of it.

Another phrase we use often when hanging out or laying down is "cuddle me." Last night when laying J down to sleep, he leaned over and gave me a big kiss. A minute or two later he said "cuddle me". We use that phrase all the time, but I don't know if HE has has ever said it to me. :)

It was a beautiful night.

Shout Out to the Nichols!

Today I'd like to give a shout out to Matt and Myrna. As you can see in this picture, I am stalking them. Or maybe they are stalking me? Thanks to the Google Analytics code I installed in my blog, I am able to see some cool info on my blog visitors. One of the neat things is being able to see a map of where your visitors are coming from. I've had 24 visits from Texas in the last month, 9 if which from Dallas all represented by the orange dots. I can only assume at least few of these visits have come from these friends of mine. I love, support, and miss you guys! (click the image to see the coolness of this report)

Christmas / Xmas

To support the title of my previous post, please be enlightened that I did not take Christ out of Christmas. Thanks.

www.wikipedia.com

The word Christmas originated as a compound meaning "Christ's Mass". It is derived from the Middle English Christemasse and Old English Cristes mæsse, a phrase first recorded in 1038.[3] "Cristes" is from Greek Christos and "mæsse" is from Latin missa. In Greek, the letter Χ (chi), is the first letter of Christ, and it, or the similar Roman letter X, has been used as an abbreviation for Christ since the mid-16th century.[8] Hence, Xmas is often used as an abbreviation for Christmas.

Mini Xmas

Today was dubbed a mini Christmas at work. This is a drawing done in Microsoft Paint by a friend, of a friend that has been listening to Christmas music. All. Day. Long.

My request for Holy Hip Hop was denied.

Question of the Day

Have you ever eaten bear?

A friend at work shot and killed a bear last Friday night. He said he thinks the meat tastes better than deer. I don't believe him. He promised to bring me a sample....

Ever had bear? I hear it's the new chicken..

Where's J: Part Deuce

Anyone else remember these days?


Pretty soon this little man is going to be a leader... what an awesome thought.