People who love each other are always connected by a very special string made of love. This invisible string reminds us that we are never truly alone. Even though you can't see it with your eyes, you can feel it deep in your heart and know that you are always connected to the ones you love. We can easily "tug" on each other's heart with the invisible string.
When you need a "tug" come visit this page and enjoy photos, videos, and updates on our family.
God had a plan, his is perfect, and much better than we could have ever imagined.
You'll want to watch the smilebox below in full screen so you can read the text. Please note my clever choice of background music.
It is fuzzy when you make it full screen so here is the last slide.
Below is the video of how we told Tyler on October 24th. I love how BOTH the boys react and Sheldon appears to catch on first. When I took the photos they had on white shirts. I added the words "Biggest Brother" later. Tyler even helped me add the clouds, plane, and skyline. He had no idea what I was up to. I've been soooo sick that Tyler kept asking if I was dying! We heard the heartbeat Tuesday morning and decided that at 11 weeks it was time to let the cat out of the bag.
We start every day with a breakfast for champions. And this little champ LOVES to eat. In the last month he's had rice cereal, apple sauce, pears, carrots, sweet potatoes, green beans, peas, and bananas.
This morning (September 29th) we went to the WET Science Center with Tyler's Cub Scout Pack. It was a lot of fun but I left the camera in the car. It was a BEAUTIFUL autumn day, so we headed to the Pumpkin Patch. It was supposed to be 65 but ended up being 73 degrees!! Not only was it perfect weather, there was hardly anyone there because it was the first weekend. This meant easy parking, no lines, and a happy momma.
Getting two boys to look at the camera and smile is nearly impossible. But they still look adorable and there was so much fun to be had. We started out with some intense racing.
There wasn't a time limit so Tyler just kept racing all the kids that would show up. Tyler was having a blast and it gave me time to take some cute photos of Sheldon. You can see the race track in the background. It is so much easier to take photos now that Sheldon can sit up. Just in the past week he has become quite steady.
If you look carefully, you can see Mt. Rainier just to the left of the spider.
Sheldon was more interested in the hay than the baby animals.
We ended the day with a little pumpkin slinging and yummy fudge.
Tyler helped me pick out some fresh produce and we headed home. Our little man was all tuckered out. It is so nice that Sheldon sleeps almost anywhere and that Tyler loves to be a helper.
When we got home, I noticed Sheldon cut his second tooth. That explains all the drool and why mommy, I mean Sheldon, didn't get any sleep the night before.
September 4th was a day full of milestones for our boys.
Tyler started 4th grade.
That night he earned his Bear at Cub Scouts.
This is Tyler with the Cub Scout mascot Akela. When Tyler went to take his Bear patch from Akela's neckerchief, the dog started to howl. All the boys thought it was funny.
Sheldon didn't want to miss out on all the fun, so he cut his first tooth on September 4th. I keep trying to get a picture of it with no success. He also turned 6 months on September 7th.
If you look really REALLY carefully, you can see his tooth in this photo. It is on the bottom left.
This is Sheldon's newest trick...blowing raspberries.
This video is from our trip to Colorado. We're at the ranch house. Sheldon just woke up and was jabbering away. That is until I turned the camera on.
This is a link to a video from when Sheldon was 4 months old.
This video is from September 19th. This is where Sheldon hangs out while I get ready each morning.
He usually has a lot to say.
This is a video from August 7th (5 month birthday). I went up stairs to grab the laundry and when I came down this is what I found. Tyler LOVES hanging out with his brother. Sheldon is doing several of his favorite things: hanging out with big brother, talking, chewing on his fingers, and playing with his toes.
Everytime our family heads to the ranch we make our first stop at my sister Sara's in Eastern Washington. There we enjoy good company, good food, a dip in the pool, and a good night's sleep before the trek to Meeker, Colorado.
This time Sheldon tolerated the floaty but it was short lived.
Tyler and his cousin Dalton on the other hand swam and swam and swam.
Sheldon preferred sleeping with mommy and rolling around on the floor. Yes that is drool. :)
In the morning we had some tasty waffles and hit the road.
After a long day of driving, we relaxed in a hotel in Idaho.
Tyler and Sheldon watched a little "Call of the Wildman" and swam in the pool.
Be sure your volume is on.
Sheldon even helped with some of the driving.
After two and a half days of traveling, we made it to the ranch.
Since last summer, Grandpa built an acre and a half pond and stocked it with rainbow trout
It was the first thing Tyler wanted to see. Here is a video of him feeding the fish.
We also enjoyed some shooting.
I even tried out Tyler's new gun that he got for Christmas.
And let's not forget the compound bow. Tyler and I rode the four wheeler down to one of the hay sheds.
Sheldon rode down in the Suburban with Dad and all the equipment. He doesn't have his own compownd bow yet. But he sure looks cute posing in his Mossy Oak jacket and slippers.
Sheldon loved the lazy river and floated around for at least twenty minutes. I guess the fourth time is a charm.
We love to head out on the four-wheelers and explore the ranch.
We put Sheldon in the Bjorn and set out. And to our surprise he slept almost the entire time.
This was the first year Tyler got to drive the four-wheeler by himself. Just another one of the perks of turning 10 this summer.
Tyler was so excited to ride his FAVORITE horse on the ranch named Blue.
Thank you Cowboy Grandpa! Tyler's right, who needs Disneyland.
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