tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40785558137976636822024-02-19T00:17:52.964-08:00The Wolfe FamilyBrandie and Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01196012840842839260noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078555813797663682.post-69488647638501361332011-08-12T09:07:00.000-07:002011-08-12T10:15:34.297-07:00FirstsWhat began with a rough start, turned out to be the most joyful, meaningful, rewarding and challenging year of my life. When I say challenging, I mean challenging in a good way. The Lord challenges me each day to be patient. Although I know that I am very fortunate to be staying home with Jack, my patience can sometimes give out. I react to situations the wrong way and then feel bad about it later (giving my husband an ear full of the "I'm a bad mom because" speech). The Lord also challenges me to put my Husband first, as His word says. Jason comes home from work, and with frayed patience, I can be snappy and inconsiderate of his long day as well. I am also challenged to be intentional with our time. Some days it is much easier just to let Jack roam around the house and destroy things ;). I am barely scratching the surface of all the challenges, but I say all of this to say that I am thankful the Lord uses relationships to make us more like himself. In most every situation, He shows me that I can't do this wife/parenting thing alone. I need His guidance and wisdom with every breath. OK, enough about me, lets hear about the cutest baby in the whole wide world and see some pictures!
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<br />Jack was just 10 days old in this picture. I still remember all of the emotions I had when getting these pictures made. I was still in "I can't believe that I have a baby" mode.
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<br />Now, I very aware that I have a baby and I am so thankful for him. He has my heart. I love him so much it is just plain silly. We just celebrated his first birthday. When people say "time flys" they are not kidding. This year flew by!
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<br />This is the morning of his birthday. Jason and I are singing Happy Birthday to him!
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<br />Getting his birthday pancakes!
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<br />lunch at chic-fi-la and first ice cream
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<br />A couple of days after his first birthay we took him to get his first hair cut and get his sweet baby mullet cut off
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<br />Picture with daddy after his haircut
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<br />Then we celebrating his birthday with a party!
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<br />And now we are back to our usual routine of trying to open doors and walk on walls....
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhhkO4XANMqcmdEq9gZpEH9UtMCxbQE-e9N9IMtfW1-xjJ5u0C7fsCO5tkHwvQTVvz04dRcIcEgeDHyVnKRO_JfPno9yCaabjETQmRBv_QFIufguZ80XyepADkw4Ed8HJR9yPGPbkpEOvP/s1600/DSC_2484.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhhkO4XANMqcmdEq9gZpEH9UtMCxbQE-e9N9IMtfW1-xjJ5u0C7fsCO5tkHwvQTVvz04dRcIcEgeDHyVnKRO_JfPno9yCaabjETQmRBv_QFIufguZ80XyepADkw4Ed8HJR9yPGPbkpEOvP/s400/DSC_2484.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640018615318600610" /></a>Brandie and Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01196012840842839260noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078555813797663682.post-11234586207828483442011-07-08T10:39:00.000-07:002011-07-08T11:18:37.079-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnSFyr0nWYZFdFZ2aN_w1p-xm1Rr2CHdZMIHxj1OEcyTrPfSUBimukR6XCFq3C_PPfb4FqkvLaLzRsmOaOHbyrYtwWiTcataVNxmmsdJ1j8GC4PMSRtJRRXMBu6QqS1uHZKrRPIHx-WhmH/s1600/DSC_2075.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnSFyr0nWYZFdFZ2aN_w1p-xm1Rr2CHdZMIHxj1OEcyTrPfSUBimukR6XCFq3C_PPfb4FqkvLaLzRsmOaOHbyrYtwWiTcataVNxmmsdJ1j8GC4PMSRtJRRXMBu6QqS1uHZKrRPIHx-WhmH/s400/DSC_2075.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627037784917207522" /></a><br /><br /><br />describing jack....<br /><br />tall.<br />charming smile.<br />7 teeth.<br />frequent falls.<br />baby mullet.<br />LOVES food.<br />size 4 (diaper and shoe).<br />18-24 months clothes.<br />trying to walk.<br />not scared.<br />dislikes nursery.<br />cheerios.<br />said goodbye to pureed foods.<br />waves bye bye.<br />says mama and dada<br />hilarious laugh.<br />dances.<br />throws stuff. (this can be good and bad ;)<br />getting dressed stinks.<br />loves to thrown himself back when you take him away from danger. <br />speed crawls to dad every day after work.<br />tries to climb out of the bath tub.<br />started whole milk. (once a day)<br />two bottles. (morning and night)<br />bounces in his high chair.<br />happy baby.<br /><br /> Jack will be a year old on August 2ND. Next month I am going to post what this first year has been like. The highs and lows. I just finished reading The Pioneer Woman's Love story "black heels to tractor wheels." It was a great book and I highly recommend it. At the end of the book, she describes the "baby blues" or "postpartum depression" in such a hilarious, yet truthful way. It took me back 11 months to what it was like when I first had Jack in my house, with no help from nurses. Let's just say that reality set in and it wasn't pretty. Thankful to the Lord, we have come oh so far, and he is my little mushy pie. <br /><br />I am also going to begin sharing things about my life after becoming a christian my second year of college. I hope to be able to articulate my rebellion while being pursued by our Heavenly Father. My inspiration comes from an old journal of mine that I had written in, in 2006. It is full of written prayers. After dusting if off and looking back through it, I was in awe of God's pursuit for His people. He was with me, even while I was running way.Brandie and Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01196012840842839260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078555813797663682.post-4839021639837407592011-06-13T07:11:00.000-07:002011-06-13T08:02:42.889-07:00Coming up...I am going to start this blog off by telling everyone why I blog. Well, there are a few different reasons. One, is for memories sake. If someone asks me on Monday what I did that past weekend, I will usually reply "what did I do this past weekend??" and it will take me a couple of minutes to remember. Well, if that happens on Monday, you can imagine if someone asked me any later than that. The weekend is just getting hazier. So, I was told that you can get your blog turned into a book. Sounded fun to me! Then, maybe, my kids and grandkids and so forth can read the memories when we are no longer here to share in the joy with them. Second, is for our out-of-town friends and family to get a glimpse of what we are doing. And most importantly, to tell all how our sweet Jesus is sovereign over it all and how we strive to bring glory to his name as we walk in His story. <br /><br />Now, I can tell you what's coming up! There is a lot of party planning going on! Jason turns 30 on July 21. Jack turns 1 on August 2nd and my ten year high school reunion is at the end of September. I am involved in planning all of these parties. Though I have a PR degree and event planning experience, I somehow manage to to stress myself out anyway. Here is a glimpse of what I have done so far....<br /><br />Jack's birthday banner<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9-JeHpiQ94ZTulUC7p8MAR1U6p6loW1p7usIzYT6GYLZAeQSSB-AbwSJhljqbz_vJXgZJuUpMHeJxMZ3LMa074KSIxZ5CxBkkhe0MS9TzHg3XcZob5mC9RA5pDSZdJuqY0h7xYusuN97p/s1600/DSC_1712.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9-JeHpiQ94ZTulUC7p8MAR1U6p6loW1p7usIzYT6GYLZAeQSSB-AbwSJhljqbz_vJXgZJuUpMHeJxMZ3LMa074KSIxZ5CxBkkhe0MS9TzHg3XcZob5mC9RA5pDSZdJuqY0h7xYusuN97p/s400/DSC_1712.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617711345905684034" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_U4Xa5AvqQlG-iafqkAEHGPOaSbRB6Ppng-1C0Xu7JKMMExZS5SqnxrsdIm9vWjLUQA182EJG7TOuRCBeC9Qlpj_P3wBVHwgdGtwXoz7Aa5lUZ3vRRI3uwyL06kgyca8dlLZIEJUmIjMA/s1600/DSC_1716.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_U4Xa5AvqQlG-iafqkAEHGPOaSbRB6Ppng-1C0Xu7JKMMExZS5SqnxrsdIm9vWjLUQA182EJG7TOuRCBeC9Qlpj_P3wBVHwgdGtwXoz7Aa5lUZ3vRRI3uwyL06kgyca8dlLZIEJUmIjMA/s400/DSC_1716.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617712027303558978" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi52ue8SFP_CKUL0TaI0wmixX79CxWOmFGs1BEUZpaNldkkUjf9qTtmvo6dM-Hd8SiPfK6nLA2M_p4dnEhzFkcjyEH1O-aD50iDItX03MdpXbIXwO6nbRG5EN2p1aGvgbxOCP0YFj2dkkr9/s1600/DSC_1695.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi52ue8SFP_CKUL0TaI0wmixX79CxWOmFGs1BEUZpaNldkkUjf9qTtmvo6dM-Hd8SiPfK6nLA2M_p4dnEhzFkcjyEH1O-aD50iDItX03MdpXbIXwO6nbRG5EN2p1aGvgbxOCP0YFj2dkkr9/s400/DSC_1695.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617712394393852354" /></a><br />A shirt to match!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrsOUzd3mjb54MubGDj2jjbyfash4K5E6c9YkZvIV7bZcw6N0YzhlE-hOa4F4inW_Y1OCs9WLcAn7ZEIJ-dtyguG_wl8zz0VwxelYvdkA_Vod39N-jRby5ZA3Jo3nqYRXq_p68OPvuOD0N/s1600/DSC_1697.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrsOUzd3mjb54MubGDj2jjbyfash4K5E6c9YkZvIV7bZcw6N0YzhlE-hOa4F4inW_Y1OCs9WLcAn7ZEIJ-dtyguG_wl8zz0VwxelYvdkA_Vod39N-jRby5ZA3Jo3nqYRXq_p68OPvuOD0N/s400/DSC_1697.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617712767080159266" /></a><br /><br /> I love the colors navy and chartruese together. Those were the colors that I used in our wedding and it looks like Jack's party is heading in that direction as well. We shall see! <br /><br />I have some things up my sleeve for Jason's 30th too. I can't post them yet. He reads this. As far the high school reunion goes, I know that some people could care less about theirs, but I am looking forward to mine. High school was not a bad experience for me. I mean ofcourse if I could go back in time and do some things over I most certainly would. But, I suppose those were the things that were molding me and and teaching me. Plus, what do most teenagers think about? Themselves. But, I do wish my heart would have been less selfish and that I would have cared for others more. With that being said, I can't wait to see the people that I grew up with for 18 years. We will have so many stories to share about the last 10 years and how our lives have changed so dramatically.Brandie and Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01196012840842839260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078555813797663682.post-75115844735476149952011-06-01T08:37:00.000-07:002011-06-01T18:31:52.841-07:00NashvilleMay has been a busy month. Parents in town, Wedding, Beach, and we ended it with a trip to Nashville to see Jason's brother and sister-in-law. They are expecting their first child in November. They will not be finding out the sex, so we can't wait to meet this baby and shower it with blue or pink! <br /><br />On Saturday morning, we went to the botanical gardens where they had this amazing train station set up for children (my pictures will not do it justice.)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsGge7FqufKpBDtzQejeF_l_uVA4X6arD5btQGYiNViM1pl3d3WQr2zW0LZ8Q8LXz6QYRm8NCHpV0GU7DMOI9mQhC3vs-Uu8Jk6RcGV0zxrZ3NZMg4czhZ6j-MufEJaZV4-W1r1v4OR2Ni/s1600/DSC_1854.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsGge7FqufKpBDtzQejeF_l_uVA4X6arD5btQGYiNViM1pl3d3WQr2zW0LZ8Q8LXz6QYRm8NCHpV0GU7DMOI9mQhC3vs-Uu8Jk6RcGV0zxrZ3NZMg4czhZ6j-MufEJaZV4-W1r1v4OR2Ni/s400/DSC_1854.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613277282161275762" /></a><br />Hey Thomas!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw3Uzcn1yd_gKp2mhXpnCCAuMxL0LnNIq8y9TmhFAmjKR7h8bFgzoT7NYI0nNcqiPPi2tyCvq1yW0RVwMZd_lRRwnWaWtNX4zxMZwNgv90XyAVxRS3vgIBCmcPyRF0PMmtWZPBM_ON8Fuh/s1600/DSC_1868.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 325px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdu5canR0CLMh7itCJOLqMLUGphLvUTh0UysUDGdX2q-B4_JDjk9jtzoiYoM8F0H6iDUj4HAqZPl-qqNkXBImuaIj0Tm4GwNl7ZV0atX1F6fdxVoNpSjayXLCX50IxCFhW6tzTvL1zMmDv/s400/DSC_1859.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613279941994026178" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFkkIAzHKLCRJNH2UA_UGEgaT7CBTKMekc_RJSbA0zbjcdXn17SqfdIvul4wt_okTXN6veGsFTAGErXuTiXBg_A8kz29_bdsnVO8u-0K0VbgB6yCcT9yDVZkX9i3N1Niq4dX8lJY9XprwP/s1600/DSC_1840.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFkkIAzHKLCRJNH2UA_UGEgaT7CBTKMekc_RJSbA0zbjcdXn17SqfdIvul4wt_okTXN6veGsFTAGErXuTiXBg_A8kz29_bdsnVO8u-0K0VbgB6yCcT9yDVZkX9i3N1Niq4dX8lJY9XprwP/s400/DSC_1840.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613280186624397554" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixf20_0XtqN2RpEZwnp4B-P40ytYaDq3P5jTyiqmxMXSEtJfrX1eB4iLEzwp_NqPAkHuoTT1xZrNjtvBWOyMb9IfRmLTPm6V9w1cW7ZwGn_M61tx81hi5I4uGMecqBAfENpBF1w3zp_6Hb/s1600/DSC_1876.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 291px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixf20_0XtqN2RpEZwnp4B-P40ytYaDq3P5jTyiqmxMXSEtJfrX1eB4iLEzwp_NqPAkHuoTT1xZrNjtvBWOyMb9IfRmLTPm6V9w1cW7ZwGn_M61tx81hi5I4uGMecqBAfENpBF1w3zp_6Hb/s400/DSC_1876.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613280732237656194" /></a><br /><br />Jason and Jack took a stroll around the neighborhood in not a red wagon, but a green garden wagon! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-YH5o46M_5LkktLJecxrFL9wZCaev3JGRfxlw_1u8CUQoceozperUedcqg0j8nl-1MoNsdQcOq27UFC-oTMERLNd0mCwaahraScw_a8QMtNixzNXVW-G7lTlY0XY2B0Tc3m75LhMJlJwS/s1600/2011-05-29+09.02.04.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-YH5o46M_5LkktLJecxrFL9wZCaev3JGRfxlw_1u8CUQoceozperUedcqg0j8nl-1MoNsdQcOq27UFC-oTMERLNd0mCwaahraScw_a8QMtNixzNXVW-G7lTlY0XY2B0Tc3m75LhMJlJwS/s400/2011-05-29+09.02.04.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613422920255198274" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYBA7rNC5TKsrbZewKDKjFqInhmTfP2g6Kqx6j8Hi8zXcRAu4dVwZQd8jOKBAFsIhzuL5tKNNK3RnNup6GqFyiOJf7GipgFixRDq_js1z34v1SiSBZpAxEAj8zS2YWuTlxdK52nZ96_KCp/s1600/2011-05-29+09.02.47.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYBA7rNC5TKsrbZewKDKjFqInhmTfP2g6Kqx6j8Hi8zXcRAu4dVwZQd8jOKBAFsIhzuL5tKNNK3RnNup6GqFyiOJf7GipgFixRDq_js1z34v1SiSBZpAxEAj8zS2YWuTlxdK52nZ96_KCp/s400/2011-05-29+09.02.47.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613423092824264370" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNhw_WMPxtjeAWbECsKr4tTZAMmEL0rgupF1QnPbOowJXjbMp4XRA9xJjPqqxMzdJjz8BqDU40WQq9rEyk0BP1mjxzo_LerN02rQV7PjPg5HqKy-J7rkx5qI9KGr_cSvw2kKb1mRRKQY7z/s1600/2011-05-29+09.03.27.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNhw_WMPxtjeAWbECsKr4tTZAMmEL0rgupF1QnPbOowJXjbMp4XRA9xJjPqqxMzdJjz8BqDU40WQq9rEyk0BP1mjxzo_LerN02rQV7PjPg5HqKy-J7rkx5qI9KGr_cSvw2kKb1mRRKQY7z/s400/2011-05-29+09.03.27.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613423252506675938" /></a><br /><br />Last, we ended it with a trip to Devlin Farms for a picnic. Devin Farms is a beautiful farm with organic fruits and vegtables. It is just south of Nashville. I didn't get to take many pictures because this is where the dreaded double ear infection reared its ugly head. Look at this face....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSLxpWzaVaS8izzvUWLpoxDbxr6WPdz5MagUWd1AMKEPMCA6V9TYIWT4PJTRK7whOOis56jmSYMAwOquiuF5dtrwNdmdfq37W3vXfHvYMoQ5-Qc74GPgKKoZj4iTtKcrSULK2E7FycXz55/s1600/DSC_1914.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 398px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSLxpWzaVaS8izzvUWLpoxDbxr6WPdz5MagUWd1AMKEPMCA6V9TYIWT4PJTRK7whOOis56jmSYMAwOquiuF5dtrwNdmdfq37W3vXfHvYMoQ5-Qc74GPgKKoZj4iTtKcrSULK2E7FycXz55/s400/DSC_1914.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613282518190202290" /></a><br />So now we are on antibiotics and keeping it real in our diaper all day long. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYep3DlhPTAktDDF3ASeUyszSHk9pdcikdLQ_WZyvQGIcZgkEqGP1JHMKU8-tmIWgbvBmQ-mifJIoWCwG3CQzRQrfu0jb8_DY_P7u_nuYD-sUV2RGQmdokK_qhe6snYwUYr-Eh5_71LATH/s1600/DSC_1936.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYep3DlhPTAktDDF3ASeUyszSHk9pdcikdLQ_WZyvQGIcZgkEqGP1JHMKU8-tmIWgbvBmQ-mifJIoWCwG3CQzRQrfu0jb8_DY_P7u_nuYD-sUV2RGQmdokK_qhe6snYwUYr-Eh5_71LATH/s400/DSC_1936.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613283209113195330" /></a><br />With the exception of a little playtime with Daddy when the fever is down.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-ugRNVIOA9k8dhwAZaqVxIFIp6UdQ-MRzqeuJ6oc_18MDTyx-hEnJaWC7qzdvhxQdLSGN7kyKW9a2nOWcLtEiYG7PCrkuwNFt3Geq95PkZrLDLy-HiTqa87Psv_wAaiZcmAvpUY_plA-0/s1600/DSC_1972.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-ugRNVIOA9k8dhwAZaqVxIFIp6UdQ-MRzqeuJ6oc_18MDTyx-hEnJaWC7qzdvhxQdLSGN7kyKW9a2nOWcLtEiYG7PCrkuwNFt3Geq95PkZrLDLy-HiTqa87Psv_wAaiZcmAvpUY_plA-0/s400/DSC_1972.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613283919312404482" /></a>Brandie and Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01196012840842839260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078555813797663682.post-41305495037591258162011-05-24T18:48:00.000-07:002011-05-24T19:13:36.056-07:00first beach tripOn my 28th birthday, we packed up our curious crawler and headed to the beach. Jack loved it! We had such a great time and we were so thankful for a little getaway and some relaxation. Well, as much relaxation as you can have with a 9 1/2 month old. Here are some pics from Jack's first beach trip....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhyT08JKbyNGieH3Fm0z-gmkYDYANYmgZ8o8AmRWF3zp2rINSSlbgjG03s7sD0OjHYIcGSeUCXtSM2VCrJhc1RcQtlnFjD7wZ7o6LME506IKPVQ0YeEy5mFxvR-qjRpss4mdX1EWyINlWt/s1600/DSC_1596.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhyT08JKbyNGieH3Fm0z-gmkYDYANYmgZ8o8AmRWF3zp2rINSSlbgjG03s7sD0OjHYIcGSeUCXtSM2VCrJhc1RcQtlnFjD7wZ7o6LME506IKPVQ0YeEy5mFxvR-qjRpss4mdX1EWyINlWt/s400/DSC_1596.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610470187160145378" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj21VU9t8PR63WdgpyOWo_xao_lLCVFlP7w-mSnrCW68EMJMACijAI0sHlMJDJ_W6eIIYk7DV8vHpEhKFWika0XKsgJ1JoY8UKn3OFz5LZSQMB3N8oZjFRw4LeWeRJuz3oAWpkarLIlDQu2/s1600/DSC_1650.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtqz2THrS4s8xIPGYTVH5qL2MOboXYmLKK6w-e133K0edqcokqz9R1PILfJiq39dgflkvLRiKYNB_qO4PIqJOwzmVV1ypkb90MHpWNaQ2mKSp4pP2-J4lqK6BSr1buuxYYATPlLehg-cPJ/s400/DSC_1631.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610466563696900626" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0-9j9oW7abgA63OWdgf-USrh2idgBsWVbFGF0gtuejP3V744OYVSc89XtpacARP_-7z9ZMcpnNA9og5hrIILhFVIz7SA1eEVFcIbFS9UL0WM1LmlUbpvEuBVf5GaF52l_ACSO73x0IhKl/s1600/DSC_1557.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0-9j9oW7abgA63OWdgf-USrh2idgBsWVbFGF0gtuejP3V744OYVSc89XtpacARP_-7z9ZMcpnNA9og5hrIILhFVIz7SA1eEVFcIbFS9UL0WM1LmlUbpvEuBVf5GaF52l_ACSO73x0IhKl/s400/DSC_1557.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610466278451583154" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfChWHYZU0oellOqeG87rDQtvZtv0u9kbiJT4Ha2Fz6RlDr81eYJnictiPxsEWgpN5uklL4Jqd7qQ74IeIZujMa_-gxP57_35n2FYZwOE5X2eTjnusarbNqBXNPd9ps8Sywf9wmA4n3FQk/s1600/DSC_1548.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfChWHYZU0oellOqeG87rDQtvZtv0u9kbiJT4Ha2Fz6RlDr81eYJnictiPxsEWgpN5uklL4Jqd7qQ74IeIZujMa_-gxP57_35n2FYZwOE5X2eTjnusarbNqBXNPd9ps8Sywf9wmA4n3FQk/s400/DSC_1548.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610466063488508002" /></a><br /><br />Does anyone know of a potion I can give this kid to stop growing?? He will be a year old in two months! :(Brandie and Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01196012840842839260noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078555813797663682.post-62931017588930530042011-05-09T07:08:00.000-07:002011-05-09T07:52:44.762-07:00Good ReadsLike most women, I love a good book! I was thrilled when some girls in my life group at church decided to create a book club. I mean, who doesn't love discussing a good book? I decided to make a list of some of the books I have read lately so that I can remember. Also, if anybody who may read this blog wants a list of some good reads here you go. Side note- some of them have adult content/language and viewer discretion is advised ;).<br /><br /> The Help - Kathryn Stockett<br /><br />Water For Elephants - Sara Gruen<br /><br />The Glass Castle - Jeannette Walls<br /><br />The Art of Racing in the Rain - Garth Stein<br /><br />Sarah's Key - Tatiana de Rosnay<br /><br />The Lovely Bones - Alice Sebold<br /><br />Suggestions of good books are always welcome!<br /><br />I am about to start reading another book that has not been published. It was written by my great grandfather who was blind. He tuned pianos and owned a little country store. I was told that he tuned Jerry Lee Lewis's piano (claim to fame). He could never get robbed, not just because he had a shotgun right beside him, but because he could tell the difference between the bills that you handed him. His family were poor farmers, and he was hand picked by Martha Berry (founder of Berry College in Rome, Ga.) to get a great education at the Georgia School for the Blind. I can't wait to read about his life and learn a little about my heritage at the same time.Brandie and Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01196012840842839260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078555813797663682.post-59224577412021032912011-05-07T18:14:00.000-07:002011-05-07T19:17:35.766-07:00Practice makes PerfectFor our two year anniversary, Jason bought me four photography classes at The Birmingham School of Photography. I have to say that this was a dream come true. I first fell in love with photography when I went to Thailand for two months in 2005. I wanted so badly to capture every detail of the culture around me so that I could remember it forever. Well six years later, I have this professional camera and know nothing about it. So, I have been so thankful for this class and thankful for my husband who listens to me when I go on and on about all of the different goals I have for myself. I am usually pretty good with the composition of a picture (which really has to do with taste). However, when it comes to lighting and manual mode (programming everything yourself) I am clueless. Today, we went to the botanical gardens and practiced a few things I have been learning...<br /><br /><br />How to freeze stuff...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxFAKZUovyi2akKabLe9pE5yUoOWiOf0rax4CJ5Rr-jAqChHaL1dcl-Yumt-DJiCT-c1ZVGDbLNa9RrenHOcq_-DxdpRLncGE1tc2b96MbQjFEAa1yyL0RYYq15fart2u73EqVQ_KVbOiA/s1600/DSC_0725.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxFAKZUovyi2akKabLe9pE5yUoOWiOf0rax4CJ5Rr-jAqChHaL1dcl-Yumt-DJiCT-c1ZVGDbLNa9RrenHOcq_-DxdpRLncGE1tc2b96MbQjFEAa1yyL0RYYq15fart2u73EqVQ_KVbOiA/s320/DSC_0725.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604151751296863266" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2u81qCpA1WHr1xzl1eS3nkE2hYD9yje68-AKlQayS4j9wcTw8dOhtbDomhLPuqrnd9vLMn6XpOvP8Hj1nUU-g9EWqyj5c7ojXnOdM5mfv9gaZA7y9Ffwh3I9KHM5mKV6gpqRrYwpOfQna/s1600/DSC_0773.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2u81qCpA1WHr1xzl1eS3nkE2hYD9yje68-AKlQayS4j9wcTw8dOhtbDomhLPuqrnd9vLMn6XpOvP8Hj1nUU-g9EWqyj5c7ojXnOdM5mfv9gaZA7y9Ffwh3I9KHM5mKV6gpqRrYwpOfQna/s320/DSC_0773.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604151584426741522" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4gUt0lcZUE5-mDu9_HFI25HNwfeBscEiQJ8VHgBdcDfdZrVYx039tOwcZUBVlZoYx4C-CKK1HHr6sCRTPcUl9oE6y2CEnq6g7UMS0poWr7JQJcQnEmOBMiZJwBi0k0xB3i4QDNPR3uj8L/s1600/DSC_0780.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4gUt0lcZUE5-mDu9_HFI25HNwfeBscEiQJ8VHgBdcDfdZrVYx039tOwcZUBVlZoYx4C-CKK1HHr6sCRTPcUl9oE6y2CEnq6g7UMS0poWr7JQJcQnEmOBMiZJwBi0k0xB3i4QDNPR3uj8L/s320/DSC_0780.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604151280631300434" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXeGQS62Suaiv3rgCN0nPHYkNv6aEEO37S0zj3QRuwuoQda8YkFmSitV6exkbemRMsGexYy-oKV3Hom5O3EtMdPX69InrRhPPXnj9bq5krd5O4FdgEtEgwfrbygKN6sQwKM6I2F1zzxhZ9/s1600/DSC_0717.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXeGQS62Suaiv3rgCN0nPHYkNv6aEEO37S0zj3QRuwuoQda8YkFmSitV6exkbemRMsGexYy-oKV3Hom5O3EtMdPX69InrRhPPXnj9bq5krd5O4FdgEtEgwfrbygKN6sQwKM6I2F1zzxhZ9/s320/DSC_0717.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604151074790666210" /></a><br /><br />How to make stuff look like it was painted...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk8h5_EtpxFTa08F7jVPJL3Q4BDTgXfvPxOXRGhlyqlki8DwUm3vXqgmlGf2ZqO9pfgSm95A9tabQJuCPwEwj7Cd941SQy6ucGk_ZsMIrPYsoLgVQFS6DIDnE7bpGthK2hP2iuienaAT7f/s1600/DSC_0742.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk8h5_EtpxFTa08F7jVPJL3Q4BDTgXfvPxOXRGhlyqlki8DwUm3vXqgmlGf2ZqO9pfgSm95A9tabQJuCPwEwj7Cd941SQy6ucGk_ZsMIrPYsoLgVQFS6DIDnE7bpGthK2hP2iuienaAT7f/s320/DSC_0742.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604152675625770722" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq7Z3vCU8ZGuGoD83oADWYQNbkQAG9Dw50m-1a3ob4iEn2QTeDyaTdET9Wwy5w0Y2RXJSPJmw3MJuE-VyuYYfowQ98GbFpgXob9k3LGuFcKKA_LfLzoCV1DTOtu6eMp4Gpc_lk0PT8dMnq/s1600/DSC_0744.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq7Z3vCU8ZGuGoD83oADWYQNbkQAG9Dw50m-1a3ob4iEn2QTeDyaTdET9Wwy5w0Y2RXJSPJmw3MJuE-VyuYYfowQ98GbFpgXob9k3LGuFcKKA_LfLzoCV1DTOtu6eMp4Gpc_lk0PT8dMnq/s320/DSC_0744.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604152983375911378" /></a><br /><br /><br />How to take a picture with a large depth of field and maintain good lighting...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs8-EjorZJzYxAKs8q-cc6lQrlZwzSvPdZUm8DxnOdicMnJ87sRx4x8MvHt0F0MgpkFPzVnU_41FNJQJkU7NdkV3v9ZUPKFAREfbg8FfTGNWZJgEFsglHevqLuZBnYVchOWq1a9vRp8upf/s1600/DSC_0792.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs8-EjorZJzYxAKs8q-cc6lQrlZwzSvPdZUm8DxnOdicMnJ87sRx4x8MvHt0F0MgpkFPzVnU_41FNJQJkU7NdkV3v9ZUPKFAREfbg8FfTGNWZJgEFsglHevqLuZBnYVchOWq1a9vRp8upf/s320/DSC_0792.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604155478091640530" /></a><br /><br />And here are some pics of that cute kid of mine...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidsE2d2IG8vZQ_a6F4tax-GydE2uiInBrzH7CLRRh0BqqMMz163_bUs1wDiOunw4hcIu8ZxchNbohK4nYfM3s6f3ucaVM3DeQCgIiHRDVq-dAixjRML6mf1ZCxuSdG6XfvCeJv0nGjH3EU/s1600/DSC_0799.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidsE2d2IG8vZQ_a6F4tax-GydE2uiInBrzH7CLRRh0BqqMMz163_bUs1wDiOunw4hcIu8ZxchNbohK4nYfM3s6f3ucaVM3DeQCgIiHRDVq-dAixjRML6mf1ZCxuSdG6XfvCeJv0nGjH3EU/s320/DSC_0799.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604156418589810770" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaaO8bzDdxhvqdZCRcFBjGaN4cTIzhqeCToLU5VwTv6mqgz0aUYOS_ejofCDp0KfZwKhkUYHgJWTXZ-M6uIvVjaJC6z9RPoOI5n12E-hm3AqP0BtdATvxp07CDGowCi0ByrS7WZ3jEOftM/s1600/DSC_0801.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 224px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaaO8bzDdxhvqdZCRcFBjGaN4cTIzhqeCToLU5VwTv6mqgz0aUYOS_ejofCDp0KfZwKhkUYHgJWTXZ-M6uIvVjaJC6z9RPoOI5n12E-hm3AqP0BtdATvxp07CDGowCi0ByrS7WZ3jEOftM/s320/DSC_0801.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604156747817325778" /></a><br />He learned how to clap this week!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh39kvSu-asJJqB_Y85UEFcVyOz5lqRfqRJ5i9dJkkyPDjRVZ053-On3diJ7Z_PB5x_GPbUT8041LocTa4k5Js81FDpPTnWLskDLiX_AmmHaRRwiZEn04RQ8AsGIp-BzH4empCSL7t3E0YC/s1600/DSC_0815.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh39kvSu-asJJqB_Y85UEFcVyOz5lqRfqRJ5i9dJkkyPDjRVZ053-On3diJ7Z_PB5x_GPbUT8041LocTa4k5Js81FDpPTnWLskDLiX_AmmHaRRwiZEn04RQ8AsGIp-BzH4empCSL7t3E0YC/s320/DSC_0815.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604157023295547874" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQTz5evgo5nQlwbY2lTB370UcCHtHFWPdv-5rqebDf-phTBxNf_IL-_TOW4vF9UFW6eGBVB9VKSbVsyerCgSKnCUczRX4cn6InxKwbDzP4hvLbKifRgmJfMVcrIDbTI5mQGOsMwe0KIO11/s1600/DSC_0859.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 254px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQTz5evgo5nQlwbY2lTB370UcCHtHFWPdv-5rqebDf-phTBxNf_IL-_TOW4vF9UFW6eGBVB9VKSbVsyerCgSKnCUczRX4cn6InxKwbDzP4hvLbKifRgmJfMVcrIDbTI5mQGOsMwe0KIO11/s320/DSC_0859.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604157238795596578" /></a><br />We love him.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8cNNb4Zr-UusdknPI0XQh1tEr70Y4ivMyv6gaQi3tOWHIa2dKELsdc7fddbTt6dhG22AgdBa51rDN8R4cmwrDeozbpzYPj5_xsxqL12OBFbl_Gu7ilknQLSHNhagLYINK7Y4x1ZW1CMzx/s1600/DSC_0870.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8cNNb4Zr-UusdknPI0XQh1tEr70Y4ivMyv6gaQi3tOWHIa2dKELsdc7fddbTt6dhG22AgdBa51rDN8R4cmwrDeozbpzYPj5_xsxqL12OBFbl_Gu7ilknQLSHNhagLYINK7Y4x1ZW1CMzx/s320/DSC_0870.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604157773663363266" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhR8tkCDaNEKmAROFLWj8QfsU5DQPgE_NIiYMDORvqs3fpbLYyYOdRPh8UxmcgZ_My_8329SNcHAczFOcfhYy0V6YYUhFi-IVM3vQv9HAZnA-nb3WwChu1DfM0hbAWWIyh4NKYzHGd0oWC/s1600/DSC_0871.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhR8tkCDaNEKmAROFLWj8QfsU5DQPgE_NIiYMDORvqs3fpbLYyYOdRPh8UxmcgZ_My_8329SNcHAczFOcfhYy0V6YYUhFi-IVM3vQv9HAZnA-nb3WwChu1DfM0hbAWWIyh4NKYzHGd0oWC/s320/DSC_0871.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604159345457032994" /></a><br /><br />I have a long way to go, but atleast I am learning something about all of those buttons on my camera. <br /><br />Happy Mother's Day to all of you fabulous moms out there!Brandie and Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01196012840842839260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078555813797663682.post-23340075964033280832011-04-25T10:45:00.001-07:002011-04-25T11:47:09.753-07:00Cherish your Vows<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRg7M4vfv5Ei2j6VRvwqketHdrEq_PFeUu58elr_946YyLCs4Rl1dfhasgjdxmREcrKaE_7gRuEJdcrvVwDUDJX-Xn8XY6UsSn3jtGkcKDSJKZ1VMA7aVQhY7JLhwFrlxTasyAJqxLlbmW/s1600/IMG_2356.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRg7M4vfv5Ei2j6VRvwqketHdrEq_PFeUu58elr_946YyLCs4Rl1dfhasgjdxmREcrKaE_7gRuEJdcrvVwDUDJX-Xn8XY6UsSn3jtGkcKDSJKZ1VMA7aVQhY7JLhwFrlxTasyAJqxLlbmW/s320/IMG_2356.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599578968788539874" /></a><br /><br />I Jason, take you Brandie, to be my wedded wife. I promise in the presence of God my Savior and Lord and these witnesses to love you as Christ loves the Church. I promise to cherish, protect, honor, defend, and support you in sickness and in health, in prosperity and in adversity and through every change of condition.<br />I am accepting the command given to me by our Lord to be the spiritual leader of our household, and I will constantly strive to seek first His kingdom. I promise that I will lead our lives in strength and hope in Christ Jesus - ever honoring God's guidance by His spirit through His word. Brandie, I am from this day forward choosing to love you as an act of my will, with or without the presence of romantic feelings. I promise to forsake all others and commit myself fully to you, to be faithful to you and no other, cleaving only to you as long as we both shall live. <br /><br />I Brandie, take you Jason, to be my wedded husband. I promise in the presence of God my Savior and Lord and these witnesses to love, cherish, respect and obey you in sickness and in health, in prosperity and in adversity, and through every change of condition.<br />I am accepting the command given to me by our Lord to trust your leadership in our household, and I will constantly strive to seek first His kingdom. I pledge to strengthen, help, comfort, and encourage you. Jason, I am from this day forward choosing to love you as an act of my will, with or without the presence of romantic feelings. I promise to forsake all others and commit myself to you, to be faithful to you and no other, cleaving only to you as long as we both shall live.<br /><br /> Although they are long, I wanted to type these out to be reminded of what a commitment marriage is. Not only to each other, but to the Lord who saved us. I love the part of our vows that say "I am choosing to love you as an act of my will, with or without the presence of romantic feelings." Marriage is not always easy, but we choose everyday to love that person whether or not we "feel" like it. It is also such a picture of the gospel. Everyday in our sin nature, we sin against God. However, if your are truly His child, he never stops pursuing you. Our marriages should be a reflection of such great love. I will end by saying that after 2 years of marriage, I have nothing figured out. But, I am so thankful to the Lord for giving me Jason. My love for him grows stronger with each day. God alone is the only one who knows how many years we will have together, and I pray that even in the hard times, I will never take a single moment for granted.Brandie and Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01196012840842839260noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078555813797663682.post-46481170698349653492011-04-12T10:56:00.000-07:002011-04-12T11:51:26.120-07:00DIY<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaqO1rlo0WnVMQmMkr4TbyD5WvuZQLchRQdNnQ7rkKmbc6OGXSaUmcg4caNdav96AaDYDgdRQFqkjaf2Tci_YrN039i2TkhM1TPlptIenkF2z0FG6g5MSTYN2TTqamO0IHLzMkoD6x3CPI/s1600/DSC_1727.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaqO1rlo0WnVMQmMkr4TbyD5WvuZQLchRQdNnQ7rkKmbc6OGXSaUmcg4caNdav96AaDYDgdRQFqkjaf2Tci_YrN039i2TkhM1TPlptIenkF2z0FG6g5MSTYN2TTqamO0IHLzMkoD6x3CPI/s320/DSC_1727.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594759279086068210" /></a><br /> I have been staring at this boring wall for quite sometime, trying to think of a way to decorate it. I was "stalking" some blogs one day when I came across a very cute idea- fabric inside of wooden needlecraft hoops! <br /><br />First, I picked out some coordinating fabrics (that I have now changed my mind about...oops).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-aRi__M56vkaRcvACaznAwy1PCK6M-BRxZs1YTdmHhZ4fia2NBUUapIsahDPuJpT2JSf4veg_nswon8A5AhSCL4oKkDvw-RbbMTNzoy35dg846BwJxzIyFda9KCaNUAXckeZzYhULiWS7/s1600/DSC_1726.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-aRi__M56vkaRcvACaznAwy1PCK6M-BRxZs1YTdmHhZ4fia2NBUUapIsahDPuJpT2JSf4veg_nswon8A5AhSCL4oKkDvw-RbbMTNzoy35dg846BwJxzIyFda9KCaNUAXckeZzYhULiWS7/s320/DSC_1726.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594763681818019570" /></a><br /><br />Then, I stuck some fabric inside of the hoops and cut the excess fabric off.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4cXdeGTEuLsheWs7qQ7lnzhnf9UHqEFGlnDzObch3aFpFoHgo5MBOZDEC1T9GgMC422rkpTQhc_PKTDfV7wb8pY5w_XGtlDVwn4N05Sx9Kj0d9sSS515NB09qGH9tGnH10PPXRDW4pz-6/s1600/DSC_1728.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4cXdeGTEuLsheWs7qQ7lnzhnf9UHqEFGlnDzObch3aFpFoHgo5MBOZDEC1T9GgMC422rkpTQhc_PKTDfV7wb8pY5w_XGtlDVwn4N05Sx9Kj0d9sSS515NB09qGH9tGnH10PPXRDW4pz-6/s320/DSC_1728.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594764184579988498" /></a><br /><br />Last, I just used some fabric glue and glued the excess fabric to the hoop.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXWa2itoj2lLuomUW5nx_9G2OhUpKErPloaesRYLMNs0sQJShjwMFX5sdFnti9Cb91Ke-Sr4Ah_1s840M9ZNi-p4Z4sdb6FtYygxM-s6updXUA9QSkuw0YRZa_0104VWjjR7C8AZq1gQbb/s1600/DSC_1731.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXWa2itoj2lLuomUW5nx_9G2OhUpKErPloaesRYLMNs0sQJShjwMFX5sdFnti9Cb91Ke-Sr4Ah_1s840M9ZNi-p4Z4sdb6FtYygxM-s6updXUA9QSkuw0YRZa_0104VWjjR7C8AZq1gQbb/s320/DSC_1731.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594764570552996978" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_TSBkZ2KMAolDg2yR94nRbzzZ3XwI7WRn2IHZX2Ep6Gte0LX4tMCQQSuaGmxFyYjoAyugkSEQWuAcF7GLjHPNZJPxv-JKlS7R12eLcVhBMCSQq6vmsX22x0n6yNZSkN0gcTI2w1rxJEt-/s1600/DSC_1730.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_TSBkZ2KMAolDg2yR94nRbzzZ3XwI7WRn2IHZX2Ep6Gte0LX4tMCQQSuaGmxFyYjoAyugkSEQWuAcF7GLjHPNZJPxv-JKlS7R12eLcVhBMCSQq6vmsX22x0n6yNZSkN0gcTI2w1rxJEt-/s320/DSC_1730.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594764818359657522" /></a><br /><br />And now there is a little more color and livelihood to our wall....(our wall that will one day get a new paint color :/ ) <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLDHHm2-9VO8b0eAtKY2C0nA0SdgNjshVnIVYS_vVsEcrrrrv45DSEJBvD18i2SM7UFdBm8ukhJavKaw1_aAAZRBf9XwcwhFQlfSJ9KRKrtFgz6LKFAb4CaRSMnBOHW3Ownl-Wgf5QwViW/s1600/DSC_1733.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLDHHm2-9VO8b0eAtKY2C0nA0SdgNjshVnIVYS_vVsEcrrrrv45DSEJBvD18i2SM7UFdBm8ukhJavKaw1_aAAZRBf9XwcwhFQlfSJ9KRKrtFgz6LKFAb4CaRSMnBOHW3Ownl-Wgf5QwViW/s320/DSC_1733.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594765479471154386" /></a><br /><br /> When we are not inside crafting it up, cooking, cleaning, washing clothes, washing bottles, constantly wiping snot from Jack's nose, the list goes on and on, we are outside enjoying a little fun in the sun! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZGAsw8qrn_a-r_Yr1vL5_ktiwB5k_5YDDC8OwHl4hMwYUUTr0AH8s-IWsc3sIf1UqOB_oW1AKBDTVlu_aKpPGtTW00CvG7xNQVHL-VcmaKBtBiCyFEMNVL2MmxjArBdO-AuZfbMIcfg1X/s1600/DSC_1723.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZGAsw8qrn_a-r_Yr1vL5_ktiwB5k_5YDDC8OwHl4hMwYUUTr0AH8s-IWsc3sIf1UqOB_oW1AKBDTVlu_aKpPGtTW00CvG7xNQVHL-VcmaKBtBiCyFEMNVL2MmxjArBdO-AuZfbMIcfg1X/s320/DSC_1723.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594768227195805506" /></a>Brandie and Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01196012840842839260noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078555813797663682.post-47254104871395736072011-04-02T07:46:00.000-07:002011-04-02T08:21:20.891-07:00on to the eighth month!I was in the bathroom getting ready for church, when I peek outside to see Jack having a photo shoot with daddy. As you can tell by the pictures, I think they were having a lot of fun!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyY4umK_PrayEiAO-NyVxXnBqrPLBOL4m3oNDpzDJBxNjbLJslLu5EVe9eUNJuHT-i1jKfpsWk1LXFv8GqU1A5n3FPCt7w-yeDtkEEQwdNuNs0lHEL12nvpmVh1mr-0m5HiPwbiLkU5ew8/s1600/DSC_1667.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyY4umK_PrayEiAO-NyVxXnBqrPLBOL4m3oNDpzDJBxNjbLJslLu5EVe9eUNJuHT-i1jKfpsWk1LXFv8GqU1A5n3FPCt7w-yeDtkEEQwdNuNs0lHEL12nvpmVh1mr-0m5HiPwbiLkU5ew8/s320/DSC_1667.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590999073234955618" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcvp0miec0UaypI-8S3F-kKaptJQ_TmxLJKPb4YCMgwi_Vz7sc5c-6YD1iv9HUZlzj3ZEzoO6UUaUCXKd8IMang72522f_PnVwWDL6m9R34PHn6E_qWISiP7iZSoBl_w9Cp5Ujm2gkPvBF/s1600/DSC_1666.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcvp0miec0UaypI-8S3F-kKaptJQ_TmxLJKPb4YCMgwi_Vz7sc5c-6YD1iv9HUZlzj3ZEzoO6UUaUCXKd8IMang72522f_PnVwWDL6m9R34PHn6E_qWISiP7iZSoBl_w9Cp5Ujm2gkPvBF/s320/DSC_1666.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590998958285216386" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Go3jkbBT_1WHl8yWXhBs5yvLpKbzMKgvYLJSKEEbjB1PirPw_Wh1PUy6Q-l9UNVNDtdoQuiRZlq3-0rvhR2mpzhNlO2ru4nFWsw4egGuF2PzmCpNnGmYnyFvwzKd1y3iDiBoRUCN4n5L/s1600/DSC_1665.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Go3jkbBT_1WHl8yWXhBs5yvLpKbzMKgvYLJSKEEbjB1PirPw_Wh1PUy6Q-l9UNVNDtdoQuiRZlq3-0rvhR2mpzhNlO2ru4nFWsw4egGuF2PzmCpNnGmYnyFvwzKd1y3iDiBoRUCN4n5L/s320/DSC_1665.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590998838247777874" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY_ZzhT4mtxXYiR4lKeE7HxostLib0FlqZceoNUGkJMFXOO2xE2VGKx-9YacTuQIU9fZl31F6jaPuBzOsmI5ftD1YgMjDq27TvDagDNiKcnkoIMiUrSriiU6gyOcc2mools7FCJiYHCtYD/s1600/DSC_1664.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY_ZzhT4mtxXYiR4lKeE7HxostLib0FlqZceoNUGkJMFXOO2xE2VGKx-9YacTuQIU9fZl31F6jaPuBzOsmI5ftD1YgMjDq27TvDagDNiKcnkoIMiUrSriiU6gyOcc2mools7FCJiYHCtYD/s320/DSC_1664.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590998641955065474" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUX50Fs4xbbQslcbWtUuedloqmy99r6aP-g2Cd8uRv_iO2z5UiEskB7LD19Q902d5Vr-cQszh_gZRj16NVcdm0FvEW0-ul_BOmrtFnPSzL_9MRN2YY-mYE5UaGBk9d54x-enFAywQjROHD/s1600/DSC_1663.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUX50Fs4xbbQslcbWtUuedloqmy99r6aP-g2Cd8uRv_iO2z5UiEskB7LD19Q902d5Vr-cQszh_gZRj16NVcdm0FvEW0-ul_BOmrtFnPSzL_9MRN2YY-mYE5UaGBk9d54x-enFAywQjROHD/s320/DSC_1663.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590998514483535074" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPlnmGwUBQC1qwLeo-fipz9yMCSbLV07MLbXHApUpfkDB7bapOXI47TqdNtLDrriJb-n1bX-0NusnSJw6rThtVuBA9p0eRCY9Te8dnEL_9hMYmLuqqn9YhgxMlHJO9ljkIwD6ofyGd80ll/s1600/DSC_1662.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPlnmGwUBQC1qwLeo-fipz9yMCSbLV07MLbXHApUpfkDB7bapOXI47TqdNtLDrriJb-n1bX-0NusnSJw6rThtVuBA9p0eRCY9Te8dnEL_9hMYmLuqqn9YhgxMlHJO9ljkIwD6ofyGd80ll/s320/DSC_1662.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590998337689201234" /></a><br /><br />Jack LOVES food! I can not feed him enough. He gets SO mad when meal time is over. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiutKKs3E9CVNgyofx7hH9zBDAiWY-QN-H5Fm4tHPdQ01drXw4OIWdJKm9whhvGWoFtmXHCfnvZelWwxlmvu0NycVByyFPYfk9DaIc-pli0__dBkdo3BcczpUd6JNdOb12LgvrTdzmTIe85/s1600/DSC_1638.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiutKKs3E9CVNgyofx7hH9zBDAiWY-QN-H5Fm4tHPdQ01drXw4OIWdJKm9whhvGWoFtmXHCfnvZelWwxlmvu0NycVByyFPYfk9DaIc-pli0__dBkdo3BcczpUd6JNdOb12LgvrTdzmTIe85/s320/DSC_1638.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591000515285216882" /></a><br /><br />What else does he love?? Chewing on everything! He is not particular. What ever you hand him will do.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihb8PFNsAguMvBWZnqIyawOo_twHk3ehbDazDdTq6UUDVXsutYHOOwHHpu1rJNLQYlhQgrRKMhHs7gWWM-pbignaRcHqI5C_BO_5rB7xc3gigNacX1cVcF0NQwsT8VIHLMNgz6Wism69Zr/s1600/DSC_1640.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihb8PFNsAguMvBWZnqIyawOo_twHk3ehbDazDdTq6UUDVXsutYHOOwHHpu1rJNLQYlhQgrRKMhHs7gWWM-pbignaRcHqI5C_BO_5rB7xc3gigNacX1cVcF0NQwsT8VIHLMNgz6Wism69Zr/s320/DSC_1640.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591001309213497442" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVdWjptPh42gCeEpWlezwx3HstSZyoQaaCR54HUvhdxcVxnlSupuunfzmrpAPeri62UIO0KFx7kORuWgpK7QA0ex7QZxA-6Mj0lp9dOpHx8gmySoO5iWxHlS55e35-5rFvpiWiYQm2vKDx/s1600/DSC_1644.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVdWjptPh42gCeEpWlezwx3HstSZyoQaaCR54HUvhdxcVxnlSupuunfzmrpAPeri62UIO0KFx7kORuWgpK7QA0ex7QZxA-6Mj0lp9dOpHx8gmySoO5iWxHlS55e35-5rFvpiWiYQm2vKDx/s320/DSC_1644.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591001502503864418" /></a><br /><br />He loves watching Praise Baby!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoWP26x2h9UQQtuzSVvc76TbCxCoygPVUZII84n6wQxue0IXmRr0NcFbseG17lafyvQp6Tt1F2dd_zXQ5D26qvcY4IqNYRpNweP6k1VJ_YD-kXItakcM00d-eSDfhYMVMT71O-DGQ_CC5V/s1600/DSC_1646.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoWP26x2h9UQQtuzSVvc76TbCxCoygPVUZII84n6wQxue0IXmRr0NcFbseG17lafyvQp6Tt1F2dd_zXQ5D26qvcY4IqNYRpNweP6k1VJ_YD-kXItakcM00d-eSDfhYMVMT71O-DGQ_CC5V/s320/DSC_1646.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591002966124929090" /></a><br /><br />Now we just need to get this frustrated baby to crawl! We have some rocking with the result of a belly flop and tears. Poor guy, he will get it one of these days!<br /><br />Thank you Lord for these eight months with our baby. He is your child, help us to train him in your ways. :)Brandie and Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01196012840842839260noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078555813797663682.post-18396446558856906512011-03-24T07:48:00.000-07:002011-03-24T08:25:17.681-07:00Jack attends his first Birthday Party!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW3SkOArl0GRS-0g4O_RdFs7gpGVcu9OMcUzcMpbMZnJvYZfKRg4kblb-54SFLeZhnHxqMvgqaM5aWboYQf63U0Ikhewm8WD4mx8cHozpBTGyHyFO2CjPJ-YoUMMPamXebnVS_zuXj14Mt/s1600/DSC_1632.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW3SkOArl0GRS-0g4O_RdFs7gpGVcu9OMcUzcMpbMZnJvYZfKRg4kblb-54SFLeZhnHxqMvgqaM5aWboYQf63U0Ikhewm8WD4mx8cHozpBTGyHyFO2CjPJ-YoUMMPamXebnVS_zuXj14Mt/s320/DSC_1632.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587665553555108098" /></a><br /><br /> It seems like yesterday, we ran into our sweet friends Mandy and Murray at Babies R Us when we were carrying around our bundles of joy in our bellies. Jason actually knew them growing up and from college, but this was my first time to meet them. I remember getting in the car and saying "Jason we have got to hang out with them again." It took some months but we finally did. Now, we are having so much fun getting to know them, and sharing this parenthood adventure with them. Last Saturday was Sophia's First Birthday. Mandy did such a great job with her party. It was cost efficient (which I love), creative, and SUPER cute! Let me show you some pictures of the fun decor....<br /><br />Smash Cake!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSM4QmZ_mP52_i-lYF7kxrLq7oURepQFHG4vAIeCPDncdccV2v5wGGlpOneE8rmFzgYHCsuTZQwFtT6JkkW_4-rwnmYmRda-v1ViWfyI3ECI02gV1ADgy5XJKih9zZVTcK-9Vez3paDqnE/s1600/DSC_1603.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSM4QmZ_mP52_i-lYF7kxrLq7oURepQFHG4vAIeCPDncdccV2v5wGGlpOneE8rmFzgYHCsuTZQwFtT6JkkW_4-rwnmYmRda-v1ViWfyI3ECI02gV1ADgy5XJKih9zZVTcK-9Vez3paDqnE/s320/DSC_1603.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587663960849767490" /></a><br /><br />Yummy Cupcakes!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAMrYyyUyyxuLoR47NHX4YiQ4YRJoPXoeIRcJgVi2YlKBV0HpYSnAUSXZcOnAvSjAz4Mb-ZFacTnJwYUsR0jofa0gtR-rt_A5Yu5wN9Ye6tKRd1mJCwjCDAoeKfsEo_AT_9rS64cfLWhyphenhyphenq/s1600/DSC_1604.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAMrYyyUyyxuLoR47NHX4YiQ4YRJoPXoeIRcJgVi2YlKBV0HpYSnAUSXZcOnAvSjAz4Mb-ZFacTnJwYUsR0jofa0gtR-rt_A5Yu5wN9Ye6tKRd1mJCwjCDAoeKfsEo_AT_9rS64cfLWhyphenhyphenq/s320/DSC_1604.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587664519360156258" /></a><br /><br />Pig Balloons Everywhere!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq_BOBqYSbVz7lteLwo-9ybaesPf-sn5hP-Zmjyrth0cjIhbh4UY72w0G5yIexAnnLw_yXKfa1acmN4i9WzLUinVazWrJ9kX36x5KVL6NU8903z8HoukONcyM4smM5fmUabYAiz9-bchgX/s1600/DSC_1608.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq_BOBqYSbVz7lteLwo-9ybaesPf-sn5hP-Zmjyrth0cjIhbh4UY72w0G5yIexAnnLw_yXKfa1acmN4i9WzLUinVazWrJ9kX36x5KVL6NU8903z8HoukONcyM4smM5fmUabYAiz9-bchgX/s320/DSC_1608.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587664959585064386" /></a><br /><br />Last but certainly not least, the Beautiful Birthday Girl in her pretty pink dress! She was having so much fun and she was a quick one. It was hard for me to get a great picture because she running from toy to toy. But who could blame her! Happy Birthday Sophia! The Wolfes love you!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVMb7uezEvGdH4HijZlVwJjOYgJn1_OX7dYxyMzWFUS9iOXs55TVSqGpEzBnxEPHKP3oGnUWpgxZBBTUfVG-mjemPCBmBCDJyWCpYJotrxlkDLj772C14tVYwsS_lDYO07eoAaxM413YYl/s1600/DSC_1617.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVMb7uezEvGdH4HijZlVwJjOYgJn1_OX7dYxyMzWFUS9iOXs55TVSqGpEzBnxEPHKP3oGnUWpgxZBBTUfVG-mjemPCBmBCDJyWCpYJotrxlkDLj772C14tVYwsS_lDYO07eoAaxM413YYl/s320/DSC_1617.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587667032818055522" /></a>Brandie and Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01196012840842839260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078555813797663682.post-59472816822282816552011-03-16T07:26:00.001-07:002011-03-16T08:41:45.118-07:00Jack's Baptism<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzKzTOgYH7iKGTf4_Tdobc0qMKmaaMthD9CtSTMcfomh9HnV1qkbJ16_EDuZw07B1yjuUr5Hy7pZpaNjwHL0fITrlsPq-1gb9LV3rwvRho0P0lH3eGOmOuwOwSYl-YK6PmRZlmWJmHxzhK/s1600/DSC_1392.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 255px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzKzTOgYH7iKGTf4_Tdobc0qMKmaaMthD9CtSTMcfomh9HnV1qkbJ16_EDuZw07B1yjuUr5Hy7pZpaNjwHL0fITrlsPq-1gb9LV3rwvRho0P0lH3eGOmOuwOwSYl-YK6PmRZlmWJmHxzhK/s320/DSC_1392.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584694132482485586" /></a><br />"Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit" Matt 28:19<br /><br />"I will establish my covenant as an everlasting covenant between me and you and your descendants after you for the generations to come, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you." Gen 17:7<br /><br />Jack got baptised on January 16th, but since I didn't blog for six months, this will be my post. The morning started off with me in worry mode. I kept thinking if he doesn't get fed by this time and get a little nap in by the time of the service, he is going to cry during his entire baptism. Thankful to the Lord, that everything worked out and our precious covenant child smiled through the entire thing. I would show pictures of the actual baptism, but with all the hurrying, trying to get everyone ready on time we forgot the camera in the car and it was too late. I was and still am so sad. Atleast we got a couple pics in before we left.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwi9JPCEbyaL_6aF3ZEhgGb-c9N1AWIBNfitdi5vNIZfRlrj85OzyzaJ5B7nlQSYCpktrYrxf7WTz7qwiB_rLwJlDtxOwTWOBFoW1OsdOeTz5FRUNTAVM4aKwX-oxsdFMw5iKLvynHPZOH/s1600/DSC_1398.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 187px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwi9JPCEbyaL_6aF3ZEhgGb-c9N1AWIBNfitdi5vNIZfRlrj85OzyzaJ5B7nlQSYCpktrYrxf7WTz7qwiB_rLwJlDtxOwTWOBFoW1OsdOeTz5FRUNTAVM4aKwX-oxsdFMw5iKLvynHPZOH/s320/DSC_1398.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584686750327047890" /></a><br /><br />It is such a blessed experience to have people walking with you in this life that love and serve our God. Not only do I think about my extended family and church family, but I also think about my sweet friends with children - who basically are family. Jason and I, by God's grace, have the priviledge of raising Jack around people who live to see all of our children (theirs included) grow to have a passion for our saviour and live it out in their everyday lives. If you are one of these people and are reading this, thank you.Brandie and Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01196012840842839260noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078555813797663682.post-69410100985112884972011-03-13T08:09:00.000-07:002011-03-13T08:53:13.698-07:00Love this Land and Pass it onIf there is one thing that I pride myself on, it is my love for the South. There is nothing like southern traditions, southern recipes, and sweet southern love. The Lasseter family (Jason's Grandparents) have acres of farmland in Gadsden, AL. A southern tradition of theirs, is that every grandbaby and great grandbaby gets their picture taken with "grandaddy" on his tractor.....<br /><br />this is Jason when he was a baby<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkvRYBZYjVeandThYonzbcWJvBCca-Y73LytqBh2HIp_JpcBqOdaE11RzRJanV9sY1H7jnOv4DNww8O7qPxHxQKVGOUIITUbU8elaRxekWODWL7TfPk5dN_SuwLZbN_VMGcaUKcyDkrJYZ/s1600/sc0173700c.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 216px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkvRYBZYjVeandThYonzbcWJvBCca-Y73LytqBh2HIp_JpcBqOdaE11RzRJanV9sY1H7jnOv4DNww8O7qPxHxQKVGOUIITUbU8elaRxekWODWL7TfPk5dN_SuwLZbN_VMGcaUKcyDkrJYZ/s320/sc0173700c.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583585635101345938" /></a><br /><br />and this is Jack<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixxRcXHWGkqHymR3WGCLsoRt15quX2Sr6spHMtLIY9Q7imv5hVPLjiuzDRMRnpyQ4xPmd29C0pfqPWriieA_8j4UlbKzG-6eFQBbbMXnFo6hvObvS3bwcfF-ckrOtEl6QCW936k2o1Yhp1/s1600/DSC_1568.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixxRcXHWGkqHymR3WGCLsoRt15quX2Sr6spHMtLIY9Q7imv5hVPLjiuzDRMRnpyQ4xPmd29C0pfqPWriieA_8j4UlbKzG-6eFQBbbMXnFo6hvObvS3bwcfF-ckrOtEl6QCW936k2o1Yhp1/s320/DSC_1568.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583588042880909554" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaIHmiKjJ9JqUyXs4mIA1-JJpnD3MEdaKT-73LyqMS08dLclfHSUHbmmGGXNHbGwqnXcNVxM2ek08fsTOOZ2USHXOjRGz8S1ujWSS3ujMvGN2QYezOZ_AJS9ZzxDjxwgY1mKYbxLjh1eEO/s1600/DSC_1575.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaIHmiKjJ9JqUyXs4mIA1-JJpnD3MEdaKT-73LyqMS08dLclfHSUHbmmGGXNHbGwqnXcNVxM2ek08fsTOOZ2USHXOjRGz8S1ujWSS3ujMvGN2QYezOZ_AJS9ZzxDjxwgY1mKYbxLjh1eEO/s320/DSC_1575.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583590681762114818" /></a><br /><br />And nothing says southern love like celebrating "granmother" and "grandaddy's" 65th wedding anniversary in May!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikuqusBagJHhlerBo_BUFyIqdkOFYmW8nFJvzgEJxGqxI4cA-BFxQFnrHZQKikU0f6n3nxVNSUBYEosM2YO54s8vpw-cWP4SzGeTwsDkCRQ-qudsk1irJhNbJDoVxKKzK0KdQ3UJxWOYuC/s1600/DSC_1044.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikuqusBagJHhlerBo_BUFyIqdkOFYmW8nFJvzgEJxGqxI4cA-BFxQFnrHZQKikU0f6n3nxVNSUBYEosM2YO54s8vpw-cWP4SzGeTwsDkCRQ-qudsk1irJhNbJDoVxKKzK0KdQ3UJxWOYuC/s320/DSC_1044.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583590165374201874" /></a>Brandie and Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01196012840842839260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078555813797663682.post-4271087992946296782011-03-09T07:13:00.000-08:002011-03-09T07:46:15.278-08:00Celebrating Six MonthsThe blogging world is new to me and I am trying to learn the ins and outs of it, so if anyone would like to help, in the words of Charlie Sheen, "Bring it." <br /><br />On a completely different note, the talented Laura Rowe, with her beautiful baby bump, went with us to Leeds park to capture some photographs of us celebrating the first six months of Jack's life. Some pictures have been tagged to my facebook but here are a few more to share...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQUkUcxYhCzyEh_BtuMK_PV-TSP04w1bYfxOlsBNKVs7reTGNrBKU3h7lEZ4h6HUScnVa49WXq-okBCbILAMp6nFhQzBY9A9WINQ44PqIj1Fz8AWCY7n3kat0cSLMXIQeqi6W6srXC7_IM/s1600/DSC_4662.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQUkUcxYhCzyEh_BtuMK_PV-TSP04w1bYfxOlsBNKVs7reTGNrBKU3h7lEZ4h6HUScnVa49WXq-okBCbILAMp6nFhQzBY9A9WINQ44PqIj1Fz8AWCY7n3kat0cSLMXIQeqi6W6srXC7_IM/s320/DSC_4662.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582103364394981650" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF3slwskzNGGe0YIj5hDSJ7o3lZ7urU0ClhffTrJaaodOstQYNJfQqm-Mg5K9HJtNwbQHSMkxoahmlDXDEAo0qzAb8U89FynPGvLqreaSZUtkWj-ZNF8TjQAmV5wQYY-QlIHSErpZWv4ot/s1600/DSC_4885.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8OrNz6O7BvtR9oU6bADu45jYdTi6hTsAunWJ8GXeEG944ZopX7jcYSRMHFlloXBvuuzY-HwBHQX4fs_rAMjcZnE4AUEQVXW0zcBc1tpKAAof38DAcryxVJO96BJsOgoWvz_9D385ZI0iS/s320/DSC_4432.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582101782387316002" /></a>Brandie and Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01196012840842839260noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078555813797663682.post-74770322069997941622011-03-07T11:04:00.001-08:002011-03-07T12:46:20.386-08:00A Hundred Angels, Singing<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNyaqhiJ-cLXw3dZkVUj6VI6qxN5pEOkvmOc6W3ZZmxF9bm9HgarqvxmgC3CjT11eQ-c-TDKGMoTrZrCH7AKKxg6wGjdgL24L_-NdcpntLel5Q7Hnw7DwQas6114NJCd6YnqnvNqk_YDta/s1600/DSC_1544.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNyaqhiJ-cLXw3dZkVUj6VI6qxN5pEOkvmOc6W3ZZmxF9bm9HgarqvxmgC3CjT11eQ-c-TDKGMoTrZrCH7AKKxg6wGjdgL24L_-NdcpntLel5Q7Hnw7DwQas6114NJCd6YnqnvNqk_YDta/s320/DSC_1544.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581416078283513938" /></a><br /><br />Every night before we put Jack to bed (unless it's a meltdown night), we read him a book. The book is always ramdomly selected and easiest to grab. A couple of nights ago, I read a book to Jack that I can not quit thinking about. It is called " A Hundred Angels, Singing" by Dorthy Van Woerkom. It was written in 1976 and the illustrations in the book are pencil sketches entwined with water color - simply captivating. The book is about a little girl on Christmas Eve comparing the environment around her, to what the enviornment must have been like the night Christ was born. Let me give you an example from the book....<br /><br />Two People walking in the street:<br /> See them hurry. They look cold!<br /> A light shines from the doorway.<br /> They climb the step and go inside.<br /><br /> They do not have to wait- <br /> As Mary did,<br /> And Joseph did-<br /> Or sleep on beds of prickly straw.<br /><br />We are always praying that Jack will never know a day when he doesn't know the Lord. However, this book reminded that we can teach our children about the life of Christ even in the small things like -<br /><br />Hot Chocolate in a big brown mug:<br /> I hold it in both hands.<br /> The steam floats up <br /> And warms my face.<br /><br /> Warms it,<br /> Like the donkey's breath<br /> warmed Jesus<br /> In a manger.Brandie and Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01196012840842839260noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078555813797663682.post-18069652988714111442011-03-03T14:27:00.001-08:002011-03-03T15:03:08.943-08:00LatelyJack is 7 months old and growing so fast! He is 18lbs and 28 inches. He is in the 90th percentile for his height and 60th percentile for his weight. He can sit up on his own. He has his first two bottom teeth. His favorite foods are sweet potatoes and apples. He wants everything that you have in your hands. I no longer have to take him places in his carrier (such a relief...those things are heavy!) He absolutely adores his Dad! When Jason gets home from work, he smiles ear to ear and bounces up and down. He is learning to drink from a sippy cup. He babbles da da da... da da... da da all day long. He rolls over only when he wants to. He is a little shy. All in all, he is super cute and I love being his mommy! Annnnd.....<br /><br />Due to all of the beautiful weather, we have been spending a lot of time at the park. It is only five minutes from our house which is very convenient. Jack has experienced a lot of firsts. His first time to swing, slide, and ride in a red wagon with his new friend Sophia. I will leave you with some pics....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK4fc5IH-XPwI2bv9e-UAayVjrhkzKiOB-CQbhLWBQoqZMQg5-iZMzzz1Drf7WQ6klYNC0GSWCxZ_l9gI99ISFnlrMWx2k_9IJ3pgnKHWZ5LILzeyfmx6wbEIDPZoldd-_xh_py1PCd3r3/s1600/DSC_1528.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK4fc5IH-XPwI2bv9e-UAayVjrhkzKiOB-CQbhLWBQoqZMQg5-iZMzzz1Drf7WQ6klYNC0GSWCxZ_l9gI99ISFnlrMWx2k_9IJ3pgnKHWZ5LILzeyfmx6wbEIDPZoldd-_xh_py1PCd3r3/s320/DSC_1528.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579991892499484354" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJx14MOxkkfWQMZ8-X063-QCQNEnVfCIIwRFbk5D5tyU1JwuPOk-9ISLX_yAf0L23HoW1qIpOvsbI62lf3DRxSwS_rXfIgoAYTjyYwQM8wdXSNj6cWr2DevFZQVZ6jGvgpmiRybK9mnECd/s1600/DSC_1440.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 205px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJx14MOxkkfWQMZ8-X063-QCQNEnVfCIIwRFbk5D5tyU1JwuPOk-9ISLX_yAf0L23HoW1qIpOvsbI62lf3DRxSwS_rXfIgoAYTjyYwQM8wdXSNj6cWr2DevFZQVZ6jGvgpmiRybK9mnECd/s320/DSC_1440.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579991262319425922" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSjP0284RJgJjE27p79JBrP2prH7US8kpOBmRbM-7zkhwS_ZbsSW_YuaecoQBpNU6q-s0oTftJtJvvxqm5JweZOMwDx79OcSKQpC8aICiAd7wJRTT7KLoxMonL44eF31P0_LsuApm2OJLQ/s1600/DSC_1531.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSjP0284RJgJjE27p79JBrP2prH7US8kpOBmRbM-7zkhwS_ZbsSW_YuaecoQBpNU6q-s0oTftJtJvvxqm5JweZOMwDx79OcSKQpC8aICiAd7wJRTT7KLoxMonL44eF31P0_LsuApm2OJLQ/s320/DSC_1531.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579985250784480978" /></a><br />fighting over a blanket and Sophia won....look at that mad face!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyRNoQFzLnXDsA2RNFR7G5borm-NdDokjCI0tqIC61TlQvxsyxOh_INBZApepVqjR0KtykHmpUL_o_CG1pwTnilvkKFfB7g65Nm5r477h5vqUAZEimQD8HauRFFaqCmGTRT_2Ts1V36AZr/s1600/DSC_1537.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyRNoQFzLnXDsA2RNFR7G5borm-NdDokjCI0tqIC61TlQvxsyxOh_INBZApepVqjR0KtykHmpUL_o_CG1pwTnilvkKFfB7g65Nm5r477h5vqUAZEimQD8HauRFFaqCmGTRT_2Ts1V36AZr/s320/DSC_1537.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579984159067440178" /></a>Brandie and Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01196012840842839260noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078555813797663682.post-56363055620428028702011-02-16T09:55:00.000-08:002011-02-16T10:44:52.742-08:00The Last 6 Months<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOZQmLWRTPTrudyjb-jrHj_HG5KrqDWw3NmqxrAF8jXwhcCD7PxurgvicZyoVAgDnKdEaHnFwSKgaxbZppwDP52RM9NnjeGn8qji2_fduDxfbXq3B0Ex88Z9wMx3m7eXNyF1m9xibgWTmF/s1600/DSC_1415.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 206px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOZQmLWRTPTrudyjb-jrHj_HG5KrqDWw3NmqxrAF8jXwhcCD7PxurgvicZyoVAgDnKdEaHnFwSKgaxbZppwDP52RM9NnjeGn8qji2_fduDxfbXq3B0Ex88Z9wMx3m7eXNyF1m9xibgWTmF/s320/DSC_1415.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574360033279034930" /></a><br /> Since, I have not blogged in the last 6 months, I will try and do a brief overview of what has been going on. Jack was born on August 2 and that was the day that ours lives totally changed. Nobody can prepare you for parenthood. No words can actually describe all of the changes that are going to take place. You truly have to experience it for yourself. With that being said, things got off to a rocky start on my end. Jason on the other hand, was calm, cool, and collective. I felt such a huge weight of responsibility that it was hard for me to enjoy the most precious gift in the world. However, after about hmmmm....12 weeks, I began to tell myself that I could do "this motherhood thing" and it was actually quite enjoyable. Now, I understand why parents say "there is nothing like the love for your child." I would lay down and die for him. He is THE most beautiful little boy in the world. My cup overflows. <div> So the past six months has been a lot of learning. Learning that not all babies are the same and to stop comparing mine to everyone elses. Jack is the baby the Lord has entrusted me with. Learning why the Lord says to put your marriage first. It easy to get busy and neglect one another. Side Note - my husband is amazing, patient and a lover of Jesus. I am honored to walk through the life with him. Most of all, learning that I will never truly be able to understand God's love for His people. It is uncomparable to my love for Jack and that is so hard to wrap my mind around. He sacrificed His son for me - a silly little sinner. It is beyond humbling.</div><div> I look forward to many, many more months with my sweet family and Lord willing adding more little pitter pattering feet to our home. </div>Brandie and Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01196012840842839260noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078555813797663682.post-68578819659936894902011-02-13T10:35:00.000-08:002011-02-13T10:36:51.432-08:00Jack's first time to swing at the park!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuPewyuic8Lr6bdTLe6mQ5kh8_jJMKiCatRgHAbjMIb06dahB_w5jxj_T_qMCKIXlt4MIrmKeEa93ystiCthWVDT28q8faCOpUnsR0Yn-PucqmA1JjI3jdOi-IbRm3N6QtqS7WHnUcN1Rq/s1600/DSC_1440.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 205px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuPewyuic8Lr6bdTLe6mQ5kh8_jJMKiCatRgHAbjMIb06dahB_w5jxj_T_qMCKIXlt4MIrmKeEa93ystiCthWVDT28q8faCOpUnsR0Yn-PucqmA1JjI3jdOi-IbRm3N6QtqS7WHnUcN1Rq/s320/DSC_1440.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573244794321338482" /></a>Brandie and Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01196012840842839260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078555813797663682.post-58971271319509284732010-07-06T17:20:00.000-07:002010-07-06T17:23:14.699-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9YYAeZMMehbnBH5eJK9uR45uJW9PjwCFP6HbmQuD0eHzNdagmQjZg9mLmjPW5JmOgHv8b-yRCbbFEt6y8Co-DN71x3vDKTdJCnT5_dqXZSWrXwbpg6m-FNKpWvbHbDDMyAC8I3_XiEenb/s1600/sc007a5022.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 245px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9YYAeZMMehbnBH5eJK9uR45uJW9PjwCFP6HbmQuD0eHzNdagmQjZg9mLmjPW5JmOgHv8b-yRCbbFEt6y8Co-DN71x3vDKTdJCnT5_dqXZSWrXwbpg6m-FNKpWvbHbDDMyAC8I3_XiEenb/s320/sc007a5022.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490953220828195762" /></a>Brandie and Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01196012840842839260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078555813797663682.post-9902341791618945192010-07-06T13:57:00.000-07:002010-07-06T13:59:44.656-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU-XYu66sE_S-vPFMFm4WIX_BdZtNjdRqJmQonOR5pts-pTv4a2A2ql0CJHVzTt10hT2I0qYZfzwTNGh0CrfVrHmyMQZ7SrT7TqJ76k_EXHGk9TvDU648WsM0XGgdEub0DzwoOjmubIeZW/s1600/DSC_0437.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU-XYu66sE_S-vPFMFm4WIX_BdZtNjdRqJmQonOR5pts-pTv4a2A2ql0CJHVzTt10hT2I0qYZfzwTNGh0CrfVrHmyMQZ7SrT7TqJ76k_EXHGk9TvDU648WsM0XGgdEub0DzwoOjmubIeZW/s320/DSC_0437.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490900787415883138" /></a>Brandie and Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01196012840842839260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078555813797663682.post-53731434734748102292010-07-06T13:06:00.000-07:002010-07-06T13:39:22.927-07:003 weeks to go!I can't believe that we are so close to meeting our baby boy!! There are so many thoughts that are running through my head. First, I am excited! We are so blessed to be having a child. The Lord is the one who opens and closes wombs and He has given us such a sweet miracle. Second, I am anxious. We are about to take care of a little human being who is going to depend on us for everything for the next 18 years. Third, I am nervous. Dear Lord, calm my anxious heart and allow me to trust you with this little boys life. I tend to want to be in control of circumstances, when I am not in control. I always have the "what ifs" run through my head and I have to catch them and say "The Lord is soverign, He is in control, He has given you this child and He loves you." We are praying now for a safe delivery, that grants us a healthy baby boy whom we will look at and see our savior that has been knitting him together for the last 10 months. I have tears in my eyes as I write this because we are so undeserving but have been richly blessed. <div><br /></div><div>Jack = God is Gracious. God has been gracious in granting us with life. May Jack understand God's grace and all its depths. May Jack understand the grace that God had on us when He sent His son Jesus to die so that we can know Him, make Him known, and give him all the glory. May he grow up to be like his dad. Who with Christ's love, stole my heart and is my best friend. I see Christ in him each day and I am so thankful for such a man who reminds me of the gospel and God's sweet grace.</div><div><br /></div><div>Henry = leader of the household. As I prayed in my last blog, a huge prayer of ours is that Jack will grow up and be a man who leads his family in the ways of the Lord. That he will be a strong leader of his household because He knows and understands the gospel. May he never settle when it comes to marriage. May he have a wife who will love the Lord first and more than she loves him. May she respect him and join him in raising their children to be followers of Christ. </div><div><br /></div><div>The world is only getting harsher and we must be on our knees in prayer for the ones that we love, the lost, and the world. However, we must not get caught up in the sad or hard things. The Lord has given us so much to enjoy! We live in a world with such beautiful sights and beautiful people. May we never forget that. </div>Brandie and Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01196012840842839260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078555813797663682.post-20041915788792728202010-05-22T20:15:00.000-07:002010-05-22T20:27:54.715-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipocO5EFuhhRl9BdoMhGGrFO7YeNBj72IoorLB8Yhgr8HxNKkEVTw4XU3kGnkRdBIz9u_PGqOtQ8E8dN6DO6zpXruSXHtz7F1jPAUJ_HdiPBXCHAZx67eP3tmfqScXVDj7iDT5XcY6Pi3Q/s1600/DSC_0350.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 310px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipocO5EFuhhRl9BdoMhGGrFO7YeNBj72IoorLB8Yhgr8HxNKkEVTw4XU3kGnkRdBIz9u_PGqOtQ8E8dN6DO6zpXruSXHtz7F1jPAUJ_HdiPBXCHAZx67eP3tmfqScXVDj7iDT5XcY6Pi3Q/s320/DSC_0350.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474301876890263522" /></a>Brandie and Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01196012840842839260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078555813797663682.post-6844200135753999132010-05-22T16:12:00.001-07:002010-05-22T16:26:59.493-07:009 weeks to go!!<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Mr. Jack Henry Wolfe will be here in 9 weeks! At my last appointment, Jack weighed 3 pounds 11 ounces and was measuring at 31 weeks. We tried so hard to see his face, but he was being stubborn and hiding it from us :(. So, I am going back in a week to see if he is going to reveal himself to us. Also, I have aboslutely loved hearing his heartbeat. I never knew that the sound of a heartbeat could be so beautiful. I cry or get a big lump in my throat everytime. My emotions are definitely stirring as we wait on his arrival. Although a lot of our friends are having children too, I still feel like a lost ball in high weeds when it comes to taking care of such a little person. <div> I am so excited for Jason and I to fall in love with this precious life that the Lord has given us. I pray that He grows to be a stong man who sees his need for the Lord. I pray that he will be a man who seeks truth and labors for the kingdom of heaven. Also, that he will one day marry a Godly woman and that they will have a God-centered family. May the Lord lead us in every desicion as we seek to please Him, as we pour our lives into the precious life that will be before us. We can not do it on our on strength but only with complete reliance on the God who saved us and brought us to Himself. Pray for us as we embark on such a priviledged journey. :)</div>Brandie and Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01196012840842839260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078555813797663682.post-89078920755558455002010-03-15T07:18:00.000-07:002010-03-15T07:29:09.531-07:00On March 11th we found out that we are having a baby BOY! It was the sweetest thing ever to see him on the ultrasound screen. His measurements looked great and we are thanking the Lord. My parents came to stay with us for a couple of days and were so sweet to help us get started with the baby's room. First thing, we picked out the bedding. Then, I took that bedding to benjamin moore so that the decorator could help me pick out the paint for the walls. My parents spent a couple of hours painting and the room looks fabulous. Thanks Mom and Dad! Jason's parents are going to purchase the crib for us. We are sooo thankful. Baby stuff really adds up! I think we have narrowed down the furniture that we want, now we just have to order it. I have been so picky through out this process, I just want it to look good for his arrival. We have been thinking about some names but I will post as soon as we have nailed it down.<div>As gushy as this sounds, we are still falling in love with each other every day. We are going to celebrate our one year anniversary next month. It has been an amazing year. The Lord has done a lot in these last two years. I give Him all the praise. </div>Brandie and Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01196012840842839260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078555813797663682.post-12433543457921406992010-02-09T14:39:00.000-08:002010-02-09T14:45:11.841-08:00Introducing the Wolfes!Jason and I were married April 25, 2009. Our courtship was a whirlwind as well as a God send. I have been praying for a man like Jason since Christ came into my life at the ago of 18. Little did I know what the Lord had in store for me. He is truly a beautiful, Godly man who loves me so well and selflessly. I know that he will be an amazing father to our children. With that being said, we are expecting our first child in July 2010. We couldn't be more thankful and humbled that the Lord would bless us with such a sweet miracle.<div>I wanted to start this blog so that we could document our lives and let everyone know what the Lord is doing in and through our family. I pray that this blog will not be a phase, but that I would stay commited to keeping everyone updated on our lives. Enjoy!!</div>Brandie and Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01196012840842839260noreply@blogger.com0