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Friday, July 27, 2012

Ethan's Dedication

Yes, I'm behind again. Yep, I know...it's summer. I have off, and should have much more time to blog without working 8+ hours a day. Yeah, I don't know, either.  I guess between projects at home, preparing for vacation and Ethan's birthday, blogging time has gotten pushed to the back burner. Catch up time!

On June 10th, we dedicated Ethan Wyatt back to the Lord...officially. I think in our hearts we had done that well before June 10th, but we still wanted to stand before God, our family and friends, and our church family and share our committment to raise Ethan to love, know, and serve God.

Here are a few pictures of Ethan's special day!

Pre-Service kisses from big brother!


Like Daddy like Landon. ;)

 Mid dedication, Landon declared, Mom, let's switch! Take turns!


A special saying on his cake....
Yes, Ethan, you ARE dearly loved.
(PS- the ShopRite folk put the # symbol after "Col." so we had to remove it, hence the big space... haha!!)









Thursday, July 26, 2012

Oh, Family Day!

Today marks 1 year since we walked in and saw an adorable TINY baby in his carseat carrier sitting on the table. 1 year since I changed this tiny peanut's diaper and broke out into a sweat because I felt like I couldn't go fast enough, and my boy was crying.

1 year, 1 year! Time certainly has flown!
(Slow down!!!)

I couldn't help but choose these two photos, since he is reaching out and touching my face in both. The first one was taken the first time I held him. The second one was just yesterday, at the Phillies game. :)





 Happy Forever Family Day,  Ethan Wyatt! We love you SO much!!! ...to the moon and back!!


PS- Look how much Landon has changed in a year!

Sandy Cove 2011 vs 2012 picture! I think cute just turned into handsome. My, oh my!

 


 


Sunday, July 8, 2012

Boat Day!!

Yesterday we spent the day with Greg's Aunt Eileen and Uncle Kenny and Kristy down in Rock Hall, MD. We left bright and early for the 2-2 1/2 hour drive down so we could maximize our time together. As soon as we got there, we unloaded and hopped in their boat for a ride before the heat set in too much (it was already 90!). We had a blast, and their boat is amazing!

Someone is a very, VERY happy boy!

Another happy boy!!


I like the ride...but not the life jacket!

Best buds- Uncle Kenny and Landon!

Driving!!

Helping Aunt Eileen up on the bow

Thanks for telling us about this picture, Greg! HAHA
Ethan is out cold (actually, a sweatball)
and Kristy and I were falling asleep to the lull of the motor and rock of the boat ourselves!

Up next, a ride out on the dingy!

We had a blast! I don't know why, but after the dingy ride, the camera was put away for the rest of the day (whoops!). We ate a very yummy lunch, and then Landon, Greg, and Uncle Kenny headed up to the marina pool while the girls and Ethan stayed under the boat and cooled off. Ethan took his nap in Kristy's bed, while we enjoyed a nice afternoon coffee and played Skip-Bo. Brought back sweet memories of the days shortly after Ethan's birth, when we stayed at their house and spent every afternoon like that! Could it be that almost a year has passed???

After Ethan woke up, we joined the boys up at the pool. Landon was a fish! He made friends with all the marina folk, and his contagious laugh was something they all talked about. :) ...we know, we know!!

To close our day together, we grilled poolside. What a fun, exhausting day! The sun, the drive, the hours in the pool.... I don't know who is more tired today, the boys or us!! I have a funny feeling I'm going to be saying a lot more of that when we do our huge group/family Disney trip next July! Whoohoo!!!

Thank you for such fun day, Spressarts!  We love you!!

Thursday, July 5, 2012

Happy Birthday, America!!

Landon is very aware of birthdays, and what they mean. 1)You get "bigger" and 2) You get presents. He loves birthday celebrations and we can often overhear him singing "Happy Birthday to you..." at random times. With May and June just passing, we have celebrated over 10 birthdays in our circle of family and friends.  Yesterday, we got to celebrate our country's birth, a day filled with lots of fun!

I ran in the Pitman 4 miler for the 2nd year in a row.
Landon joined me for a few blocks!
Right in front of me, you'll see my long-time running partner, Shannon, and her daughters, Lindsey, and Christin. Hooray for Christin who ran the last half with us!!

Then we walked to the Pitman parade to join my family

Grandmom, Mom (Nana), and Ethan

We spent the rest of the day with our friends and their children...
wow, we have a lot of kids! :)

Yeah, mom, I have a woodchip in my mouth...so what, it's my 1st 4th of July!


I'll close this post with a little video I took of Landon...



Happy Birthday, America!!
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