Archive for 2007

A Long Day

Tuesday, December 25th, 2007

Its Christmas and things are winding down. We got up around 7am to get started. We indulged in some of Glenn Beck’s coma hot chocolate to start the morning and then listened as Kristin read us the Christmas story. It was nice until one of Alex’s toys started playing “Rocking Robin” at a loud volume.
We [...]

Merry Christmas

Monday, December 24th, 2007

Well, after a rocky start we are here in Kansas City (more on that later). We had a nice candlelight Christmas Eve service. We finished wrapping some presents and just got Alex down for the night.
I want to wish all of you a very special Merry Christmas from Erin, Alexandra and I.

Five Years Ago

Friday, December 21st, 2007

On a chilly December day in Overland Park, Kansas exactly five years ago today I made the best decision of my life.
It was a typical gray winter day. I felt like I was coming down with something and I had hardly slept the night before. I wasn’t nervous or anxious. I was sharing a room [...]

Whew

Tuesday, December 18th, 2007

Its been a while. I’ll try to post something tomorrow. Ho ho ho…
As promised, its tomorrow and I am posting. People get antsy when no posts show up, especially if there are no pictures to accompany them. I’ll be honest here. We took over 4,000 pictures in Alex’s first year alone. We even wore [...]

Snow

Thursday, December 6th, 2007

We got a bit of snow yesterday. It was only an inch or two, nothing spectacular. The only reason I bring it up is that I have quite possibly the best commute to work.
It is so beautiful to drive through Valley Forge Park and see an absolutely pristine, white blanket of snow covering the [...]