This and That

One day I looked out in the cedar tree and this is what I saw there were probably 5 pair of bluebirds!! I guess they forgot to migrate before the snows hit

I started this afghan for Mark way back in 2005. I worked on it some didn't like the way it was turning out so I took it out and started over. Finally after 3 years here it is DONE!!

Kendrick took his toys out of his toy box one day and pretended he was taking a nap in it.

Playing in his toy box

He also discovered he could roll our filing drawers over and climb on top of it and turn the light on and off.

I know this is a short post especially since its been so long since I have posted. Our lives have been going through a time of adjustment, discovery and growth. We came to the somewhat difficult decision to leave Bird Lake church. I will not go into details as why we came to that decision on here at least if you want more details leave a comment and I will email you the details. We are now attending Freedom Farm Bible Church. They have a school so when the time comes Kendrick will more than likely be attending there. We are thankful for all our dear friends at Bird Lake and they will not be forgotten!! Until next time, I hope you all are having a very blessed new year!

Kendrick the Monkey

While I was going through Kendricks clothes and bagging up his 18 month clothes this is how he entertained himself. He is definitely not scared of heights or tight spaces.

Playing Peek-A-Boo

He said he was going to take a nap. Thankfully he can't shut the drawers when he's in them and at this point if they are shut he can't open them himself to get in. Life is definitely not dull with this very active 2 year old in the house.

Our Christmas

All ready for bed

Kendrick making "scary faces"

(pause the music to the right before playing the video) Unfortunately when I took videos of our Christmas I didn't think about keeping a few "small" enough to post on blogger. I also totally forgot to take pictures. Kendrick was so cute when he woke up he wanted to see his "surprises". When we gave his first gift to him (a stuffed horse named patches) he wasn't sure what to do with it. For Kendrick's third Christmas he received from Mommy and Daddy a stuffed horse, 2 sleepers, a Bob the Builder video and a Black & Decker Junior tool bench. Nana and Papa gave him a Mickey Mouse sleeper, a book, Don't Break the Ice, and a little farm animals set. GrandMom Richards sent a $25 gift card, and Grandma Mary gave him a deposit for his college fund. He is still waiting on his gift from Aunt Becky, she bought it a couple months ago just hasn't gotten around to either coming for a visit or mailing it (we still love you Beck). So since I didn't get Christmas pictures or videos that I could upload to blogger here is a video of Kendrick and Mark playing. Mark was running down the hall and "getting" Kendrick. I love Kendricks belly laughs I hope he never outgrows them.

Christmas Present Pillow

Kendrick with his pile of gifts

He thought this was pretty comfortable

He tried to pick this corner open while I took this picture.

These are ALL MINE!!

Christmas Pictures

With Mom's help I got some really cute pictures of Kendrick tonight. I have LOVED these Jammie's on Kendrick and he has actually worn them all year long, but since he has started to outgrow them and won't be wearing them much longer I decided to get some pictures of him in them.

This was actually the first picture we took of him!

Sweet Little Man!

He is as ornery as he looks!

Potato Candy

Mom decided to make potato candy. Kendrick had fun making it, but didn't really enjoy eating it. He basically just licked the peanut butter off a piece and gave the rest to either mom or me. I missed getting a pic or video of the rest of the process.

Grosvenor House

Today was the first day for the Grosvenor House Christmas! Such a beautiful place decorated by different schools/organizations each room unique and BEAUTIFUL!! The first picture is the Uncle's room when he was in the area this was where he stayed

These next two pictures are of an absolutely breathtaking Fontanini.

I LOVED the china!!

A unique (but modern) decoration.

This is probably one of my favorite pieces on display it is dated around 1580-1600

A cook stove not original to the house, but still beautiful

This room was my favorite the students at Bird Lake Bible School decorated this room (Christmas decorations that is). The paper chain on the tree was made by the kindergarten class. The snowflakes hanging from the ceiling were made from the other students and hung by none other than Mr. Miller. It turned out beautiful, a job VERY well done!

Thanks to "Grandma Mary" for the personal tour of the house, most of the furnishings are on loan to the museum from Mary.