Visit with Family

The first part of May my brother Tim, his wife Amanda, and their 4 children came to visit. Is was great having them here. William absolutely loved all the kids. He is very much of a people person it seems and he loves watching and playing with kids.

Joshua is 3 months younger than William but you would think its the other way around. He was already walking with no problem.

Uncle Russ made homemade strawberry ice cream for us all and it was delicious!

Heaven's Soul

This is the only “picture” that we will ever have of our second child. It’s a picture from the night I told Russ I was pregnant and we celebrated God’s gift to us. I was about 8 weeks when I miscarried. When I think of this one we will never see on earth I think of him/her as Heaven’s Soul. I decided I wanted to post this picture as a way of making a little memorial. A way of saying there is a person that was created and though he will never be known on earth he is known in heaven.

We are sad about our loss but we are confident of our sovereign God’s love and care for us. His ways are perfect.

Fun with William

Here are just a few pictures of William busy doing some of the many things he does these days. I am really loving this stage. He is so much happier now than he was the first, oh, 9 months of his life. He isn’t walking yet, but I think he will be soon. He is always under foot. His favorite thing to do is play in the kitchen drawer and kitchen cabinet. I have to admit that I love how he always wants to be where ever I am—well, except when I’m trying to clean the bathrooms.

I think this outfit is so cute!

Kleenex Anyone?

Washington DC

At the beginning of May we took a family trip to Washington DC. It only takes about 3 1/2 hours to get to our nation’s capital. I love how close we live to so many historical and scenic sights. We didn’t really plan our trip very well so we wound up walking a lot and not getting to see quite as much as we would have had we mapped it all out before hand. But it was still fun and now that we’ve been there once we have a better idea of what we need to do next time. Wont it be fun to study rockets with William and then take a day trip to the Smithsonian museum to see them all in real life?

William did great on the ride up there. He babled, played and slept.

We drove to Arlington National Cemetery and ate our lunch in the parking lot. Not the most scenic or sanitary place to light, but William seemed to enjoy it and so did his daddy.

We watched the changing of the guard at the tomb of the unknown soldier. The timing and precision of the gaurds was amazing to see.

These two pictures are of the mast of the "USS Maine". The sinking of the Maine was what propelled the US into the Spanich American War.

Washington DC Take 2

Our first stop was the Air and Space Museum. When he was growing up Russ loved studying the weather. He also loved rockets and used to build and then launch lots of different model rockets.

This is the original frame of the Wright Brother's first plane.

Model Rockets

Russ couldn't quite get his arm around the Washington Monument. Maybe next time.

The capitol building. Last time I was in Washington the year was 1987 and I got to see one of the greatest presidents ever- Ronald Reagan. It was a bit of a different feel this time.

We got to the metro station at 9:30 a.m. and didn't get back till 5:30 p.m. ... and William was still smiling. :)

We had to wait almost an hour for our hotel shuttle to come pick us up. Daddy was not smiling.

Washington DC Take 3

We left after breakfast the next day and almost as soon as we hit the road our little man was out cold. It had been a long but fun weekend.

New Bern Cousins