Showing posts with label holidays. Show all posts
Showing posts with label holidays. Show all posts

4.4.10

Happy Easter



Easter is here! Above are pics of Bethany and the results of her extra excited attitude toward the holiday... (I love you babe)

Below are pics of the family looking a little extra cheesey...













18.1.10

Bedroom Soccer on MLK Day


Bethany and I bought a new mattress. It won't be here until tomorrow but we put our old one away today. I took advantage of the rare oppertunity of having a bedroom with no bed and had a little soccer game with the boys. As you will see, Nolan was practicing his skills, and Dad was giving Salyer his first lesson.

26.11.09

During the Thanksgiving Feast
Being goofey with friends from pre-school

I'm thankful for my brother

1.1.09

Christmas Flashback Video

Just a glimpse of the awesomeness of Christmas 08

A World of Joy


Nolan is now 3 years old and the questions have been flowing. Why, why, why is all we hear at the Stayton house, in the car, and on the way to the house and the car. Some questions are hilarious, but for a 3 year old, these questions are for him just as important as any question we as adults ask to ourselves and in our prayers. What I find myself doing so often is answering Nolan with, "Because" or "Because I said so". I remember vowing that I would never say that to my children because my parents would say that and frustrate me so much. Now, of course, here I am saying it again and again to my own child. Obviously we respond this way often because we lose patients, but we also say it due to the fact that we know our children are going to figure it out eventually on their own, ask such a silly question that it never needs to be answered, or already know the answer because we have given it to them time and time again. Wow, isn't that exactly how our Father in heaven deals with us. Prayers that we send up are so often filled with questions that feel are so important, but they are usually silly or obnoxious because we are going to figure it out eventually on our own, ask such a silly question that it never needs to be answered, or already know the answer because he has given it to us time and time again.

11.5.08

Happy Mother's Day

to Nolan's awsome mother Bethany and to all other Mother's who do so much for their families.

1.4.08

Easter has come and gone but will never die

Easter was great in so many ways, but if you have even just glanced at our blog, you know Nolan played a big part in the greatness.