Saturday, November 29, 2008

So Thankful!

This year we spent Thanksgiving with my family in Colorado Springs. Both of my brothers came home from college and it was such a wonderful day of being all together as a family. Hard to believe that it was Asher's 1st Thanksgiving as it seems like he has always been a part of our lives! He thoroughly enjoyed all of the delicious food...especially the tastes of pumpkin and cherry pie Grandma Brokke gave him while I wasn't looking!

On the way to Grandpa and Grandma's House
Enjoying his first Thanksgiving meal of turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes and corn - all mashed up of course. Mmmmm...doesn't it look delicious?



My middle brother Derek and me -


I've been reflecting on all the things I'm thankful for this year and there are many:
My amazing husband
My beautiful son
Our families
Incredible friends - both close by and far away
Our home
Health
Mark's job in the midst of an unstable economy & the fact that God provides for our every need!
A great Small Group
Being able to stay home with Asher and see him grow, learn and develop daily

But mostly, I'm so thankful for the Lord in my life. He is so faithful and trustworthy, even in the midst of my own doubt, fears and insecurities. He desires intimacy with me and pursues me. That's incredible! The blessings He has given me are more than I could have ever imagined for my life. I'm SO thankful for His salvation, His presence, and the life He gives to me spiritually, emotionally and physically.

Thursday, November 13, 2008

Rough Day

Today was somewhat of a rough day for our bubba. Went in to get him up this morning and noticed a weird "rash" on his face. It didn't look like a typical rash but more a sunburn from skiing or something...his forehead and all around his eyes was completely red, solid red. Took his temp at 8:45am and found it was 101. Gave him Tylenol at 10am, put him down for a nap, and then took his temperature again at 11:30 when he woke up...now it was 103 (with Tylenol). So, I called the doctor and got him into the office 15 minutes later. Because the Dr. had never seen a rash or anything like it, she suggested he have some blood work done to see whether this thing was bacterial or viral....needless to say, he was not a big fan of getting his blood drawn!

Showing off his "sunburn"
He looks a little rough with his bright red face and bandage from the bloodwork -
Got a call this evening that it appears to be a viral infection that has to work itself out...antibiotics won't help. So, probably in for a fever and sick baby for the next day or more. Tonight will consist of Baby Tylenol, Baby Motrin, lots of cuddling, rocking and praying for my Asherman...hopefully some sleep too!

Monday, November 3, 2008

Happy Halloween from Pooh Bear!

For Asher's first Halloween we found the perfect Pooh Bear costume (what else?) for him. With his round face and chunky cheeks he was the perfect, classic Pooh Bear.

Our church held a Fall Festival that was incredible. They had everything from human fussball, rock climbling walls, bounce houses, a petting zoo, pony rides, cotton candy, popcorn, Veggie Tales, etc., etc., etc. Crazy! We had a fun time meeting our small group and friends there but were definitely ready to get home after a couple hours of madness. We think that Asher enjoyed it for the most part - although he was also a little overwhelmed by the hundreds of people and all the activity...he practically fell asleep in the parking lot on the way back to the car!

Getting ready to go...a little grumpy and not quite sure what he feels about the silly cosutme:
This smile was hard to come by:
Family picture at the church. Notice Asher's face....looks thrilled huh?
With two of my friends from High School -
Shannon (with her baby, Ella) and Tawni (with her son, Micah)
"Dad, what is this gel stuff in your hair?"
This pretty much sums up Asher's mood the whole night....not a big fan of all the shenanigans!
Tired little Pooh Bear
These last 3 pictures were taken with the video camera because our camera died so that's why the quality isn't that great. But, I had to include them because he looks so festive with his costume, the pumpkins and the hay -