Thank You All

Zach again braves the blogging world and would like to thank Dad and Mom, Kevin and Janet, and Grandma Faye for the birthday money that enabled me to buy this cool piece of history.  Thanks also go to my beautiful bride that discovered it while we were scouring antique shops a couple of weekends ago.  You are looking at a 1960-1970's era U.S. fighter pilot helmet with oxygen mask.  Interestingly, though the styling has changed, my current flying helmet is basically the same.  I am adding this to my collection of Air Force/Flying related memorabilia that I hope one day will outfit a WWII/Strategic Air Command style office.  Thanks again!

Just Keziah

Playing Mommy

It's hard for me to believe that at 19 months old Keziah likes to play Mommy to her baby. (which is my cabbage patch kid from when I was a kid) I bought her a baby bottle at Walmart the other day and it was the best investment I've made in a long time! As soon as we got home she went and sat in her rocking chair and fed the baby.... and fed the baby..... and fed the baby. She sat there for 20 minutes at a time! Seriously, nothing has ever kept Keziah still for that long. After the shock wore off I finally got some video footage of it.

When I ask her if she can show me how she feeds the baby, I think she is reminding me to say please, but then agrees after I don't get it. ha!

For interpretation in this one, listen closely to her sing the words to the song right after they say them. For example, the first one she sings is "worship you" and then you can hear her say "love you" later on. You can also hear her say "excuse you" after she coughs, which is her version of excuse me. =)


And now she takes the baby to bed.

Gymnastics at 19 months

Because I have had the desire to teach Keziah gymnastics, I got the idea to start a preschool gymnastics class at our home.  I was able to purchase most of the equipment used and then advertised with the wives on base.  I currently have one class of four 2 year olds, and one class of four 3 year olds, and will probably start a third class soon.  The last two classes have been too hectic to take any pictures so we just did some video of Keziah one night on her own.  She's at a severe "no" stage of her life, so the treats provided the incentive to capture the videos.

Well, if it works for dogs.......

The New Year in Olathe

We spent Christmas day at home in Louisiana, and had a wonderful dinner with our neighbors and friends, Tim and Kristin.  Then on Dec. 29th, we drove up to Olathe to spend Christmas with my family over the New Year.  The gifts were abundant, the house was cozy, the food and treats were delicious, and the time with family sweet.  I was sick the whole week we were there, so I didn't take as many pictures as usual.  Still, here are a few:



Keziah is cradling the baby Jesus from her new nativity set

GranJan, Pa Pa and Kez look through one of her gifts to them

You never can tell what a child's favorite gift will be.  Out of the many, many gifts Keziah received, her favorite seemed to be some new shoes, and an Elmo toothbrush/toothpaste set, which she immediately put in her mouth with the plastic still on. 

Posing in Jenny's doggie bed

To celebrate the end of 2008 and incoming of 2009, Dad took us all out for a wonderfully fancy dinner at the Marina Grog and Galley.  

HAPPY New Year!!

Keziah's very youthful looking grandparents!

Baby blue eyes!!

I LOVE my Aunt Jonna!

Great Grandma and the girls

For dessert Pa Pa enhances his already favored status by feeding Keziah some of his chocolate cake with raspberry glaze

Random acts of kindness

One of my favorite ways of receiving love from Zach is by his random acts of kindness toward me.  We went to Olathe for a visit over the New Year (blog post coming soon) and while we were there I was unfortunately sick the whole time.  Upon returning from one of his many trips to the pharmacy, he brought me a get well card with some of the sweetest sentiment written inside reassuring me of his love for me even when I am grumpy and under the weather. 

And today we met up for a spontaneous lunch date for, our favorite, the pizza buffet.  Upon arrival I found some beautiful pink daisies waiting on the table for me.  What a perfectly beautiful spark to an otherwise normal day.  

Thank you my husband for continuing to court and woo me through your random acts of kindness.  You demonstrate Christ's love for me in such heartfelt ways.