Sunday, September 28, 2008

All About Alec!!!






Alec is really starting to get serious about his music. He is enjoying the saxophone, and works hard at getting better. We are trying to find a new teacher for him, as things were not working out well personality wise with his previous one. He is great at reading music though and practices well on his own, so we are certain he will do fine for a few weeks until a new teacher can be lined up. He has also begun guitar classes, he prefers the electric to the acoustic, and is excited to start learning more about a new instrument. Alec is constantly receiving praise from his drums and percussion teacher at school for his playing and ear for music. He loves music, and is always aspiring to play better and try new instruments. Alec is doing great in school, he is pulling all A's and high B's, and has already begun talking about college (we are not that ready for him to grow up!) and where he wants to go. He is active in church, and can't wait to be a part of the Junior High group next year (our neighbor is one of the leaders, and a good friend). We are so proud of his accomplishments, and are even prouder to be his parents!

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

An update on our (not so baby anymore) girl Chantelle


Hi, we just wanted to do a quick update on Chantelle and her profile on classkids. The site is up, but they had to put her 4 year old posting up to get her name active. Once they have all the kids active, they will update them to their current age. Channy is doing very well, she is loving school, friends and Girl Scouts. Her health is pretty good, we are having some difficulty getting her allergies under control as she is severly allergic to the major allergy meds on the market. We have spent hours in the hospital and doctors office after giving her allergy meds ,and having her go into seizures, passing out from her blood pressure dropping so fast, and having hallucinations. We are trying a water based nasal spray right now, and praying that the side effects she is having (swollen glands, and a terrible sore throat) will lessen. Please pray also, as her scar tissue from her surgeries is really bothering her lately, that it will loosen up, or whatever it is supposed to do! Anyway, it all sounds horrible but it really is a small part of her life, and the majority of what she does is all fun! She is in guitar classes at church and she spends a huge part of her time on her passion, art. So, that's that and check back soon for personal updates on our favorite boys ever....Alec and Braeden!

Friday, September 19, 2008

Welcome To The Family


We are so excited to welcome our new nieces (and cousins) Hannah and Alysah, to the family! We can't wait to meet you, and hopefully soon. Congratulations Christopher and Karissa, we love you.

Monday, September 15, 2008

Searching For God


As I was typing in my blogspot address the other day to post, an interesting thing happened. I can pull up our blog simply by typing in god and our address will pop up and all I have to do is hit enter and it comes up. Well, I typed in god and without looking just hit enter and the next thing I knew I was looking at was all the internet listings for searching for God. How many ways does the Lord reach out to us in unexpected ways every day to remind us that he is always there, and all we have to do is search Him out. Now everytime I begin to type in our url, I have two choices : A Glimpse of the Godings or, Searching for God. What a blessing to know that the Lord is reaching out to me through every avenue that our world can create. God is not just the God of the bible, and the church building, He is able to be searched out and found anywhere, including the worldwide web! So today as we get busy with "life", let's not forget the one who gave it to us. Let's search Him out, let's take a moment in the chaos of life to simply "Be still, and know that I Am God"- Psalms 46:10.

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

What a storm!!!






We had a huge storm roll through this afternoon, complete with pouring rain and more hail than we have seen in years! The kids braved the stinging hail to collect it and show us whose piece was bigger, and whose should get to go in the freezer. We are such Arizonans :), how many people in other states get so excited about water from the skies! It was exciting for all of us, and we all stood outside and watched until the worst was over.

Monday, September 8, 2008

Welcome Home!


Welcome home Christopher!! We are so excited that you are back in the states for the birth of your baby girls. We just wish we could be there in CA.to see the look of Elijahs face when he sees his daddy for the first time in months. We love you Christopher, Karissa, Elijah and our little nieces so much, and we can't wait to see what the girls will look like!
This is an old picture, but one of our favorites of Channy and Elijah playing together!

Saturday, September 6, 2008

RJ's Birthday Party At Anthem Waterpark


We had so much fun today at Braeden's friend RJ's birthday party. We have known RJ since he and Braeden were in third grade, and we loved being able to celebrate his birthday with him and his family. Thanks so much for inviting us Ronney and Angie!

Alecs Day Out With Dad




Nathan and Alec had a great time dove hunting last weekend. They came home with three doves and about 50 mosquito bites!