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Today Ashley and I graduated from the Torrey Honors Institute of Biola University. Getting to this graduation ceremony has been quite an odyssey.
One of our mutual friends was in the the very first Torrey class, which is how I knew about it. However, it wasn’t until I was having trouble sleeping while deployed […]

Yesterday afternoon we went down to SD to welcome the Smith’s new son. Since Miranda went into labor early in the morning we thought he might be around by the time we got there, however, he wasn’t born until 1:13 this morning. As a result Brian and I are both very tired, but […]

Today Autumn is exactly 2 years & 1.5 months old, and she can count from 1 to 10 and sing her ABC’s. We’ve been working on them for a while but today it was clearer than ever. She counts perfectly, however, when she sings the alphabet song a few letters get slurred together […]

Last Thursday my mom’s group went to the Santa Ana zoo. We had a great time. Autumn loved the farm animals. She especially liked the chickens, ducks, and pigs. Here are some fun pictures, click on them to get a larger image.

Autumn was too afraid to touch the feed the […]

Here’s a combination of happy faces and curious looks.

Good stuff from Jenn Snell here.

Everyday, literally everyday, I amazed by how happy Hunter is. Sure, he cries a little, but it’s such a small part of his existence. Mostly he smiles and giggles all day long. And his smile is gigantic –it takes up his whole face. How can anyone be that happy? I […]

I know it was a month ago, but I never posted pictures and they are too cute to just sit in our archives.
Autumn had a “park party” with the moms and children we regualarly meet with at the park. I brought balloons for all of the little ones and an Elmo cake. Brian […]

Autumn is becoming more interested in spiritual things. This morning at breakfast she stopped eating to pray two or three times. Her prayers are more than just repeating what Brian and I have said. They represent individual thought as she thanks God for various people that she loves. Tonight we decided […]