Kate's Getting Married!

My little sister, Kate, is getting married! The lucky guy is Evan Fairey, and they met while serving at Urban Impact in Pittsburgh, PA.

Welcome to the family, Evan! And, CONGRATS!!!

Tiny Desk

When we were on our retreat for Wild Goose in the beautiful Hocking Hills, we stopped by this great antique shop and saw this little desk. Unfortunately, it didn't come home with us, but he seemed to like it!

Unrelated Bits!

My Grammie Richard got Will this little coat (and I got a new camera lens), so you get this shot:

Will is very mobile now, and - as expected - is getting into everything he shouldn't, including Nick's office and bookshelves. There are two lower shelves in particular that he is drawn to, and will crawl over and under anything we put in front of them to get to them. He thinks it's some kind of game now. :) At least he loves books!

So tired but I have to play!

I caught this video today of Will while he was busy playing. He kept himself so busy that he had to take a break to rest!

How big is Will...?

That's how big!

8 Month Photo Shoot

Last week, our really, really, ridiculously good-looking son had his 8 month photo shoot by my friend (whose back-of-monitor I stare at 40 hours a week) Robin Oatts (genrecreative.com). They turned out so well, I just had to share a bunch:

SPRING

I decided last week that it's Spring. I thought if enough people believe it, we can will it into being.

A few days later, we had our first truly stunning weather and the first Crocus were peeking through the leaves! I've waxed poetic about Ohio Spring before: Here, here, and here. I think I'm a closet Spring FANATIC...it's all cool to love Fall around here (which I obviously do as well), but, man, there is nothing like breathing in sweet damp air after a cold Winter.

Will is no stranger to nice weather - we had a beautiful late Summer and Fall last year, but this is the first time he can truly appreciate it.

He was a bit puzzled by the grass and leaves, but trudged right ahead to explore!


And Maeby Ray is just THRILLED to be able to join the pack outside, and walks will be much more enjoyable than in the snow and ice.

Now we need suggestions on how to block off our porch steps - one giant baby gate?

Happy Spring!

And one more thing he's doing...

... riding around on his car.

8 months old? What haven't we been up to?

Just some quick video updates...

Will is crawling like crazy. And here he is at Grandma and Grandpa Dekker's house, learning to take some stairs.

Clapping. And his balance is getting very good. Watch as he catches himself towards the end of the video.

And here's a clip of Will doing several things. Some shrieking and ba-ba-ing. Plus he's got a great little dance where he waves his head back and forth. And you can see how well he's standing up next to things and transfering himself between them.