We celebrated our 9th anniversary! It's hard to believe that, but it's true. Yes, we got married young, but we were SO much more mature than those 20 year olds that get married today. Ha! We'll just keep telling ourselves that. :)
It was a pretty busy two months with both of our jobs - Joye has been keeping busy at work, still loves it (there are days though!), and continues to excel at here position. Johnny has been busy as well, but did enjoy some "down" time in December. The ministry with College Church continues to be challenging, yet fulfilling as God is working in some pretty amazing ways.
Caleb...oh Caleb. A bundle of energy, anticipation, awe, goodness, and wonder. We love this guy so much. He is so fun, so funny, so smart, and we can't believe that this year he will be turning 3! The thing people tell us the most about parenthood is that it goes by so fast - I'm a believer! It is becoming more and more like just having a third independent, capable, communicative person in the house. This also makes for an interesting balance to find as we discern how much independence to give him at this stage in the game. He is little Mr. Independent and what we are discovering about him is that he likes to lead. We hear this is a natural part of being 2 - wanting to do everything by yourself and boss other people around - but Caleb seems to take it to a whole different level at times. He is a ring leader. We've seen this happen at this daycare too. It is as if all people around him are his little pawns and he wants to manage them to do whatever his little mind has conjured up. Most of the time it is quite entertaining and harmless, but there are times when it can get ugly - like when someone decides they don't want to do what he wants them to do. He hasn't quite figured out how to handle his emotions on that one. So, as we continue to learn about Caleb, how he is wired and what makes him tic, we are just trying to do our best to discern how to guide him, instruct him, and let him become who he should be - who God has created him to be - a daunting yet invigorating blessing. So, that's our little parent-to-the-hood update.
We got to travel to Cheyenne for Christmas for quite possibly the last time since Johnny's parents are moving here this summer. It was a nice trip. The drive wasn't as bad as we expected with a 2 and a half year old. We had a great time with our family. We got to spend time with Johnny's sister and family - something that doesn't get to happen very often - so that was very nice. We wished more of his siblings and families could have been there this time, but it was a good time over all. On the way home, we took two days and stayed the night in Salt Lake for one reason and one reason only - IKEA!!! We actually maintained pretty good discipline and left that place with very little damage to our bank account, but that place is quite amazing really.
New Years was quite for us. We just had a couple of friends over, played some games, and hung out until twenty-ten rolled around.
So that's a quick update. The first picture below is a Christmas/New Year card that we had made, if you didn't get one - it's not personal. We actually have a stack of them we never got out. Has anyone else ever done that - spent all that time making a card and then...it sits on your counter for a month? Whoops. Oh well, enjoy it now!
We hope to hear from you soon.
Love,
JJC
We did have a little snow this winter, so we improvised and went sledding in front of our house.
Gramma Sue reading to Caleb.
These two pictures are classic Caleb as he sleeps.
Don't make fun of the tree - it's a recession! Craigslist and $20 later we have a winner!
These are the many faces of Caleb - he's learning how to make silly faces. Not sure what this one is called.
We got to have Christmas with Joye's family before we left for Cheyenne. Caleb loved the trucks he got...
...but he especially loves the GeoTrax - he can't get enough of this.
We know...you wish you could have spent 12 hours on this road too. You should be jealous.
Fortunately, Caleb was AWESOME on the road. This was a moment of peace.
C wasn't quite sure about Santa, but he did say "Peace out Santa."
Making sugar cookies and frosting them is a classic tradition and held in our family. Caleb went a little overboard with the sprinkles - his favorite part...
...seeing what the sprinkles felt like on his nose.
We went to a candle light service on Christmas eve - there were bagpipes and candles - needless to say, Caleb was highly entertained. No burns were reported.
Johnny needed a little help reading the Christmas story. Caleb volunteered and brought his favorite stuffed animal along.
A picture perfect view of Caleb's life right now. :)
1 comment:
It was so great to be with your family at Christmas time! Caleb is such a joy and definitely a tremendous ball of energy. I love his many faces and his oh so sweet smile:) He definitely brings joy to the world! I think your tree is awesome! Miss and love you three so much!!
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