Category Archives: Jacob stories

A letter to Jacob 

My buddy, This year has been a tough one for you. It’s had change on the horizon from the start. You kissed my growing belly and talked to and loved on your brother, knowing he would be changing our family … Continue reading

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Halloweens past

Watch Jacob grow in the four pictures below.  And some past costumes, just for fun. As always, click on “Halloween” in the keyword cloud to see more relevant posts!   D    

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Halloween night

With my knight and dragon.       Our neighborhood is past its Halloween prime, so it has been pretty quiet on our halloweens here. I was happy to see that the street behind ours was quite a bit more lively, with … Continue reading

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The Best Day

One week ago, our boys were baptized. It was so wonderful. I can’t tell you how proud I was of them both, sitting still and quiet throughout the service, which was beautiful and held at Josh’s grandparents’ church, St. Andrew … Continue reading

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This may come as a surprise, but…

Jackson loves his brother so much, he doesn’t mind being the bottom of a dog pile.       Although I do worry that I will never get them both to smile at the same time.           

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Hand puppets

At a recent trip to michaels, Jacob and I stumbled on these eyeball rings. We had played with them at preschool last year, and it was always fun.            

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My angels

Insert super-cliché phrase about kids being so sweet when they sleep. 😉    But seriously.    It’s wonderful.    

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Penprase gals (and little guy!)

This weekend, all of the Penprases were in town for a wedding. I love this family. We all grew up together, and they are just great people. My Ashley now lives in Houston and my Brittany in Seattle. It’s so … Continue reading

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Brothers

Oh how I love these boys…                 

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Picture day

I tried to get one good picture of my Jacob looking sharp on picture day.  I hope the photographer had better luck than I did!                                   

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