Today is Ryker's 6 month birthday. What a joy the past 6 months have been, but they've gone TOO fast! I wish I could freeze Ryker in time for a little while before letting him grow again. But at that rate, I'd die of old age before he even got his driver's license. I'd be stopping him growing too often! I want to do the same thing with our other boys. Being a parent truly is the greatest source of joy that Alice and I are blessed with. Aside from each other and the Gospel, our boys bring the greatest joy in our lives. Tommy and Jonas love their little brother. Last week I asked Tommy what he wanted to take to bed for his ni-night toy and he said "Ryker!" Tommy is giving Ryker hugs and kisses all day every day. And Jonas loves being a "big brother" after a couple of years of being the little brother. Isn't it amazing how at any given moment of any day you can just look at your kids and be immediately overcome with so much joy and gratitude that you just stop what you're doing and stare? Yeah, I love those moments.
Despite all that has gone on the last 6 months, I won't provide a fully detailed update now (it's too late, I should be in bed). We have had our fair share of challenges these past few months, and have dealt with more stressor events than I think we have at any other period in our 8 years of marriage. At least no amount of stress can prevent the sun from setting each night and rising again in the morning, and no degree of challenge can change the innocence, virtue, and beauty of our children. They're like built-in daily motivation to help us forget about our trials. And General Conference last weekend was awesome...how about Elder Cook bringing the Titanic into Conference? I about leapt off the couch! It's been 9 years since our last Titanic reference in Conference, we were overdue for another. And I'll quit yakking now and throw some pictures in this post before I go to bed. After all, that's really why you check this blog, right? For those updated pictures of those darn cute kids!
6 comments:
I love that picture of the three boys. Very cute.
I agree with Amy. Fabulously JOYFUL!
Well, it's about freaking time you guys updated your blog. :) Those shots with the 3 boys together are so adorable! And we miss you. You guys need to come up and meet Brockton and update us on all the happenings in your life. Fun about the Titanic in Conference. We kept saying, "Jeff is probably freaking out right now!" Did you know about those stories?
Thanks for your comments!
@Chelle, I did indeed know about Irene Corbett and Alma Sonne. The article I published about the Titanic has a great deal more detail about them, as well. Irene was actually the cousin to the prophet at the time, Joseph F. Smith, who felt uneasy about her going and didn't feel like her could give her his blessing. There's a lot more LDS connections to the Titanic, that's what my article focuses on is the LDS response and connections. My co-author and I provided Elder Cook with a copy of our article after his talk and I'm mailing him a letter tomorrow about it as well. Good stuff, and especially his indirect promotion for my free lecturing services!
Great photos! AWESOME kids, but then, what do you expect from such AWESOME parents?!
I knew you'd love the Titanic stories in General Conference. Totally thought of you!
Your blogging...yeah!!!!!
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