tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6409920745210755912024-03-13T07:39:33.059-04:00Racine Family ManYouth Pastorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05273427209019941202noreply@blogger.comBlogger118125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640992074521075591.post-47607007458772524662013-12-12T15:15:00.000-05:002013-12-12T15:15:19.742-05:00Snow Baby!This past Sunday it dropped a few inches of snow on us in surprising fashion. No one knew it was coming. We went to sleep Saturday night and Sunday, boom. Snow. So, we decided to take Elise out for her first play in the snow. Here are some pictures and a couple of videos!<br />
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Youth Pastorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05273427209019941202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640992074521075591.post-14620173996352849682013-12-06T11:16:00.001-05:002013-12-06T11:29:30.154-05:00Picture with Santa 2013<br />
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It looks like she's just interested in Santa but it's kind of like I tell our youth group when talking about Bible passages..it's all about context. This picture was snapped in the midst of the fit she was throwing to get down and run and play. Luckily Santa played along and we have a usable picture. The rest of the pictures have Kim's head in the background or me trying to move Elise's legs. Good times...I have to say this is exactly what we expected though so no surprises :)</div>
Youth Pastorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05273427209019941202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640992074521075591.post-46625880587597781212013-12-06T10:58:00.001-05:002013-12-06T11:29:09.333-05:00Smiles From the HeartIt's interesting watching Elise get older. At her age it seems that's she pretty wide open with the way she feels. Today, I was sitting with her upstairs on her couch reading while she watched tv. I got up because I had to use the bathroom and she stayed on the couch content to continue watching tv. I opened the door to the bathroom and stood there for a minute. Usually, she likes to come in the bathroom with us when we go in there and she likes to go in the shower and play. She never tears anything up so we always let her. I was sure she would want in this time like usual, but she didn't..she just sat there on the couch. I looked at her to see if she was coming and she was slouched a little more but still in the same spot. When I was sitting with her before that I had my arm behind her so she slid down a little when I got up. Then, I made eye contact with her and smiled. She smiled back.<br />
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It may seem kind of over-emotional, but it was a great moment. Just for a second, it was a great moment shared with my daughter. And it's not that Elise doesn't smile or laugh often. Quite the contrary actually. She laughs all the time. But, this just seemed a little more close and a little more undeserved. Almost as if I want to ask God what I've done to deserve a daughter this amazing. </div>
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Youth Pastorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05273427209019941202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640992074521075591.post-88395758277697363062013-12-04T11:33:00.001-05:002013-12-04T11:36:15.702-05:00It's (Going to be) a Boy!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
What up now, estrogen house?? It's official that the new baby is a boy. Kim called it this time. I knew Elise would be a girl and Kim knew this baby would be a boy. We're going to name him Liam Brandon McKendree. Not that we named him after the actor, but it would be awesome if one day he could destroy people like Liam Neeson in <i>Taken</i>. A son any dad could be proud of :)</div>
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On a serious note, just as with Elise, I hope Liam grows up to do great things. And not necessarily on a success scale as we might normally view it (although I hope they do achieve greatness in that aspect) but on a deeper level. I hope they love people with unconditional love. I hope they realize much younger than I did that the church isn't just a building or an institution, but a group of people reaching out to God and others. I hope they bring joy to people's lives because they were kind, funny, or knew how to make someone feel good. I hope they bring joy to people who are suffering because they want to extend the love of Jesus. I hope they stand up for the weak and choose justice over popularity and reputation. </div>
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I'm looking forward to seeing him and can't wait for a lot of things. I can't wait to shoot basketball with him. I can't wait to play video games with him. I can't wait to take him fishing (even though I'm not much a fisherman myself). I can't wait to have another male in the house that I can blame messy bathrooms and open toilet seats on. It's going to be great.</div>
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<br />Youth Pastorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05273427209019941202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640992074521075591.post-67782349401920669632013-12-02T17:14:00.001-05:002013-12-02T17:15:00.804-05:00Insurance!! Arrrrrggghhhh!!I hope you enjoyed my pirate sound in the title...I'm a little irritated to say the least. I've been on the phone with Anthem for 48 minutes and counting over one single issue of a prescription reimbursement. It's been extremely difficult to not take my rage out on the lady on the phone because I realize none of this is <i>her</i> fault. Here's the scoop..When Kim was first pregnant, she was constantly sick to her stomach. So, he doctor prescribed her a generic form of Zofran..to take every 4 hours..and gave her 20 pills. 20 pills...20. To take every 4 hours for a month. Do some simple math and you'll realize that if you took even just 2 pills every day, that would still only last 10 days. And our insurance company, like many, will only cover prescription refills every 30 days. So, we called the doctor and she prescribed a pill count of 120. But, it needed to have a prior authorization which then went before Anthem's medical review board.<br />
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In the meantime, Kim was still sick. So, Anthem, remember this, ANTHEM themselves, advised us to pay out of pocket for the prescription ($117) to hold us over and if the prescription was approved by the medical review board then we could get reimbursed. So, Mark and Sharon were nice enough to help us out and we got the prescription. More than a month later we received a letter stating that they had approved Kim's prescription that she no longer needed. So, I set out on the adventure of reimbursement. Three, count em', three, phone transfers (full of holds) and 30 minutes later I was taken to the right place: a lady telling me that she would send a reimbursement form. As Kimmie would say, "Well, glory."<br />
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I Received the form, filled it out, took it to Rite Aid and had the pharmacy manager print out the appropriate documents and sign the form, and faxed it over...only to receive a response that our claim was denied because, "The claim is for an amount or dosage that exceeds your plan's limits." You don't say??? Of course it is. That's why we needed a prior authorization. Anyways, the lady is talking to her manager about it and we've talked here and there through the holds and despite my frustration, she is being very nice and helpful and giving her best effort. So, I have to be thankful for that. It's just one of those things that makes you want to pull your hair out even though it's not any one person's fault. I'm at 1 hour 6 minutes on the phone now. Here are some pictures of the process along the way.
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Sammie likes to sit on my lap when I'm at the PC. Aside from her wicked typing skills, she helps tons by guarding the computer.</div>
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Youth Pastorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05273427209019941202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640992074521075591.post-80686669979167216642013-11-29T14:50:00.001-05:002013-11-29T14:54:44.346-05:00Thanksgiving and WasherballThe last few years, we've done Thanksgiving evening at Kevin and Alicia's home. But, this year, Chuck, Alicia's mom, had some health issues and they were in Columbus much of the week. Needless to say, hosting Thanksgiving would have been pretty difficult. So, last minute, we decided to have Barbeque courtesy of Mark. His brother Brad and sister-in-law Kim got him some goodies from his favorite BBQ joint in South Carolina a while back and he's been saving it. Well, yesterday was apparently the time to break it out and we dined like the Pilgrim conquerors we are! I kid. We had a great meal though and personally, I enjoyed the BBQ more than I do traditional Thanksgiving food.<br />
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<br />Youth Pastorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05273427209019941202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640992074521075591.post-44364206939564804142013-11-19T18:47:00.002-05:002013-11-19T18:47:42.708-05:00Helper with the Guitar<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I finally changed the strings on my guitar recently. A while back, I was singing at church. I grabbed my guitar off of its hanger on the wall to get ready to do. I leaned it against the wall to go get Elise and then Kim could grab the guitar. When I got to the kitchen I heard a crash. I went back in the living room and it was on the floor. I picked it up and headed to church. But, once I went to get it back in tune and practice, I noticed the head was cracked in half and being pulled further apart by the tension on the strings! It was a disaster. I thought it was ruined. </div>
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I took it to CA House music in Parkersburg and thankfully the guy was able to fix it. He asked me what kind of strings he wanted me to put on it when he was done and I was specific. I wanted Elixer brand strings and I was willing to pay for their extra cost. But, he totally didn't put them on. He did a great job fixing my guitar only to put crappy strings on. I still used them though for a few months and they've been terrible. So, I finally ordered new strings and went to install them. </div>
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I got the old strings off and started putting the first string back on. But, Elise wanted to push my hand away and put her binky in the hole. Finally, I just laid it down for her to play with and she walked away. So, I picked it back up and started putting the string on and she pushed it out of the way and put her binky in the hole. So, I laid it down again and she started playing with it. Then, she put her foot in and got it stuck and had a meltdown. Fun times..</div>
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Well, we've got the announcement out, but I still figured I'd blog about it. We're having another baby! We're excited , of course, and ready to start some serious work on the room. We have to wait until November 25th though. That's when we should find out whether it's a boy or a girl. Everyone has asked if we prefer one or the other, but we really don't. Kim thinks it's going to be a boy, but I don't have any inkling one way or the other. Last time, I knew we were having a girl. I just had a feeling from the start. I don't have that feeling this time, although I did dream we were having twins. But, when we went for our first ultrasound, it only showed one. Unless the other is super good at hiding, it's just one. And we'll find out soon what it is.</div>
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This Halloween we had a little kitty with us. She had a great time walking around the block..she even collected a little candy! She's getting too big too quick. Kim was able to wear her "Boo" shirt through yet another pregnancy. I'm super proud of her for that accomplishment :) Notice that I sported my Jaguars shirt around the community. If only they would make me proud to wear it...<br />
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Mark, Me, Kevin before golfing at "Aberdeen Swamp" as I like to call it. Actually, it was a beautiful course. But, it was surrounded by a swamp which took me back to my mosquito infested memories of Florida :)</div>
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I don't know why, but this is definitely one of my favorite pictures. Elise loved walking to the beach each day.</div>
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Youth Pastorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05273427209019941202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640992074521075591.post-80034991532367305952013-11-19T17:24:00.001-05:002013-11-19T17:24:33.725-05:004th of July (Old Pics!)It's been another few months since the blog has received any attention, but alas, here I am posting pictures again. 4th of July was a while back, but here are some pics.<br />
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Elise waving in the car</div>
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This was one side of the flag for the float..Mad props to some of the guys in the youth group for helping me get this beast built and painted!</div>
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This is why we typically don't put her in the stroller anymore...</div>
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Red faced after some time in the sun</div>
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Youth Pastorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05273427209019941202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640992074521075591.post-21803729769220995312013-06-17T22:14:00.001-04:002013-06-17T22:14:36.337-04:00Best Father's Day YetI was a little torn on whether to name the blog post "Best Father's Day Yet." My reasoning is that I hope each one is better than the year before and I won't be able to use the same name on the next year's post. Anyways, this Father's Day was great. I enjoyed time with Kim and Elise. We spent some time with Kim's family. And we called my dad and talked to my granny as well (Papa is deaf so I told granny to tell him Happy Father's Day). Here are some pics.<br />
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This is my gift from Elise. It's a photo album of the two of us from her birth til now. I actually knew about the other couple of things I got, but this was a big surprise and I love it.</div>
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My new Crocs. I've been wanting a pair of white crocs for a while. I got some off brand crocs when we were in Myrtle Beach a couple years ago and I loved them. But, they got dirty over time and I've been wanting another pair. </div>
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I got this tuner too. I actually have the same one on my other guitar because this guitar has a built in tuner. But, I like to be able to look down at the head of the guitar while I'm turning the tuners.</div>
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We ended the day by going to the Athen's Lowes to get some organizing stuff for the garage. Not only did Elise drive the #48 cart, but she drove BOTH steering wheels at the same time! Our kid is going places.</div>
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Me and Elise in the front room of the house. She's my little baby girl and makes being a dad the most amazing thing in the world.</div>
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Youth Pastorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05273427209019941202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640992074521075591.post-16902033295008298642013-06-17T21:55:00.004-04:002013-06-17T21:56:14.530-04:00Vacation Bible SchoolI did games again this year with VBS. But, Kim took Elise in with the 2-3 year old class and Elise had perfect attendance! I think she was late a few times, but that's okay. She spent time with the other kids and even watched games some too.<div>
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Here she is on the Friday before when they were setting up everything. She decided to have a rummage through the tent to make sure she wasn't missing anything.</div>
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She was grabbing a bite of animal crackers and giving her big smile where she squints so hard she can barely see.</div>
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Here is Elise's first certificate from VBS. We're awful proud of her!</div>
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We had a little get together in the gym after the Sunday night service when we gave out certificates. She's offering mommy a cookie.</div>
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Youth Pastorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05273427209019941202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640992074521075591.post-45087135726472227742013-06-17T21:42:00.002-04:002013-06-17T21:42:58.512-04:00Enjoying the Outdoors<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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She loves her big purple ball from Wal-Mart</div>
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Playing in the sandbox</div>
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Along with playing in the sandbox, she also loves to play ON the sandbox! She likes playing the drums on the shell.</div>
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She can't quite climb the ladder on the back of the play house so she tries going up the slide. Then, we help her slide down and she likes it.</div>
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I was surprised at how much she enjoyed splashing around in her little pool. She also likes when we squirt her with the water toys.</div>
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I don't know what it is about gravel, but she loves playing in it. Here she is at Kevin and Alicia's house.</div>
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Playing in the rocks at church</div>
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Standing pretty good at the tree!</div>
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Here she is relaxing in her stroller for a ride around the block. She likes to bring her doll (Esther) with her though. It can get pretty wild if we don't have Esther.</div>
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This was by far the most time consuming project I've worked on. I'm embarrassed at how long it took me to complete it. Last year, Kim and I decided that instead of doing anything for one another for our anniversary, we would get wood instead to build a table. I got a lot of the work completed in the fall but the weather got cold and stayed cold...and cold...and cold. During the cold time I couldn't stain or polyurethane because the garage isn't heated or cooled. Finally, after it warmed up, I finished the project and it's awesome having a table this big!</div>
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Here it is after stain</div>
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Nice and shiny after the polyurethane.</div>
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There it is in the house</div>
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Kim had one major request with this project and that was for the benches to have storage. I won't tell you how long I just stood in the garage staring at these benches like an idiot trying to figure out how to make it work while hiding the hinges and keeping the seat flush. I finally ended up using my router to trim out an area on the inside of the seat and outside of the bench apron. Worked like a charm.</div>
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It's not the most elegant or extravagant table ever built, but as an amateur wood worker, I have to say I was pretty pleased with the results! </div>
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Elise having her first meal at the new table. This is the reason we wanted to build it. It's super easy to get caught up eating on the go and gathering around the tv to eat. We do it ourselves pretty often. But, we at least wanted to have a nice big family table to sit at and enjoy some meals together as our kid(s) grow older. It's not that we couldn't have done it with the old table. But, it was small and this is something that we (Kim and I) made. Without going into all the details, the table top is poplar wood planks. I used a Kreg jig to drill pocket holes and Kim helped with that part as well as helping me screw and glue the planks together. In fact, she was there when I was trimming the table top and accidentally sawed a small divot into it with my skil saw. I was using an attachment on my saw to make straight cuts and it blocked the guard from automatically coming back down. I set the saw on the table when I was done thinking the guard was down, but it wasn't. I was devastated. Kim told me it was like having my signature in the table. That it was. I added putty and it looks like a small imperfection that makes it our own. And we'll remember things like that over the years as we sit at the table.</div>
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The youth room upstairs in the gym was in desperate need of a redoing. We were using an old stand up projector screen that got in the way more than anything. Our projector never worked. Our sound system got abused from people coming in and messing with it. Plus, it just looked cluttered and messy. So, we did some renovations starting with Mark getting a new projector for us.</div>
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Here is the final result.</div>
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I hung the projector on a 2x4 mounted between the 5' spaced purlins (which are like the metal version of a stud that I didn't know until this project). Then, I ran the cables down the ceiling line and down the wall to outlets with HDMI and VGA access. Our current projector doesn't support HDMI but I didn't want to have to rerun another cable if we ever got a projector that did.</div>
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I built and mounted shelves to set the speakers in the corners and ran the cables to them. That way when we need the speakers down, the cables stay and it's easy reconnecting.</div>
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This is the sound box I built and equipped it with a latch to lock it. I also built a shelf on the side for my PC when I'm running powerpoint. I put a shelf on the bottom for a little extra storage. And I attached wheels in case we need it to be mobile.</div>
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We started by redoing the floor. It used to be carpet, but with the dogs, it's hard to keep carpet clean. so, we got some laminate flooring and laid it. I pulled up all the carpet on a Thursday evening and Mark came over on Friday and Saturday and helped me lay down the laminate. That's the first time I had ever done it (and Mark's second) but I'd say we did a pretty good job.</div>
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Our next step was Kim painting. She did it over just a few days but hoofed it and got it done. She did an awesome job making it a kid friendly room! She also painted all the trim white which really made it look better.</div>
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Here is a decoration Kim did with Elise's basketball "jersey" from the league this year. We put it on the wall in her play area.</div>
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Kim painted the steps as well and they turned out awesome. All different colors and numbered 1-10. Elise loves climbing up them.</div>
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She also painted the stairwell which really brightened it up. It used to be dark brown paneling. This livens it up.</div>
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Here is the new fabric Kim put over the closet doors in the play area. The doors themselves are pretty ratty. This gives them a little more pizazz.</div>
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I built this shelf and Kim painted the frames white and we added our little family picture and trophy section from the basketball leagues.</div>
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Kim used the same fabric from the closet doors to make this valence with stitch witchery.</div>
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Having a smackerel at her favorite place to eat! McDonald's!</div>
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Kim set up the classroom in the gym and made it look really nice.</div>
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Her high chair all decked out</div>
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Owl cake</div>
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Her very own cake!</div>
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Mommy helping open gifts</div>
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She enjoyed the stringy stuff</div>
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Ready to touch fire!</div>
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She doesn't care to have her hands messy so her personal cake didn't go too well.</div>
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By far, my favorite picture! I think this captures her goofy personality</div>
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The three of us</div>
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We got her this ball pit for her birthday and she loves it</div>
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Kim and Elise in my office</div>
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This is the gift we got for Kim that I originally didn't think we would be able to do because of the location of the joists and small space we had to work with. But, we were able to get hung and she was happy!</div>
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Here is my beginner's Photoshop work for Kim. Elise is really into a cartoon called Word World so I did the background with that theme since this is technically from her.</div>
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<br />Youth Pastorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05273427209019941202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640992074521075591.post-57536612797870099022013-06-16T14:02:00.001-04:002013-06-16T14:02:53.169-04:00Easter 2013This is pretty late to be posting, but I thought better late than never! Easter was great this year especially with Elise getting her first Easter basket!<br />
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I have to say that I'm a blessed man to have such an amazing family!</div>
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Kim and I at church</div>
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Meet Esther. We named the doll Esther because she got it on Easter Sunday. Esther has become the go to doll for Elise now. Anytime we go somewhere, even if just a walk, Esther has to come. </div>
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Of course she wouldn't care about the toys...It was the colored Easter grass that caught her attention.</div>
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Easter with Pawpaw John and the grandkids</div>
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My 1st Easter</div>
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Mommy and Elise at church. One of favorite pictures of them.</div>
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Even the dogs got Easter treats.</div>
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The irony in this picture is that she will NEVER wear those sunglasses. We put them on her and she laughs and takes them off. While the sun glares in her eyes.</div>
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We got this little gem at SAMs on sale for $5! It's normally like $25, but they were clearing them out apparently. You put a little burner in it and use the little sticks to cook marshmallows. How awesome is that?!</div>
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Lately, Elise has been trying to stand. Here she is at church at the doors up on her knees. She's getting really close to being able to get herself all the way up.</div>
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Elise got some new shoes recently...Here she is showing them off</div>
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They put a new Steak n' Shake in Parkersburg recently and we went and ate there a couple of weeks ago. Elise loved her little hat.</div>
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