Family

Striving Forward

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Ethan continues to make great strides forward managing to amaze us. Sunday, April 20 was our first Sunday back to our churches. Randy left a little after 8:00. I dropped Ethan off at Dick and Joann’s at 8:30 and went on to my first service at 9:00. Joann and Dick took Ethan to Faith at … Read more

Day at Greenwood Furnace

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A couple of weeks ago, on one of the earlier nice spring days, we spent an afternoon at an area state park, Greenwood Furnace. Here are a few images from the day …

Setback

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Ever since we brought Ethan home 9 weeks ago, we’ve wondered how this trip to Kentucky would go, mainly because Ethan doesn’t always handle the car seat very well. But Ethan traveled surprisingly well. He got a little tired and fussy toward the end, but that was understandable — it was a long trip, and … Read more

Road Trip!

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During our first two months with Ethan, we’ve experienced a number of firsts. This week, we will experience another first — a road trip. Tomorrow morning after breakfast, we will drive to Asbury in Wilmore, KY where we are scheduled to defend our dissertations Thursday afternoon (Randy) and Friday morning (Joleen) before driving back Friday … Read more

How Was the Trip?

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Whenever we return from traveling (or at the end of some important experience), we’ll commonly ask each other: How was the trip? It gives us an opportunity to reflect on things we enjoyed, things we didn’t enjoy, things we learned, and things we’ll carry with us forever. Here at the end of our 10-week journey … Read more

Round 2

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Today, Mom came to our house to spend the afternoon with Ethan while Randy and I went to State College to run some errands. Round 1 involved a lot of separation anxiety, but in Round 2, Ethan had a wonderful visit with “Grandma!” They played together. Ethan had one of his favorite snacks — yogurt. … Read more

Ethan Meets the Twins

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My cousin, Kevin, had twins twelve days before Ethan was born. Ethan got to meet Steven and Evin (corrected spelling!) and the family on Friday. The twins have each other to play with (or steal toys from), but this was the first time Ethan was around any babies his age. The 10-month-olds were cute together. … Read more

Separation Anxiety

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Last Wednesday, Randy and I had our first time apart from Ethan. Mom volunteered to babysit while we went to Altoona to pick up our pictures at JCPenney Portraits. We had a few other things to pick up, as well (formula was at the top of the list!). And, Randy and I planned to have … Read more

Ethan’s First Professional Photos

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After giving Ethan some time to adjust to his new home, we took him to a professional photographer at JCPenney Portraits a couple of weeks ago. This week, we picked up our prints. As a nice touch, JCP offers (for $5) online access to all of the pictures that were taken (including the many that … Read more