My Man

What a catch!  I am the luckiest girl on earth!  Seriously!  I feel so blessed to have Jesse in my life.  I was looking through old pictures and found some of my greatest memories of Jesse.  He is such a servant, and God-honoring guy!  

 Jesse at my baby shower, in place of me... what a good sport!

 At WSM broom ball.

 Entertaining Aubrey Rose...

 Jumping off a cliff.

 Helping me face my fear of snakes.

 Playing with Tigers

 Hmmm...So fierce!

 At WSM winter retreat

 The day we found out we were pregnant.

So sweet to me after I shaved his head on accident (good story!) 

 In Carmel

 Leading WSM night at my parents house...

 At my bedside for 21 long days.  So supportive, so loving, ALWAYS trusting the Lord and leading me in a time of crisis.

 Most genuine smile ever!

 Making pizza together!! What a team!

 Adventures of a life time!

 Never taking himself too seriously!

 Maybe one of my favorite memories, the best man speech at Luke and Becca's wedding.  Another story you need to hear!

 4th of July

 Day hike, Jesse loves the outdoors so much!

 Dodgeball king!

 More fun in Carmel!

 On the beach in Carmel.

Really, again, never taking himself to seriously!

More Pictures from Jed's Photo Shoot...

As I said earlier, Cori Derksen took pictures of Jed at one of her recent photography classes.  If you are a aspiring photographer, her classes are amazing and totally worth checking out!  She took some sweet pictures of little Jed.  He was the "model"... here are a few pictures!

Time Flies!!!

I feel like it was just yesterday when Jed was born.  I was looking back at pictures and couldn't believe how he has changed!  

This was the last picture we took of my belly... about 2 days before he was born.

 Jed in his car seat on the way home form the hospital... 6lb 12oz

1 week

Stretching was the cutest thing!

1 month

In grandma D's sink taking a mini-bath.

2 months... 

I am filling out!

3 months

Aubrey Rose loved to hold Jed and this particular time, she was singing to him.

4 months

Getting big! 

6 months

Happy Fathers Day!

7 months

We traveled the world... in Vancouver BC, Canada.

8 months

I learned how to swim and I love hanging out with my friends!

Jed and Emry Cadieux

Cori Derksen took pictures of Jed for one of her photo classes. (more to come!)

Today, Jed turns 9 months old.  

He weighs a back breaking 21lb.

He loves to walk using his toy lion.

He makes me smile.

He is sooo big!

He fills my heart with joy.

I am so proud of him!

Under the sea...

Well... more like in Grandma D's pool.  This is back when Jed was in swimming lessons.  I forgot to post it.  So fun! 

More from San Diego

From the time that I can remember, I look forward to our annual trip to San Diego.  My sister and I have been at probably 24 of the last 27 years of parties.  We love seeing friends and hearing stories, catching up and enjoying the laughter.  Usually, the families who live in San Diego host a catered meal on the beach.  This year not many families were able to make it to the event, so we ended up going home, showering up and heading over to one of the families homes.  (This was sooo great with a baby who needed a nap!)  We enjoyed a fabulous meal and sat around the fire.  

Jed is the first grandchild of the group (as I may have mentioned earlier).  So everyone enjoyed watching him play and walk around.  I hope that he has memories of this annual get together when he grows up!

Fun with Cousins!

What a trip San Diego was... well... packed!  We had sooo much fun seeing everyone, including our cousins Carly (left) and Thea (right).  They are my dad's youngest brother's children.  Jed had so much fun with them, climbing on them, being passed back and forth, and showing off his newly learned skills.  The worst part of the whole trip was realizing that my two best babysitters live in San Diego!