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Where oh where is Baby Slade?

all his toys and his nursery is waiting for him...

3 comments:

Suzette Baird said...: I love your blog! I haven't been on blogs or my reader for a really long time so I am glad I still have yours on my reader. This nursery is amazing! What a cute idea. I love the blue color and I love the white crib. It looks so cozy and clean for such a precious baby. Also you' ll love having a rocker... for some reason jonny and I never got a rocker and on my next kid it will be a must, I can't believe how much you in it, even now and Coco is 17 months.

We love and miss you guys! Give Slade a big smooch from Coco; March 8, 2012 at 9:17 PM
Hillary Vaughan said...: Okay....your nursery is adorable!! BUT!!......I am dieing to see your baby!! I am sure your not getting any sleep and want to spend every second holding him....but I am really wanting to see baby Slade!! And what a cute name!!

Congrats to you and Jory!! Love you!!; March 8, 2012 at 10:53 PM
Gina said...: Did you make your bookshelf, like us?; March 12, 2012 at 8:58 AM

"Beautiful Like the Darkness Between Fireflies"

Every evening on Richmond's boulevard, our front yard, between the hours of 7:oopm & 8:30pm, the sidewalks are filled with the magical glow of fireflies. There are so many that it is almost as if walking in a fairy-tale. Joey and I try to go on a walk every night at this time and we just watch and enjoy the glow. It is fascinating. I feel like a child again. Last night we were sitting on the couch and Joey caught my eyes following a flying bug. Joey assured me it was just a moth, when suddenly it lit up and glowed! It was a firefly in our house! It must be good luck.

WHALES!

I love whales. Why? Christmas 2006 we woke up to sunshine and glassy water on the west side of Maui. I don't even remember opening presents that morning. We were out on the boat as a family and ready for a Christmas packed with tropical adventure. I was wakeboarding when I noticed that everyone on the boat had become disinterested in me and were anxiously looking to my left. They signaled that they were going to drop me. I thought I was left for the sharks and was less than calm until finally they turned to pick me up. It was a family of whales they had spotted. We watched as they sun bathed on the surface, a mother, a calf, and an escort. I think it was my dad who jumped in the water first. Then several of my siblings followed with their snorkles and soon the adrenaline was pumping as we were swimming with the whales! We were screaming and scared and so excited. I have never experienced anything more thrilling. The calf kept trying to swim closer to us, and he was easily bigger than a car! At one point the escort was about 30 feet under us and we starred him in the eye. You could see every detail. Breathless is the only word to describe it.