Mostly Owen: Kicking off 2011

Sarah & Luke’s Thoughts:

Luke and I celebrated 6 years of marriage last Friday. On our way to dinner with the Padens (their anniversary is the day after ours, 11 years before us). We were reflecting on the past year of marriage and concluded that it was a great year. We definitely had our ups and downs, but in retrospect, realized that the downs turned out to be blessings in disguise. It was a slow year for fishing charters, but that meant we got to spend more family time enjoying the summer together. In the spring, Luke had a potential job opportunity that didn’t ever materialize, but now he has a much better job. Its awesome to see God’s hand at work through the downs, especially as we begin another year. Its a good reminder that we can rest in God’s plan and whatever happens, we know that God is in control.

Owen Update:

Our blue-eyed boy has let us in on some little known information regarding the relationship between plastic dinosaurs and water. We didn’t know this, but it turns out that if you ever see some sort of container (plastic bag, recycled sourcream bowl, bucket, what have you) it really should be filled with water and some plastic dinosaurs. Its best if you can carry your container of water and dinosaurs around the house and optimal if you can swing some way to sleep with it. If the container starts to leak fluid or the plastic bag filled with water comes undone, sound the alarms, threat level red! Let EVERYONE know that there is an EMERGENCY and do whatever is humanly possible to PLUG THAT LEAK! If you have any questions about the whole process, just give us a call.

Annabell Update:

This week, I picked up the sleep book that I read with Owen to refresh on sleep patterns in babies and how to deal with that whole aspect of baby life. I’m happy to report that as of last week, she’s started napping on her own. Yipee! She hasn’t really settled into any kind of a schedule yet, but having some Annabell-free time makes life so much more do-able. I think she’s a happier baby too when she’s getting some good rest and I can catch up on things like blogging and laundry and dishes...