pics of the kiddos

Separating the Jeeps from the goats, then taking a rest.


Smooch!


Green Bean


Matching hats with a side of cheese


Bundled up cheeks.

I love my family

In our family it very quickly goes from this...


to this...

summer dresses

It would be nothing less than mean if I didn't share pictures like this one. Our little girl is 5 months old already, can you believe it!?

behold the cuteness

loving children

I find myself holding Jadon saying, "Daddy loves you. Daddy loves you. Daddy loves you."

Jadon has done nothing but eat, sleep, and poop. Why do I love her so much and tell her I love her so much? She's mine! What can I say?

Perhaps I need to see myself like this before the Lord and take heart. I am his and he is mine. He's my Daddy and he loves* me!

*I did nothing to earn his love. He loves ME because he love Jesus.

her mother's daughter (or father's daughter)

Jadon is four weeks old and already has 18 pairs of shoes. At this rate by the time she is one she will have 216 pairs of shoes.

***Disclaimer - she has received all of these shoes as hand-me-downs or gifts, though, we are both suckers for cute shoes.

I think he likes her

Before Jadon, the first thing he would ask for in the morning was food, milk, or a Jeep - something normal right. Now the first thing on his mind when he gets up is his sister. He can hardly wait to say good morning to her and give her a tender kiss on the forehead.

Corban is very sweet to Jadon, and for this we are grateful to God! We are excited for Jadon that she gets to have such a wonderful big brother. We pray that they will be sweet to each other as they grow up.

Corban holds Jadon/first family pics

sharing birthdays

It just so happens that Jadon shares a birthday with her grandpa Bob his auntie Glory. Here's a picture of Bob with pretty awesome birthday gift. Jadon and Glory haven't met yet, but I'm sure they're both looking forward to it.

new family member arrives

On Friday, February 19th at 7:50 the LORD brought into the world Jadon Anaiah Carlson (Jay-den Ah-nigh-ah). Her name is Hebrew for "God hears" and "Yahweh answers". She is a petite 7.2 lbs and is cute as can be!

Thank you all so much for your prayers. We have definitely felt God's hand upon us as we went through labor and now this first day with our daughter. Jadon is doing great, doing all that little ones are supposed to, and Emily is already on the mend. We plan to go home tonight after 8:00 if everything stays good.

Please continue to pray for us as we "meld" as a family. Ask God that Corban would welcome his sister with a happy, helpful heart.

Thank you all so much!