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Joel,
I love watching you as a daddy.
It is the best.
Cora loved you so much.
And Levi loves you so much already too.
Our kids are so blessed to have you.
And I am too.
Happy Father’s Day.

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  • Anonymous - Happy Father’s Day Joel!

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  • Heather - Happy Father’s Day! Beautiful post!ReplyCancel

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  • Meg - Very sweet post and very sweet pictures.

    Levi is such a chunk! So cute!

    ~Meg @ “Through the Roses”ReplyCancel

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  • onlymehere - Levi is like a mini Joel! I can’t believe the resemblance. I hope he has a happy Father’s Day.ReplyCancel

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  • Jodee Leader - What a sweet post for your hubby! Hope you have a great day celebrating with him! He sounds like a fabulous Daddy!ReplyCancel

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  • Jane's Art - Both of the pictures are adorable….and that Levi is definitly a mini-Joel!!
    Hope all of you have a good day!ReplyCancel

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  • Kelly - Happy Fathers Day to your wonderful hubby and a wonderful father!

    Cora is just beautiful!ReplyCancel

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  • Melissa - makes me cry. i know you miss her so much.ReplyCancel

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  • Beki - TheRustedChain - Happy Father’s Day to such a kind and gentle man.ReplyCancel

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  • Julie - That is one of my favorite pictures of Joel and Cora. Love the little flower behind her ear. I have been praying for you today as you come to mind. Love you!ReplyCancel

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  • Stef - Happy, happy Father’s Day, Joel!ReplyCancel

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  • Rebecca - Beautiful pictures! Happy Father’s Day, Joel.ReplyCancel

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  • Lauren Kelly - So absolutely precious!!! Hope he has a wonderful Father’s Day!! 🙂ReplyCancel

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  • Kristin Stegent - Awww…LOVE both of these pics! That smile of Levi’s…SO cute! He looks a LOTE like Joel to me.ReplyCancel

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  • The Schilling's from Cimarron - Joel,
    Hope you had a great Father’s Day! I am sure you are super busy getting ready for harvest….. We are good…. Jason of course spent the day with us and the golf course….. 🙂 Miss you all! Take care and we think of you all so often!

    And yes little Levi is a mini YOU! how adorable that little grin is! 🙂ReplyCancel

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  • Deborah - I love your family. You keep me grounded. I know you had a happy day with Levi.
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  • Karina - This is a beautiful post. Happy belated father’s day to Joel!ReplyCancel

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  • Tricia - Happy (belated) Father’s Day, Joel!

    You are all blessed to have each other.

    With love and prayers,
    XO*TriciaReplyCancel

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  • plainjayne - Both of your beautiful children make me smile when I see their pictures. Cora was such a pretty girl and Levi is a happy, handsome young man. May God continue to bless you and hold you close. Thanks for sharing your world with us.ReplyCancel

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  • Diana - God’s blessings to you and belated Happy Father’s Day, Joel.

    I agree… the likeness between Joel and Levi is astounding… even down to their smiles! A “mini-me” of you, Joel! Such a handsome photo!

    And a beautiful daddy-daughter photo to rememebr forever. 🙂ReplyCancel

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  • Cherry Tree Lane - Happy Fathers Day, Joel.
    The Lord has used you in wonderful ways and you have glorified Him.ReplyCancel

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  • The Koehns - Very precious pictures. Hope his Father’s Day was a blessing.ReplyCancel

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When we got back from Florida I was so excited to find that our strawberries were ready to be picked. I LOVE fresh strawberries. They are sooooo yummy. Way better than the ones from the store.
My little helper came along. He was glad to hold the basket for me.
Maybe next year he can actually help me pick the strawberries. And eat the strawberries too.
He was pretty intrigued. He only touched the basket though…not the strawberries.
 I loved how he wrapped his little feet around the basket to hold it. Look at those cute baby toes.
Would you have guessed that my strawberry patch is hiding amongst all those weeds? Not as pretty as the strawberries, huh? I love gardening. But I hate pulling weeds. Can you tell? And somehow I still get strawberries…which makes it even harder for me to want to pull weeds. Every once in a while my father-in-law shows up and pulls weeds for me. He is super nice like that. But then I feel bad because I should be pulling the weeds myself. My father-in-law and I have big plans of making raised beds in this part of the garden and replanting the strawberries for next year. I can’t wait. But I might have to be a better weed puller if we go to all that work! 
Since I took these pictures I actually got ambitious one day. I pulled lots of weeds. Lots of very tall weeds. And the next morning I woke up covered in chigger bites. It was bad. I have been itching like crazy ever since. All of those little chigger bites are reminders of why I do not like to pull weeds…I may never pull one again. Or at least next time I will be smart and wear bug spray.
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  • KK - I always get chigger bites every time our family goes camping. That explains why we haven’t been in a while. The only relief I ever got was from witch hazel & painting them over with clear nail polish. Supposedly it “smothers” them. Enjoy that precious baby boy & those strawberries. I don’t know which looks more delicious!ReplyCancel

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  • Abbie - My inlaws have an awesome strawberry patch! Yum!!!ReplyCancel

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  • Chad and Jody - My daughter, Jada, and I can sit and eat a whole container of them. I bet your’s are yummier.ReplyCancel

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  • rentz - The chiggers do seem to be extra bad this year. I got tons of bites the other day and I usually don’t get hardly any! The little boys are covered with them too!

    We’ve been enjoying my mom’s strawberries this year. Yummy!ReplyCancel

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  • Ange - We have raised bed gardens, and if you follow Mel’s Mix (the guy who created square foot gardens) to make your soil, you won’t have hardly any weeds.ReplyCancel

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  • Anonymous - Get Chigarid (sp?) at Walmart in the pharmacy section. It does provide some temporary relief but if you have access to a chlorinated pool, for some reason this really helps those nasty chigger bites!ReplyCancel

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  • Micah - How fun! I’m hoping to do some raised beds myself next year! I am a chigger magnet too, so I can relate 🙁ReplyCancel

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  • Lauren Kelly - Oh my word, how precious are these pics!!!! So cute!! 🙂ReplyCancel

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  • Megan - I love strawberries! Raised garden beds are definitely the way to go – my dad made me 3’x5′ beds. It’s easier for me to weed them, because I just tell myself I only have to work on one at a time… Good luck!ReplyCancel

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  • emily - i got chiggers a few years ago picking blueberries. nothing helped, not even nail polish. someone told my mom for me to use campha phenique (cold sore medicine) and they were literally gone the next day!

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  • Anonymous - The chubby foot and toes curled around the bushel basket…..it doesn’t get any cuter! Thanks so much for sharing. And my, those berries look so sweet! Do you enjoy them as is or use them in desserts?ReplyCancel

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  • The Carroll's - I love how Levi wrapped his chubby little feet around the basket- My Finn whose only a month older than Levi does the same thing! So sweet. I’m so glad you get to have a summer full of baby goodness again this year!ReplyCancel

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  • Kristen {a little ditty} - These pictures of Levi are too cute! I love how he is such a little chunk. What are chiggers?? Mosquitos? Never heard of those kind of bites before.ReplyCancel

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  • ~Joanna - Chiggers burry into your skin (I know its gross!) and that is what causes the itch. If you shower as soon as you get in it will help knock them off before they can get in. Nail polish helps to suffocate them and kill them faster but does nothing for the itch, I used to paint hearts and flowers all around my ankles :). Chigger-Ex is something they sell here in Texas. It is the best thing I’ve found to help with the itch, campho phenique works too. Love you blog! God Bless.ReplyCancel

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  • The Buchanan Family - put clear nail polish on the spots, it really helps.ReplyCancel

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  • Brittany - My grandma and I use to pick strawberries together, it is such a fond memory. Levi will enjoy it too! 😉

    What kind of camera do you use? You take beautiful pictures!!!

    My little Luke (5 months too) does that with his feet, he actually does that on my arm while nursing…he’s holding on for dear life!! ha!ReplyCancel

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  • Beki - TheRustedChain - Ha! You garden like I do.
    I’m jealous when I drive around out here and see all the perfectly taken care of Mennonite farms.

    I think we got our strawberries in the ground way too late this year. We just barely have red berries starting!

    You need to come see our place. You can help me pull weeds. 😉ReplyCancel

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  • Heidi - I had never heard of chiggers before and I looked it up. This is what it said:
    Chiggers are the juvenile form (larvae) of a certain type of mite of the family Trombiculidae. They migrate on the skin in search of an optimal feeding area. A common myth about chiggers is that they burrow into and remain inside the skin. This is not true. Chiggers insert their feeding structures into the skin and inject enzymes that cause destruction of host tissue.

    Nail polish, alcohol, and bleach have been applied to the bites to attempt to “suffocate” or kill the chiggers. But because the chiggers are not present in the skin, these methods are not effective.

    Treatment for chigger bites is directed toward relieving the itching and inflammation. Calamine lotion and corticosteroid creams may be used to control itching. Oral antihistamines, such as diphenhydramine (Benadryl), may also be used for symptom relief.

    Sounds disgusting to me! Feel better.ReplyCancel

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  • Mum2twopreciousgifts - Jess

    As soon as I saw the first photo of Levi, all I could see was Cora’s face. I don’t think I’ve really noticed before how alike they are.

    God Bless you and your family. We love your blog and pray for all of you, often.

    Kind regards from Australia.

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  • flynnfamily - I learn something new all of time. I had never heard of Chigger Bites and had to google it. Fresh strawberries are the best!ReplyCancel

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  • The Perfect Trio - he is such a cutie!!!

    the one time i planted strawberries i got two, yep, two, off the plant. i’ll have to try again another day…ReplyCancel

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  • flynnfamily - I learn something new all of time. I had never heard of Chigger Bites and had to google it. Fresh strawberries are the best!ReplyCancel

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  • sassy - I love berries too but what is a chigger, it sounds too cute to be bad!ReplyCancel

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  • Anonymous - Yummy yummy stawberries..wish I had a strawberry patch even with the weeds 🙂 Love that cute little chubby foot….hope not to have ANY chigger bites this year…yuk yuk…
    Thanks for sharing!

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  • meg duerksen - this makes me feel like i want to be a gardener….of produce! not just flowers. talking about raised beds and all that.
    i wish i had fresh strawberries!

    my biggest plan of the summer is to not get bug bites.
    i am semi-succeeding.
    i put bug spray on everytime i walk outside.
    i have already used an entire can of off.
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  • Lexie Loo & Dylan Too - Those pictures are so cute! I hope you enjoyed your yummy strawberries!ReplyCancel

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  • Blessing Counter - Oh, I love the little toes and the strawberry pictures…so sweet! Enjoy every sweet bite — of the strawberries and the sweet little toes!! 🙂ReplyCancel

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  • Melissa - I absolutely love seeing your updates and seeing your little man grow up! I’ve been following your story for quite some time. I have a 6 month old baby girl who is very big like Levi 🙂
    Thank you for sharing your stories with us! He is SO cute!!ReplyCancel

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  • Stef - you live in a gorgeous area! And I can’t believe I’m saying that, since I live in Washington State and love huge trees, big mountains and the ocean… but still… you do live on gorgeous property 🙂

    I also loved how his feet were wrapped around the basket like a little monkey – super cute!
    What a great way to welcome in the summer time!ReplyCancel

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…this probably was.
I asked my sister to hold Levi up while I ran and got a diaper and wipes.
She could barely handle it.
She even had to have her husband plug her nose.
And all of that fuss was over this.
A normal up-the-back poop.
It really wasn’t even that bad.
You’ve seen worse, right?
I think she recovered though.
She just prefers when he’s clean…and smells good.
Someday, Aunt Anne will be ready to give Levi a cousin.
Someday.
In the meantime, I’ll try to be a good sister and wait patiently.
And not bother her about it.
This doesn’t count as bothering, does it?
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  • mommara - Haha this is such my baby sister too. 🙂ReplyCancel

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  • Beki - TheRustedChain - Ha!

    That was Camryn every single morning, when she was a baby. Sometimes all the way up to her hair in the back. I was always amazed!

    Anne is too funny.ReplyCancel

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  • Cristin - Too funny. My sister wants to be a dental hygienist, but when my 22 month old slobbers on her she goes crazy. What a profession to choose, right?ReplyCancel

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  • Heather at Blessed Little Nest - how could a little poop deter her from wanting a little peanut as cute as Levi? even with an up the back poop he’s one of the cutest boys around!ReplyCancel

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  • Tricia - LOL! Oh, I have definitely seen worse!!

    The first time I asked my brother to babysit (he was around 17, what was I thinking?!) he changed a diaper and was traumatized. The diaper he put on my daughter afterwards barely covered her hiney. It was hilarious! Low-rider diaper. Nice, brother. Nice. 😉

    We got photos. He recovered. Eventually. Tee hee.ReplyCancel

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  • The Macons - I am awaiting our first up the back poo!! Hasn’t happened in 6 weeks…Maybe I got lucky?ReplyCancel

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  • Candice - “Just a normal up the back poo…” LOLReplyCancel

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  • Stef - hahaha! this made me LOL — nice nudge for your sister 🙂ReplyCancel

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  • Todd and Courtney - HILARIOUS! I have fond memories of my little 19 month old, Lauren, having multiple up the back poops driving home from vacation in Hilton Head. Why do they poop soooo much as little ones? It cracks me up!ReplyCancel

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  • MICHELE - Definitely seen worse, that is barely classified a poopy explosion. HA! Levi is such a cutie. Keep working on Anne!ReplyCancel

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  • Amanda - hahahaha – love it!ReplyCancel

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  • Julie - We are loving have your sis and bro-in-law at youth group!! They are so much fun!! And, I think it is great fun that you are encouraging Anne like this! It’s what big sisters do– at least mine always did 🙂ReplyCancel

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  • Anonymous - SO funny!! I have a sister-in-law like this. ;0)ReplyCancel

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  • The Mershawn's - Yep. I’ve seen worse:). It is a little intimidating though….even for a mom! Ha!! He’s so darn cute, even with poop on his nice white onesie….by the way….the laundry is MUCH worse than the poop.ReplyCancel

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  • Anonymous - HeHe we have had a few of those and worse 🙂
    A little nudging never hurts….ReplyCancel

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  • The Macons - Ok seriously after I posted my “waiting on the poo” comment I fed my little girl and felt something wet on her stomach. None other than my first up the front poo… In her new outfit none the less!!ReplyCancel

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  • Tammye - Oh Jess! You made me laugh! I just love reading about our Kurtz/Beverlin/MAC family! Someday Loren and Anne will make me a grandma – and what a glorious day that will be! I will patiently wait for God’s perfect timing for them and ME! But right now they are doing a super fantastic job of being the best auntie and uncle your sweet precious Cora and Levi could ever have! Don’t you know?! Thanks for sharing your life with so many and blessing me each time I read your blog! You are a sweetheart! Tell Joel hey from Tam-yeah! 🙂ReplyCancel

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  • Amy - Oh my.

    Yes, I have seen much, much worse!

    But, I can admit that I was this Aunt at one time. I liked my nieces clean, rather than stinky.

    Wait. I still prefer that.

    I can handle poopy from my three girls, but when my nieces have those issues, my sis-in-law gets them back 😀

    At least until they are clean.

    And, no this definitely does not count as bothering!ReplyCancel

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  • blueskiesandgreenlights - Om my!!! Up the back poopies are a constant in our household. Well, not so much anymore, but they have been, with our two little ones, in the past. It’s so funny that you mention your sis. Mine is exactly the same way. She will do almost anything for my kids. She would give her life for them. She will not, however, change a stinky diaper. I have literally seen her gag. Too funny. Hope you get a nephew or niece someday soon. I am dreaming of that day for myself. Too bad my sis isn’t even married yet….he he he

    Have a blessed week!!!

    Btw, I absolutely love your blog. You are so couragous, generous, kind, and caring. You inspire me!!!ReplyCancel

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  • Natalie Catherine - ooo poopy disasters.. i’ve had my share of fun little disasters with sophia in a place where there is no changing table..and when i didn’t bring a change of clothes. always fun.ReplyCancel

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  • Sara - This made me laugh! When my first was maybe four months old, my high school girlfriends came to visit. We were dining (with baby) al fresco at a cute little cafe. When I picked him up, he had a similar up the back (but also down the leg) experience. One of my friends immediately started gagging and they both left me on my own to clean him up and change him in a tiny bathroom with no changing table.

    Now that they both have their own kids, they apologize once in a while. 🙂 Everything is different before you have a little one!ReplyCancel

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  • Meg - Definitely seen worse! I’m sure by the time your sister gives Levi a cousin (or at least after the first couple of months) she’ll get the swing of it. 🙂ReplyCancel

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  • A - Coming from someone who is struggling to conceive, I’d just say for you to start praying that God will not give her the cross of infertility. There is nothing worse than knowing your entire family wants you to have a baby and not being able to, despite how hard you try, what medicine you take, and what surgery you have.

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  • Lauren Kelly - Oh, too funny!!! And not that I’m speaking from experience as I have no kids but it’s safe to say your sister probably doesn’t even know the half of it, haha!! 🙂ReplyCancel

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  • The Moffats - hahahahahhaahahahaaha. this post is FUNNY. very, very, very funny. on so many different levels 🙂 Come on Auntie Anne..PLEASE have a cousin for Levi soon. PRETTY PLEASE??!ReplyCancel

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  • Ceri - Ha ha ha, funny! Lucky my little sister has joined me in motherhood. If only she was closer. My son did not have that problem too often, just always in public! (I discovered that’s why onesies have such large shoulder openings, so you can pull them DOWN rather than over the head!!) 🙂ReplyCancel

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  • Matt and Nicole - Haha! Let me know if this works, and I’ll try blogging about Clint and Abby to hurry them up.:) I’m trying to be patient too, but it’s hard! Your little boy is so cute. I’m glad he’s bringing so much joy to your lives.ReplyCancel

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  • Toni :O) - Hah..this is hilarious, especially cause my kids did that All.The.Time!ReplyCancel

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  • Sue - Nah – what’s a bit of poop?? She’ll get used to it, or have to hire a nanny!!

    I haven’t been by in a while, so good to catch up again. Nice to see that you’ve had a little break away from home too. And I can’t believe how much Levi has grown! He’s lovely and you both look smitten. Stunning!

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  • Cyndi - I love checking in on your blog. You are such a cute couple and Levi is gorgeous!!!!!ReplyCancel

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  • Taking Heart - I cannot resist a chubby baby and a basket of strawberries.ReplyCancel

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  • Erin - I was thinking about this post last night as I was cleaning up the tub my 4 month old decided to poop in last night as I was bathing him. Amazing how quickly they can go from clean to OMG! lol.ReplyCancel

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  • The Bonjour Family! - Hahaha that’s hilarious! My sisters are the same way!ReplyCancel

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My brain struggles to wrap around you being five months old already.
Actually you are getting close to six months old as I write this.
You are growing and changing so fast.
I was feeling a little sad about you “growing up” the other day.
Your daddy said I shouldn’t be sad because you are FINALLY getting fun. :o)

At five months you are moving ALL the time.
Your daddy and I can’t believe how much you move.
It must be a boy thing!

You are cruisin’ around in your walker.
You love that thing.
It is so funny to see your little legs maneuver around our house.

You figured out where your toes are.
You are always grabbing those little toes of yours.
Just like your sister did.

You are such a good sleeper.
You sleep through the night and are starting to take good naps.
Your mama is seriously spoiled.

You put everything in your mouth.
EVERYTHING!
I think you are ready to try some real people food.
(And since I am late in writing this post, you already have.
More on that soon…)

You have lots of smiles.
And giggle a little too.
You are a pretty happy baby…except on one particular airplane ride.

I think your daddy is right.
You are getting so fun.
And we are loving every minute of it.

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  • Michelle - Dang he is so cute, I just want to pinch those cubby little legs! I bet he is fun to play with.ReplyCancel

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  • Heather at Blessed Little Nest - scrumptious! i love curled up baby toes. 🙂ReplyCancel

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  • Stef - he’s completely adorable! I love the chubby smile and content look on his face. Happy 5 months, Levi!!ReplyCancel

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  • Lindsay - Adorable. I just love when they grab their little feet!ReplyCancel

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  • The Fishers - So adorable!!! I think it must be a boy thing too ~ our son is the same way and our daughter was always far more cautious and happy to stay put. Thank you for sharing your family with us ~ we pray for you often.

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  • Andrea - 6 months is my all time favorite baby age!! He is just so darling and is really a good mix of the 2 of you. Enjoy the next stage of his babyhood!ReplyCancel

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  • Kristen and Andy - He is just absolutely precious!!!! 6 Months old was also my favorite time too – they are just so much fun and aren’t mobile yet 😉 My little boy is 3 months old today – and I was just saying I can finally start to see little glimmers of fun times – we’ve had a few rough months with fussiness so we’ll take what we can get!ReplyCancel

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  • Jenifer's Journey - Happy 5 months Levi your getting so cuteReplyCancel

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  • Taking Heart - Happy five-amost-six-months-old Levi!

    Praying for more happy days ahead for your sweet little family… praying for abundant sweetness… you deserve it.ReplyCancel

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  • Momma H - Levi is the cutest little guy!! He has always looked “fun” to this wanna be granny. Bet Levi will really keep you hopping when he gets more self ‘motor-vated’!ReplyCancel

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  • Stef - would you mind telling us where you bought his blanket? Its super cute!ReplyCancel

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  • Toni :O) - Happy Five Months Sweet Levi! My, he’s growing fast but he’s just as adorable as ever! Enjoy all of his cuteness!ReplyCancel

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  • Anonymous - Wow already almost 6 months..doesn’t seem possible..he is adorable! love the updates and the pictures 🙂

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  • Rebecca - Levi is just adorable! I think he looks just like his daddy. 🙂 Happy 5 almost 6 months Levi.ReplyCancel

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  • Ramblin' Mama - aw, soooo sweet! Happy 5 months!ReplyCancel

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  • Candice - Happy 5 mos Levi. So, so cute!!ReplyCancel

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  • mamgof4 - Happy 6 months now, it is so amazing how fast they grow, how much their little brain absorbs every day. I have a 7 month old grandson and these are just the best months because they get so fun from here on. It is now so much fun to see what they do from morning till night. ENJOY every second because it does go way to fast. Thank you for sharing with us. I follow your blog and have prayed for your family and continue to do so. He is so cute. TammieReplyCancel

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  • Lauren Kelly - He is just soooo cute!!! Happy 5 months (almost 6)Levi!!ReplyCancel

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  • Karina - He is gorgeous. (And I love the blankie he is lying on in that picture, too!) Enjoy his babyhood – it goes by so fast!!ReplyCancel

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  • Kathleen - Your little guy is so precious and the pictures are adorable :)I have a boy too (11 months) and he puts EVERYTHING in his mouth and he is SUPER busy…changing a diaper is so hard. But he has a great sense of humor and each month that passes he just gets more hilarious…and he is a lover-he loves to give kisses and cuddle!ReplyCancel

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  • Beki - TheRustedChain - Jess he is such a little doll baby!!

    I hope you guys are doing well.ReplyCancel

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  • AshleyAnn - He looks like the BEST snuggler!ReplyCancel

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  • CLS - Grows so fast! Would love to know where you got that blanket!!!ReplyCancel

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The rest of Florida.
In pictures.

Rehearsal dinner.
First taste of ice cream.
Cousins.
Oysters.
Seafood.
Family.
More beach time.
Wedding.
Sunset.

And that was our trip.
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  • Debbie S. - Great pictures!! Love Levi’s green/brown/blue/white striped blanket 🙂ReplyCancel

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  • Amy - That 3rd picture of Joel and Levi is perfect. Looks like you had a great trip! (minus the delayed flights and screaming baby, of course.) 🙂ReplyCancel

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  • Carrie - Oh my gosh! Levi is perfect! What a beautiful family. I hope you had a great time!ReplyCancel

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  • Stef - looks like so much fun! Also, Jess, you look fabulous post baby!ReplyCancel

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  • Mandi @ It'scome2this - What fun pictures. The one of your brother on the beach made me giggle … too funny!ReplyCancel

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  • Jenny - I love the pics of Joel & Levi and you with Levi. Such a precious family!ReplyCancel

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  • The Hopkins Home - Levi is SO cute! It must be so fun to cuddle that little guy : ) Looks like you had a great trip – love the pics!ReplyCancel

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  • Kristi REDISKE - Love the pictures-I would love to go to the beach. I especially love the ones of you and Levi and Joel and Levi-so cute. He is just so adorable-I am sure you still miss Cora so much but he has to make you so happy too-sweet family. 🙂ReplyCancel

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  • Shannon - LOVE the pictures of Joel and Levi. Daddy/baby pictures are so sweet!ReplyCancel

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  • Micah - What a fun time! I don’t know how it happens, but Levi just gets cuter and cuter in every picture. What.a.doll.ReplyCancel

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  • Lauren Kelly - Great pics!!! 🙂ReplyCancel

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  • Anonymous - Hi there-
    I stumbled upon your blog recently…I am amazed at your strength to move forward. I just read a blog of a woman who also lost her daughter http://charlstondeebs.wordpress.com
    Please keep her in your prayersReplyCancel

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  • Amanda - I’m laughing at owen’s pose on the beach.

    Looks like you had a great time! Love your yellow and gray outfit!ReplyCancel

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  • Anonymous - Love the pictures! Looks like lots of fun was had 🙂 inspite of the trip home….ReplyCancel

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  • Lexie Loo & Dylan Too - It sounds like a wonderful trip! Great pictures!ReplyCancel

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  • Mrs. Blackford - What a small world! I came across your blog via a pin on pinterest. I have been reading your story from the beginning and was surprised to spot Sarah and Andrew in your photo! I was a year or two behind them at Concordia. I’m not at all surprised that you’re related, because you all are so intentional about living your faith.ReplyCancel

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