Thursday, October 9, 2008

Cousin Fun

Did you know that September was "Cousin Fun Month"... well, at least for my family :) With Mom and Dad being "in outer space", Aunt Alice got to watch Ezekiel and Rebekah Jane on Mondays (while Bethany worked). My children could not be MORE THRILLED to have these opportunities to see their little cousins!!!




I am thankful that we had last month to bond with Ezekiel and Rebekah! You might think that we get to see our family so much because we live so close to each other... the reality is that we might see each other in passing at church on Sundays :( We even got to witness Rebekah's newest developmental milestone... crawling!!! Thanks for sharing your kids with us, Kevan & Bethany!

Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Baby Luke is Here!!!



We are thrilled to announce that we have a new member in our family!!! Andrew and Melissa just welcomed into this world -- Luke Sharpe Holbrook. He was born on October 6, 2008 at 5:32 pm.

Congratulations Andrew, Melissa, Morgan, Daniel and Autumn for your new little additional to the family!!!


Can't wait to meet you, little guy!!! You are absolutely precious!!! We love you!!!






Sunday, October 5, 2008

Fun in Julian


We took A-ma down to Julian this weekend for some good 'ol country experience! Here are some fun pictures of our Saturday... pretending to be "country folk" :)

First, we picked raspberries:






Then, we sluiced for gems and minerals :)


We also paid a token visit to the "Pumpkin Patch"...




Got caught in a "Sunflower shower"!



Finished off with 5 bags of deliciously fresh apples!








At lunch, Seth showed me how wobbly his two loose bottom teeth were getting... especially after eating all those apples. For Aunt Bethany's sake, I will not post those pictures :) All I have to say is, I'm very surprised they are still sitting in his mouth!!!

With a quick final stop in the Julian Pie Company, we headed home to make some baked apples or apple sauce or apple smoothies... well, you get the picture :)


Thursday, October 2, 2008

Happy 9th Birthday, Buddy!!!


I cannot believe that I have a son that is 9 years old! In 9 more years, I will have a child in college... ahhhh!!! The time has gone so incredibly fast... but as "they" say, time flies when you are having fun :)





In addition to this week being Isaac's birthday week, he was also selected as the Star Student of the Week of his class. Mrs. Steiger identified him as the student that best characterizes the trait of carefulness. What a privilege for me to attend his special chapel on Wednesday!

We celebrated Isaac's birthday by having a picnic dinner in front of Dodger's 2nd play-off game!!! What a fun time to share with Grandpa, Aunt Bethany, Uncle Kevan, Ezekiel, Rebekah Jane, and A-ma (my mom... who flew in from Taiwan for the celebration just Wednesday!)!!! Isaac was also showered with love by all the phone calls and cards from all over the country (and outside of the country)!


Picking out a special birthday pencil in class!


Birthday dinner - baked chicken legs, fresh soft french bread, corn on the cob, mango, and watermelon!

Special biographies from Grandpa & Grandma



Dodger Rally Monkey from A-ma :) Sorry, Angel fans...






Isaac, I am so thankful that God gave you to our family as the first-born son! Our Almighty God has gifted you just right for being the first born. I love how you always want to do your best... in school, at home, and on the baseball field. I love watching you at church and how diligent you are taking notes during Pastor Mike's sermons and how hard you work at memorizing God's Word in AWANA. I know that we expect much from you and that you don't think that it is fair sometimes, but know that I pray you would know God's immense love for you through Mom and Dad's love and discipline of you. You are a precious gift that our Lord has given us and we do not dare to take our responsibility in raising you before the Cross lightly. May you feel loved and celebrated on this 9th birthday, Little Buddy! I love you, Isaac!!!