Haiti

Good friends of ours here, Jay & Diana, have been living in Haiti this year running an orphanage that they built over the course of a couple years with their non-profit group Lespwa. These are amazing young people who have had a vision for the people of Messailler, Haiti since their first mission trips there in high school. They got out of Haiti the day after the earthquake for their personal safety, but returned with all these supplies this past week. Jay and Diana and Jeremy have been in Haiti together, but Jay and Jeremy went back (through the Dominican Republic) with several more friends. It is awesome.

To read more, check out their blogs:
jershurk.weebly.com or jayanddiana.weebly.com

If you have been wanting to donate to Haiti and you want to trust that 100% of your money is going directly to the people, their organization, Lespwa, is doing great things. There is a button on the bottom of the website for Earthquake Relief.

www.lespwaworldwide.com

Do you need paper??

If you are looking for note cards for yourself or children, an invitation, or an announcement I would HIGHLY recommend www.papermavens.com!! It is Sally's newest venture and it is adorable stuff! Go check it out.

The boys -- Mac is about two months older than Tucker was in the original picture.

Click below to see Tucker.
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Sweet Grandpa

We made an unexpected trip to St.Louis last week when we learned my Grandfather was very ill. He passed away last Monday. He was a fantastic person and lived a full and amazing life, so we truly enjoyed celebrating him for the week.

In the meantime, Tucker got to see his first snow (that he can remember) and his first sledding experience. It was wicked cold outside, so I let Kyle have the fun! I did go outside long enough to take this picture and yes... they wore gloves and tons of other gear when they actually got out there. When I get time, I'll upload the video. Below is our little cool kid in his blazer before the funeral.

This is a terrible picture of Tucker & Cia, but somehow it is the only picture we got of the cousin-love. Cia is Tucker's perfect friend because she thinks it is great to follow him around and do what he wants to do.

Back at the ranch... our sweet morsel!! Do not be confused. This is Mac in Tucker's chair and in Tucker's old pjs. We have this EXACT picture of Tucker on his first birthday... I really need to dig those pictures up to compare.

Weeeeeeeeeeee!

Christmas, cont.

Nan & Pop arrived for New Years and brought more Christmas. Tucker's quote while opening the present above (a "real" mixer for his kitchen) was "Oh My Gosh. I've ALWAYS wanted one of these." In his 4 years on this planet, he has wanted one of these for nearly 18 months. That is as close to "always" as you can get!

The attitude we are dealing with a lot of the day these days... ugh.

Christmas morning.. one month anniversary.