Week 12 for Greyson

Greyson is becoming a little man more and more each day. He is a very long baby and has started wearing some of his 3 to 6 month tops. He's also a very cute little sleeper, we've made it up to 40 minutes of him sleeping alone, but there are probably 4 to 5 trips to put his pacifier back in his month to keep him calm and his eyes closed. The other day I caught him with folded hands, such a handsome little guy.

Kodiak Middle School Commencement Address!

This past week Stephen had the privilege to give the commencement address for the 8th grade Kodiak Middle School Class. This group of students was his first 6th grade class as a counselor. While he was extremely nervous he did an incredible job. The video clip was part of a story he told about his 8th grade girlfriend who ended up breaking up with him over the phone to his friend.
You may also notice that Stephen has short hair in the clip and picture as well. He had originally wanted to grow out his hair until August, but because of this speech he moved the day up.

Stephen also had his last day of school on Wednesday, so he is officially on summer break! So he has completed 3 years as a Kodiak Island Borough School District Counselor and 4th working with students. As we always say, time sure does fly by fast!

Wyldlife 2010

Wyldlife is something Stephen and I have been involved with for I think four years now. It's the junior high version of Young Life. Wyldlife reaches out to a lot of kids that would otherwise not have the opportunity to go to camp or hear the message of Jesus Christ. This year was much different than the previous three. While Stephen went over to camp Greyson and I stayed home. Even a warm May day is still pretty chilly and camp is cold and wet and I'm not ready for a sick little boy just yet.
Anyway, Stephen had a wonderful time. He played the role of Sponge Bob for all the skits and had a great time playing with the kids.
The picture of the fish was a game they had to play where they threw the fish back and forth. They also had a great time canoeing in one of the lakes there (well it was actually jousting) and yes, the water was very cold.

11 Weeks Old

Greyson at 11 weeks

A Beautiful Sunny Weekend!

Wow! What a weekend. The weather in Kodiak has been incredible this week and we've enjoyed almost every minute of it (with the exception of a 24 hour period where Stephen got some type of food poisoning and spent the night throwing up). This weekend we did some great hiking around Kodiak and on Sunday Greyson took his second boat ride out to Long Island. We enjoyed a sunny afternoon with a nice hike and relaxing in the sun. It's amazing how different life can become in just one year, I love it!

Oh, here's a quick clip of some sea lions that were in the harbor. I wonder what God was thinking when he made these things!:)

Stephen loves to Pole Vault!

We have had a beautiful week in Kodiak. While we know summer is still a month away the sunny and much longer days have helped us feel like winter is almost over! We enjoyed a trip over to Woody Island on Tuesday (Greyson first boat ride and first time off of Kodiak Island). We grilled hamburgers and enjoyed some much needed time on the beach. Of course leave it to my husband to get a pole vaulting competition going. He came home pretty sandy!

Happy/Sad

Well we have an incredible son, but I thought you should see a little bit of his other side. His evening crying is getting better, but it has been a loud couple of months for sure.

2 Months Old!

Well I'm a little late getting these pictures up, but here is Greyson at two months. Stephen and I have decided to get him a little cake for each month's birtday (we sure do enjoy this!) Anyway he had his two month appointment and he's 10 lbs 15 oz and 24 inches long. Dr. Zimmer said that he's doing great.