Our John Shea baby doll is already ten months old! He is the most joyous, friendly, beautiful, lover of a little person. He is all about Daddy right now -- following him everywhere, wanting to help Daddy by playing with tools while he works on projects around the house, laughs hard with him, only gives Daddy kisses (what the heck), and thinks he is the funniest person around. Though, when he's tired or his gums hurt from teething, all he wants is to snuggle with me, so atleast I've got that ;) I ... continue reading...

My big brother, Matty! Three years is a really long time to be away, but that time in Japan flew by for us, and since being back in the States, with every single person we've gotten to see, it's felt like no time has gone by at all. I think that must be a testament to the quality of people and relationships the Lord has graciously put in our life. There's still a lot of family and friends we haven't seen yet, but this past weekend we got to reunite with my big brothers, ... continue reading...