Little Hendersons

Lots of Pictures

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Up And Running Again!

2010-10-05T13:27:00.002-05:00

We thought we would move everything over to our new NTM Blog, but after much thought, and no pics of our kids being put up, I'm back to using our old blog site again! So here goes a new launching of our old blog. Wish me luck!

New Blog!

2009-11-14T15:18:00.002-06:00

We now have a new blog on NTM's website! We have already imported all the old posts from this blog, and we will be posting all future blog posts and pictures there. The URL is: http://www.ntm.org/wp/jared_henderson/

A couple videos

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Fun outside and lots of kisses

2009-09-01T19:21:00.004-05:00

End of Summer

2009-08-13T13:45:00.015-05:00

Our summer traveling is at an end and we are back in Missouri preparing for class to begin on Monday the 17th. We've been busy with settling in and helping other students settle in too. We've been enjoying our time together as a family.

We were privileged to be in Wichita to welcome Jared's Dad home from a six-month deployment in Kuwait.

We all enjoyed a day at a waterpark near Wichita.
Especially Dad, who was still adjusting to the eight hour time change

Carolyn warmed up to Pops pretty quickly.
We're not sure who's taller -- or blonder.
We also spent a day at the zoo.

We celebrated our 4th anniversary while in Wichita.

We celebrated Dieneke's 24th Birthday early at Jared's parents' house.
Henry always loves a good chocolate cake
Carolyn has her very own bicycle now!
Henry is getting so big now and is learning new things all the time.

Independence Day

2009-07-11T12:48:00.005-05:00

On Independence Day, we had a picnic by the lake at the MTC.

We're now in Wichita for three weeks, and our church hosted a block party today. We enjoyed an inflatable obstacle course, snow cones, cotton candy, and Dieneke practically took over the face-painting booth.

Visiting friends and family

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We have been to Indiana, Michigan, and Ontario, Canada. We still have another 5 or 6 days left of our trip. Please pray for us as we travel. Our air conditioner in our car gave out a couple days ago, so it will be hot traveling. We're praying for cool weather.

We saw Dieneke's sister and brother-in-law, Denise and Karl and family (more pictures to come later).

We saw Dieneke's Gran and Gramps.

We saw Dieneke's Aunt Jody and Uncle Brian and family.

We saw Dieneke's Auntie Dar and Uncle Stewart and family.

We saw Dieneke's Great Nanny.
We went to Rebecca and Levi's wedding.

We saw Dieneke's sister Deanna who was building her jungle camp house.
We saw Dieneke's Autie Barb and Uncle Phil and family.

Traveling

2009-06-08T13:24:00.003-05:00

I thought I'd post some pictures of us so you can see that we're doing well. The children are really being great and seem to enjoy meeting all the new people.

Henry can climb the slide

2009-05-30T11:04:00.002-05:00

We put the castle back on the cement since the boys with bikes are out of town for the summer and the rock lawn is getting dirt and (hopefully) grass. Ever since, Henry has been trying his hardest to climb up the slide. Today he figured out that his feet have better traction on the plastic then the knees of his pants do.

Long Overdue

2009-05-23T10:06:00.008-05:00

Wow, so much has happened since our last post. We're over the chickenpox and shingles. Our health has been alright since then except that Dieneke had a cyst removed from her shoulder this week. Last Saturday we celebrated Henry's first birthday. Classes ended Tuesday, so we're offficially in summer break. Jared's mom is visiting this weekend (Memorial Day weekend). And we're preparing for a four week trip to Canada, Michigan, Indiana & Wisconsin next Sunday.

Shingles and Chickenpox

2009-04-23T21:29:00.002-05:00

For those of you who don't yet know, we are sick this week. Dieneke found out on Monday that she has Shingles, and today our suspicions were confirmed, our children have come down with chickenpox. Luckily there is one person to take care of us all, The Amazing Super-Jared! He is to be pitied above all. Dieneke has narcotics to take out the pain, and the kids seem to do fine with some motrin and benadryl, but Jared is playing nurse, mother, and house keeper for us all. Needless to say, it's been a little difficult to keep up with classes this week, but so far, it seems we're doing fine.

Thank you all for your prayers.

This weekend

2009-04-19T18:44:00.003-05:00

We had a really great start to our weekend. It was very relaxing. We got to spend some time getting to know some neighbors and classmates, and Carolyn loved having our neighbors' mice over for a visit while they were out of town. Sadly our weekend didn't end so well. Today Henry and Dieneke have both been under the weather. Looks like they've caught the flu.

Please Mommy Liquor (Licorice)

2009-04-15T21:10:00.003-05:00

A few weeks ago, Carolyn asked her Mommy for some licorice, but missed a crucial but funny syllable.

Henry's First Steps

2009-04-15T20:33:00.001-05:00

Well, Henry officially took two steps today, and we caught it on video!

Some good news

2009-04-06T14:48:00.004-05:00

This last Friday we took a test to see how well we would naturally do in linguistics, and today we bumped into the teacher who is grading the tests and he informed Jared that he had a perfect test. It's really exciting to know that Jared is naturally gifted in this area, but now this opens up another possibility of how we could be used on the field. Please pray with us that the Lord would guide us in deciding what type of job we should do over seas.

This last week Henry surprised us all and went from refusing all solids, to eating everything in sight. It has been really fun for Carolyn as she loves sharing her food with Henry. You would think this would make things easier on mom. Sadly no, because he has not switched from breastfeeding to solids, rather he has added the solids on to what he was already eating.

Here is a picture of Carolyn sharing her cheerios with Henry:

So many pictures

2009-03-16T18:02:00.005-05:00

I know it's alot of pictures, but they're all so good.

Today we did our homework outside and enjoyed the warm weather:

This is Carolyn playing with one of the neighbor boys:

So here's what's up. This morning Jared wasn't feeling well, and missed classes. Tomorrow we start a new class, Ministry Partnership, and Monday we start Phonetics. This weekend is Jared's birthday and my grandparents are coming for the weekend. We had a nice relaxing time this last weekend. I was able to help my neighbor out some, and we got to spend some time getting to know some of the other students here. In two weeks we are going back to Wichita, KS for a friend's wedding. So things are busy, but we still find time to fit in some non-school activities.

-Dieneke

Sick again

2009-03-05T14:52:00.005-06:00

Today Dieneke and the kids stayed home from classes. Seems they caught the flu or something. Lucklily this time it's not so bad. Their fevers didn't get very high and despite the stomach aches, for the most part they were able to hold on to their food. Hopefully they'll be able to be back in classes tomorrow.
Here's a picture of Carolyn playing in her class
and a picture of her playing with playdough.

This picture shows Jared's gotee. He shaved of his beard, and this is what he has now.

Small Homework Load = More Pictures

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Henry loves his bananas with tapioca, but he won't let go of the spoon.Carolyn thought it was fun to make an outline of herself on the patio with sidewalk chalk.

Surprise Daddy!!

"Follow me," Jesus said.

First post in three weeks

2009-02-19T08:59:00.007-06:00

Life has been so busy. I'll give you a brief overview of our last few weeks. Our first week was alot of settling in and getting used to the new schedule. We were meeting alot of people and really getting excited about classes. Our second week we were all sick. I only went to one class all week (I was able to keep up through listening to class recordings). Our third week was very busy with lots of homework and reading. When that weekend came we were relieved to be able to get off campus and take a trip home for the long weekend. It was so great to go back and see everyone. This week has been going fairly smoothly. We have lots more homework as we have been finishing up a couple classes and have 2 new classes starting today (Communication Skills + Love and Respect)

Talk about busy days! It seems like we're always in a hurry go somewhere or get something done. It's all I can do to keep up with laundry and dishes. I wish the training were still a 2 year program so that we would have the time to really take all we're learning and put in in practice. You know that feeling like a wet sponge trying to soak up more water, that's about how we feel. We're getting so much awsome teaching, but we can barely soak it all in. And then I realize that we've barely just started.

Henry

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I'm home from classes today because it's ANOTHER snow day. So this week has consisted of 1 sick day and 3 snow days. Carolyn seems to not be totally herself yet as she still is having some intestinal problems, but as you can see that doesn't stop her from being her happy little self. I have a bit of a sore throat and stuffy nose that I think I may have caught from the neighbor's kids. Hopefully next week will be a little more normal.

Dieneke

more pictures

2009-01-28T11:10:00.004-06:00

We have been so busy. I think we're finally settling into the routine. This last Monday we had to miss classes because all of us except Henry were sick, and the last two days Dieneke has had to miss classes to take care of the kids(there's no child care when the public schools have snow days). But God has given us just the time we need to keep up.

I'll put up more pictures tomorrow

2009-01-25T18:51:00.001-06:00

Arrived At MTC!

2009-01-19T17:14:00.002-06:00

Well, we made it! After many days of planning, selling, and packing, we arrived at New Tribes Mission Missionary Training Center on Friday January 16. We were blessed with an enormous beautiful apartment that was only completed last summer; it's one of the highest buildings on the property, so there's a wonderful view from our second floor bedroom window of the entire campus, but it's a bit of a climb to get to it. We have a busy schedule, but we promise more posts and more pictures soon.

So Cute

2009-01-08T11:48:00.001-06:00

These pictures are so cute, I just had to put them up right away.

2009-01-03T10:58:00.002-06:00

Hectic days

2009-01-03T10:05:00.005-06:00

So sorry it's been so long since I updated. Things are very busy and will be for the next couple weeks until we move.
We had a great Christmas with Jared's family, Henderson Reunion in Texas, and New Year's Eve with friends and family. Too much has happened to tell you everything, but I will tell you how our kids are doing. Carolyn is really starting to learn the correct pronunciation of her words, and Henry has 2 teeth now and can pull himself up to a standing position.

Circle! Circle!

2008-12-14T12:59:00.002-06:00

Carolyn was very excited about running around Henry in a circle.

New Milestones

2008-12-11T17:41:00.003-06:00

We are proud to announce that Henry got his first tooth on Monday, and crawled for the first time today! It snowed a couple days ago and Jared took her out to see it. I don't think she liked it at all. She complained that her face was hot.

Busy Holidays

2008-12-07T13:34:00.005-06:00

Sorry we haven't updated with new pictures in a while, but with all the busy happenings and goings on we have been starved for time.
We had a great trip to Texas for a wedding reception. The kids did amazing in the car and didn't seem to mind a bit. Then we had a scrumptious Thanksgiving dinner at our house with Jared's family, and since then we've been busy working on Christmas presents. Sorry I can't tell you what they are or show you pictures (it would spoil the surprise).
Carolyn has been a handful learning to get into new thing and making bigger messes, but her ability to memorize things easily just amazes us. Henry grows like a weed and is learning how to push himself up on to a sitting position, and amazes us with how he can back himself up into the tiniest corners.

Here's Jared's first attempt at making homemade pizza all by himself.
Here's Henry's first attempt at solid food.

Here's the first time Henry pushed himself up to a sitting position.
Here's a cute outfit Dieneke made for Carolyn.

Carolyn's 2nd Birthday

2008-11-16T21:26:00.003-06:00

Today we had a party for Carolyn. She turns 2 tomorrow. We can hardly believe how big she is growing. She knows most of her colors, a third of her letters, and most animal names. She is so smart!

God has answered our prayers

2008-11-15T10:15:00.002-06:00

It's kind of an odd thing to thank God for, but the Lord has answered our prayers and Jared will be laid off in January. It's so exciting to see how the Lord provides. Because he is getting laid off he will get 40 hours of severance pay, medical insurance coverage through the end of January, and most importantly he will be eligible for unemployment when we go into training with NTM. Another blessing is that he gets to choose what day will be his final day at work, so he will still be able to work until the week before we go to MTC in Missouri. Isn't our God awsome!

Sorry I waited so long to post

2008-11-12T10:35:00.009-06:00

I know it's alot of pictures, but just bear with me.

26 Cans of Pears

2008-10-30T15:57:00.002-05:00

I'm finally done canning! I pushed myself today to get the last of the pears canned before they started going bad. It feels good to be done, despite the fact that I've had to neglect some basic house hold chores. So my house is a mess, but my pears are done. I'm so proud of myself. :)

Pictures with my new camara

2008-10-28T12:37:00.006-05:00

Here's what we've been up to. A week ago we went to a friend's house and picked pears. We had lots of fun feeding some to the horses. Carolyn quickly lost her fear of large animals, even Henry got into it. Since then I've been busy canning and dehydrating pears. So far I have 12 cans done.Jared and I have been struggling to fit in alone time, but we've taken full advantage of the few moments we've gotten.

Henry is really growing. He can sit up all by himself for several minutes. Lately he's been having laughing contests with Carolyn. It's really adorable.

Carolyn has herself just about potty trained. She loves playing with Henry and has begun taking care of her dolls and stuffed animals like mom does Henry, putting them to bed and rocking them. The cutest is when she puts them on the toilet or reads to them.

Henry Crying

2008-10-13T10:26:00.003-05:00

This picture is for those of you who have come to believe that Henry never cries.

Ornaments for sell on EBay!

2008-10-11T18:42:00.002-05:00

Dieneke has begun selling her handmade Christmas ornaments on EBay. Here are the links for what's listed so far:
Old Dwarf
Elf
Sheep
Holly & Berries Ball
Gingerbread Man

They're sooo cute

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Pictures

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Here's Henry on Carolyn:
And Carolyn on Henry:
Here's Daddy playing with the kids:

Aren't they sweet?

More of the kids

2008-09-23T17:48:00.002-05:00

We're very proud to announce that Henry has begun rolling over! Carolyn has been learning new words every day, she just amazes us!

2008-09-18T10:01:00.005-05:00

Check out Jared's new hair cut! Here are a couple videos for you to enjoy!

2008-09-14T14:40:00.003-05:00

We are now four months away from our move to the MTC in Camdenton, MO. Carolyn has been learning new words almost everyday (today she learned "pizza"); And Henry has been getting so big so fast, learning how to use his hands, and trying to roll over. We've also been encouraged greatly by our pastor's focus on marriage this month.

Today after church we had a picnic in a field down the street, and Jared finally got to fly his stunt kite in the 20+mph wind.

Wig

2008-09-04T18:31:00.003-05:00

So I decided to dress up the kids as raggety ann dolls for halloween. I just finished Henry's wig, here's how it looks.

Labor Day Weekend

2008-09-02T08:48:00.005-05:00

It was a long weekend in more than one way. We spent two nights in a cabin at a retreat with our church. We were supposed to stay a third night, but we decided we really needed to come home and get our sleep. With all 4 of us trying to sleep in the same room, none of us slept really well. (Not to mention that the beds were extremely uncomfortable.) But all in all, we had a good time. There were lots of friends to talk to, sports to play, and the kids had lots to entertain them.
Carolyn just loved the pets people brought.

Here's a video of Carolyn trying to read.

Here are some videos

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Our babies

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Stinky Suprise

2008-07-29T19:48:00.004-05:00

This morning I awoke to a stinky surprise. Carolyn had pooped in her diaper in the night, then decided to take it off. When I went to get her out of bed this morning she was covered in poop. I've scrubbed her really good, aired out the house, and lit vanilla candles, but the smell just won't go away.

Anniversary

2008-07-26T14:13:00.003-05:00

This last Thursday was our 3rd Anniversary. So Jared took Friday off work and we went away for a couple days while Jared's Mom watched the kids. We had a great time, but are very happy to be back at home with the little ones.

Potty Training

2008-07-18T13:46:00.004-05:00

Dieneke has been potty training Carolyn these last couple weeks, and is very proud of how Carolyn can get up on the toilet all by herself now.

Henry's Smile

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This morning we took a little walk around the pond out back.

Here's Carolyn giving Henry his pacifier.
Here's Carolyn giving Henry a kiss.

Pictures Pictures

2008-07-02T18:14:00.003-05:00

Monday Dieneke and the kids took a trip to the wildlife park with Jared's mom. It was hot and Dieneke forgot the stroller, they didn't stay long, but Carolyn enjoyed seeing the animals.

Carolyn enjoys reading to Henry.
Here's the face Carolyn makes when she is going to give someone a kiss.

As you can see Carolyn has finally warmed up to Henry quite nicely. She gives him kisses every day and runs to tell mommy every time he cries. Dieneke is celebrating Henry's first time sleeping through the night.

Tons of Pictures!

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Jared and Henry's feet:

Henry Has Gas

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Hope you enjoy this hilarious clip.

Pictures of Henry

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Hair cut & dresses

2008-06-10T11:44:00.003-05:00

Dieneke got a new hair cut
Dieneke has been making dresses for Carolyn:

Us and our babies

2008-06-01T20:08:00.002-05:00

Things have been very busy here. Jared has been back to work for a week now. It's been hard to adjust to the new schedule and busy for Dieneke during the day. This last Thursday was Jared's mother's 50th birthday and his brother and sister were able to come and celebrate with us.

Henderson Update

2008-05-21T11:30:00.002-05:00

Henderson Update

So much has happened lately that we decided we needed to send out an update. First of all, our son Henry Ethan was born May 16^th at 10:13pm. He weighed 7lb. 12oz. and was 20in long. It was a hard long labor, but God was faithful and gave us the strength we needed every step of the way. We are so excited to have been able to have the natural birth we dreamed of. Everyone that was there for the birth including our midwife and her assistant are believers, and it was so great to be able to encourage each other in Christ as we moved through the birthing process. As for mom and the baby, they are both healthy and recovering quickly. Carolyn is slow in getting used to the new member of the family, but she’s warming up to him and will probably be best friends with him in no time. We have also been blessed to have Jared home from work for a week as we adjust to this change in our family and recover.

We also recently moved to a new apartment. We are in the same complex but our new apartment has a little more room and is on the ground floor. It has been wonderful not to have to carry our children up and down flights of stairs every day. We also have a very nice patio that leads out to a pond that has ducks and geese.

As far as training with New Tribes Mission is concerned, we will not be entering into training this fall as we had hoped. There was not enough room for us, so we have had to postpone our training till January 2009. Instead we will be spending the rest of this year here in Wichita. Surprisingly we are not at all disappointed at this change of plans, but are excited to be able to spend this extra time getting to know our home church, and it will be nice to have our children just a bit older when we start classes. There are also a few smaller bonuses such as being able to spend more time here near Jared’s family, and we will be able to save up more money for training.

There is one more small change. Jared will be switching to first shift (7am-3:30) at Cessna, when he goes back to work after Memorial Day weekend. It will be great to be on a “normal” schedule.

Sincerely,

Jared & Dieneke Henderson

Prayer Requests:

-That there will be no other complications to postpone our training with New Tribes.

-That we will recover from this birth quickly and be able to get back to a daily routine.

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Look at the gorgeous flowers Jared bought me!Here's the kids with their Grammy.

Welcome Home Henry

2008-05-17T18:50:00.005-05:00

Who is this creature in my house mommy?

New baby boy!!!

2008-05-17T14:21:00.005-05:00

Henry Ethan Henderson born 10:13pm, May16th. He was 7lb. 12oz. and 20inch.

It was a long labor. 26 hours, but we pushed through and succeeded in having our first natural birth.

After long hours of labor and trying to get him turned (he was trying to come out face up), it ended in a rush and he came out with just a few pushes, much to our relief!

We came home this morning and are resting. Jared has a week off of work and we are looking forward to getting back to some sort of normal.

Snake in the House

2008-05-10T11:25:00.003-05:00

We got home last night and were about to put Carolyn to bed when we discovered a small snake in her room! It wasn't poisonous, and it's only 6-8 inches long, but that didn't make me feel any better about it.Here's Carolyn eating at her new table and chairs.
Jared found out that he will be switching to first shift after Henry is born. It will be wonderful to be on a "normal" schedule.

Playing with the Camera

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We're having fun!

Where's baby Henry?
Give baby Henry a kiss!

Family Photo

2008-05-04T21:11:00.001-05:00

A hard week

2008-05-02T22:03:00.002-05:00

Looking back at this last week, I sigh with relief. We survived. I've been struggling with a bad head cold all week, and Jared and Carolyn are recovering from some milder forms of the same symptoms. I've been doing my best to rest up and recover as quickly as possible as the due date inches closer and closer. Please be in prayer for us. We would really like to be in top condition when our son decides to arrive.

-Dieneke

Beautiful Day

2008-04-22T21:10:00.005-05:00

It was a gorgeous day. 75 degrees and no clouds in sight. We jumped at the opportunity to get out and get some sun. Carolyn just loves the out doors.

Today

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You'll be happy to know that Carolyn is feeling much better. She still has a cough and sore throat, but her runny nose and fever are gone. Jared spent some time out in his hammock with her after breakfast.
I finally able to finish my picture today. Now I just have to get it framed and up on a wall. (1.5x2 feet. I tried to make it look like me, but I'm not too good at self portraits)
Tonight we go to another birthing class. The topic will be birth and labor, I'm excited.

-Dieneke

We Moved!

2008-04-14T22:31:00.003-05:00

We're very happy to finally be done moving. We're in the same complex, but we've moved to a different building and are now on the bottom floor. We're loving the new place, and are continually finding new bonuses that came with this apartment (better heaters, better showers, etc.). Carolyn particularly loves being able to watch the ducks and geese in the pond out back.
We've been very proud of Carolyn. Despite her cold she has been very good for us during the move. The poor thing has a fever, runny nose, and has now developed a cough.

Recliner shopping

2008-04-06T21:22:00.006-05:00

This Saturday, we took Jared's mom to a furniture store to pick out a new recliner for her upcoming 50th birthday. The current recliner she has is older than Jared and has been falling apart for some time.Carolyn loves giving kisses. Jared also tried out having a goatee/mustache.
Carolyn also loves to climb onto her mommy's recliner all by herself.
In other news, on Saturday, April 12th, we will be moving to a new apartment about 200 feet away in the same complex, with the same floorplan, but it's on the ground floor, it doesn't have a fireplace, and the patio outside faces the duck pond.

Pics of us at park

2008-03-27T12:48:00.004-05:00

Last weekend was Jared's 24th birthday. We had a picnic in the park with friends and played frisbee and bocce ball. Sorry, no pictures. :0(
Sunday early morning Dieneke's sister Deanna arrived and is staying with us for the week while she's on spring break.
This morning we went to a park near by and chased the ducks and geese. Carolyn loved it.

Not Going To MTC This Fall

2008-03-15T10:14:00.003-05:00

The past 2 weeks have changed the course of our next year. We found out that not only is our sending church disbanding, but there is also no room for us at MTC this fall. At first this was all a bit of a shock, but we have seen the Lord's hand in it all. He has provided us with a new church that is excited to become our sending church, and since we cannot go into the training right away, we will have some extra time to really get to know them. It will also be a great blessing to be here near Jared's family longer, it will allow our son on the way to be a little older when we go, and will allow us to save up some more much needed funds for training.

Here are more pictures.Jared's mother receives her first kiss from Carolyn

Carolyn outdoors

2008-03-12T23:17:00.002-05:00

What we've been up to

2008-03-10T23:32:00.004-05:00

What have we been up to? Jared has been flying night trips, and Dieneke has been working on crafts. Our baby boy is growing big, and Dieneke is becoming more and more uncomfortable. Carolyn still doesn't understand that she will soon have a brother, but we get a kick out of seeing her give "Baby Henry" (mom's tummy) hugs.

Peek-a-boo

2008-02-24T13:22:00.003-06:00

Upon Request

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Here is a picture of Dieneke's very large tummy. She's now 26 weeks pregnant.

She's so cute

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Just like Mommy

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This little girl can file her nails just like Mommy.

Fun with Ethan

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On Saturday we invited a bunch of guys in the area to our house to watch Monty Python & The Holy Grail and eat Dieneke's amazing homemade pizza. We were very surprised at how well Carolyn warmed up to Jared's friend Ethan

It's a BOY!!

2008-02-12T12:34:00.001-06:00

We were very excited to be able to see our baby in 3D this morning. The nurse had some trouble getting clear pictures of Henry's face as he had it burried up against the placenta, was surrounded by umbilical cord, and kept covering his face with his hands. The nurse estimated his weight to be about 2.5 lbs. which is a little above avarage (90th percentile).

Please Help

2008-02-10T16:27:00.000-06:00

Please help me out by visiting my link to Dieneke's craft site and voting thanks.

(mamahenmama.blogspot.com)

More Pictures

2008-02-09T13:07:00.000-06:00

Reality

2008-02-06T10:57:00.000-06:00

Dear friends and family,
Reality has hit us pretty hard these last couple weeks. With our upcoming move back into training getting closer every day we've been forced to look at our lives and re-evaluate some things. I'm amazed at how easy it has been to lose focus of what's really important. Money, and children, and bills, and the daily up keep of our apartment and car can seem so important at the time, but some how in the middle of it all we seem to have lost our focus on Christ. Money-God provides, children-God will take care of them, bills-God provides, and the rest is all temporary worldly things. We've been spending time once again focusing on our relationship with Christ, digging into His word and working to make ourselves more useful to the mission of spreading the Gospel.

I thank the Lord that He has opened our eyes once again and not let us stray. Please be in prayer with us as we look toward what God would have for our lives in the future.

Dieneke, for the both of us

Look what our girl can do!

2008-01-27T17:39:00.000-06:00

Here's Carolyn out for a walk with her dad yesterday.You'll be amazed at how well she can identify her toys.

A few new pics

2008-01-17T12:33:00.000-06:00

Carolyn just got her 11th tooth, and she can now drink from a straw.

Review of the Holiday Season

2008-01-07T22:09:00.001-06:00

We spent a nice white Christmas with Jared's family. Carolyn enjoyed the wrapping paper and dog more than her presents, but that's how it works when you're only 1.
After Christmas we spent almost a week in Iowa with Dieneke's Grandparents, Parents, siblings, and more. Here's Carolyn, with her Aunt Delorah, Uncle Robbie, and Uncle Derrick.
Here's with almost all of Dieneke's immediate family.
We've been amazed at how much Carolyn has blossomed these past couple weeks. She's developed a new love for hugging stuffed animals. She's learned how to stack blocks and cups. She also got her first molar (tooth #9). She's feeding herself cheerios, and drinking from a sippy all by herself.
She also got her first hair cut! Here's Daddy holding her afterward, you can still see the little tears in her eyes.

Christmas is comming

2007-12-21T14:21:00.001-06:00

Carolyn and Gracie

2007-12-10T20:04:00.000-06:00

Carolyn just loves her Grammy's dog Gracie.

A few new things

2007-12-07T18:05:00.000-06:00

Here's Jared's new festive haircut

Recovering from Thanksgiving

2007-12-03T10:14:00.000-06:00

I think we can finally say that we are back to normal. After a long trip to Texas over Thanksgiving break our house and our schedule are back to where they should be. Jared has begun flying again, and Dieneke is enjoying feeling herself again and is back to crafts and house cleaning. Carolyn can now walk up to 5 steps in a row. Here's some more pictures of mostly Carolyn for you to enjoy.

Carolyn is feeding Jared with her fake doll's bottle

Who can resist that cute little face?

First Birthday

2007-11-20T20:14:00.001-06:00

On November 17th, Carolyn turned one year old. We celebrated early on Thursday with chocolate cake and some toys.

On Friday night after Jared got off work, we drove 11 hours to Texas City, TX, where Jared grew up. This is after nine hours of driving, at a McDonalds.
Carolyn got a little carried away with my root beer

New Stuff

2007-11-03T15:49:00.000-05:00

Dieneke went out with Jared's mom this morning and got a new hair do!

Last weekend We got to go out and have a little time to our selves. We brought along some sparkling grape juice and had a very romantic date.

She Walks!

2007-10-24T11:42:00.000-05:00

This morning Carolyn took 4 steady consecutive steps from Dad to Mom! We're so proud!

More pictures

2007-10-19T11:22:00.000-05:00

She has now learned to say "ma-ma-ma" and she can wave.
The nurse who did the sonograhm estimated the due date to be May 21st.

2007-10-08T22:49:00.000-05:00

Is it just me or am I starting to look pregnant?

Cute Video

2007-10-06T12:56:00.000-05:00

2007-10-05T14:29:00.000-05:00

Dieneke is now about 10 weeks along, and is feeling very tired and struggling with nausea.
Jared's solo flight keeps getting delayed due to busy schedules & bad weather. There is a crew chief opening in his department at work, and we should find out in about a week if he got it. We're still working on our long applications for MTC, and we're trying to find a midwife.
Carolyn is as cute as ever; she's eating more solid foods, and getting closer to standing and walking, and now has seven teeth.

PREGGY v2.0

2007-09-13T12:52:00.000-05:00

Well, it's official and confirmed by our doctor that we're pregnant again! We're not sure of the due date yet, but it should be in late April or early May.
Also, we have decided to go to the MTC in Camdenton, MO for training in the Fall of 2008.

Pretty Big News

2007-08-30T23:53:00.000-05:00

Here's what's new. After much discussion and prayer, and considering how late Jared started flying, and that he has a family (which slows down training) we have decided not to pursue aviation, but to resume training with New Tribes Mission in another field of work. We would like to go into the second phase of training next fall, God willing.

Some smaller items of note: Carolyn is now 18 lb. 11 oz, 27.25 inch. and now has at least 3 of her top teeth.

Here is a picture of Jared discovering the comforts of herbal tea.

Carolyn Laughs at Dad

2007-08-13T22:29:00.000-05:00