Sandcastle time!

i don't know who had more fun, noah or me. friday night we built a fire and he is all business when it comes to gathering wood. he loved it and i was taking it all in and basking in the quality time i'm getting to spend with my beautiful little boy!

we went to the beach on saturday and the sun felt so good. we had fun playing in the water and jumping into the waves. noah was amazed at how the waves worked. we built a few sandcastles, and one of them had a tunnel all the way thru so that his little dump truck could go thru.

he specializes in two things building and demolition. this picture was right after he did some finalization work ;-) noah played and played and ran as fast as his little legs would take him.

sunday night he told me he wanted to sleep with me on his bed and after saying our prayers, he layed down next to me and put his arm around my neck and went to sleep. yeah, it's amazing what God can do. when i slipped out of bed monday morning at 4:30am, i knelt beside the bed to say a prayer before heading back to tuscaloosa. while i was praying, i felt a little hand reach over and take mine. isn't it just like God to give us the desires of our heart...

Another Great Weekend!

hearing Noah say, you're HERE Dad! melts me like butter. he loves going to get water at the artesian spring. Noah likes to wade in the water while mamabear fills up her water bottles. he loves to help.

he is truly amazing and so much fun. he goes 90 to nothin' until he konks out at naptime or bedtime.

i can't explain how great it feels to be with my little boy. Noah is beautiful in every way and the sound of his little voice echoes in my heart even when i'm not with him. i can hear him talking and singing and being silly. oh, he loves to be silly!

he likes to act like he's taking our order at a fastfood restraunt. he'll say, what you want dad... he then waits for me to say, I... want.... hamburger, french fries, and a milkshake. then he'll act like he's pressing keys on a computer and make a beeping sound, then he'll act like he's handing me my food.

Terrie has about 15 or so water bottles that she fills at the water spring. Noah loves being right there in the middle of the action. not only does he fill em up he also helps carry them in the house when we get back home. kinda like he knows that one of his jobs is helping toss the wet clothes into the dryer. Terrie puts them on the dryer door and Noah pushes them into the dryer. when he notices something of mine, he'll say.. uh.. that's dad's.

i love my new job at the university of alabama and seem to be catching on and learning how to do all the things that come my way. God helps me everyday to do the things that i need to do. He gives me grace and patience to follow Him and wait for the day that i get to be with my family all the time. i'm grateful to be closer to them and i'm praying for God to continue to work things out for us to be together. i've been in my apartment now for a week and starting to cook in my kitchen. i'm only a mile from where i work so i get to go home for lunch.. saves me quite a bit on not eating out.

July 4th Weekend!

this past weekend was so much fun. i spent the night with enoch and we played halo. it was so good to see him and hear him talk and laugh.

on my drive down to see terrie and noah, i talked to chris on the phone. i'm so proud of chris and enoch and hearing them talk to me. i hope that after i get settled in my apartment that we can start playing some xbox live together.

noah was on the porch when i drove up and from the moment i picked him up we were like glued together for the whole weekend.  every night we'd get in my truck and drive down the dirt rode. he loves my old truck.

we picked up some sticks for firewood to build a fire and he was so excited. he made every step i made and loved helping build the fire. he is so amazing and full of life, i can hardly wait to be with him all the time.

after we got our baths and pj's on, he'd say, "get me dad" then i chase him down the hall and he would run into the bedroom and close the door before i could get him. he'd wait about 5 seconds and then slowly open the door, looking for me. i would hide in a different place each time and it was so funny to see him find me. one time i put a blanket over a bean bag and he thought it was me, i scarred him so good he got weak all over and laughed and laughed.

me and terrie had a great time cooking together... i cooked some hamburgers and she fixed corn, baked beans, baked potatoes and tea... Mmmm so good! she fixed a brownie dessert with strawberries, vanilla pudding and ice cream. wow! after dinner we piled up and watched an awesome fireworks show on youtube for our july 4th http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xy_9bx6U8_0

i have an apartment!

well, i now have my own place again! i moved into my apartment this morning before coming into work. it'll have to wait until after the weekend before i get to cook in my kitchen. heading to enoch's house when i get off from work today. taking ken's trailer back to him tomorrow, then i'll get to go spend a couple of days with the bossman (noah) and mamabear (terrie).