Clap Clap!

OK, so there is not much to this blog post except this video. I suppose that is OK though since most of you who check our blog just want to see videos of Adam anyways. Well, we are happy to oblige.

Here is Adam in Pittsburgh, PA for Christmas. He loves to clap his hands and knows the word. When we say "clap clap" he starts to clap. Also when we sing "Clap your hands all ye babies, shout to the Lord with a voice of triumph" he starts to clap as well. He is learning so much! He does have a ways to go in the coordination department though. We thank God for him every day!

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas Everyone!!!!!!!!

Well, we had a wonderful Christmas celebration at Stephen's parent's home. Dan and his family were there, as well as Kelly. It was great time! We had a huge feast and then opened presents. Stephen's nephew Aaron read the Christmas Story. Kelly had her photography gear with her so she was able to take a family portrait for us. It looks great! Adam had everyone laughing because he was squealing with joy playing peek-a-boo during the photo shoot. He is so much fun and we thank the Lord for him every day.

We are heading up to PA to celebrate the birth of our Lord with Sarah's family. We are hoping for a white Christmas...it seems likely!

God Bless and have a joyous Christmas!

Stephen, Sarah, Adam and Baby

So much to be thankful for!

Sorry that it's taken so long to update you all on the recent happenings in our lives. We hope that all of you had a Thanksgiving full of fun, food and fantastic fellowship! Ours was an extremely blessed weekend. As always around this time of year, I was reminded of the goodness of our Lord and how He has done exceedingly abundantly beyond what I could ask or think' in my life. I know that I am undeserving of such grace, yet God has chosen to continually shower me with blessings. Not the least of which is choosing to grant us a new addition to our little family. Yes, that's correct. We are expecting baby #2 in June! June 28, 2008 to be exact. We are soooo happy, although a slight bit shocked. :) In case you're wondering, Adam and this new baby will be about 15 months apart. I am 11 weeks along and feeling great! God has been good to me, in that I never experienced morning sickness with either pregnancy. Please pray for us as there are about to be many changes taking place in the next year. Not just the new baby, but a potential move is also something we are looking toward in the next few months. We would love to hear from any of you if you have a chance! Here are just a few newer pics of Adam, as well as one of the new baby: :)

Adam Crawls!

Here's the proof...Adam is crawling! He has been attempting to crawl for a few weeks now. He has been sitting, then sort of tipping over in the direction he would like to go. Well, on Friday, he figured out how to put one hand in front of the other to move a bit further. Then, he figured out how to move his legs. I guess we will have to baby-proof the house now...there's a baby on the loose!

More Video!

OK, we heard a lot from our friends and family about how much they liked the video of Adam. Well, here are three more short clips. Enjoy!

See what Adam can do!

Last week Adam started doing this......

Enjoy!

Our trip to Chocolate World!!

Two weeks ago, we were able to join Sarah's parents and sister, Rachel in Hershey, PA (thanks to Dan & Mary Lou for the amazing place to stay!) for an extremely enjoyable time of relaxing, enjoying each other's company, eating, and especially loving on Adam...he had such an incredible time! Those grandparents and aunt of his sure do know how to spoil us! It was such a wonderful time, I didn't want it to end. Here are a few pictures of the weekend. There were soooo many, it was hard finding only a limited amount to share, but here are some of the favorites:

Adam trying to chase his rolling ball...

Bathtime in the kitchen sink!

This is one of my favorites...especially with my mom and dad looking so sweet in the background...

A few more pics...

Here's Adam with our friends Kevin and Sarah!

" I love my mommy!"

Adam's first time playing in the autumn leaves.

"I'm having so much fun...mmmmm, a yummy leaf!"

Apples!!

This past weekend, we headed to Carter's Mountain with our friends Taylor and Danny and their 2 boys, Parker and Mason. We had a blast apple picking and enjoying each other's company, as well as the gorgeous weather! My friend Taylor took these wonderful pics but I realized today that we didn't get any pictures of her! I'm sorry Taylor! I promise we'll get a bunch of pics of you next time. :)

Adam had such fun trying his first apple. He just wanted to keep licking it...I felt bad that he couldn't enjoy a bite of such a yummy, crisp apple, but his time will come. :)

This is definitely one of my favorite pics! I just LOVE that gummy grin!!
Daddy standing in line with Adam for his first hayride...
Mason and Adam laughing at each other...so cute!
The Shepherd boys...
Adam and Mason enjoying their apples...

Don't drop me Mommy and Daddy!!
Mr. Serious...
Ready to go!
Oops! My hat's falling off!
Content with my apple...

Myrtle Beach!!

Hey all! Sorry for making all 2 of you wait so long for these pics! :) Again, time just seems to slip away from us and before we know it, another month goes by. We had a full, but good month of September. God has blessed us exceedingly abundantly! Way beyond what we could've asked for! As most of you know, I (Sarah) have been working full time as a legal secretary and Stephen has been staying home with Adam during the day. The pay isn't much for a family of three, but God has provided a few flexible job opportunities for Stephen on the side so that we have a bit of extra income coming in. It's been a tremendous blessing as he is able to work either in the evenings or from home. We have also had a dear friend, Aksa (and her husband Joshua too :) watch Adam sometimes so that Stephen can do some work during the day. They have been wonderful! Even though things are going so incredibly well, I find myself having a hard time with contentment, as my desire is truly to be at home with Adam. If you think about it, please pray that I would continue to trust in God's sovereignty and that he has the very best thing in mind for us and has placed us in this situation at this time for a reason.

On another note, Adam is doing extremely well! He is now 6 months old and is becoming more aware and animated every day. It's amazing to me how much he has changed since birth. He is rolling over all the time and I know it won't be long before he figures out how to start crawling around. He is able to sit for a short period of time with very little assistance and just keeps growing stronger. He loves to laugh and smile and is truly a content, happy baby. At his last doctor's appointment, he weighed in at 15 lbs., 4 oz. He's actually only in the 10-25% for weight, but in the 75th% for height. We have given him rice and oatmeal cereal and some vegetables, however, he is quite the picky eater! He eats the cereal just fine, but when it comes to vegetables, he become quite irritated and it all comes spewing out! I'm not sure what to do to get him to eat the veggies...he truly seems to hate them and fusses and fusses and turns his head away anytime I try to give them to him. I am open to suggestions! All in all, he is a wonderful, sweet baby and we are so thankful to the Lord for blessing us with such a beautiful little boy!

Enjoy the pics!

Adam's nearly 6 months old!

So sorry that we have not posted any new pics of Adam in awhile...time just flies by so quickly!! During Labor Day weekend, we traveled up to PA to visit Sarah's family. Hopefully, we will have some pics to post from our time there, but here are just a few random ones of Adam just simply...well, being his adorable little self! :) Unfortunately, he has been a bit under the weather lately, as he has caught a cold from my very wonderful, generous husband, so some of these pictures will reveal rather watery, red eyes...poor little guy. I must say, he has handled the whole thing rather well and is still so sweet and cheery for the most part.

Tomorrow we are heading to Myrtle Beach with Stephen's family for the week, so we will be sure to post some of those pics when we get back.

Adam's Flight Teaser

Here is a teaser from the creative minds at Kline Films. Enjoy!

Happy Birthday Rachel!!

Those of you who know my (Sarah) sister Rachel know that she is indeed one of the most caring, loving, generous people in the whole world! She has always been there for me in every way. How blessed I am to have such an amazing treasure for a sister and friend! So, in celebration of your 27th birthday Rachel, I thought that I would remind you of how much you are cherished and have been one of God's greatest blessings to me. I love you sooooo much!

Adam's laugh!

We just LOVE it when Adam laughs for us...or is it AT us?!? Either way, we'll take it!! Enjoy!! He is getting cuter and cuter each day!

Cereal? What's that Mommy?

We decided to give Adam his first taste of plain rice cereal. It was a lot of fun! He actually seemed to like it. Here are some photos of the event. Enjoy!


Adam's first taste of cereal.

A shout out to my little sis!

A huge shout of congratulations to my beautiful little sis Rachel and her future hubby Jeff!! They are officially engaged to be married on June 28, 2008. Um...I'm thinking you two might need to join blogworld sometime soon!! :) We love you guys!

Kline Films!!!!!

Well, here is a Kline masterpiece, ready for your enjoyment! My nephews and my sister (Kelly) put this together. It's a great story. Enjoy!

Billards Tournament I



Billards Tournament II



Billards Tournament III



Billards Tournament IV (Conclusion)

Adam's Song

Well, Adam and I (Stephen)were chatting this morning and he thought it would be nice if he sang a song he wrote for his mommy. I thought it was a good idea so I went and got the camera. This song is dedicated to his mommy and is entitled "I Love My Mommy". Oh, he also wanted me to let you know that he composed the lyrics all by himself. He is growing so fast!

Here are some bonus pictures:

Yippie! Swimming for the first time!

Nice hair!!!

Awww! You can never have too many pictures of Adam sleeping.

"Hey, what are you looking at?"