Posts about Kids

Luke turns 2 with Easter Eggs

by Paul ~ August 21st, 2010 at 3:30 pm

When Grandma Jennifer asked Luke what he wanted to do for his birthday, he said “candies.  eggs.  pink eggs”.  Luke was still excited about his Easter egg hunt many months ago, so that’s what we did!  Grandma and Grandpa hosted Luke and his friends for a wonderful 2nd birthday!

The crew in the Hammock

Finally I capture a good smile on camera!

First some bubbles to warm up the party

The hunt begins

Helping each other quickly turns into competition

Luke quickly demands that his candy be freed of wrappers

A bunch of happy candy munchers

Finally, the pink egg!

Definitely Brothers

by kaelin ~ August 3rd, 2010 at 9:11 pm

Corban

Luke

Corban

Luke

What does Corban mean?

by Paul ~ July 11th, 2010 at 9:05 am

Corban  is a Hebrew word that means “a gift or offering dedicated to God; not to be used for secular purposes”.  The root of the word is “to be brought near”, as in how we offer ourselves to be brought near to God.

The word comes from Mark 7:11, where Jesus rebukes the Pharisees for using man-made rules to nullify the Word of God.

9 And he said to them, “You have a fine way of rejecting the commandment of God in order to establish your tradition! 10 For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother’; and, ‘Whoever reviles father or mother must surely die.’ 11 But you say, ‘If a man tells his father or his mother, “Whatever you would have gained from me is Corban”’ (that is, given to God)— 12 then you no longer permit him to do anything for his father or mother, 13 thus making void the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down. And many such things you do.” (Mark 7:9-13)

This will be an ongoing reminder to Corban of God’s command (God’s Word) to honor your father and mother!

12 “Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you. (Exodus 20:12)

6:1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2 “Honor your father and mother” (this is the first commandment with a promise), 3 “that it may go well with you and that you may live long in the land.” (Ephesians 6:1-3)

Baby Corban

by kaelin ~ July 9th, 2010 at 9:28 pm

Baby Corban (What does Corban mean?) arrived on Wednesday, 7/7/10, at 7:59am.  He weighted in at 9 lbs, 5.6 oz, pushing nearly 22 inches long (bigger than Luke!).  If you’d like to bless us and Corban, we posted some things we need in this post.  Contact us if you need our address.

God truly blessed us!  The birth went as well as we could ask.  Luke did great for those caring for him during the day.  Corban came out healthy and happy and even slept fairly well the first few days!  Thank you Lord!

us at the hospital

Luke holding his brother

Hugs

"Hello"

Baby Foot

Corban napping on the bed

Daddy and Luke holding Corban

Luke meets baby Corban

by kaelin ~ July 9th, 2010 at 9:12 pm

Luke meets his brother Corban at the hospital.  He was very adamant about holding his brother!

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More pictures here:  http://paulandkaelin.com/2010/07/baby-corban/

Luke the rocker

by Paul ~ April 5th, 2010 at 9:44 pm

From very early on Luke has had an affinity for music.  Since he was about 10 months he’s been “playing” the drums, which he calls the “boom booms”.  He’s gotten fairly good… or at least loud.  He does have great rhythm and good form.  He regularly plays the big set in the basement and his kid-sized set in our living room

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Recently he started taking an interest in guitars.  He would point to them on stage on sunday mornings at church and say “Tar!”.  So we got him a kid’s guitar off Craigslist.  Every day he goes and gets it, sits down on his little seat, and plays and sings.  He likes to sing songs about “mama” and “papa” and often he sings “holy holy”.  He does not have any cords down, but he has great form and facial expressions!  Mighty heart-warming!

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He also loves dancing. He now loves to join in the worship music time at church and dance and sing.  On Sunday mornings he says over and over “SING!”.  Here he is dancing with some friends in a display window at one of those mall stores that blasts music.

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We both love music, so we are both delighted that he has such a strong interest! We hope to see him one day leading God’s people in worship!

A little headstrong, maybe?

by kaelin ~ September 2nd, 2009 at 8:48 pm

For about two months now, Luke has been very forthright at the dinner table.  He has learned to sign “more” in sign language only to indicate that he would like something else such as something on our plates, or his most favorite, the condiments and spices. I don’t think it’s that he’s ungrateful for what he has, but rather he would like to know what EVERYTHING else tastes like.  Tonight really took the cake, though, when he adamantly pointed at my shirt, which has a cookie pictured on it, and screamed and signed “more” over and over with his hands!  Like, just gotta get some of that cookie, that’s on your shirt.  Must get his forthright-ness from his Dad!

Wearin' Hazel's glasses

Wearin' Hazel's glasses

But only for a minute!

But only for a minute!

How Old Are You, Baby Luke?

by kaelin ~ August 10th, 2009 at 10:21 pm
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My newest trick: I can do one!

ONE!!!  Happy Birthday to you, Baby Luke.  You are a true blessing and a joy.  Here is some highlights from your first year on earth:

1st day at the Hospital

1st day at the Hospital

Already working with Daddy at 2 weeks

Already working with Daddy at 2 weeksBarely sitting in the Bumbo

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1st trip to the Zoo

1st trip to the Zoo

Standing in my jumper

Standing in my jumper

Going to Ladies events with Mommy

Going to Ladies events with Mommy

Sitting up with the help of the Boppy

Sitting up with the help of the Boppy

Playing with friends at Mommy Mall Days!

Playing with friends at Mommy Mall Days!

Supporting the LDI 5k

Supporting the LDI 5k

My first step in the ocean

My first step in the ocean

Making it work at a Conference

Making it work at a Conference

Getting into everything!

Getting into everything!

I love my Momma!

I love my Momma!

I love my Daddy, too

I love my Daddy, too

I am a happy guy

I am a happy guy

I love books!

I love books!

Friends are important

Friends are important

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I'm pretty good at drums for a baby

Grandma and Grandpa are very special people!

Grandma and Grandpa are very special people!

Almost ready to walk on my own

Almost ready to walk on my own

Hangin' with a bride here and there!

Hangin' with a bride here and there!

Love hanging out with Mom and Dad

Love hanging out with Mom and Dad

And causing trouble...

And causing trouble...

Berry picking.. my new favorite hobby

Berry picking.. my new favorite hobby... or is it my Mom's?

A pretty blessed kid I am

A pretty blessed kid I am

All this cake for me??

All this cake for a baby??

Happy birthday to our sweet son, who has brought more joy than ever imaginable!  We love you so much.

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Happy 11 months!

by kaelin ~ July 10th, 2009 at 9:48 pm

To my sweet little guy!!

Riding around on Daddy

He's pointin'!

What a miracle you are!

Like Father, Like Baby Luke

by kaelin ~ June 10th, 2009 at 10:06 pm

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My two sweet guys looking extra handsome.