Pray for Kaden

I hope you all are enjoying the fact that I am finally updating the website.

Today I have a special update that I would like to share. Some of you know about my good friends Chris and Lacy and their baby boy Kaden. If you have not seen their website I wanted to put a link on here so that you can check it out as well. The address is www.kadengee.com. Here you can learn about Kaden's condition, updated at least daily, and how he got to the point he is now.

This special little boy is not out of the woods yet but with continued prayer he can be there soon.

Raiden Conquers The Cliff Dive

Thursday we enjoyed an afternoon at White Water Bay, our water park in OKC. It was a nice break since I had been stuck in VBS drama preparations for almost 2 weeks. It was the first time I had a chance to play with the crew and it was a BLAST!

Merry, Raiden and myself hit the Bermuda Triangle once we got to the park. http://www.sixflags.com/parks/whitewaterbay/Rides/bermuda.html

After playing in other areas of the park I decided to try WWB's newest ride the MEGA WEDGIE! http://www.sixflags.com/parks/whitewaterbay/Rides/mega-wedgie.html.
Raiden decided he wanted to try the Cliff Dive. Another body slide that he has sworn to never ride. http://www.sixflags.com/parks/whitewaterbay/Rides/acapulco.html Not only did Raiden ride it once, he ended up riding it 3 times. Amazing me and Phylliese. He is already planning on riding it again when we go back this week. Good stuff!!!

Vacation Bible School is upon us...

For the last two-plus weeks and until this Wednesday, I have been working on the VBS drama. For the last week Phylliese and the kids have been helping other people in our class decorate the children's wing for VBS. Needless to say we have been very busy...and tired.

This year I am playing the part of Advisor to King Solomon. In addition to being in the opening skit that is based, loosely, on the TV show Home Improvement. I keep forgetting how much work this is every year.

The kids got their VBS t-shirts last night and all three shirts came home with a stain of some sort.

Finally an update...

I know you all have missed hearing the latest greatest news about us. Here are a few items of interest:

Joy's vocabulary has skyrocketed as of late. She says "I love you", "See you later", "Monkey" and "get down" (she says this to Raiden and Merry). She is so funny. Below are some pics from hanging around the house, 4th of July and hanging out with Tookie and Mr. Kenny in Tulsa.




Merry has just blossomed since receiving her hearing aids. Her vocabulary is very clear. As you can tell from her pics she is just an cutie. My favorite thing she says lately is, "Dad you cannot read my bedtime story. Boys are not allowed in my room." YES! Fine by me. :) She recently got to ride her first BIG PERSON roller coaster. Since then she has ridden it 8 times. Her pics are from her Olympics performance as well as Dance, 4th of July and being a princess...





Now it is time for Raiden. Of course he knows everything and we are all supposed to fall in line with him and his demands! :) Actually Raiden is still a sweet boy. He will freely admit to liking one of his sisters. I will let you figure out which one. He is finally swimming better and riding every ride I throw at him at Frontier City and White Water Bay. Pics are from building our new playset, 4th of July and playing.



We will be updating this as soon as we get more news. :)