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Vanilla Ice and My Son

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Okay, for real.  I’m jealous of all you people out there who have awesome hair.  It is not that you’ve got incredible hair per say, it is the fact that you can do something with it.  You can style it.  I have been shaving my head for over 4 years now not because I want to be prematurely bald.  No, I have been shaving my head because my hair simply will not style in any other way.  I grew up with a comb over, I tried the shaggy surfer hair, and I would say for a vast majority of my adult life I’ve had chia pet hair.  You know the kind that just poofs out.

I have vowed that Noah will not inherit my comb over, or the chia pet hair cut.  So, since the other day he started to look like this guy… We decided that something must be done.  So, we busted out the clippers and I went to work.  He sure was a trooper. Here’s how it went down.  (Barber of Seville style)

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcA3ozgqqw0]

Just so you know, I’m open for business, if you are looking for a new do!

~Peter

 

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The Little Theologian That Could…

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Yesterday as we were traveling from home to school, Noah said the most incredible thing.  First we were talking about the fact that it was raining, and then we spoke about the colors of the cars around us.  As I pulled into the church parking lot I noticed that he was once again looking out of the back window up in the sky towards the steeple.  I asked him what he was looking at.  His response direct from his mouth;

“The cross.  It is a kind of treasure for the Church.”

I smiled back at him and said, “yeah you are right it sure is buddy.”

My little theologian.

That challenged me right to my core.  So I’ll pass the challenge on to you.

  1. Have you looked to the cross today?
  2. Is the cross a treasure to you?

~Peter

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lazy saturday

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Every now and then it is really nice to just sit and relax…  This morning proved to be one of those days.  Noah and I enjoyed a morning together, while Tiffany and Grace ran to the grocery store, (clearly not as much fun!) to get a few necessary items.  I wanted to share with you a glimpse of our morning.

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What is your favorite thing to do on your “Lazy Saturday”?

~Peter

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Why we had kids: Part 4

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So, every one always says man you guys had kids early!  Yes I guess we did.  But… I’ll tell you what, it has never been better than this!  I guess about two weeks ago now our dishwasher broke.  (I know that there are a handful of you crazies out there who don’t have one…  Yes you are spiritually stronger than I, and yes You are closer to God…) but man, I’ve been feeling the pain of not having that bad boy.  My hands are softer now than they have ever been thanks to palmolive… My patience with Dishes has grown so thin you could almost see right through it…  Every night I look around for one more paper plate so that way there is assurance that the dish load tomorrow will be light…  (Good news is that the part is on it’s way)

But then I thought… hmm here’s another classic example of why we had kids!

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Noah happily washed dishes with EXCESSIVE amounts of soap…  Hey, you won’t hear me complaining…

~Peter

Here’s part 3, part 2, and part 1 of why we had kids…

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“You’ve got to see this”

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So the other night, I came home from Youth Group, just absolutely exhausted and worn out, and maybe even a little discouraged (not about YG) and all of a sudden Tiffany says, you’ve got to come in here and see this.  So I rushed over cause you never know how long the “This” will last before you miss it.  And I racing into my son Noah’s room to see this:

Noah stuffed with animals...Noah sleeping with stuffed animalsstuffed animalsYou’ll notice that the animals are stuffed in his shirt and they are holding him super close!  In that last picture you can even see the panda’s head poking out of the top of his shirt.  It’s moments like these that I would love to just know what he was thinking… Either way it brightened my day to say the least!

It made me think… What moments have you had lately that have brightened your day?  When was the last time someone said, “Come here, you’ve got to see this…”

I thank God for moments like that… Let’s make sure we are going slow enough to appreciate these moments!

~Peter

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First Movie Ever…

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Today I took Noah to see a movie.  There is a movie theater near us that every tuesday morning they show a free movie!  How cool is that.  Today it was the Polar Express.  A little bit out of season, but that’s okay.  I think that they turned the air conditioning way down to help us feel like we were in the midst of a wintery wonderland.  

Noah was captivated.  I got him popcorn and a soda to complete his whole movie going experience!  Check this out…

So, forever Noah will be able to say that the first movie he ever saw in a theater was the Polar Express.  I remember my first movie theater experience.  I went to see Bambi in the theater.  What was your first movie?

~Peter

 

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The Salty Dog

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So, you might not know this about me yet; but I come from a long line of great fisherman.  My dad is a great fisherman, my grandfather was a great fisherman and many men before me have been great fisherman in my family.  So, in the spirit of Deuteronomy 6:7-9 I figured I better get started with my son as soon as possible.  You know, Deuteronomy tells us that we should teach it diligently to our sons and talk about it all the time, and so on and so forth.  {Check that passage out if you haven’t read it recently, it’s a good one.}  Also, in the spirit of Proverbs 22:6 I was beginning to feel very convicted about it all… {another great passage}  So, here it is.  

I put together a little video of Noah’s first ever fishing expedition.  

~Peter

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Hatteras[Day/5]

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Surf Report: Just about flat

Water Temp: Perfect

Air Temp: 88

Weather: Smokey from the fire on the mainland…

Fishing Report:  Enough Said…

Today was a great day… We had a great day at the beach, a great day behind the reel, and a great day getting our family pictures taken!  We had an unbelievable day.  We took just about 460 pictures today.  Don’t worry, I won’t have all them here for you.  I will have a selection of them for you.  Check it out…  Here’s the daily pictorial update… 

Also, here is a movie update!

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~Peter  

Feeling far more relaxed today than when we got here on Saturday!

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Why we had kids (part 2)

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I’ve got to keep up with this guy.  So, here is one other reason we had kids.  Here’s part one.  So anyway, it’s along the same vein as part one, but it is a little different anyhow.  It’s a classic shot of my man Noah!  Part one was so that we could have a natural alarm.  Part two is, so that his sister would have the natural alarm too!  Check out this shot.  His expression is priceless!

Didn’t expect the next reason to come so quickly, but it sure did!  Hope you guys have a great day.  If you ever need to be woken up anytime before the sun rises, let me know, and I’ll send Noah over for a “Great” nights sleep.

~Peter

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