Baby Shower

On Saturday afternoon, our family and friends presented us with a wonderful baby shower for Makenna! Even from a guys perspective, totally feeling out of place normally at an event like this, it wasn't that bad. We got most of the things we needed and really had a lot of fun in the process. Kimi lit up everytime she saw that the registry was almost completely full of items purchased. You know, the gifts are great but the real joy is seeing all of that stuff and it making us really want to see Makenna that much more. Kimi and I want to sincerely thank everyone who came. You all really made us feel loved. We appreciate the great support. It was especially nice to have a get together with friends and family that we haven't had much opportunity so see in a while. Thanks again. Enjoy some of the pics from the party!

"Cool guys hanging at a baby shower..."


"Kimi and Christine."


"Cameron and Hadley having fun."


"We were laughing at what my cousin Hadley was doing. :)"


"I was getting some good advice from this book."

Many thanks to our good friend Guy Bierwirth for taking so many photos at the shower. Great job Guy! You can view more of our photo collection by clicking here.

Today marks the day of another week down, and only 7 (SEVEN!!!) more to go until the baby birthday countdown ends. Makenna's pushing and kicking and generally causing my wife great discomfort each night but the bright side is she's alive, healthy, and letting us know she's still there and ready to come out soon. ;) Oh, more good news, Kimi is feeling a LOT better. She still has a small cough and the sniffles, but all in all, she's a thousand times better than she was. Thank you all again for your prayers. She turned in her notice that Friday will be her last day at the daycare. She is having a much harder time leaning down and taking care of the kids and is always sore so since her replacement was just waiting for the word, Kimi thought it was time. We want her to get all the rest she can before the big event. SO, that paycheck was fun while it lasted. Haha

I've got to share with you guys one more thing and I'll let you go for today. Last Friday at work, we had another little mishap. You remember when we went on vacation and I posted that there was a flood at work right after I left? Someone forgot that the water main wasn't fixed yet and they turned on the valve again and guess what happened? Yeah, it was a flood of biblical proportions around here! The lobby, teller line, MY OFFICE, generally the whole branch, hallways, exit routes, yeah, they all got flooded. Here's the pics from that fun day before it got way chaotic!


"See the river of nasty red Oklahoma mud flowing past? Yeah, it was everywhere!"


"This is our lobby. It was just beginning to cover the entire floor."


"This is behind the teller line. Lots of fun getting out of there."

Sorry about how big these were but you've got to see the details! :) My life sometimes is a little crazy. But its part of the joy, I suppose. Thanks for sharing in it. :) God bless.

Jason

ps. If you look at the right side of the screen, you will notice two new items I recently posted over there. The first one is our Flickr.com website where we keep our photos. Go by there and check them out. You can even make comments if you like the pictures. Lots of fun ones there.

The second thing is the music player. I've listed a lot of songs on there for your listening pleasure. Just click on it to start it up. You can also shuffle some songs around on there by clicking on the little "s" button on the far right of the player. The volume control is over there too. I hope you all enjoy!

Misc Thoughts

Hello again everyone! I wanted to start out by telling you guys I have a prayer request. Kimi still has that cough but now it has moved DEEP in her chest, so bad she had to take off work yesterday. She has been coughing so much that her throat is very sore and on top of being uncomfortable with pregnancy, she isn't getting much sleep because of the coughing too. So if you get a chance, say a prayer for her that God would bring the sickness out and make her feel better.

Last Saturday, Kimi and I went to a class about what to expect during the birth process. They showed several "birth videos" of which you saw all the live action as it was happening. Let me tell you, sick sick sick. Oh and painful! I was squirming in my chair just watching those women as they writhed in pain from the contractions. Kimi grabbed me during the videos and made me promise to make sure they gave her an epidural when we walked in the door to the hospital! Haha. But seriously, we did learn a lot about what to expect and even though it is going to be a very tough process, we seriously cannot wait until Makenna is finally here. We both have some fears about what is going to happen but we know that God is in control and everything will be just how it is supposed to be. Besides, we're down to single digits now, less than 8 weeks until Makenna's original due date and she can be safely born as early as 36 weeks so she could be here even sooner. Please keep our situation in your prayers as we continue toward that big day. :)

I wanted to take a moment to send a shout-out and big props and majah thanks to my Dad and Mom for spending their Sunday helping me put together a storage building so we can make room for Makenna. In all, we've spent over 15 hours putting together this building, including 9 hours on Sunday in the heat. Mom and Dad, I really appreciated you both for coming together and helping us out. If you are like me, you dreamed of putting together two sets of sheet-metal, finding the hole, and putting in a screw... your thousandth screw. Lots of work but it looks great!

I also wanted to share with you a picture from my good friend, Guy "How much is a..." Bierwirth (pronounced BEERWORTH) and his son Ethan. Guy and his wife, Leah, have a handsome son who is growing like a weed! Guy and I went to Rose State College, aka "Hotel California University" (you can check out anytime you like but you can never leave...). I hope you got that. Haha Anyway, when I started at TFCU almost 5 years ago, Guy was here already but I couldn't remember how to spell his last name so I didn't put his name down as my referral. Unfortunately, they were running a promotion then that if you referred someone and they stated at TFCU for a year, you would get $250. Ooops. He still won't let me live that one down. But we sure had some fun times at the BSU (Baptist Student Union) playing Ping-pong all day and kicking tail at pool. One of the best memories though is when there was a bomb threat and they shut down the school for hours. Minnie and Jeremy Davidson challenged Guy and me to a grueling game of Spades. Minnie and Jeremy were the house champs, having played so long they could beat your in their sleep. Let's just say, it took Guy and I BOTH going double Nil to win that game! Best game of Spades in my life. We had a magic touch that day. Haha, man good memories.

My last thought of the day has to do with another prayer request. Our good friends Denise and Kevon are going to a church camp at OBU called Super Summer. Denise went this week and Kevon goes next week. If you've never had a chance to go to Super Summer, it is one of the most amazing experiences and is deeply fullfilling spiritually. Nothing but incredible memories from my days there. I've been both a student and a leader there. God moves. That plain and simple explanation. God moves. Please pray for them that God would use them to affect change for the Him. We'll be praying for you guys.

Sorry for the long post, just had a lot of thoughts to get out. Hope you all have a great weekend. Baby shower is tomorrow! Hope to see you all there!

God Bless,
Jason

Memorial Day

I know Memorial Day was this past Monday and its now Friday... a little late to write but it's been a busy week. Kimi's come down with a good size cough and hasn't been sleeping much this week. She's pretty tired because of it, which in turn makes me tired! Haha I can't wait to get home tonight so I can catch up on some sleep! We think she caught it from the kids at the daycare b/c they have all been hacking and having runny noses. Yuck. Oh the joys of kids... just kidding. Anyway, here's how the week went.

On Monday, Kimi and I went to visit my Grandpa Fox's grave at Arlington Cemetery in MWC. I haven't been back there since I was a pallbearer at his funeral in 2002. From what I remember and saw, my grandpa was a very good man who loved his family and prayed for us constantly. Unfortunately I only saw him on special occassions like the holidays because of how far away they lived. But it was one of the highlights of my year getting to see him and grandma open their house to the family each thanksgiving/christmas. Kimi and I were just starting to date that year and she couldn't make it to that christmas party to meet him. Sadly, he passed away 2 weeks later. It's a sad thing because she would have loved him as much as the rest of us did, and still do. I'm not going to give another eulogy but it was good to see my grandpa's resting place again. I still think about him all the time and I can't help but wish he could have been here to see Makenna being born... his first Great Grandchild. Man, that's an emotional thought... BUT my Grandma Fox is still here and she can't wait for Makenna to come along either. ;)

And speaking of my Grandma Fox's house, I just wanted to share with you guys this picture from a couple of years ago. My Dad's wife, Brenda, is a HUGE Texas Longhorns fan. I'm sure you can imagine her utter crazy joy when the 'Horns won the national championship game this past year. (I'm just glad they beat USC and shut em up!) Anyway, she has this Longhorns tag on her suv which she is so proud of. Well, my cousins and I (whom are all major OU fans) decided to have a little fun with her by turning the tag upside down and doing the famous "down with the Longhorns" pose. Click on the picture to enjoy a larger version! :) We love ya Brenda!

Okay, while I'm at it, I might as well show you guys a little piece of my past. I ran across this picture and just had to show it off! As many of you know, Kimi and I have known each other for a very long time. I was her first boyfriend back in 8th grade (awww), grew up in youth group together, helped each other out with our "boyfriend and girlfriend" issues when we had them, and basically have been very close for as long as I can remember. This picture is from one of the many summers we spent at Falls Creek and is one of our favorites from those days. We sure thought we were cool, huh? Man was I skinny... Haha! Hope you enjoy it as much as we do!

Back to this week. On Wednesday this past week, Kimi and I went to the baby doc again. The baby's heartbeat is at 148bpm which is great and right where it should be at. However, I had a chance to snap a picture while we were there. Tell me if you can see what we saw?

Okay, okay, so this picture isn't really of Kimi. BUT, ACCORDING TO KIMI, THAT'S WHAT IT FEELS LIKE!!! Alright, enough with the goofy pictures. I think you guys have had enough.

There is a small update about the baby shower though. If you bring a package of diapers to the shower, we will put your name into a hat for a drawing for a prize. I'm not sure what the prize is going to be but I hear it's good and would be worth your time! :) If you know anyone who is coming to the shower, spread the word to them for us, will ya? Thanks guys!

Alright, I hope you enjoyed todays post. We'll keep you guys updated on what's going on as it happens! Love you all!

Jason