Annah's first 2 months

1 week old

in "the puffy suit"

yawns at tummy time

loving the bouncy seat

 This is Annah's "Over the Moon" nursery. When Grandma Vonda visited, she put up the wallpaper border, and painted the ceiling with suns, moons, stars and spirals!

 watching the cow jump over the moon

Our first Christmas

We were home to Indiana for a few days to celebrate Christmas with our parents (a.k.a. "the new grandparents"), and had a wonderful time.  It's just never enough time to get to spend as much time with them as we'd like or see everyone else we want to see.  Each moment, no matter how short, is treasured though. 

My dad took some photos of Annah in the adorable plaid Christmas outfit my mom got her.

4 generations of DeHaven family

        The main pipes for our water froze last Friday before we went home.  Thanks to Jeremy's quick thinking, that problem is solved.  We still have to figure out a way to thaw out the pipe for the water softener, but we seem to have the problem under control for now.  Jeremy is being forced to become a real "handyman" these days!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Frozen pipes

   Well hello!  Sorry it's been quite a while since we've updated the page.  You can give us a break though, right?  We have a beautiful new baby to take care of and play with!  What could be more important?!

         You'll find some new pictures up now!  There are some on the pictures page, and, of course, some of Annah at her page.   We're having an interesting crisis with our house right now...Yesterday we woke up and had not a drop of running water!  The pipe from our water softener to our water heater has frozen!  Jeremy spent a few cold, miserable hours yesterday morning, and a few more aggravating, freezing hours last night in the attic--to no avail.  A plumber came yesterday and charged an unbelievable ridiculous amount to bypass the water softener, so we do have our regular chlorinated city water, but that's only a temporary solution.  Our advice to any of you who may be thinking of buying a house...BUILD one!!, Don't buy an old one, because you'll just have to fix it!! *Sigh*

  Have a Merry Christmas everyone!!

All You Are

Jeremy's Aunt Joyce sent us the wonderful lullaby CD Sleep Sound in Jesus by Michael Card, and I've been listening to it with Annah and reading the words to the songs.  Every song is so touching, but this one has already come to mean a lot to me.  I love to sing it to Annah.

All You Are

Where did you get those eyes so blue?
They're from the sky that you passed through.
Where did you that little tear? 
Did you find that it was waiting for you here?

And what about your little nose?
He knew you'd need it for the rose.
And as for your soft, curly ear,
He knew there would be songs for you to hear.

For all you are and all you'll be,
For everything you mean to me,
Though I don't understand,
I know it's from the Father's hand.

How can it be that you are you?
He thought you up and so you grew.
Because you're mine it must be true
That He was also thinking of me too.

For all you are and all you'll be,
For everything God gave to me,
Though I don't understand,
I know it's from the Father's hand.

- lyrics by Michael Card 
from the recording Sleep Sound In Jesus
adapted from the poem Baby, by George MacDonald

Mandy

Annah and Mandy
 

This is Mommy and Daddy's friend, Nurse Mandy.
She was there when I was born to make sure everything went alright,
and to help Mommy, and make sure I was healthy.
Now she is my special friend too!

Mandy stayed with me when Mommy and Daddy went out for an evening.
She cares for babies all the time, and she took good care of me.

Thanks for a fun time, Mandy!
I hope we can play again soon!

~Annah