We're Moving Back to CA!!!

That's right... it's official! Bryan accepted the position at Reedley College and we will be leaving Texas on June 28th to head back to the Central Valley. We can't wait. It's taken a long period of waiting, a ton of prayer, and extreme patience for God to bring us to this point. Thank you to all whom have prayed along side of us and encouraged us from afar. We are truly blessed to have family and friends who care so deeply for us, lift us up spiritually, and celebrate in God's many blessings with us. We look forward to spending time with those of you in CA and crave seeing all of our family in WA very soon. We will keep you updated on this very exciting chapter of our lives as it is just beginning to unfold. God bless each of you.

Who Does Evan Look Like???

Does Evan look like...

Christina???

Does Evan look like...

Bryan???

Or does Evan look more like...

his Uncle Jeff???

What do you think? Leave us comments with your opinion!!!!

Rubber Ducky, You're The One

Thank you, Yukari, for my fun flashing duckies!

Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day to all of the wonderful ladies who have the blessing of being a mother... and to all of those who hope to one day become a mother.

I have been very sick this week with a sinus infection and horrible cough so I actually slept in this Mother's Day and spent the day recovering at home with Bryan and Evan. It was nice to just spend time with my boys. I got the most gorgeous rose, a hilarious card, and little gifts that I love... not to mention a special breakfast and lunch. It was a wonderful way to celebrate the joys of being a wife and mother.

A special Mother's Day wish to my mom, my mother-in-law, all of my sisters, and my grandmothers. All of you are such beautiful Christian women that I love and adore. Thank you for always being there for the love and support that I often need to be the best mom that I can be for Evan.

Rainy Day Fun

This afternoon we had quite the storm come through Tyler. The weather went from partly sunny to pouring rain almost instantly. With all the rain outside, we were limited in what we could do to stay entertained.

Evan was quite bored and as you can see... he was deep in thought over what he should do.

And then... it came to him!

He doesn't typically like to wear glasses or even put them on himself, but today he found it quite amusing. Mommy and Daddy helped him a bit and then he would try to have us wear them as well.

We both thought he looked pretty darn cute!

And he was having a BLAST!!!

After all the excitement, he climbed up to sit with Daddy before his late afternoon nap.

The End Of Another Semester

Sunday we celebrated the end of another semester by having the Student Athletic Trainers over to our place for a pizza party. They have been such a wonderful help to Bryan this year with so much going on with athletics, school, and family. It was nice to give most of them a break from studying for finals this week. Evan definitely enjoyed having people over to entertain as well. Tori was kind enough to introduce him to eating Cheetos... thanks! Luckily, Cheetos are not something we keep in the house and Evan will surely forget about them soon :)

Left to Right: Michael, Christy, Candace, Tori, Marz, Brandon, and of course... Bryan (Yukari and others were busy)

As for Bryan, he finished up his semester last night with a presentation and his last final. Now we can look onward to him finishing up his Masters of Education in Sports Medicine this summer. WOOHOO!!! He's worked SO very hard and he's almost done.

As for Reedley... we should hear something the first week of June and will keep each of you posted.

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Hospital Stay And Turning A Quarter Century

Evan had a 3-day hospital stay at Trinity Mother Frances in Tyler after getting severely dehydrated from what ended up being a very bad case of "gastroenteritis". It took days for doctors to pinpoint what made our little guy so ill, but finally he got to feeling better and we got to bring him home yesterday. Above is a picture of the animal border in Evan's room that he kept pointing at.

Evan got to spend Mommy's 25th birthday in the hospital. Here's the one picture we have of my birthday!

After 2 1/2 nights of Mommy sleeping with Evan on her chest, Daddy slipped in during the middle of the last night to allow Mommy a break from the uncomfortable hospital bed and numb arms from holding Evan. This is how Mommy found them at 8am.
Evan was SO bored from being stuck in bed and limited in movement... can you tell?!?! Daddy didn't look too thrilled to be there either! Just think how Mommy felt :)
Daddy let Evan sit in the windowsill and watch the rain and passing cars to occupy his time.

He had to be thinking, "LET ME OUT!!!!"

Thanks to all for your thoughts, prayers, and support during our stay in the hospital. It's made us appreciate being nearer to family and friends in times like these. If it hadn't been for my friend, Amanda, I would have been completely alone until Bryan made it back from CA. What a blessing it is to know we have so many people who love us and care about us! THANK YOU!!!