Trevor's Worship Band!

Trevor wanted me to post his myspace page on here so people can check out The Hub worship band. You can hear some songs they wrote, look at their bios etc. He is really excited about it. Here is the link... www.myspace.com/liftworshipband Please check it out. He said you don't need to be a myspace member to look at it but to do some things on it you do. I'm sure you'll figure it out.

Weekend Update!

Well, the snow and ice are slowly starting to melt but our landlord thought it would be a good idea to break the ice off of the roof to stop some leaks. However, when they did this a massive piece of ice fell and smashed our new grill that we got last summer. So we called our landlord and hopefully they will cover the cost of it. Of course they haven't called us back on it yet. On a better note Kendall had a fun time jumping on her mattress while I was changing the sheets on her crib. She likes when it's down on the floor and she can jump on it better.

Baby #2

Most of you probably have heard already but for those who haven't yet Trevor and I are expecting baby #2 in September. We are excited and scared all at the same time. Now that it's all happening I don't know how much harder two will be instead of just the one. But we'll figure it all out as it happens! I'm feeling good so far just a little more sick this time around. Maybe that means it's a boy! I'll keep you posted as things progress.

Another Winter Storm!

Wow! We are getting hit with major snow this weekend. I think that we have about 3 feet of snow just from last night and today. But we've had a really mild winter so I guess we were bound to get hit some time here. Hope everyone is keeping warm. Here are some pictures of the storm and of Kendall. I got her all dressed for church in this cute sweater and hat this morning and we couldn't even make it there. So I figured I'd at least let you guys enjoy her picture. She also loves getting in her bag of blocks. She is starting to become quite the goofy girl!

Kendall Update!

Here are some new pictures of Kendall. She has four teeth now, two on the bottom that came in first and now her top two teeth are almost all the way out. It's too cute when she smiles with them showing now! We also moved her into the big tub. She cried at first but now she is used to it. She is getting smarter every day. She says cracker, ball, up, and makes a few animal sounds when you ask her to. She is just such a joy to watch grow up.

A Green Wisconsin Christmas!

(Sorry! Something was wrong with the pictures I posted. Let's try this again.) We spent Christmas with Trevor's family in Eau Claire, WI this year. The weather was pretty good. A little ice but no snow for Christmas. We try to do every other year there so this was our year to travel. We decided to fly this time and see how it was. Let me tell you that we will never fly Northwest Airlines again. They were so terrible. I think we might just take the time and drive it. Plus we barely had enough room to pack presents to take home and if Kendall gets bored or wants to get out we can at least pull over and let her do that. I'll tell more details of our terrible flights later if you want but back to Christmas. We went to the Mall of America in Minneapolis which is always fun and we got to finish our Christmas shopping for his family. Then we just had a relaxing Christmas Eve at his parents house with the family after going to church in the morning. On Christmas day Trevor and I went to the movies to see The Pursuit of Happiness. I really recommend it. It was really good! And then we went home and relaxed. It was great to get away and have a time of relaxation and a break from the usual stuff here in New York. Hope you all had a great Christmas as well and Happy New Year!

Making Christmas Cookies!

Hey Everyone -
Sorry it's been a while since we posted. We were away for Christmas and this was the first chance I had to sit down and work on our blog. I'll have more posts later of Christmas but here are some pictures of Kendall and Trevor making Christmas cookies before we left for Wisconsin. Kendall ate all of her frosting instead of actually making cookies but that was expected. Talk to you all soon.

Kendall's Big Mess!

Well, while Trevor was on duty watching Kendall while I was at work she got into a little bit of trouble. Kendall came out into the living room with some clothes in her hands and he wondered where she got those from. So he followed her into her room and this is what he found. Her whole drawer was emptied out onto the floor. So we've learned that what they say is true. Once they learn to walk it's a whole new ball game. Please be praying for us. We are all kind of sick with head colds and we are supposed to fly to Wisconsin for Christmas next week and are afraid for Kendall's ears. So just pray we get better quickly and can still make the trip. Trevor's parents are so excited we are coming so we really need to be better soon! Thanks!

Trevor's First Sermon!

Trevor gave his first message in Fuel this past Sunday morning. Fuel is the Sunday School program for middle school and high school students at The Hub. Trevor leads worship for Fuel every week but this week he got to speak his heart on what true worshippers are. We have been doing a series on worship and everyone thought it would make sense for Trevor to give a sermon since he's the one that the teens look to as their example. He did a great job! If you want to listen to it you can download it as a podcast on iTunes. Just do a search for "The Hub Podcast" in the iTunes store and it will give you some choices and just find the one that has Trevor's name on it. Oh yeah it's free too.

Kendall's First Birthday!

Kendall turns one tomorrow and we had her birthday party at Grammy and Papa's house on Sunday. Kendall was a little overwhelmed by everything but it was a great time. She got a lot of cute toys and clothes and had fun playing with all the other kids. Here are some pictures from the day. The little girl in the pink sweater is Jake and Betsy Burns' little girl Becca who is going to be 3 soon. They love to play together. Hope you enjoy the pictures!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Hope you all had a great day and thanked God for all the blessings that He's given us over the past year. I know we are very thankful. We went to my (Kristy) mom's house for dinner with about 20 of my family. It is always crazy when my family gets together but also fun at the same time. We are heading to Wisconsin for Christmas in a few weeks and we can't wait to see Trevor's family. Here are a few pictures of Thanksgiving. Sorry about the quality of the one of Kendall and her plate of food it's kind of blurry. She's a big eater though (wink! wink!).

Brushing Teeth!

Well Kendall has two little teeth on the bottom and our dentist said it would be good to start to brush them just with water to get her used to the whole idea. He gave her a little toothbrush to use. I decided I would try it this morning and she did really well with it. In fact as you can see by the pictures she cried when I took it away. Hopefully she'll get some more teeth soon. Actually never mind that whole teething process is a pain (literally)!

Happy Halloween!

This was Kendall's first Halloween and it was a great one. The weather held up nicely so that worked out well. Daddy and Kendall's costume was a hit. As you can see Kendall was a ladybug and Trevor was a leaf that she was resting on. And yes Trevor did make his costume all by himself. It will be my turn next year to dress up with her so that should be fun. I'll have to start brainstorming now what we can be. Hope you all had a great Halloween!

I'm Sick!

Hey Everyone!
Sorry I haven't posted any updates in a while I've been a little under the weather. But check it out after Halloween when I post pictures of Kendall and Trevor in their costume. You won't want to miss those. Talk to you all soon.

Enemy Opposition

I figured I would make a post with some pictures of Enemy Opposition, Trevor's skatepark ministry. I know that some of you have no idea what it all entails so hopefully this will give you a better idea! It's pretty amazing and hopefully you'll get to see them do a demonstration in person sometime. Also there is a picture of some of the team. Please keep praying that the ministry that Jake and Trevor do with these guys really starts to internalize. Thanks a bunch.

Terrible Storm

We had a terrible storm on Thursday night that has caused a state of emergency for all of Buffalo. We had really wet snow fall and it broke trees and power lines down. We were out of power for a day and no heat. But it finally came back on Friday night at 8:00 pm. They are saying that some towns will be out of power possibly until next weekend. Thankfully we have ours back!

The Great Pumpkin Farm

Today we went to the Great Pumpkin Farm! It was a beautiful day so it was perfect for being outside. We ate lots of food and looked for pumpkins. It was a lot of fun. Here are some pictures from our day.