Archive for July, 2008

30
Jul
08

The high school class of 2026

Well, here in Shadowglen(our neighborhood) we’ve got quite a thing going…namely reproducing. Here is the newest class making their official debut…Halle Peck(10 1/2 months), Malachi Suh (9 1/2 months), Asher Paquette(3 months), Gavin Collins(2 weeks), and Caden Richardson(1 week).

26
Jul
08

glow

sometimes you get just that right shot…


24
Jul
08

3 months!

Asher is 3 months old today! What a blessing he is to our family.


Rilyn is a sweet sister and is becoming a little mommy to him!

(he is half her size!)

reading time!

Rilyn and I had our first ‘girls night’ last night b/c she is needing some individual time. Something about the age of four, it is all about ‘me first’ and Asher is taking up too much of my time as far as she is concerned! So, we went to the Ceramic Lodge in Round Rock and painted plates! I can’t wait to pick them up next week to see the final product. She had a great time doing what she does best-art! (she drew herself on the plate-what a precious keepsake!)

15
Jul
08

Time for a new blog

Okay, so I enjoy reading people’s blogs and get somewhat frustrated when they haven’t updated in awhile so I’ve been racking my brain trying to figure out what to blog about since it’s been a week since my last post…it’s been slow in the Paquette household these days-(which is a GOOD thing and I’m not complaining!)

Anyways! I was looking through my old yearbooks and came across my 6th grade one from 1991. In my yearbook we had a ‘Most Likely to Be:’ section and in my class of 46 kids, I was voted

Most likely to:

be President of the USA

be a Nobel Prize winner

live to be 100

be an inventor

Hmmm…not quite sure what that says about me but I think the overall theme is that I was a dork. ;-) Now I will humble myself and share my 6th grade picture with you. (Yes, that is a home perm).

07
Jul
08

The Ultimate Threat

04
Jul
08

Happy July 4th!!

Highlights from our holiday include:

Asher’s first July 4th!

Winning most ‘patriotic family’ at the neighborhood parade!  Rilyn won ‘craziest hat’ award too which was a gift card to Target.  When she went up to get it she shouted, “Yes!  I got a credit card like mommy!”

Being silly siblings

grilling out with the Suh’s, and last but certainly not least…the kids first time watching fireworks!!!

02
Jul
08

middle

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about now having a ‘middle’ child.  I don’t want Ella to get stuck and be the ‘lost’ child who doesn’t necessarily get all the high fives for doing new things b/c Rilyn already has accomplished them and then doesn’t get the attention the baby of the family usually gets.  Ella is our cuddle bug, our funny girl, our loud laugher, and our sobber who can’t catch her breath b/c she is crying so hard and passes out for a second.  She longs to be like Rilyn (copies what she says all of the time) yet she is definitely her own self who wants to let you know she is in the room!!

So, I’m intentionally going to start taking Ella out on a mommy and me day to do something with just her (okay, okay, so I got the idea from Jon & Kate plus 8)  So, here is some of my favorite pics of Ella this month.

big sister to asher

Ella learned to pedal this month

uncle ben’s arm

playing at Rilyn’s birthday party

typical Ella bite

uncle lloyd and ella




Christmas Card Contest!

I was featured!

What’s playing…

Watch videos at Vodpod and other videos from this collection.

Mandy’s vintage and handmade goodies

Piper

Richard Halverson, the chaplain of the U.S. Senate, pointed out something that bothers a lot of people and excites a few. He said,

Jesus Christ said more about money than about any other single thing because, when it comes to a man's real nature, money is of first importance. Money is an exact index to a man's true character. All through Scripture there is an intimate correlation between the development of a man's character and how he handles his money.

That is a good paraphrase of Matthew 6:21 where Jesus says, "Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also." In other words, what your money goes after is a signal of what your heart goes after. And Jesus cares more than anything about what your heart is going after.

What our hands do with our money shows what our hearts are doing with God. Or to get right at the heart of the matter: what we do with our money shows what we believe God is doing with us. What money is to us shows what God is to us. Jesus said, "A man's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions" (Luke 12:15). No, it consists in his relationship to God. "This is eternal life—true life —" Jesus said to his Father in heaven, "that they might know you the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent" (John 17:3). What we do with our money shows where we believe life—and joy and love and hope and security and meaning and freedom—is found.

jpaq tweets

  • Any other year and the rangers' division lead would have been cut in half over the last 10 games. Hmmm could this be the year? 1 week ago
  • Could it be? Yes it is! Nectar made with real sugar Ya-hoo! http://tweetphoto.com/40531564 1 week ago
  • Just saw "Scott Pilgrim v world"...genius. didn't realize Nintendo was prepping me for life 1 week ago
  • I am prepping for OT Survey with Halim. Looking foward to bringing gT to the St. John's campus. 2 weeks ago
  • Getting ready for meet the teacher night. Rilyn starts first grade in less than a week. Dang i'm old. 2 weeks ago
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