Jace Timothy Harris

Jace Timothy Harris arrived early yesterday morning. He weighed in at 6 lbs 6.6 ounces and was 20.5 inches long. He is a little cutie and he even has hair, but I can't decide if it is blonde or red. Kelly and Joel are very proud parents but poor Kelly didn't fair the C-section too well. The poor girl was sick all day yesterday. I stayed and took care of her for a few hours after the birth while Joel and the rest of the family went out for breakfast. I guess you could say we were having a bonding moment, while she painfully threw up (can't imagine how horrible that felt with all her ab muscles cut from the C-section) and I held her puke pan for her as she was try to feed little Jace. Poor girl! Thankfully I hear she is feeling better today.
Big sister Kloee wasn't too sure she appreciated all the crying Jace was doing when he first arrived. She didn't even want to touch him but after a little coaxing and bribing she decided she would hold him and then decided it was time to take him home and teach him to walk. After all what are big sisters for! :)

Snow Shoeing

I went snow shoeing with my friend Claire from work and a couple of her friends this past Saturday. I went expecting to freeze but it was such a warm day I was boiling in all my layers of clothes. There was about 4 feet of snow and it was quite a work out, especially when I was blazing the trail. I thought for sure I was going to be sore since I haven't really been faithful in my workouts lately but thankfully we stopped at and sat in a hot tub on the way home and that cured the stiff muscles. We built two huge snow men and buried Andy, Claire's boyfriend in the snow. It sure was a lot of fun but I hope Dustin gets to go next time. He had to work....stupid Home Depot....we are throwing a party when he no longer works there. We are thankful for his job, it pays the bills, but the constantly changing schedule is obnoxious to say the least. I look forward to the day that he gets to do what he is passionate about, preaching, teaching and mentoring. We can both see that God is preparing us for those days. Dustin graduates from seminary in June 2008. I never thought I would look forward to the day that we would have our own church but I do now. How God does change us!