Sunday, January 11, 2009
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Henry's Baptism
This past sunday our sweet little boy was baptized. At Uptown Church the father's are invited to give a blessing to their child before the congregation. Below is the blessing Tyler gave to our son.
Henry-
You are remarkable! And your mother and I love you a lot! But, no matter how much we love you- inevitably there will be times when we fail you. And as you grow up and experience the many things the world has to offer- none of it, in and of itself, can ultimately satisfy you. So our prayer for you is simply this:
That you would believe in Jesus Christ- And subsequently, that you would be enriched in every way. That everything in your life would be illuminated, and found to be sanctified, by your King and Savior!
And finally, we want you to know (and embrace) the reasons we gave you the name Henry Lewis. First of all, we like the name...we think it sounds good. But even more importantly- you get the name Henry from your great grandfather Nietfeld- he is a man of quiet confidence, humility, generosity, and he loves the God who redeemed him! We pray that these characteristics would be yours as well. You get the name Lewis from one of your daddy's favorite authors- C.S. Lewis. And like Lewis, we pray that you would not only become a man of serious contemplation regarding your faith, but also that you would sincerely experience (even at an early age) what Lewis describes as the sweet defeat of your rebellious will in surrendering to Jesus as Savior and King!
Here is little sweetness himself! I wish I had a video of the actual baptism because as serious as this sacrament is, there was quite a bit of silliness going on thanks to Maggie. Somehow she had found a rubberband and had it up front with her and was aiming (in "firing" position)it at the congregation and when that dropped she decided to do some dancing in daddy's arms while he was reading the blessing and then her shoe fell off. And before any of that happened Henry spit up all over the front of himself (I guess he was a little nervous). When we finally got through with it all Maggie headed off to the nursery waving bye bye to everyone as she happily left the room with Tyler. It was quite precious now, not so much at the time, but funny memories nonetheless.
Here's Henry receiving his blessing.
We were grateful to our pal Pastor Dave for performing the baptism. Dave and his family are great friends of ours and we were so glad that he could be involved on this special day.
Back at the homestead we enjoyed some brunch with the out of town family members that drove up for the morning service. Here is Henry with his Great Grandma Grinton.
The grandparent shot, they are getting quite good at this one.
Grams and Dog spent a few days with us for the baptism festivities. Maggie always enjoys having a good ole' fashioned tea party with her Grams.
Dog gave Henry his first piggy bank donation. You can see that Henry is quite excited and grateful.
Aunt Roomie stayed with us for a few days too and we had so much fun with her. She got the name roomie because she slept on an air mattress in Maggie's room and we told Maggie that Melodee was going to be her roommate for a little while. And from thence she became "Roomie" although pronounced more like "Woomee" by Maggie. Maggie is also really into making snowmen out of her playdoh. She is holding one up in the picture above.
Henry-
You are remarkable! And your mother and I love you a lot! But, no matter how much we love you- inevitably there will be times when we fail you. And as you grow up and experience the many things the world has to offer- none of it, in and of itself, can ultimately satisfy you. So our prayer for you is simply this:
That you would believe in Jesus Christ- And subsequently, that you would be enriched in every way. That everything in your life would be illuminated, and found to be sanctified, by your King and Savior!
And finally, we want you to know (and embrace) the reasons we gave you the name Henry Lewis. First of all, we like the name...we think it sounds good. But even more importantly- you get the name Henry from your great grandfather Nietfeld- he is a man of quiet confidence, humility, generosity, and he loves the God who redeemed him! We pray that these characteristics would be yours as well. You get the name Lewis from one of your daddy's favorite authors- C.S. Lewis. And like Lewis, we pray that you would not only become a man of serious contemplation regarding your faith, but also that you would sincerely experience (even at an early age) what Lewis describes as the sweet defeat of your rebellious will in surrendering to Jesus as Savior and King!
Here is little sweetness himself! I wish I had a video of the actual baptism because as serious as this sacrament is, there was quite a bit of silliness going on thanks to Maggie. Somehow she had found a rubberband and had it up front with her and was aiming (in "firing" position)it at the congregation and when that dropped she decided to do some dancing in daddy's arms while he was reading the blessing and then her shoe fell off. And before any of that happened Henry spit up all over the front of himself (I guess he was a little nervous). When we finally got through with it all Maggie headed off to the nursery waving bye bye to everyone as she happily left the room with Tyler. It was quite precious now, not so much at the time, but funny memories nonetheless.
Here's Henry receiving his blessing.
We were grateful to our pal Pastor Dave for performing the baptism. Dave and his family are great friends of ours and we were so glad that he could be involved on this special day.
Back at the homestead we enjoyed some brunch with the out of town family members that drove up for the morning service. Here is Henry with his Great Grandma Grinton. 
The grandparent shot, they are getting quite good at this one.
Grams and Dog spent a few days with us for the baptism festivities. Maggie always enjoys having a good ole' fashioned tea party with her Grams.
Dog gave Henry his first piggy bank donation. You can see that Henry is quite excited and grateful.
Aunt Roomie stayed with us for a few days too and we had so much fun with her. She got the name roomie because she slept on an air mattress in Maggie's room and we told Maggie that Melodee was going to be her roommate for a little while. And from thence she became "Roomie" although pronounced more like "Woomee" by Maggie. Maggie is also really into making snowmen out of her playdoh. She is holding one up in the picture above.
trolleys and bears
So after the Avetts concert we exited out of the blumenthal center into town hall and stumbled upon this magnificent bear orchestra. I had heard that their were singing bears there but didn't really comprehend how awesome they were, so I went in for a closer peak and read on a sign posted out front that the 31st was their last performance day. Well, being the awesome mom that I am I brought Maggie back the next day to watch these beasts in action on their last day. Okay not just me..Tyler, Henry and Aunt Roomie came too. Also, we invited along our good pals Sam and Melissa for the adventure. We brought a picnic type lunch and headed into Uptown.
They were mesmorized.
Since we had walked from the Johnson and Wales parking lot to the town hall, we decided to take the trolley back to our cars. This was the first trolley ride for Sam and Maggie (even though they look like old pros in the above photo) and I believe it was a huge success.
They were mesmorized.
Since we had walked from the Johnson and Wales parking lot to the town hall, we decided to take the trolley back to our cars. This was the first trolley ride for Sam and Maggie (even though they look like old pros in the above photo) and I believe it was a huge success.
Avett Brothers
December 30th Tyler and I went on an awesome date night excursion to see the Avett Brothers. We had a blast and had one of the best babysitter's flown in all the way from Kansas to watch the chillins' (aunt Roomie as she's lovingly been christened by Maggie).
Here's a view of the band from our sweet balcony seats. Even though we were so far away we had a great time and LOVED seeing them in person.
We had so much fun and have vowed to see these guys in concert as much as we can when they come to Charlotte.
Here's a view of the band from our sweet balcony seats. Even though we were so far away we had a great time and LOVED seeing them in person.
We had so much fun and have vowed to see these guys in concert as much as we can when they come to Charlotte.
Monday, December 29, 2008
Christmas christmas and more christmas
I have so many pictures to post! We had a wonderful Christmas starting with our own little family celebration the friday before Christmas.
Who would dare put these little angels on the naughty list? Note Maggie's new haircut, I did it myself. Not sure what I was thinking maybe that the last time we took her to have her haircut by someone who knew what they were doing she cried like she was being hauled off to prison. So, I set her in front of an elmo dvd and chopped it off. It turned out pretty cute if I do say so myself. But, let's face it that little girl can make a buzz cut look good.
Opening presents by the tree...Henry got a little help opening his gifts from his big sister.
A quick piggy back intermission.
On saturday it was on to Columbia for Sam Purnell's wedding. The weather was so nice Henry wore shorts. It gave him a chance to show off his cute little leggies...okay me a chance.
The week leading up to Christmas was spent enjoying lots of quality time with family and friends and also taking fun little outings with the four of us while Grandma and Poppa worked. One night Grandma and Poppa took us to the zoo lights. This was a second visit for the kids and me, we lucked out and no goat stole any glove this time.
We went to the mall for a little last minute shopping and even took a ride on the merry go round one day.
Christmas day was so relaxing we woke up ate breakfast casserole and yummy kringle (thanks
Dirks)! And then iced Jesus birthday cake and Maggie put the candles on it. She arranged them quite fabulously. We sang happy birthday and ate it for dinner but it was a great way to start the morning because it tangibly turned our hearts toward the true meaning of Christmas, Christ's birth!
Santa found Maggie in Columbia and brought her this little "big wheels" (oh the irony). So, we played outside until the Tylers and Zaepfels showed up to open gifts.
Santa didn't forget about these two good little boys. This year he stuffed their stockings full of man gear including knives, headlamps, transformers and other manly things.
Maggie's Christmas included all things Elmo just come and visit our home now and you will see he has taken over, which suits Maggie just fine.
Henry received this fancy new cap.
The rest of our stay consisted of some hard core playing. They couldn't even take a break to say cheese to the camera so intense was their mission.
"I love Christmas and you too Brody."
"Thanks for all the gifts Poppa..."
Who would dare put these little angels on the naughty list? Note Maggie's new haircut, I did it myself. Not sure what I was thinking maybe that the last time we took her to have her haircut by someone who knew what they were doing she cried like she was being hauled off to prison. So, I set her in front of an elmo dvd and chopped it off. It turned out pretty cute if I do say so myself. But, let's face it that little girl can make a buzz cut look good.
Opening presents by the tree...Henry got a little help opening his gifts from his big sister.
A quick piggy back intermission.
On saturday it was on to Columbia for Sam Purnell's wedding. The weather was so nice Henry wore shorts. It gave him a chance to show off his cute little leggies...okay me a chance.
The week leading up to Christmas was spent enjoying lots of quality time with family and friends and also taking fun little outings with the four of us while Grandma and Poppa worked. One night Grandma and Poppa took us to the zoo lights. This was a second visit for the kids and me, we lucked out and no goat stole any glove this time.
We went to the mall for a little last minute shopping and even took a ride on the merry go round one day.
Christmas day was so relaxing we woke up ate breakfast casserole and yummy kringle (thanksDirks)! And then iced Jesus birthday cake and Maggie put the candles on it. She arranged them quite fabulously. We sang happy birthday and ate it for dinner but it was a great way to start the morning because it tangibly turned our hearts toward the true meaning of Christmas, Christ's birth!
Santa found Maggie in Columbia and brought her this little "big wheels" (oh the irony). So, we played outside until the Tylers and Zaepfels showed up to open gifts.
Santa didn't forget about these two good little boys. This year he stuffed their stockings full of man gear including knives, headlamps, transformers and other manly things.
Maggie's Christmas included all things Elmo just come and visit our home now and you will see he has taken over, which suits Maggie just fine.
Henry received this fancy new cap.
The rest of our stay consisted of some hard core playing. They couldn't even take a break to say cheese to the camera so intense was their mission.
"I love Christmas and you too Brody."
"Thanks for all the gifts Poppa..."
Thursday, December 18, 2008
blog sites lost
So as you can see the Dirks Fam has been under construction today and I accidentally lost some valuable blog links. If you don't see your blog link in my list please leave me a comment with your address so I can stalk you and your family. Thank you for your patronage.
Henry Stats
So we just got back from Henry's two month check-up (although he is really 10 weeks old) and here are the stats for all those interested... namely grandparents (and Aunt Melodee).
He weighed in at a whopping 12 pounds 1 oz (61%) and was 23 1/2 inches long (73%). The doctor said that he is doing great and she is very impressed with his motor skills. What a champion way to grow Henry!
Also, Henry was vaccinated with some magical sleep potion, because he has been asleep since we left the doctors office.
He weighed in at a whopping 12 pounds 1 oz (61%) and was 23 1/2 inches long (73%). The doctor said that he is doing great and she is very impressed with his motor skills. What a champion way to grow Henry!
Also, Henry was vaccinated with some magical sleep potion, because he has been asleep since we left the doctors office.
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