Premiere Eve
Tomorrow is the big day for the launch of “Esther’s House, Africa.” If you haven’t set your DVR yet, it will air on Daystar at 4:30 central tomorrow. If you don’t have Daystar, you can view all of the episodes online as well at puremission.org. I will post all of them to our blog also, so you should have plenty of places to find it.
The more we get into the editing of the footage the more I am reminded how much I miss our Malawian friends. We hope to go back soon, though this time without all the kids!
By the way, this post is coming to you from the Greatest City in the World as Erin and I are getting some much needed time away. Big thanks to Grammy and Lovey for watching the kids for a few days. You are the best!
Here is a quick taste of what is coming tomorrow. We created one minute spots on the kids we care for at Esther’s House and will feature their stories on the show. Here is the story of Linda.
Esther’s House Sneak Peak
We have been working for some time on the first few episodes of the reality television project we shot last summer. It is set to air soon, as early as May 2nd if all goes as planned. We will post more information on where and when you can see it as we get closer to the actual air date.
For now, here is a short promo that includes some of the footage from the pilot episode.
Sophie gets stuck…
We break our blogging absence to tell a funny story about none other than Sophia. But first, here are some recent pictures of the kids.
Now for the story:
Erin called me at work this afternoon.
“Hey, how is your afternoon?”
“Things are going well, you?”
“Do you have a hand saw?”
“Why would you need a hand saw?”
“To cut Sophie out of the chair she is stuck in.”
I drove home as fast as I could and here is what I found.
We walked her out to the garage so we wouldn’t get sawdust all over the house. I chose to use a jig saw as it was much less intimidating than a huge hand saw.
We are still not sure how she got into the chair like that. And, knowing Sophie, it wouldn’t surprise me if she managed to do it again.
Sophia gets her hair cut
I think it made her look smaller and younger. It is most definitely cute. She tells everyone that it is just like her momma.
2009 in Review
My husband during his mid-life crisis.
(if you can have one of those at 27)
This is what Sophie likes to do during nap time. Organize!!
Unfortunately, the naps came to an early end this year.
Some of the cousins!
Our first annual girls weekend with Lovey while the boys were away at Father and Son camp.
The twins turned five.
Their annual birthday trip to Tulsa.
Catherine’s dance recital
Love these kids!
We LOVE summer!
Easton started T-ball
Sophia turned 3. Here they are with Cousin Mark.
Addis’ day in court!
All the cousins on Erin’s side got together for the yearly Kid Camp at Grammy’s housed.
Addis and his best buddy Jeb
Random family picture
Real family picture
I love this picture. The kids were about to get their shots for Africa. This was the beginning of a long 2 months. That camera followed us everywhere.
My flower girls and ring bearers
First day of Kindergarten
Off to Africa!!
Back home for just in time for Halloween
Thanksgiving program at school
My little cheerleader
Sophie can’t be serious
Christmas picture with Lovey and Papa
Christmas morning!!
Thank you all for being a part of our 2009. Here’s to 2010!
Christmas
Sophie did her first Christmas music program. She is not very fond of these sorts of “public displays” and she generally chooses to protest her attendance by doing the opposite everyone else around her. Dance recital this year should be awesome to watch!
This is my favorite picture from the day. She is looking at her friend next to her like, “What in the world do you think you are doing?”
Our kids are blessed with lots of cousins on both sides of the family. Here are all of the cousins from Erin’s side.
The Boys
Christmas was extra special this year. Addis was old enough to get into it, Sophie had the time of her life, and Catherine and Easton are old enough now to actually remember some of these moments later on in life.
Everyone participated in making Santa’s cookies. Addis spent most of his time eating spoonfuls of icing, but he did manage to get a few cookies done.
It is a Kennedy family tradition to wake up WAY too early on Christmas morning. My brother and I used to be up and ready to open by 4:30 am. In order to keep the tradition going, we wake our kids up at the crack of dawn. We let them sleep till 6:30, but as you can see, they were still VERY asleep when we went to get them up.
