my dad came over last week to spend a couple of days with us.  the kids (especially allie) were so happy to get some grandpa time in.  he even offered to watch the kids two nights in a row so that phil and i could go out to dinner and have some alone time together.  two date nights in one week?!  my dad rocks! his birthday was this past saturday and my step-mom was planning a small surprise party for him.  so i decided to take advantage of his visit prior to the party in order to get some pictures of him with the kids and give them to him…

time for a lauren update!  she turned seven months old in february.  where is the time going?!  i’m slowly accepting the fact that she’s not a newborn anymore.  so i gave in and she started eating solids at six months old.  hee hee.  she wasn’t too interested in baby food at first, but loved eating as soon as i got around to making her some baby purees.  i do have to agree with her- homemade baby food is soooo much tastier than jarred food.  her favorite has been carrots, but poor thing is totally constipated now since she ate them for so many days in a row.  (didn’t know it…

Intentional Manhood, Part IV: Planning Tools: Print E-mailPermalink Mike Seaver February 19, 2009 Summary: Mike Seaver continues his series of posts (I, II and III) on Intentional Manhood. They originally appeared last year on Mike’s blog Role Calling. Mike serves on the pastoral staff of CrossWay Community Church of Charlotte, North Carolina. Mike and his wife Kristin have been married since 2000. They have two daughters and are expecting a third child. Your heart sinks when you find out that you scheduled a meeting at the same time as your kid’s soccer game…again. You can cancel the meeting, but it upsets you that you did it again. If you just looked over your calendar prior to…

Intentional Manhood, Part III: Romance Tools: Print E-mailPermalink Mike Seaver February 12, 2009 Summary: Today’s post continues a series of posts entitled Intentional Manhood written by a good friend of CBMW, Mike Seaver. A new installment of this series will appear each Thursday for several weeks. They originally appeared last year on Mike’s blog Role Calling. Mike serves on the pastoral staff of CrossWay Community Church of Charlotte, North Carolina. Mike and his wife Kristin have been married since 2000. They have two daughters and are expecting a third child. What is romantic to your wife? Is it a relaxing evening talking on the couch or is it surprise tickets to a football game? Maybe neither of…

Intentional Manhood, Part II: Friendships and Fellowship Tools: Print E-mailPermalink Mike Seaver February 5, 2009 Summary: Today’s post continues a series of posts entitled Intentional Manhood written by a good friend of CBMW, Mike Seaver. A new installment of this series will appear each Thursday for several weeks. They originally appeared last year on Mike’s blog Role Calling. Mike serves on the pastoral staff of CrossWay Community Church of Charlotte, North Carolina. Mike and his wife Kristin have been married since 2000 and have two daughters. I know it is said that a dog is man’s best friend. I would beg to differ. I believe if a man is married, his best friend is to be…