The South

For the past two days, I have been sitting in conference rooms, staring out the window at the beautiful rolling hills of Charlotte, NC. It is funny how God works.  The caterers strolled in bringing in a taco bar from one of my favorite restaurants Salsaritas. The hotel I was staying at sat above a town center that contained most of Chris's favorite restaurants, which had me texting Chris some of our little inside jokes about them. While I was there, I could not help but think about all the many states that Chris and I have had the privilege to live in.

I guess you could say, I have a special place in my heart for the South.  The southern twang, the hospitality, the seasons, the special people that live in those states, the churches and our memories.  A part of me will always want to move back out there and I honestly think a very small part of my husband would like to also.

However, we have settled down in a state, that truly I thought I would never end up in.  I am not sure how long we will be here but for now it is our home. Maybe in the future, God might lead us back out to the South but inn the mean time, visiting will just have to do.

Projects, Projects and more Projects

I know I have been slow to update the blog, but our little family has been busy.  Here is a recap of what our lives have been up too.

Nash:
We are starting to wean him off of the bottle.  This has been very interesting especially since he sleeps like this:

Needless to say his bottle is his comfort.  So we are have made it down to two bottles a day at this point. Morning and Night.  That is amazing since as of last week we were at four bottles a day.  I am just hoping we can keep it to two bottles a day for the next week.

To help with the transition of the afternoon bottles, we have started to have snack in the afternoon which consist of graham crackers and milk!!! yuuuuuummmmm

Nash has been waking up to some crazy hair lately.  This momma is having a hard time taming the hair, but I will find a way.

Mr. Nash has also been quite the explorer.  I have started to build barricades to keep him in the play areas, however he is learning to climb, bulldoze, or fall through my contraptions.

Chris:
My wonderful husband has been working on several projects for me around the house.  I think he secretly likes them because he can buy tools and mathematically figure out the measurements and have alone time in the garage building.  Below are some of the projects he has been working on! (Please remember all of these projects are still in progress)

Cabinet/Entertainment Center

for the loft

(still in progress)

Mudroom

(still missing the cabinet doors on the top)

Landscaping the backyard

 We are missing the rock and the sod

but they are coming on Saturday

Fireplace in the backyard

yep he is building it himself

(with the help of our family friend Dean)

Chris is also in the process of doing a couple of things regarding his new career.  We pray that they pan out and this is where God is leading us. We are trying to listen so hard and be patient to what He wants for us. We feel right now is just a waiting period. 

Heather:

I am currently on short term disability from work;  physically and emotionally healing from Scottie.  The short term disability has allowed me to join two Bible studies during the week. 

On Tuesday mornings, Nash and I go to a MOMs group where Nash gets to go to play with other little ones in a separate class and I get to have bible study with other Moms.  Nash has not made it through the entire time yet and I get paged every time, however we are working on it. Each week he gets a little better. I do not blame him though, it is during his nap time and we are getting rid of the bottle. So maybe eventually it will become his new normal and he will be able to enjoy it. During these two hours we are doing the "Wisdom for Mothers" by Denise Glenn.  Not sure how I feel about it, I will have to get back to you in a couple more weeks.

Wednesday mornings I am part of another Womens Bible Study.  This time, Chris watches Nash at home and I am able to go over to the leaders house and enjoy fellowship and me time without worrying about Nash and how he is doing.  The study we are doing is the Beth Moore "Believing God".  This study has been very challenging to me since it is about miracles and how we need to believe that God still performs today as much as he did in Bible time.  Almost every Wednesday I am in tears during the study, but I know God wants me to be there and learn from him and be in the fellowship of other women.  The women have been a blessing and it is so nice to know that you have strong women praying for you, that do not know you all that well.

Outside of Bible studies, I have been preparing for Nash's 1st birthday and doing little projects around the house.  Here is a picture of my picture wall I am working on.  These are the paper cut outs of my frames and other trinkets that are going up there.

Chris and I are still very much in the healing phase.  I find that as time goes on, reality sets in more and the emotions get harder. Not sure I have ever been on my knees(literally) more than I have in the last month.  There is this piece of art work at Hobby Lobby that states "You never stand taller than when you are on your knees" and I find that so opposite right now.  I feel as if I am back to when I was five years old and fell off of something and I am sitting in my Dad's lap burring my head into his chest and crying.

I know that in time, the wounds will not be so sharp and God will give us absolute peace but right now I would say we have times of peace and I am so thankful for those times.

New Things around the Denove Household

SO many crazy things are happening around here!  Here is just a snapshot of what is new in our household.

• I have a new project that requires me to travel to Dallas every other week until the Doc tells me no more travel...the positive is at least I get to go to Dallas where there is great shopping
• Chris is in the process of hunting for a job and a new career adventure!
• Nash is:
• cutting his top two teeth
• waking up three times a night
• sitting in the bathtub with no help from any apparatus
• sitting up from a laying position by himself
• rocking back and forth on his knees
• army crawling/wiggling
• eating all new kinds of foods
• interested in plugs on the wall
• pulling himself up on things
• says "Mama" for everything and sometimes "Bababababababa"

Chris and I are in the process of learning how to "slow down" and listen to God's instructions for us. It is a scary time in our lives with all this change but we are comforted that He is in control and protects our family as long as we seek him.  So what are Chris and I doing right now....we are seeking HIM!

I will be back soon with many pictures from the past two weeks

Three States

That is how my little family is spending this week apart.  In three different states.  I am currently out in Chicago for training with work. Chris is back home in Phoenix painting Nash's room, finishing building out the mudroom and swimming in our magnificent pool that was just completed this weekend.  Where is Mr. Nasherson you ask?  He has the privilege of staying with my parents and sisters and being loved on in San Diego.  Yes, this is the first time I have spent the night away from him, but he seems to be ok and not missing Chris and I too much. Both Chris and I have been skyping him two or three times a day so that he does not forget our faces and it is so much fun to see him light up and laugh when he sees us on the computer.  I pray he does not start to crawl while we are gone.  That would be so sad for Chris and I!  Anyways, hope everyone has a great week and be back on here when I get a chance this weekend.

Opening Day Spring Training 2011

Opening Day was a cold one! I had to bundle the little man up. He was not too fond of his hat but at least he stayed warm all game!

Leyton and Joella did not seem to mind the cold. It just made their ice cream not melt as fast

Want to see a little boy very happy.....

He loves his ice cream

Oh yes there was baseball going on also.....

My husband is the one in the red hat, red sweatshirt and sunglasses

Do you see him?

Nash enjoyed being loved on by the other wives.

After the game a very proud Daddy came to get his son.

and to love on his wife

Then just like it started it was over and we watched our Daddy/Husband run off the field

What we have been up to lately....

Spring Training officially begins on Wednesday and in the mean time we have just been hanging out in AZ.

Hanging Out and Playing a little golf

Washing Cars

Growing and Playing

Laying Outside

Watching the Fire

and having sweet dreams

Lake Havasu - Feb 2011

Good Morning Lake Havasu!

This was Nash's first time up to the house in Lake Havasu.

I would say he loved it there and got a lot of loving on while he was there.

Watching the sunset with Nana

Sleeping with Papi

Watching Daddy cook

Now this trip was much different than any other Havasu trip. Usually it is in the 100s and we go out on the lake to cool off and jump in the water. Well this trip it was in 50s and we were all bundled up.

Then men decided that they wanted to take the new boat out on the water to show Bev how nice it was. Chris was in heaven because he was able to tow it behind his truck and put it in the water.

Nash's first time on the lake

Nash is obsessed, I mean obsessed with lights. He will find them and just stare at them.

The last day we were there, Bev and Tom bought a firepit! We are lucky enough to have borrowed it while we are Spring Training. I love fires outside!

Thanks Nana and Papi for a fun time in Havasu