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First Day of School

stevepvc — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 17:29:32 +0000

It was a big day in the Hovater household today. Micah and Izzy started preschool! We’ve had our eye anxiously on this day for a while, and there were a few tears shed by Mama. Still, Micah and Izzy did fantastically well, and like every other day, it was a great day to be a proud parent of a pair of perfect punkins.

Izzy would also like everyone to know that her painting is now dry. It is a nice painting of yellow.

Adoption Day, 2010!

stevepvc — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 21:52:54 +0000

On June 15, 2009, Kelly and I adopted Micah Marie and Israel Ann. What a blessing for our lives! It’s crazy now to even try and remember what our lives were like before then. Parenthood has already been so fulfilling, so rewarding, and so frustrating. The world’s best kisses and giggles are totally worth those long nights trying to get the little boogers to go to sleep. Every day is still a wonderful adventure, and Kelly and I never know what they’re going to discover and learn even the next day. They talk about all kinds of stuff.

Right now they’re all about Aunt Martha’s babies, Jonah (thanks, Curtis!), catching lightning bugs, getting married (not on my life), playing in the water, and watching ‘Bama in the world cup (please don’t tell ‘em). Who knows what they’ll be into tomorrow. I do know that Kelly and I will be all into them.

Adoption can be a tough thing. All kinds of crazy things happen, and it’s no wonder that the process is terrifying to a lot of people.

Still, I don’t want to let today pass without giving my testimony that for Kelly and I, the process has absolutely been worthwhile. It might not be for everybody, and some people are better equipped to serve kids in other ways. But I also know there are a lot of kids out there that just need somebody who’s committed to loving them deeply. You can make a tremendous difference in a life, and it might just be yours.

It’s worth thinking about. Happy Adoption Day, babies.

Izzy Building her Bed

stevepvc — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:21:45 +0000

About a week ago, we switched out the girls old beds for these big girl beds on loan from Sara Anne Gill. Izzy did a pretty good job helping Daddy with the construction.

stevepvc — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 01:02:04 +0000

Singing and Sharing

stevepvc — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 00:49:43 +0000

Ready-Boost

This way, you’re always prepared if you need a few extra inches of boost at the dinner table, or just a comfy place to sit around the house.

This is the kind of thing that happens when you’re snowed in for a couple of days.

Snow Video

stevepvc — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 01:23:00 +0000

Snow! Happy Birthday, Mama!

Here’s some quick action of Izzy and Micah discovering the fun of playing in snow. They top it off by singing a pretty sweet version of Happy Birthday to Kelly. I kind of drown it out, though.

stevepvc — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 20:59:51 +0000

Here’s a video of a quick concert I got today. I had a front row seat, about two feet from the performers.

stevepvc — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 23:24:43 +0000

Here are the last few presents from the stockings this Christmas. Merry Christmas!

stevepvc — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 23:23:17 +0000

Setting out the Reindeer food!

stevepvc — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 23:51:00 +0000

Awesome Ice Cream Sunday after our Christmas train trip to Hanford, CA. Auntie Bran is awesome for ordering this!

(if the colors are weird, it’s either because the ice cream really was that color, or because I edited the pic in the iPhone Photoshop app.)