Boys in the kitchen

They grow up so fast!!! This reminds me of the song Caden likes us to sing at night...Oh be careful little feet where you go, oh be careful little feet where you go. For the Father up above is looking down with love so be careful little feet where you go.

This is our attempt of a Christmas family picture.

He loved making the gingerbread house. I think about a quarter of the candy made it to his mouth and some of the frosting which he thoroughly enjoyed.

This is what Caden likes to do in his kitchen outside. He brings the dirt, which I have given up on telling him not to play in the dirt, and mixes it with water and calls it cocoa. He brings the water back and forth from the kitchen to his picnic table then pours the larger cup of water into the smaller one until there is no water left and then asks for more water in the sweetest of voices.

Busy days...

One of Caden's favorite things to do is to help wash the cars. He really just loves anything that has to do with being daddy's big helper.

Caden loves his sister and Kinsey loves Caden.

I use this when I feed Kinsey at night and Jody uses it t read at night. Caden loves to put this flashlight on and walk down the hall. If you don't have one of these flashlights, I recommend getting one. They are great!!

My friend Renee has a daughter Hannah who is 6 days younger than Caden. She just had a baby girl, Leah, who is 11 days older than Kinsey. It is so great to have friends who are going through the same thing you are.

Caden's cousins came up for the day and they had a blast! The girls followed the boys around and Caden was just happy to have a boy to play with.

I can't believe my baby girl is over two weeks old. It is hard to remember what life was like without her. Caden is such a great big brother and he loves his baby so much. Here are some pictures of the last couple of weeks.

Day 6

Caden and Mimi after giving Kinsey her first bath.
Kinsey had her first bath tonight. She also noticed what a mirror was for the first time too.

Caden lays on the floor and enjoys a family past time favorite, "Ring Pop" from his Uncle Don.

Wide eyed and looking around.

The blessing of being a "Grammy."

Presence over Preference

John 4:20-21 says, "Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, but you say that in Jerusalem is the place where people ought to worship. Jesus said said to her, 'Woman, believe me, the hour is coming when neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem will you worship the Father." I think now more than ever we look more for our "preference" in worship than we do for God's presence. This past Sunday the Holy Spirit used our pastor to give one of the best sermon's on worship I have ever heard. The title was, "Worship-Encountering the Living God." Click the link to hear it. I hope you get out of it as much was we did.

Day 3

Well today was the second day home for Kinsey. We were a little worried yesterday because she had not pooped and was not peeing. Rejoice! Kinsey pooped twice and had a good pee this morning and seems to be "flowing" fine! We thank you all for your prayers through this pregnancy as well as your continued prayers for our entire family.


Caden's new thing is to give himself a "beard" at bath time. Even though Kinsey has only been home for 2 days he is not shy about already teaching her how to do things. Here Caden is teaching her how to pick her nose but I don't think she is paying to much attention to him.

Kinsey takes every opportunity to sleep, especially when Mimi is holding her.

Colossians: The Thanksgiving Day Book

Christa, Kinsey, and I plan on heading home today. As we reflect on the past couple of days and our lives in general we have so much to be thankful for. God has and continues to bless us in more ways than we can imagine. I would encourage you all today to take some time out and write down all the things that you can be thankful for. When you are done, pop open your Bible to the book of Colossians. It is small and it won't take you very long but as you read circle or underline all the times Paul makes mention of thanks, thanksgiving, etc... If you are a believer there is so much more for us to be thankful for but if your like me you allow the daily grind to get the best of you and it is hard sometimes to remember what blessings we have in Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith.

Good Bean!!!

If you are like me you have come to enjoy one of God's greatest creations, coffee. When you work full-time for Chick-fil-A, take classes on-line at Liberty University, and have two kids you begin to realize why God created this wonderful beverage. As the sun rises I have come to enjoy nothing more than getting up early to a nice hot cup of Joe! I also enjoy a nice cup from one of the "evil empire" companies better known as Starbucks every once in a while. Then today I visited a fellow believers site (well actually he reminds me a lot of Jesus...love you Talkin' Man) and he had this link on there, Saint's Coffee. As I read over the site I thought what a great way to enjoy coffee and at the same time feed those who are less fortunate. So here is a challenge: take 3 minutes out of your day and check out the site, if your righteous you will begin to buy your coffee from them BUT if your busy "walking in the flesh" let me know and I will buy you a pound of your choice for free (ok, your not righteous if you buy and your not in the flesh if you don't but I think you get the idea). Anyways, please take me up on this and let me know what you think.

Pictures Take 2

Kisses from big brother

Sandi and I having too much fun
Daddy and his little girl

Caden and his saw

Lunch with Mommy

Nap time but not for mommy

Big Brother

Here is Caden moments after meeting Kinsey for the first time.

Biblical Parenting 101

As many and most of you know God blessed us with a little girl yesterday, Kinsey Grace Kidd. We are overjoyed to have this new addition to our family! The pregnancy was a long one and somewhat complicated, so to have little Kinsey lying in the crib next to us is truly a blessing.

Over the past month I have been reading through the book of Colossians. In Colossians 1:25 Paul makes a statement about stewardship. As I began to think about that verse and my responsibility as a father I began to realize that I am not the “owner” of Kinsey and Caden but like Paul I am a steward of God’s creation. The more I thought about this the more God revealed to me that actually everything in this life is not achieved from anything of my own but everything is a gift from Him and I am nothing more than a steward of His gifts, blessings, and talents. C. J. Mahaney put it best in his book, Humility: True Greatness, when he said, “All parenting is ultimate preparation for that day when your child will stand before the judgment seat of Christ and give account.” Wow, I don’t think it can be put any better than that when describing how we as parents are nothing more than a steward of a life created by God.

When I view my role as a father as one who is responsible for someone else’s child and it is my job to prepare them for that final day everything changes. What I say, where we go, what we watch, what I buy them, who they hang out with, what they eat, everything is viewed differently. These children that God has given us are not our own, they are His. Think about how differently you would take care of the president’s car verses your own? I doubt you would let it go without regular maintenance and washing, especially if you didn’t know when he was going to ask for it back. The same holds true in regards to my role as a father. I am to care and prepare these children for that day when their true owner comes for them. What a high calling, yet what a huge responsibility. My prayer is not that my kids would grow up and get an education, find good jobs, and live happy lives (even though some of those things are important) but that they would grow up and be God fearing people because of the example that was set before them by their mother and father. I believe that this is the true definition of Biblical success in regards to being a parent. So please pray with us that God would grant us the true Biblical wisdom and knowledge to be faithful stewards of these beautiful children that we are blessed with.

Kinsey Grace Kidd

The Lord blessed us with Kinsey Grace Kidd today at 2:37pm. She was 6lbs 15oz. She out weighed her brother by 10oz!!! We came to the hospital yesterday under doctors orders but Christa didn't go into full blown labor until about 2:00pm today. She was a trooper since her epidural either wore off or didn't hit the right nerve but none the less we have beautiful little Kinsey at bed side with both mommy and baby doing great. Here are some pictures we hope you enjoy!

New Bible Verse

Caden now has a new Bible verse. This is his version of Acts 17:24 "God made the world and everything in it"

Pumpkin time

Our little cowboy.

Let your light shine!!!!

Helping daddy carve a pumpkin. Caden did not want to put his hand in. He does not like to get his hands dirty.

My Belly

I am almost to 36 weeks!! and I am ready to have this little girl. So for all my girlfriends who want to see, here is my belly. I had contractions today and thought we may have to go to the hospital but they did subside after an hour and a half. Maybe she will come early.

Pictures

We have now been staying with my parents for 5 weeks now and they have been so patient with us!!! Here are some pictures from the past couple of weeks.

Happy Fall!!

I have not forgot about the blog but we are still at my parents waiting to get back in our house. Some have asked for pictures, they are coming. I have to get the charger for the camera so pictures are soon to come. Hope everyone is having a wonderful fall!

Life?!

Some of you are wondering where we have been. I will try to give you the short version. Back in May I had a kidney stone when I was 12 weeks pregnant and the doctors put a stent in. At times it was very painful but most of the time it was just a nagging pain in my side. I guess you could call it the "thorn in my flesh." Last Tuesday the pain was so sever and the medicine was not helping so I went back in the hospital that night. But praise the Lord, the pain did subside and the baby is ok. The doctor wanted to keep me there Wed. night also and wouldn't you know it, I passed that stone. It was huge!!!! The doctors and nurses could not believe I was not dying of pain and asking for meds. I know it is totally God's grace.
This pregnancy has been totally different than the first. Nausa weeks 6-12, the kidney stone at week 12, pain from the kidney stone weeks 12-30, infections, some weird thing on my arm that had to be removed that was due to the pregnancy and now I am battling a head cold. In my Bible study though I am reminded that God gives us the grace we need to get through everything.
We are also dealing with some leaky pipes in the kitchen. The floor was wet when we got back from the hospital so now we have to get new pipes and tear out the cabinets and put new ones in. Luckily I know a great cabinet guy!!! Thanks Dad! You know sometimes it seems that when you just can't take anymore God says Yes you can and you will only be able to get through it totally dependent on ME.
Psalm 62:1-2
"My soul finds rest in God alone; my salvation comes from Him. He alone is my rock and my Salvation; He is my fortress, I will never be shaken."

Caden's first Bible Verse

Sometimes Caden surprises me. He has learned this Bible verse through practice at church and at home. They are never too little to hide God's Word in their hearts! If you could not understand, he said, "Love is patient, love is kind."

Big Boy Bed

He did it! Caden has now moved into a big boy bed. This weekend thanks to Jody, Uncle Ryan, Grammy, and MiMi the baby's room is almost complete. We painted and moved furniture around. So the big boy bed is now in Caden's room. Last night he slept all night in his big boy bed and did not get up. He did not fall asleep until 9:45 but he stayed in his bed reading books. We are so proud of him.
And...some have asked about my belly, so here it is. It's getting bigger by the day! By the way, thanks to Grammy (Kim), Caden now refers to the baby as "Kimmie Kidd."

Our Cowboy

Grammy and PaPa gave Caden a new cowboy outfit. One of the many things Caden is into along with swords, or anything that resebles a sword, fishing, Lauren, reading, singing, swimming, hide and seek and playing outside.

Praise Ye The Lord!!!

Grammy taught Caden this song and he loves it. Praise the Lord!!!

Go Canes!

Lauren's family are big Gator fans. We are NOT!!!! So when she came in her Gator gear I had to have Caden sport the right team. Go Canes!!!

Fun pictures

It's time for school work.

Playing in the pool with friends!
He loves his Bob the Builder, "Bobber", worker man goggles and using his hammer and "screwdribber."
Looking for pig tracks??? I don't know, that is what they told me they were doing with the flash lights.

Painting with the paintbrush quickly turned into finger painting.
Caden loves his "wimming" lessons with Mrs. Sherri.
I gave Bella a bath and before I knew it, Caden had a hold of the hose. They had a great time playing in the water!