I ran out of little clothes pins and put the name up with straight pins. Never fear, I went back to WalMart and purchased more clothes pins after I took this pic!
Welcome to our life! We are Tony and Dana Lewis and this is our family and a glimpse into our lives here in the beautiful Upstate of SC.
Monday, November 10, 2008
Newest Project ~ Birthday Banner
Remember I told you we had so much fun with our 'Give Thanks' banner that we were working on a birthday one? Well, here it is! We had a lot of fun and learned that some patterns work better than others! :-)
I ran out of little clothes pins and put the name up with straight pins. Never fear, I went back to WalMart and purchased more clothes pins after I took this pic!
I ran out of little clothes pins and put the name up with straight pins. Never fear, I went back to WalMart and purchased more clothes pins after I took this pic!
Saturday, November 8, 2008
The Big 16.... Our Caleb
It's so hard to believe... where has the time gone... he was just a wee babe... just a giggling toddler... just reading candle labels... just learning to ride a bike... I blinked.
And now he's a young man... learning to serve with a joyful heart... striving, with his whole heart, to live a life pleasing to the Lord... learning through his own personal struggles what it means to be a Christian... growing up.
I watch it all through tears... thank you Lord for Caleb. He is a blessing to me and to each of us. Hold him close and guide him...
Friday, November 7, 2008
Goat Day
Molly put some pictures of goat day on her blog you can see them here:
http://lewischildren.blogspot.com/2008/11/goat-day.html
http://lewischildren.blogspot.com/2008/11/more-goat-day-pics.html
http://lewischildren.blogspot.com/2008/11/goat-day.html
http://lewischildren.blogspot.com/2008/11/more-goat-day-pics.html
Nehemiah is one month old!!
Here are some One Month Old pictures of him!!
Sleeping good....
Look at all that hair!....
and those pretty blue eyes...
We call him "Little Fluffster"!!!
He's a cutie pie!! ... 
so sweet...
We call him "Little Fluffster"!!!He's a cutie pie!! ... so sweet... By Molly
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Decorating for our Season of Thanks
The Project:
I don't know who the lovely lady is... I snagged this idea from a message board!
The Supplies:
The Finished Product: 
up close...
This is hanging above the doorway in our dining room.
(We had so much fun making it we are now working on a Happy Birthday banner... stay tuned...)
Our dining room table:
The boys are gonna gather some acorns and berries for the bowls!
We just love Thanksgiving!!
Sweet Dreams ~ Four Weeks Old
Nehemiah's four week old pictures...
Sleepy Boy...
Dreaming....
We finally caught a Sweet Smile! :-).
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Nehemiah 2 - 3 Weeks Old
These are all from Sunday, the day before Nehemiah turned 3 weeks old.
Nehemiah's first trip to the park!
3 weeks
18 days
15 days
3 weeks
18 days
15 days My Boys!
Some recent favorite pics of my boys!
Sunny Sam... always a smile!
The Three Musketeers
A favorite Ike Face!
Sweet "Lije"
Sunny Sam... always a smile!
The Three Musketeers
A favorite Ike Face!
Sweet "Lije" Nehemiah... on bathtime
Nehemiah has a definite opinion about bathtime...
In case you didn't quite get his meaning...
Hahahahaha! Poor baby! He didn't like his first bath very much!
(17 days old)
In case you didn't quite get his meaning...
Hahahahaha! Poor baby! He didn't like his first bath very much! (17 days old)
Look at her go!!
On October 28th 2008,
MaryVance learned to ride a two-wheeler bike!!
Getting started...
She is so happy!!! :-).Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Pics for "Aunt Cathy"
Nehemiah and "Jangles"... a gift from the Trueharts :-)
Joseph sportin' his shorties from Aunt Cathy! Does this ensemble scream *all boy*! or what?! LOL
Go Vote! part 2
Read this on a message board recently...
Today on my way to lunch I passed a homeless guy with a sign the read, 'Vote Obama, I need the money.' I laughed.
Once in the restaurant my server had on a 'Obama 08' tie, again I laughed -- just imagine the coincidence.
When the bill came I decided not to tip the server and explained to him that I was exploring the Obama redistribution of wealth concept. He stood there in disbelief while I told him that I was going to redistribute his tip to someone who I deemed more in need -- the homeless guy outside. The server angrily stormed from my sight.
I went outside, gave the homeless guy $10 and told him to thank the server inside as I've decided he could use the money more. The homeless guy was grateful.
At the end of my rather unscientific redistribution experiment I realized the homeless guy was grateful for the money he did not earn, but the waiter was pretty angry that I gave away the money he did earn even though the actual recipient needed the money more.
Today on my way to lunch I passed a homeless guy with a sign the read, 'Vote Obama, I need the money.' I laughed.
Once in the restaurant my server had on a 'Obama 08' tie, again I laughed -- just imagine the coincidence.
When the bill came I decided not to tip the server and explained to him that I was exploring the Obama redistribution of wealth concept. He stood there in disbelief while I told him that I was going to redistribute his tip to someone who I deemed more in need -- the homeless guy outside. The server angrily stormed from my sight.
I went outside, gave the homeless guy $10 and told him to thank the server inside as I've decided he could use the money more. The homeless guy was grateful.
At the end of my rather unscientific redistribution experiment I realized the homeless guy was grateful for the money he did not earn, but the waiter was pretty angry that I gave away the money he did earn even though the actual recipient needed the money more.
Friday, October 24, 2008
Nehemiah's Two Week Checkup
was yesterday. He's doing great! Our Ped said "Whatever you are doing... keep doing it!"
Nehemiah weighed 8 lb 7 oz at birth, 8 lb 3 oz at 2 days old, 9 lb 3 oz at 1 week and 10 lb 3 oz yesterday! -yeah!-
He's doing so well!!!
Nehemiah weighed 8 lb 7 oz at birth, 8 lb 3 oz at 2 days old, 9 lb 3 oz at 1 week and 10 lb 3 oz yesterday! -yeah!-
He's doing so well!!!
Nehemiah's Birth Story
Nehemiah’s birth story really began several days before his birth. As is typical for me, I began having prelabor contractions off and on starting on Wednesday. By Sunday they had changed to prodromal labor and continued until early afternoon. True labor contractions began around 2:30 pm Sunday . They started at 20 minutes apart and continued to get closer together, stronger and longer. My midwives (Layla and Diana) arrived around 9:30 pm.
At this time the contractions were strong and regular but not really painful. I felt kind of silly for calling them so soon but Isaac and Joseph’s births were both very quick and I didn’t want them to be on the way when Nehemiah was born. It felt kind of odd having them here just hanging around… but I’m glad they were here for the birth.
It seemed like Nehemiah’s birth took a long time. I think that was because I was prepared for another two or three hour birth (like the previous two). He also was not in the best position and he kept moving and moving and moving during contractions. Ouch! I’ve not had a baby that moved around like that during contractions before. His movement really, really intensified the contractions.
He was born at 2:29 am. I was really glad when labor was over! His actual delivery felt different and I asked Layla about it afterwards. She said that when he was being born and was about to his eyebrows he began turning his head and was rotating his head and he was being born. Yeah, that explains it! No wonder it felt different!
He’s such a doll and we are enjoying him so much! He has a serious headfull of hair! We’ve never had a baby with so much hair! It’s 1.5 inches long all over his head.
The Lord answered all of my prayers… I had prayed for a peaceful, uneventful (in the “emergency medical” sense) birth. Thank you Lord for a safe birth and a gorgeous little one to raise for You!!
At this time the contractions were strong and regular but not really painful. I felt kind of silly for calling them so soon but Isaac and Joseph’s births were both very quick and I didn’t want them to be on the way when Nehemiah was born. It felt kind of odd having them here just hanging around… but I’m glad they were here for the birth.
It seemed like Nehemiah’s birth took a long time. I think that was because I was prepared for another two or three hour birth (like the previous two). He also was not in the best position and he kept moving and moving and moving during contractions. Ouch! I’ve not had a baby that moved around like that during contractions before. His movement really, really intensified the contractions.
He was born at 2:29 am. I was really glad when labor was over! His actual delivery felt different and I asked Layla about it afterwards. She said that when he was being born and was about to his eyebrows he began turning his head and was rotating his head and he was being born. Yeah, that explains it! No wonder it felt different!
He’s such a doll and we are enjoying him so much! He has a serious headfull of hair! We’ve never had a baby with so much hair! It’s 1.5 inches long all over his head.
The Lord answered all of my prayers… I had prayed for a peaceful, uneventful (in the “emergency medical” sense) birth. Thank you Lord for a safe birth and a gorgeous little one to raise for You!!
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