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Hello friends and family,
This year started for our new family well, though we were not a full family yet. 2007 ended with Meredith getting her Associates Degree in Nursing, and she passed her licensing to become an R.N. Meanwhile, Brent was working to learn more about how to be a daddy as he became more and more involved in Ethan's life. We were excited and busy in the months leading up to the big day, February 23.
But perhaps we should introduce each other to our respective friends and family first. Brent is an Electrical Engineer from Ohio that came to Texas in 2002. He works for National Instruments. Meredith was born and raised in Austin and is a full time mom for Ethan, who is now four and a half years old. Brent and Meredith met in 2006 while going to Hill Country Bible Church in Northwest Austin.
The wedding day was exciting for sure, and we were glad to have so many friends and family come to take part in our big day. We were married at the Riverbend Chapel on Highway 360 on February 23, and the reception took place nearby in an indoor-outdoor setting. The weather was absolutely perfect, especially for February! It would have been cramped for our reception to have been limited to the indoors, so it was truly a blessing from God.
Meredith waited until the night of the wedding to write her new name, Meredith Roberts, for the first time. It was an endearing thing for Brent that Meredith had saved so much of herself for him.
Meanwhile the next day was exciting for Ethan to come to his new home to live with his new daddy! There was and is a lot of growing to do for the three members of the new Roberts family, and we have seen God's hand in our family coming together.
After a few weeks, Meredith and Brent went to Colorado for their honeymoon. They spent time with some of Meredith's extended family, went skiing in Breckenridge, relaxed in Estes Park, and snowshoeing in Rocky Mountain National Park. They missed Ethan and returned 9 days later. The flight home was made a little interesting as Meredith packed a gun-shaped belt buckle in a carry-on bag.
During a trip to a nearby park, we found our fourth member of the family. Swordbeak, our female checkered garter snake, was swimming through a little pond as we were sitting on rocks above. She is harmless and eats worms and fish. More recently, twelve fish have joined the growing ranks of the Roberts family.
In April, we found out that Meredith was pregnant. God had other plans, though, and on June 13th at 11 weeks gestation we lost our baby.
In July we went to Ohio for the Fourth of July. Ethan got to know his new cousins a bit more, and Brent got to experience driving 1200 miles with a four-year-old. It was quite an experience! We saw lots of animals and tractors at Young's Dairy, the location of the picture on the right. Ethan had a lot of fun playing with his new cousins. He was also king of the low dive at the pool.
We celebrated our six-month anniversary in Fredericksburg, Texas, staying at a nice bed and breakfast. We ate, shopped a little, and had a fun time at the gun range. This picture was at Bonterra restaurant, where we enjoyed some of the best food we've ever had, and the chef was a teenager!
This fall, Ethan played T-ball with the YMCA. He had so much fun, and the coach said he liked watching Ethan connect with the ball when he was at bat. He was also so serious when it came to running from base to base! As mentioned in a previous post on this blog, we painted his room green to match his dinosaur comforter.
Ethan got to dress up as a Roman soldier for Halloween, costumes made by our good friends, the Levins'. His friends Jacob, Josh, and Seth also dressed up that way. Ethan loved playing the part!
We have a lot to look forward to in 2009. Meredith will be a bridesmaid in her sister Audrey's wedding, and Ethan will be the ring bearer. Brent will be a groomsman in his friend Dan's wedding. Some of Brent's family will visit from Ohio, and we plan to visit Ohio ourselves. Ethan will play indoor soccer in the wintertime, and Meredith will continue homeschooling him. Brent's work will be exciting as the project that he has been working on for the past two years will start its validation and introduction into shipping products.
We have been praying that God will bless you this Christmas season, and we wish you a happy and safe New Year!
Love,
Brent, Meredith, and Ethan Roberts
This year started for our new family well, though we were not a full family yet. 2007 ended with Meredith getting her Associates Degree in Nursing, and she passed her licensing to become an R.N. Meanwhile, Brent was working to learn more about how to be a daddy as he became more and more involved in Ethan's life. We were excited and busy in the months leading up to the big day, February 23.But perhaps we should introduce each other to our respective friends and family first. Brent is an Electrical Engineer from Ohio that came to Texas in 2002. He works for National Instruments. Meredith was born and raised in Austin and is a full time mom for Ethan, who is now four and a half years old. Brent and Meredith met in 2006 while going to Hill Country Bible Church in Northwest Austin.
The wedding day was exciting for sure, and we were glad to have so many friends and family come to take part in our big day. We were married at the Riverbend Chapel on Highway 360 on February 23, and the reception took place nearby in an indoor-outdoor setting. The weather was absolutely perfect, especially for February! It would have been cramped for our reception to have been limited to the indoors, so it was truly a blessing from God.
Meredith waited until the night of the wedding to write her new name, Meredith Roberts, for the first time. It was an endearing thing for Brent that Meredith had saved so much of herself for him.
Meanwhile the next day was exciting for Ethan to come to his new home to live with his new daddy! There was and is a lot of growing to do for the three members of the new Roberts family, and we have seen God's hand in our family coming together.
After a few weeks, Meredith and Brent went to Colorado for their honeymoon. They spent time with some of Meredith's extended family, went skiing in Breckenridge, relaxed in Estes Park, and snowshoeing in Rocky Mountain National Park. They missed Ethan and returned 9 days later. The flight home was made a little interesting as Meredith packed a gun-shaped belt buckle in a carry-on bag.
During a trip to a nearby park, we found our fourth member of the family. Swordbeak, our female checkered garter snake, was swimming through a little pond as we were sitting on rocks above. She is harmless and eats worms and fish. More recently, twelve fish have joined the growing ranks of the Roberts family.In April, we found out that Meredith was pregnant. God had other plans, though, and on June 13th at 11 weeks gestation we lost our baby.
In July we went to Ohio for the Fourth of July. Ethan got to know his new cousins a bit more, and Brent got to experience driving 1200 miles with a four-year-old. It was quite an experience! We saw lots of animals and tractors at Young's Dairy, the location of the picture on the right. Ethan had a lot of fun playing with his new cousins. He was also king of the low dive at the pool.
We celebrated our six-month anniversary in Fredericksburg, Texas, staying at a nice bed and breakfast. We ate, shopped a little, and had a fun time at the gun range. This picture was at Bonterra restaurant, where we enjoyed some of the best food we've ever had, and the chef was a teenager!
This fall, Ethan played T-ball with the YMCA. He had so much fun, and the coach said he liked watching Ethan connect with the ball when he was at bat. He was also so serious when it came to running from base to base! As mentioned in a previous post on this blog, we painted his room green to match his dinosaur comforter.
Ethan got to dress up as a Roman soldier for Halloween, costumes made by our good friends, the Levins'. His friends Jacob, Josh, and Seth also dressed up that way. Ethan loved playing the part!We have a lot to look forward to in 2009. Meredith will be a bridesmaid in her sister Audrey's wedding, and Ethan will be the ring bearer. Brent will be a groomsman in his friend Dan's wedding. Some of Brent's family will visit from Ohio, and we plan to visit Ohio ourselves. Ethan will play indoor soccer in the wintertime, and Meredith will continue homeschooling him. Brent's work will be exciting as the project that he has been working on for the past two years will start its validation and introduction into shipping products.
We have been praying that God will bless you this Christmas season, and we wish you a happy and safe New Year!
Love,
Brent, Meredith, and Ethan Roberts
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3 comments:
Hi Brent, Mer & Ethan, What a lovely way to keep up with what you're up to! And it's a great Christmas letter. We sure praise God for your marriage, and for our grandson, Ethan. Meredith, you are a great Mom to E, and Brent, I see you being great with him, too. Ethan is a fine young lad, and we are blessed to have you, Mer, as our daughter-in-love. Merry Christmas - your first Christmas together. Love, Mom & Dad
The blog looks awesome guys! I've added your feed to my reader and I look forward to reading every post! I have a special request; let's see pictures of the tree and Brent's car! Welcome to the blogosphere! Love you guys and hope you have a great holiday!
We are really enjoying your blog! It's so great to see all about what you're doing. Keep it up! We don't have out webcam up and going. I don't know if Dad knows what to do with it. See you the 14th! Order up warm weather like when we were there for your wedding last year.