Happy 3rd Birthday Jayk

Son...

I rarely grab the wheel of writing anything on this blog anymore because Mom now handles these updates. However today I feel compelled to pen a few thoughts on your 3rd birthday (and yes we will have a cake you have been asking for a month now)....Jayk my son you have changed my life...I am so proud of you and how much you continue to grasp the realities of what it means to live like a man of courage! Oh granted we have our bad days when you and I may not see eye to eye but I will take those a few days because how you live full of passion, strength, virtue, courage and honor. From the day you were born and we brought you home till now I remember praying those words over you...The journey of life is going to be ever so full....adventures, faith stories, battles, and romance. I am thrilled every day to have you open our bedroom door and want to come lay in our bed right before we are going to get out of bed in the morning...with your pillow and two blankets...you have caused me more than once to sacrifice a morning workout to cuddle and watch some cartoons...I know those days will pass soon and I will be dragging you out of your bed so I am capturing them as much as possible. Your heart I can tell is full of love and care. I can see it, sense it, and I am praying it into your life. Son I have said it once to you if I have said it a few hundred times mommy and daddy love you more than anything in the world...and Jesus loves you even beyond that...you are loved...and secondly...I want you to know that you have what it takes...you are a warrior, a man of courage and you have what it takes to do whatever you desire in the world...let nothing hold you back. Oh you may fail, you my take a wrong turn every once in awhile...but that is part of the adventure...we will always fight going forward...if we fail may it be failing forward. I love you gifts and passions...and I am praying that the Lord Jesus would continue to gift you and bless you....but not for mom and I to spend thousands of dollars to make you better for yourself (we don't have money any way)...but that out of God blessing you...then you would understand that you are now to be a blessing to others....we get to give life away. This is how we measure life...not by what we get but how we give life away...more on that later as you grow...I am so proud of you and love you deeply....you are an amazing big brother to Judah...You just woke up from your nap so I will cut this short...Happy 3rd Bday...I love you...I am for you....I know tomorrow I will be writing about you leaving the house...but between now and then....live alive!

My Pop's Loves Me...

My Pop's loves me....he is willing to do anything for us to have fun and for me to know that I am loved...Even if it means putting on my cowboy costume and going on an "adbenture" with me...Thank you dad for loving Jayk and Judah...for playing with them and wanting them to experience all the joys being a kid can bring...Thank you for leading them to Jesus and loving them well...They are blessed to have you...Love you so much...and appreciate you...

It snowed in H-town!!!!

What a fun Friday...It started out like every other normal friday in the Altic's lives...We wake up and go eat at Barnaby's...But today was a little different because we drove through snow to get there!!!!! So fun...When we got back from running some errands Jayk and Jerrell played in the snow...Judah was too pooped out from the mornings activities so he was taking a nap...Jayk loved it...What a fun memory we got to make yesterday....

Sweet Moment...

Today was going to be a long day because Jerrell had to leave early and then will be home late...so I was asking the Lord what we should do today, because long days are usually hard days because I am ready to see Jerrell...but I felt lead for us to go get a present today for the Christmas Store for our mission Church and for us to take it by there...I tried to explain to Jayk about getting a toy for a little boy that his mommy and daddy could get a gift for him, and this what Jesus wants us to do, and that we are a Christian family and this is what we do...so he did so great at toys r us...he wanted to get the little boy some tools...this is Jayks favorite thing to get for himself...so we took it to the mission and it was a little hard leaving it...but he didn't cry he just wanted to play with it...When we were walking from the car to the mission he wanted to carry it all by himself...I was so proud of him...It brought back huge memories for me and made me thankful for a dream I have had as a mom, to teach him to love people...That is my hearts desire for my sons that they would love God and out of that love people...I went as a little girl to the mission on Saturday mornings to pass bread out to apartment complexes and invite them to church the next day...my parents started us real young and I wanted this to be in Jayk and one day Judah's blood...for lack of a better term...I just want this to be apart of there DNA...it shaped my world as a little girl...it is what we did...we loved people...and my desperate pray is that my sons would live that out as well...

Judah's 1st Bday....Gigi came to town

We had an amazing time celebrating Judah!!!! We had a little party for him at our clubhouse room in our complex...Jerrell was the human jungle gym and the kids loved it...Judah was so tired that the last 30 minutes after we did the cake he slept on my shoulder...I have a journal that I write in to the boys, so that is where I put all the sentimental feelings I was feeling...because trust me I was this time, I did with Jayk but it hit me greater this time...just the fact that the boys are growing up and we are officially out of the baby stages with them...I love my sweet boys and am so blessed!!!...Love you Judah Happy Birthday Son...

Also Gigi came to town and WE HAVE MISSED US SOME GIGI...her and Wes moved to NY three months ago and it has been hard not having them around...But it meant more than words could express that she came in for Judah's bday...I couldn't imagine having a party and her not be here...We love us some GIGI!!!!!

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Sweet Day...

Yesterday was a real sweet day...we went to the Arboretum and ran around outside with some great friends...then we went to Becks Prime and ate outside for lunch is was so fun...

Recently Judah was a little fussy so I told Jayk that we were going to pray that Judah have Joy...and he said "What is Joy?" and I said happiness...but not just regular happiness...Joy is from Jesus...he looked at me and said "Oh, Joy is from Jesus"...

Then we were on a wagon ride and we were talking about being Christians and I asked him if he new what that meant...Obviously knowing he didn't...but I said it is being a Christ follower...We follow Jesus Christ...and he was like "Oh"...Like he was taking it in...


Later on in the evening when I was telling Jerrell about those two conversations...I was overwhelmed with joy and the kindness of God that I got to share those two things with my son...It really blew me away...Thank you Jesus for Jayk...may you continue to stir his heart towards You....