The Books I Read at the Lake

I read some really great books at the lake. I recommend these to anyone who's looking for a good read.

1. Not Without Hope- Nick Schuyler. It's about the 2 NFL players and 2 other guys that flipped their boat off the shore of Florida in February/March 2009 and only one, Nick, survived. He tells the story of what happened. It's a really incredible story. Jordan and I were living there when this was going on and in the book he talks about a banquet that his sister was going to the night before they went out to go fishing, Jordan was suppose to be at that banquet for the Red Sox. Pretty crazy.

2. Before I Fall- Lauren Oliver. It's about a girl that dies and she has to live the same day over and over again until she accepts it. Each day is different because of things she changes and through the process she realizes what really matters in life. It's one of those books you can't put down.

3. Unlikely Disciple- Kevin Roose. Kevin is a journalist from Brown who goes to Liberty Christian for a semester and then writes a book about it. He didn't know any Christians and wanted to know what they were like so he goes there posing as any regular Liberty student. Really interesting. I enjoyed reading his perspective especially since I went to a Christian college. Liberty is WAY more strict than DBU was though. Anyways, Kevin had a really open mind and was pretty positive about everything, it was a good book.

I didn't read these at the lake but they are worth mentioning:

4. Hunger Games- Suzanne Collins. The first of three books. I'm not even going to try to explain what it's about but it's one of the best books I've read in awhile. I read it this last fall, but it's too good not to recommend.

5. Catching Fire- Suzanne Collins. The second of three books. Again, not explaining. Just read it, trust me.  The third comes out at the end August so you have about two months to catch up. :)

6. Undress Me in the Temple of Heaven- I forget the author's name. It's about two girls who travel to China in the 80's and one of them goes insane. Another book that's hard to put down.

I'm going to probably read a lot more now that I have a nook, it makes me want to read more than normal for some reason. So whenever I read something worth recommending, I'll post it. I love sharing good books with other people.

Trip to Texas/PK Lake House and Caleb's 3 1/2 months

We just got back from an amazing time at the PK Lake House in Texas. Jordan's parents own a lake house out there and we spend the 4th of July out there. We don't have TV, internet, or cell phone service, so it's just a really great getaway. I was given a nook before the trip, so I spent a lot of time reading and cuddling with Caleb on the screen porch. We saw two great firework shows and went to a no justice concert (texas country) while we were there. We also picked up wake surfing instead of wakeboarding this time. With wake surfing, you are a lot closer to the boat and eventually catch a wave and let go of the rope and you just surf behind the boat for as long as you can keep up. I never caught on enough to do that, but I got better each time. Next year :) We rode jet skis and went tubing. We also got to see some of our friends, Brice and Kate. It had been a year since we'd seen them, so it was really nice to catch up. It was a really great trip and awesome time with the family.


Caleb went to the doctor today for one shot. He didn't cry at all and hasn't seemed to feel bad at all since the shot. I was really nervous because last time he cried a ton for hours. It was heart breaking. I had the nurse weigh him while he was there... he is 17 pounds 13 ounces!! Big boy! He's gained almost 10 pounds since birth. The average baby weights between 13-16 pounds at 3 months and Caleb is 3 1/2 months now.


Here are some pictures from our time in Texas:

sweet baby

he LOVES being naked haha

naked cousins haha

Wiley fishing

Caleb and Wiley snoozing on the boat

Wiley and Everett

Granpy and Caleb 

Meg Ev and Zeph

Wiley and Zeph, sweet brothers

jordan and jill playing blongo ball

Meg and Ev at No Justice

at the fireworks show at hell's gate

this goes from cliff to cliff and looks like a water fall. coolest fire works ever.

Brice and Kate with Caleb :)

This picture is funny. Caleb is screaming and Wiley popped in to be apart of our family picture. He's adorable haha.

we got to play with a cute donkey

That's the update for now. I'm not going to send out emails of this anymore, so if you want to keep up with Caleb, visit our blog. www.babycraft1.blogspot.com. 

Love you all!