A New Leese on Life » Jess

Pictures coming soon!

Leroy — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 14:20:00 +0000

I have totally dropped the ball on getting new pictures out there for our kids and the fun times we have had this summer. I plan to rectify that and get some good pics up here and on facebook. So look for them in the coming days!! Thanks!

Also, we are considering travelling to Southern Maryland this weekend – which would be a fun time and a chance to see the ol’ stompin’ grounds.

Easter 2010

Leroy — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 15:50:13 +0000

We were sure

Leroy — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:08:28 +0000

and then we found out otherwise.

Yup – just when we were sure it was a girl, HA! Its a boy. I think EK will be a great big sister. What a lucky little fella – I just know that mom and sister will dote on him. Everything looks good – healthy, and we’re excited for a mid June delivery

Snow time

Leroy — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 11:45:19 +0000

Some pictures from our weekend with the snow.

About the baby

Leroy — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 12:23:59 +0000

Someone asked me lately, “So are you as excited about the second one, as you were the first?”.

The answer: Just as much.

It is hard to explain – and I guess I was skeptical that it could be true – but there is nothing redundant about having another child. Jess’s pregnancy is different, the feelings and fears that go with it are different (not less, just different) but the anticipation, excitement and wonderment are all just as high. This is a brand new life. And we have a whole lifetime to spend affected by this new person. What could be dull about that?

Introducing Baby Leese (#2)

Leroy — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:59:30 +0000

Looks kinda like a blob at this point (9w1d). Approximate due date is 6/19/2010. Put a new counter on the left side of the page here <- so everyone can watch the clock with us.

Ducks and a cherub

Leroy — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 13:42:05 +0000

Got some new pics for you …

Amazing Love Story

Jess — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 04:50:04 +0000

Okay, so it’s been a while since I’ve cried over a movie/tv show/commercial etc. (I used to get made fun of for how I’d cry at the drop of a hat!), but I saw the sweetest true love story today that I thought I would share.

Sixteen year olds Bart and Brenda fell in love in the late 70s were secretly engaged and then a month later found out she was pregnant. They were separated and forced by their parents and priest to give up their baby for adoption. They were not allowed to even touch the baby. Their strained relationship ended shortly afterward and they went their separate ways. Both married and had two children with other spouses. After both their marriages ended in divorce, they found each other again and looked for their biological son together. Through a chance meeting, they found him and reunited with him after 26 years, finally getting to hold the son they had been forced to give up. They got married and their son walked her down the aisle. Then they had a daughter together named Madison and they lived happily ever after.

It sounds like a movie or novel or something, but it really happened! I tried to give the Reader’s Digest version, but wow. I bawled like a little girl!

Graduate School Update

Jess — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 03:45:08 +0000

So, four down and one to go…the graduate school auditions are almost over. I have received one acceptance letter so far from Towson University in Baltimore and I am still waiting to hear from the rest. My last audition is Monday at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Though we might hear whether or not we are accepted into the rest of the schools within the next couple of weeks, we will not know until as late as mid-April about assistantships and scholarships. These will be a very large factor in deciding where we end up, so we can’t really make a decision until all of the cards are on the table. The next step will be finding a job for Leroy and selling our house; the latter of the two being the most difficult task. (Looking at the comps in our area, the last houses that sold were in November and they were short-sales!) We know that God has plans for us, but we are just waiting to see what they are! (Jeremiah 29:11) Thank you all for your support in this process in so many ways! This process has been so fun!

In other news, Emma Kate is sitting up and rolling all over the place. I’m sure she’ll be crawling soon, but for now, she just rolls over and over until she gets where she needs to go. God has really blessed us with an amazing baby girl!

Pics from this Season

Leroy — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 17:59:17 +0000