Hide and Seek

Will and his cousins play hide and seek. Alex, Will's 5 year old cousin is the seeker.

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Will and Katy Dance

Sweepo

As I was putting him to bed tonight, I asked Will the usual question, "Who would you like to pray for tonight?" The normal response is one of his friends or grandparents, but tonight he said, "Sweepo!" I thought about the normal rules we use; no praying for toys, no talking trains or cars, and no animated vegetables. I was afraid Sweepo might fall in this last category. Rather than go over the rules again I decided to use some "enhanced interrogation techniques."

It turns out, yesterday Jennifer and Will had picked out a little Peruvian boy to sponsor through World Vision. They had looked at short descriptions of several boys deciding which to sponsor. Some listed chores as chops wood or "too young to help" another boy was described as helping his mom sweep the house. The three year old they chose is named Bruno. sweeper+Bruno=Sweepo.

Relieved he wasn't in the legume family, we prayed for Bruno.

Birthday Rodents

Last week while we were driving my mom asked me what I wanted for my birthday. I told her I have a new laptop and would like a bluetooth mouse. “What!” squawked Will from the back seat. “A mouse with blue teeth?” We all laughed, a full explanation just didn’t seem worth the effort.

I’m expecting to receive some computer equipment from my parents, but I’m not sure what Will’s going to get me.

Just a little pinch between your cheek and gum

Today I heard Will announce from the other room, “Dad, I want to chew tobacco!”

What? Did he just say what I thought he said? I asked him to repeat himself for clarification.

“I want Scoop the Backhoe.” Fine, I said, he’s in the playroom.

For those lucky enough not to know, Scoop is a character in the bizarre, if not freakish, world of Bob the Builder.

BASE JUMPING

Jennifer and I have always wanted to go base jumping. Launching yourself off a cliff or tall building and pulling the chute sounded like a lot of fun. With my shoulder fixed and time off with the new baby we had the perfect opportunity. We decided to leave Will with the grandparents, he’s just a little young for this. Katy, on the other hand, is still nursing so we had to drag her along.

We found the perfect cliff and got all the necessary gear. I solved the Katy problem by using a 60 ft static line. It’s enough to get that real sense of falling, but still safe. These car seat portable baby

carriers are perfect. They already have a 5-point harness and the parachute clips right onto the handle.

The jump went great. I tossed Katy off just before Jennifer launched into a huge back flip. I had to time my jump exactly because I would need to monitor Katy in the parachute fall. She couldn’t reach the steering toggles because I strapped her in so tight. We all had perfect landings in a field not far from a stand of shade trees where Jennifer nursed Katy under a large oak.

Katherine Lucia DeWitt

Tuesday June 2 at 8:28 am we were introduced to our daughter. She was 6 lbs 13 oz and 19 inches long. Jennifer is doing great and we had a great first day together. The baby is perfectly healthy and eating and sleeping well. She doesn't understand my need for her to say something funny so I can write about it in this blog, so for now I just have to brag that she is perfect.

God blessed us tremendously yesterday, I have no right to brag. But, I can't help but be a proud father of the beautiful baby girl we call Katy.