So, in case you were wondering. . . yes, I am keeping up with my reading of the gospels; however, I am a bit behind on the blogging – though I do have notes . Anyways, I thought that I would let you in on what Ang and I were doing most of the weekend, and just how thankful I am to have a wife who listens to God.

So,  a couple of months ago Ang tells me “when it is time to change the nursery into a big boy room, I think I know what God wants us to do” – to which I said “go on. . . .” – -She said that it should be a big blue sky with some small white clouds all around, and all the names of God found in scripture should be written on the walls.

SWEET!! . . .fast forward a couple of months - and here are some pictures (even though it is still not completely done! It needs a few touch-ups around the clouds and a few more names)

Here is a picture of the nursery, where the top half of the room was bright yellow, the bottom half a blue, and there was a light green wave separating those two halves.

After two coats of primer. . . .  which doesn’t air out very well when you can’t open the windows (11 degrees outside!)

Finally, a few pix from the room as it looks today.

It was amazing to think about how fast the past 7.5 years have gone! I have spent many an hour/day/night in that nursery with little babies. . . they are growing up, which is both sad and exciting. Heavenly Father, I trust you to guide our family into the future, and I trust that you will not let me forget the wonderful hours of the past.

So, our square day (3/3/09) baby turned 1 a couple of days ago, and I just couldn’t believe how fast it happened. Ang and I love our little Daner (that’s one of our nicknames for him). He has been almost the first to do everything in his first year – including rolling over, crawling, and walking. Besides having an unbelievable grip (I have to pry his fingers off of me sometimes), he also has been very creative in how he moves around our non-carpeted floors. Basically, he will get behind almost anything that scoots (i.e., chairs, trashcans, dog, etc…), and uses them as his personal walker/transportation device to get across the room. He is currently up to about 5 steps on his own, so, I think the non-walking days are soon to be done. It has been quite an amazing adventure this year with him, and I remember going into the hospital with Ang for his birth – like it was yesterday. We pray that God continues to give us the wisdom needed to raise him (and our other children) in God-honoring ways  – with a love for Jesus that will always give them the strength and courage to love others well.

Once again, I can’t believe how God continues to expand our hearts to love him so much – our other children just adore him, and Ang and I are grateful for the honor of raising Dane Justice Bryant – here is a video recap of his first year. NOW listen, I am an amateur at the whole movie making thing – so please don’t judge – these songs were specifically selected to be a prayer for our relationship with him, and how he will honor God throughout his life. He was dedicated to God this past year, and that is a commitment that Ang and I take very seriously. . . . . and we are going to have a lot of fun along the way!!

Dane’s first year video from Ted Bryant on Vimeo.

Ang and I just want to thank everyone who has taken the time out of their busy schedule to show us love. We could never say thank you enough!! Here are some of the pictures that we have taken with family and friends over the past two weeks. . . . Dane has already changed so much!

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These first two are videos

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