tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266304599023086340Wed, 02 Jul 2025 00:57:14 +0000DanielChristmas 2009Potty TrainingBakingHolidayscloth diaperCakeJosuesnowvideo2nd birthdayBabyBeing a BoyBible storyBusDaddyDaniel turns 2EasterFirstsbaby #2clothingcraftBaby showerContestDedicationDr. Del TackettFallFamilyGBCGodGrace Bible ChapelMiamiMilburn OrchardsMom's ClubNew babyPregancySewingSigningSingingThanksgiving 2009The Truth ProjectToddler bedToysTurkey Pointbeing a mombelly picturesbirthdaycardiaperdiaper rashdisciplineeggsgardenlifemotherhoodpartypregnancyswimmingtractorultrasoundvacationvegetableswalkingworkhttp://thesierrafamilyblog.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Jennifer S.)Blogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266304599023086340.post-1901524208764276549Thu, 30 Dec 2010 19:00:00 +00002010-12-30T14:12:21.450-05:00being a momdisciplineGodmotherhoodSometimes I get really bogged down in the day-in and day-outs of motherhood, discipline, messes, potty-training, diaper-changing, temper-tantrums etc. and it becomes hard to focus on the beauty of motherhood and the immense and immeasurable gift that it is... God has really been reminding me lately that these children are everything to him (as am I), he came and died for us after all! I'm http://thesierrafamilyblog.blogspot.com/2010/12/yes-im-mom.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jennifer S.)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266304599023086340.post-237515958656819425Tue, 07 Dec 2010 04:14:00 +00002010-12-06T23:14:34.895-05:00Frosted Glass Snowflakes Christmas 5x7 folded cardShop Shutterfly.com for elegant Christmas photo cards.View the entire collection of cards.http://thesierrafamilyblog.blogspot.com/2010/12/merry-christmas-friends-and-family.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jennifer S.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266304599023086340.post-1315699539408206622Thu, 11 Nov 2010 03:14:00 +00002010-11-10T22:14:52.726-05:00It's Christmas time people.  Or so the stores have been telling us since before Halloween!  I actually have started doing a little Christmas shopping and am planning to get a move on a few more things next week.  It seems crazy to me, but I know that this season passes so quickly and if I don't get moving early it doesn't get done.  One of the things I really need to work on http://thesierrafamilyblog.blogspot.com/2010/11/christmas-is-coming.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jennifer S.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266304599023086340.post-645095450223699248Wed, 16 Jun 2010 20:52:00 +00002010-06-16T21:49:16.985-04:00Joshua Ryan Sierra was born May 26th, 2010 at 11:04pm.  He weighed 8 pounds .03 ounces and was 20.5 inches long.  He surprised us by arriving two weeks early when we were definitely not expecting him. To give you a bit of an idea of how surprised we were let me just say that we had finished painting the children's rooms two days prior to his arrival.  I had just that day finished http://thesierrafamilyblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/joshua-ryan-sierra-has-arrived.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jennifer S.)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266304599023086340.post-8821445148632651657Tue, 08 Jun 2010 13:00:00 +00002010-06-14T08:46:46.264-04:00baby #2belly picturespregnancyBaby Boy Sierra is due today!  Perhaps he has already arrived, perhaps we are still waiting.  Either way, I scheduled this post to publish ahead of time so that regardless of what's happening at home, you get to enjoy a little update!  Here's a little progression of how baby boy Sierra #2 has grown over the last 9 months :) October 1, 2009 - 4 weeks exactlyThe day we confirmed http://thesierrafamilyblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/growth-of-baby-boy-sierra-2.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jennifer S.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266304599023086340.post-4243325083457029452Wed, 21 Apr 2010 17:35:00 +00002010-04-21T13:42:45.408-04:00BusSingingvideoOne of Daniel's favorite songs that we have to sing all the time at naps and bedtime is the "Bus Song".  It's a very versital song and we've made up many verses to keep it fun and interesting.  The basic song goes: The wheels on the bus go round and round. Round and round, Round and round, The wheels on the bus go round and round, All through the town. And then there are various http://thesierrafamilyblog.blogspot.com/2010/04/daniels-version-of-bus-song.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jennifer S.)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266304599023086340.post-439769649219138508Mon, 05 Apr 2010 01:56:00 +00002010-04-04T21:59:29.233-04:00BakingDanielEastereggsWe had a lovely Easter this year and it was so much fun with Daniel now that he is a little older and could understand and enjoy things more.  (See the next post for a little story on our attempt to explain the resurrection to Daniel!) I was reminiscing this morning how two years ago Easter was the first Sunday that Josue and I made it back to church after Daniel was born (we left Daniel http://thesierrafamilyblog.blogspot.com/2010/04/easter-sunday.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jennifer S.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266304599023086340.post-2013880979406869116Mon, 05 Apr 2010 01:37:00 +00002010-04-05T11:36:11.717-04:00Bible storyEasterIt really is difficult to explain to a two year old how Jesus died and then rose from the dead.  Comparison sometimes works - in our attempt to get the point across to him we compared Jesus' death to him killing a bug the other day...  And then explained that while the buggie was still dead, Jesus isn't dead anymore.  I'm not quite sure how effective that was as death is so http://thesierrafamilyblog.blogspot.com/2010/04/he-is-risen-indeed.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jennifer S.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266304599023086340.post-3458515570298318699Sat, 27 Mar 2010 03:22:00 +00002010-03-27T15:20:31.148-04:002nd birthdaybirthdayCakeDanielpartyMy little boy is 2!  And time has flown so very, very fast!  If you read my previous post you got to enjoy hearing about many of Daniel's milestones over the past year so I won't include that here... The day before Daniel's actual birthday we had a little party for him with just the Grandparents and Great-Grandparents.  Who to invite is such a dilemma because we have such a largehttp://thesierrafamilyblog.blogspot.com/2010/03/happy-2nd-birthday-daniel.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jennifer S.)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266304599023086340.post-6952820978617581262Sat, 27 Mar 2010 03:00:00 +00002010-03-26T23:49:52.165-04:002nd birthdayCakeDanielDaniel turns 2For those of you who are interested in the cake... here it is! I didn't want to get too complicated with Daniel's cake because I was all caked out from my previous project.  So I decided to do something relatively simple - and yes this really is simple :) Daniel's cake this year was an inchworm cake.  I got the idea from the Betty Crocker website, they have a lot of great kid's cake http://thesierrafamilyblog.blogspot.com/2010/03/birthday-cake.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jennifer S.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266304599023086340.post-2918564764935381805Sat, 13 Mar 2010 01:42:00 +00002010-03-13T22:08:45.497-05:00DanielDaniel turns 2FirstsPotty TrainingWell, the title says it all!  Daniel has reached the infamous age of 2 and every day we praise the Lord for what a sweet personality He has given him!  Daniel has had many milestones this year, some of which I will try to post here for your enjoyment and also to aid my memory in the future! A few days shy of 14 months Daniel lept into walking and has been going strong ever since!&http://thesierrafamilyblog.blogspot.com/2010/03/my-sweet-boy-is-2.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jennifer S.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266304599023086340.post-7176846229810118100Sat, 27 Feb 2010 04:10:00 +00002010-03-13T20:09:24.933-05:00Baby showerBakingCakeI thought I would share my latest project with everyone! My cousin Laura recently had a baby shower and I was enlisted to bake the cake! This was a very special event for me because we're expecting at the same time and Laura and I have been very close over the years as she is my only girl cousin my age. She and I were born 7 weeks apart and our children are due 8 weeks apart. :) Laura and Chris http://thesierrafamilyblog.blogspot.com/2010/03/my-latest-project.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jennifer S.)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266304599023086340.post-1689381548975804530Fri, 12 Feb 2010 02:48:00 +00002010-02-11T22:16:31.559-05:00BabyBakingDanielJosuesnowWe've had a lot of snow lately in case you haven't noticed.  After the 20 or so inches that we got just before Christmas, we received 24+ inches this past weekend (2.6.10) and then on Wednesday of this week we received an additional foot or so.  Craziness!  Josue hasn't been to the office all week (not that he hasn't been working and it looks like he will get http://thesierrafamilyblog.blogspot.com/2010/02/snowy-days-and-other-news.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jennifer S.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266304599023086340.post-594640015758615189Wed, 13 Jan 2010 20:44:00 +00002010-01-19T16:03:19.267-05:00baby #2lifePregancyultrasoundWell, we had our second ultrasound today of baby #2 and we are happy to announce that we're having a... BOY!!  And he wasn't shy about it!  :)  What fun it will be to have two little boys running around the house.  Daniel seems to be excited about it.  He's adjusting to saying "brother" now because almost every time we asked him if he wanted a baby brother or a baby http://thesierrafamilyblog.blogspot.com/2010/01/its.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jennifer S.)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266304599023086340.post-5716020159441823735Tue, 12 Jan 2010 01:21:00 +00002010-01-19T16:06:15.093-05:00Christmas 2009HolidaysOver the new year holiday we had the wonderful blessing of Bronson and Jenny visiting from KS. And I was able to meet my neice for the first time! David is 2.5 now and Emily is a precious 3.5 months old. We spent as much time as possible with them. And Daniel had a blast! While in FL he learned that "cousins" are a lot of fun and so he was very excited to get to play with his cousins.  He http://thesierrafamilyblog.blogspot.com/2010/01/david-and-emily-visit.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jennifer S.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266304599023086340.post-6632083150266286260Sat, 02 Jan 2010 03:56:00 +00002010-01-19T16:06:15.094-05:00Christmas 2009HolidaysThe McDowell side of the family got together on Christmas day and unfortunatly we were not very vigilant about taking pictures that evening and so we don't have any to share.  :(  However, the Hokuf family did get together on New Years day and we do have some pics from that gathering.  Here's the whole Hokuf clan (without Grandmom), we've grown quite a bit! My favorite picturehttp://thesierrafamilyblog.blogspot.com/2010/01/family-gatherings.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jennifer S.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266304599023086340.post-4973078476900949826Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:14:00 +00002010-01-19T16:04:49.683-05:00DanielThe other day we indulged Daniel and allowed him to play with bubbles while in the bath tub.  He thought this was the greatest fun!  And we got some adorable pictures of him.  Daniel had great fun trying to catch the bubbles. Here's a fun shot!  Because Daniel was wet the bubbles stuck to his skin and the tub and didn't pop.  He thought that was totally great and http://thesierrafamilyblog.blogspot.com/2009/12/bubble-bath.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jennifer S.)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266304599023086340.post-1129644247290805052Sat, 26 Dec 2009 03:24:00 +00002010-01-19T16:06:15.095-05:00Christmas 2009HolidaysChristmas time was particularly fun this year as Daniel is almost two and really was able to grasp the concept much more.  We have a childrens nativity set/activity from Family Life that we used with him.  It takes the various characters from the Christmas story, Gabriel, Mary, Joseph, Jesus, the shepherds, and the wise men and tells about their part in the story.  It is a 7 day http://thesierrafamilyblog.blogspot.com/2009/12/christmas-is-here.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jennifer S.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266304599023086340.post-8836467064649448814Thu, 24 Dec 2009 14:55:00 +00002010-01-19T16:07:31.361-05:00snowSo after all the snow from the "blizzard" stopped Daniel and Daddy went out to explore again!  The snow was up past Daniel's knees and he wasn't even touching the ground! As an early Christmas present Grandma and Grandpa gave Daniel a childrens sled.  Really perfect for a little guy because it sits flat on the ground and has a high back and also a strap to hold him in.  So wehttp://thesierrafamilyblog.blogspot.com/2009/12/daniel-tries-out-his-sled-and-builds.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jennifer S.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266304599023086340.post-6838863493821439922Mon, 21 Dec 2009 02:49:00 +00002010-01-19T16:07:19.261-05:00snowThe weekend before Christmas we had the "Blizzard of 2009" where we received around 18+ inches of snow!  I didn't believe the forecasts when we heard them.  We haven't had that much snow in years!  It snowed all day Saturday and through the night and by Sunday morning we had a huge, beautiful blanket of white over everything!  What a treat for a little boy!  (And http://thesierrafamilyblog.blogspot.com/2010/01/snow-snow-and-more-snow.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jennifer S.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266304599023086340.post-3372325314334693676Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:09:00 +00002010-01-19T16:07:41.130-05:00BakingChristmas 2009What better season than Christmas to bake a TON of cookies and enjoy them to the fullest?!  Daniel has never been given many sweets, but we have allowed him some this Christmas season.  And boy does he ever love them! He is also my official and best "helper" in the kitchen and he loves to stand up next to me on a chair and assist me.  He always declares that he must "dump in" all http://thesierrafamilyblog.blogspot.com/2010/01/christmas-cookies.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jennifer S.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266304599023086340.post-5359117636169218983Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:22:00 +00002010-01-19T16:07:41.131-05:00Christmas 2009Daniel had a lot of fun "helping" us put up the Christmas tree this year. Much of it was done while he was sleeping, but he enjoyed putting on a few ornaments and he loved the lights. This year we had to do things a little differently because Daniel is older and gets into things a lot more. I have a large collection of glass ornaments that we were not able to use so I had to get some new http://thesierrafamilyblog.blogspot.com/2010/01/putting-up-christmas-tree.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266304599023086340.post-2354885135615882477Sat, 05 Dec 2009 18:42:00 +00002010-01-19T16:06:15.096-05:00Christmas 2009Holidays Daniel has been totally enthralled with Christmas lights this season.  He love, love, LOVES the Christmas tree and candles at our house.  The first thing we have to do every morning when he wakes up is plug in the Christmas lights.  He's always asking when the neighbors will turn on their outdoor lights.  And every time he gets in the car to go somewhere he wants to see http://thesierrafamilyblog.blogspot.com/2010/01/kiss-mas-lights.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jennifer S.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266304599023086340.post-3437996073206646488Thu, 03 Dec 2009 04:59:00 +00002010-01-19T16:08:20.643-05:00HolidaysMiamiThanksgiving 2009vacationSince I have been so absent from the blog as of late I'll be playing some catch up here.  :)  Get ready for lots of pictures!  Of course, that's mostly what you want to see anyways - cute pictures of Daniel!  :) We recently returned from a 18 day trip to visit Josue's family in Miami, FL.  Here are a few pictures to capture our trip. Daniel's second http://thesierrafamilyblog.blogspot.com/2010/01/thanksgiving-and-wedding.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jennifer S.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266304599023086340.post-1581956582511388650Mon, 09 Nov 2009 04:45:00 +00002009-12-31T23:47:00.921-05:00New babyTo those of you who have not heard yet.... (drumroll please...) We're expecting again!  Here's how Daniel announced the news to our family: Baby Sierra #2 is due on June 8th, 2010.  And mommy is doing very well, though quite tired these days especially with running after a toddler! http://thesierrafamilyblog.blogspot.com/2009/12/daniel-has-annoucement.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jennifer S.)0