The LaGarde Family

Sorry for the delay. Here it is wednesday and we havn’t even posted for this weekend. We did upload pictures though. Anyway, there isn’t much time to write this, so it will need to be short.

Easter Weekend

This weekend was wonderful. It started out great with a good friday service that Chris was able to lead the music worship for at our church. Unfortunately, Logan decided to pull an all nighter that night which kept us up. But, it hasn’t happened since, so we are thankful.

Saturday we got to visit with Chris’s family, including both his brothers, and his one brother’s family. His neice and nephew really enjoyed meeting Logan. Because he didn’t sleep well the night before he wasn’t the most pleasant of babies, but they still enjoyed it. We had dinner there and then went home to try and get some good sleep.

On Easter Sunday, we went to the United Sports Training Center (USTC) where our church was holding their Easter service. They made a big deal out of it and for good reason. We arrived 10 minutes before the service started, which was not what we wanted, but we have an infant, so. . . There were barely any parking spaces left, the place was packed and there was a huge line of cars still waiting to get in.

The service itself was great. There were between 3 – 4 thousand there, we think. Logan was very good, all dressed up and everything. We actually havnt’ take a picture of him in his outfit yet, but promise to get one asap. Anyway, the service seemed to go off with out a hitch. If you want more of an explanation of the service, check out our friend’s site – destinationLopez – and read their Easter entry. We have slightly different views of how the service went, but thats cool.

After the service, we got some family pics with Aprils family, then headed over to Chris’s parents. In addition to his brothers, his Aunt and Uncle were there as well. We were thrilled to see them and have them meet Logan. Also, family friends, the Oksala’s stopped by to meet him as well. For about 15 minutes, the place was a nut house.

We had our easter dinner, which was SOOOOOO good. “Dam’ma” LaGarde made a really good Roast, it was 12 lbs, so good. We visited a bit longer afterwards, then once everyone was headed home, we went to April’s parents to spend time there. And the rest is history.

Didn’t you mention “Birthday”?

Yes, I did. It is April’s. We celebrated by going out to dinner alone last week. You can read about it here. We are also going out tonight, with Logan to April’s favorite restaurant, the Olive Garden. It will be fun. I have such a wonderful wife and I am so blessed. I hope I can return, even just slightly, the servanthood, grace and love she shows me. I love you baby!

Remember when…?
Ok, so nights have been on and off. As of right now, its 4:34 am, and I, Chris, am sitting at my computer, and Logan has just now gone to sleep. He kept April up until an hour ago. I know this is part of having an infant. I know that. What i want to know, and here from you all, new mom or “seasoned professional”, what should we be doing right now, to make the nights as smooth as possible? We want him to sleep as much as possible through the night, of course. So, please, write in the comments what you suggest doing at 5 and half weeks old to help Logan sleep through as much of the night as possible – scheduling, formula at bedtime, whatever. We would appreciate your advice. Thanks all!

(Written by Chris) April (the month), is going to be a good month, for many reasons. One reason is because a friend of mine, who has asked to remain anonymous, are in a competition to see who can lose the most weight. This friendly little competion started April 1st.

So how am I doing? Well, on April 6th, 7 days ago, i started on a program, which i won’t call a diet because that denotes it is temporary. I am trying to make this more of a permanent change. So, I started this program 7 days ago weighing somewhere between 215 and 220 lbs. How am I doing so far? Well, compared to my competition, who is very busy with different things (excuses, excuses), I am doing very well. I weighed myself this morning and I am down to 208. That is roughly 7 lbs in 7 days. Crazy!

Not only that, but i have much more energy AND i just feel much better in general, almost like I am on a caffine high, but not. So anyway, the cat is outta the bag. My competition is warned, I am out for the kill. We will see what the end of the month brings.

Oh, the prize for winning – the loser pays for dinner and the winner picks the place, within reason.