Tuesday, July 14, 2009

family photos on the beach

Thanks, Katherine!






84 comments:

Rochel said...

BEAUTIFUL! What a treat to have such amazing family pics :) Jonah looks so good! We still pray for you guys all the time, and tote your magnet all around Tampa :) You're a blessing!

Tiffany Lockette said...

What great photos. Mr. Jonah looks adorable.

Julie said...

Those pictures are great. I love them all...but I think #3 is my favorite. Jonah is so cute!

Country Roads said...

Jonah is really growing! Looking good-all of you. Keeping your family in my prayers.

Jenny (in K'ville!) said...

You guys look great! I love Jonah's smile. He looks so happy to be with mom and dad!

Anonymous said...

THANKS, ONE HAPPY FAMILY.
PRAYERS ALWAYS,
2SHOES

Heather said...

Oh WOW! Those are great! Such a beautiful family!

Anonymous said...

Love the family beach photos! I'm so glad you guys have had a great trip. Its always nice to break away from routine and see the ocean for a bit...even though it is a LOT of work...especailly for you guys.

Side note: thought you would love to know I was at the TARGET on university parkway in W-S last week and I saw a van with a JONAH magnet on it!!!!

TAKE CARE!
THINKING OF YOU GUYS!

Holly said...

You both have beautiful smiles!

EdwinsonFamily said...

Love, Love, Love them all! Especially the last one! You better frame that one!!!!!

Jennifer W. said...

What beautiful pictures! I hope y'all had a wonderful time at the beach.
Jen

jenn said...

too cute!! i love his awesome eyes..you guys take a great family picture

Meghan said...

Super cute! My favorite is the B&W one.

KAL071203 said...

The pictures are great! I can't believe how much bigger Jonah is getting! He's adorable!

Anonymous said...

I'll have to agree with Julie, #3 is sooo cute! You have such a beautiful baby. His smile is the best! Praying for your family always.

Becca B. said...

Love the one of you guys both smooching Jonah! Too cute...you guys have a beautiful family.

purejoy said...

so adorable and that baby of yours is a treasure!! so flippin cute!! (and those eyes!!)

Jessica K. said...

What a beautiful family! LOVE the pictures, they are awesome!!

Nashville TV Show said...

Those are so great!! I love Jonah's little outfit ... so cute!

Nora Lee said...

These are some wonderful family pictures! All three of you with beautiful blue eyes. Of course Jonah is adorable as usual.

Heather said...

What beautiful pictures! I love his eyes and his little smile in the one photo.

Rose said...

beautiful photos!

Kirsten: said...

Love the family pictures!!! Ya'll look GREAT!!!

Kristin said...

Beautiful pics!! I love Jonah's bright blue eyes!! :)

Brandie said...

They turned out so nice! I especially like the one with the picket fence in the back.
And look at Jonah in his cute plaid outfit! Lookin' spiffy :)

Shana said...

Great pictures Patrice!! L.O.V.E Jonahs outfit!

Toni :O) said...

Awwww....pictures turned out SO great! Beautiful family although I have to say, Jonah has all of Mommy's looks in my opinion. Such great smiles and gosh, I say it over and over again...those blue eyes of his are just stunning!

Lorraine said...

Those turned out great! I love that he's laughing in the one picture. Absolutely sweet!

Penny said...

The photos are wonderful!!! The look of wonder and amazment in Jonah's little face is precious. You and Matt look so happy and in love.

Thanks for sharing!

Pam said...

I love the picutres. He is just precious. I didn't realize we were so close. I'm in Greensboro!!!!!!
He is just soooo cute. I love following your blog. What a blessing!!!!!!!

Pam

Kim M said...

Awwww-how do you ever get past his eyes!?! He must light up a room with them! Beautiful pictures of the 3 of you - so precious and full of love. His little personality is peaking out through the pictures! How fun for us who pray for you guys!

Beth said...

Great pictures!!

That Jonah just gets cuter everyday!!

Hope you guys are having a great time!

Anonymous said...

What a gorgeous family you have! You are truly blessed!

Anonymous said...

So cute! He has such an expressive face. I love his big blue eyes, and his lips are so angelic.

~Amy

Lacy said...

That child is gorgeous! I love his eyes! So SWEET! These pics are great!

Lyndsay said...

You guys look so great!!! Love his little outfit from Carter's. I love that place. I got a similiar one for my son Jack who's a year old. His is orange though. Super cute family!

Anonymous said...

Great photos! Thanks for sharing! I am so glad that you had them taken. Great memories too! Can never have enough photos. By the way, I went to chic fil a today. Did you ever take Jonah's picture so that we can go vote on him? It occurred to me today that I had not voted but then I can't remember if you took his picture and entered it! Jennifer in Southeast, NC (jengjoy@aol.com)

Rebekah said...

I love his little "oh" face. He is so sweet. You both look great and happy and SOOO glad to be out in the sun. The beach looks very inviting.

Anonymous said...

Beautiful beautiful pictures, Patrice. Of course it isnt hard to do when you have a beautiful family such as yours. Thank you so much for sharing and kiss that sweet boy for me.

Mel

Anonymous said...

Pictures are wonderful!

Leslie said...

Those are the sweetest pictures ever!! Jonah is one handsome boy:)

Penny said...

Great pictures! Jonah looks so BIG in the third one! =)

Debbie,mother of two said...

Love the pictures! I love black and white pictures.Beautiful family. It looks like getting away was good for everyone. I know you still have a lot to do even when away,but you do look great in the pictures.Still praying for the family.

The Thompsons said...

Love looking at your blog and keeping up with your precious family. Praying for you all as well.

Drea said...

Those are some great photos! He is one handsome little guy- and those eyes are gorgeous- he so adorable!!!

The Pelhams said...

I love the last one. Jonah is like "OH". Wonderful pics thanks for sharing!

Jill said...

He looks so happy! Hope you had a great vacation.

The Buchanan Family said...

PRECIOUS!

Heather said...

Such a gorgeous family! You look so happy and relaxed! Beautiful!

momma said...

what great family photos!

Kristi said...

I love those photos! Jonah pics always make my day! You are a beautiful family, and I am so happy to see you are getting some funtime with your family at the beach!

Anonymous said...

Absolutely BEAUTIFUL !!!!!!!!!!!!!

KK said...

beautiful :)

Sherri said...

Those are absolutely gorgeous pictures. Still praying for yall!!

Sandy said...

So glad I can get you guys back now!! Something's been up with blogger over the past few days.

Your family photos at the beach are beautiful! Thanks so much for sharing so much.

Still Praying,
Sandy Moore

Mindy said...

Oh, Patrice! These are beautiful!!! Absolutely Beautiful!!

Anonymous said...

What great pictures! I love the little outfit that he is in!! Very sweet! He is looking really good. You are doing a great job!

Laura A said...

What sweet pictures! What a beautiful family! Jonah looks so precious - LOVE those eyes!! Thank you so much for sharing them.

Hope you're having a good week, and that Jonah's eating/resting well. Continuing to pray in TX!

Love,
Laura

Annalien said...

Awesome pictures! You're a beautiful family!

Anonymous said...

Love love love love love love love love love them! They are so good! Of course Jonah steals the limelight. You guys look pretty good too! These are so wonderful! And I can see Jonah's sweet little hands! You can see straight to his soul when you look in those beautiful blue eyes!

Can you start a sentence with And? :)

Nicole said...

I wonder if the air of the sea has been improving his skin alot?? It is the impression I have looking at the pictures and having seen the first ones on you friends blog(or cousin or sister or... sorry I do not remember!)

Lisa McGriff said...

Great Pictures, Your hubby should go without his cap A LOT MORE OFTEN. He is very handsome without it! You of course are BEAUTIFUL and well Jonah is just precious!

anne conover said...

What amazing blue eyes he has - and YEAH WOOHOO HOORAY I'm seeing your blog again!!! The sea air must be good for Jonah, his face looks like it's had lots of healing during your trip. So glad you guys got to go and I hope it was refreshing and renewing and relaxing for your family :) love you all!

Ani said...

I love the family pics!!!!

THE SPIVEY"S said...

Those are great. I love the black and white one. However, I am black and white photo freak. Great memories.

Anonymous said...

Such beautiful family pictures! Jonah is so cute...what a smile!

Melissa Lea said...

What precious pictures these are! Jonah is so adorable!!

Melissa said...

Love love love the pictures. I can't tell who is the happiest in the pictures! What a wonderful family.

Anonymous said...

Absolutely adorable! You all look great, but I must admit, Jonah steals the show! He's a doll!
Thank you so much for sharing.

Love and prayers from Summerfield, NC

Anonymous said...

Jonah is getting sooo big! Love the picture of him blowing bubbles! Hope you got to relax on your vacation. Jonah is beautiful (so is his mom and dad)!

Gail
Annapolis, MD

Katherine @ Grass Stains said...

I am officially going through Jonah withdrawal. Last night I went back through all the pictures from the beach and just melted over each one with Jonah in it. He completely stole my heart! Already looking forward to Thanksgiving!

Trace Car Driver said...

cute cute cute! and my almost 6 month old has that same little carter's outfit- LOVE IT!
jonah is a doll baby. glad ya'll are enjoying the beach!
southern love and prayers from alabama!

Heidi said...

I have to say, Jonah is a beautiful baby! The shape of his face and those big round eyes are perfect. It's nice to see his fingers. May god bless this little boy and as he grows may the EB diminish.

nancy said...

How can anyone say which pic is their favorite?? I have been studying them and there is something about everyone one of them that makes them my favorite!
You should do a wall set with them! They are awesome pics!
Oh, I have had 2 people ask me about my Jonah decal this week and I was so excited to tell them all about Jonah and what little bit I know about EB. One of them was like ok, calm down nancy, we got the point! But they really don't have the point unless they know all of the details about him, Gabe, you and Matt!
Hope you have maybe caught up a little since vacation and getting some rest. I still pray for you all every night:)
Nancy Lee

queenmari said...

beautiful family photos.
--mari

Baby Bird said...

Dear Sweet Patrice, Matt & Baby Jonut:
Your family pics are GREAT! Jonut looks so happy and sweet...quite the beautiful (handsome) family!
Praying for you daily!
Love, Aimee Pence

Kristin said...

Patrice,

I've been meaning to send you a note for quite some time. I'm Gary Wheeler's sister in Jax, FL. We have been praying for you, Matt, Jonah & Gabe for a while.

I want to publish this comment to see if you or any of your readers have any insight for us. I have become a fairly new user & BIG fan of Facebook. A long time ago, I posted a link to your blog on my wall. I wanted to help create awareness of EB, solicit even more prayers for Jonah & to just share your story. WELL, it's working! For some crazy reason, every time you post a note to your blog, my wall is updated with the note, but with my picture. I have no idea how this happens! I have gotten lots of questions & comments from friends. (BTW, a friend from CA is praying for Paul & his family & wants to get involved with Young Life). Another friend asked if I had adopted a baby with special needs. Again, I am grateful that I've been able to help share your story, but have caused confusion since it's my picture & your comments appearing on my wall.

Patrice, I so admire your faith & trust in God. I LOVE your sense of humor & your MANY gifts & talents! I love the connectedness that I feel to you & your beautiful family. Please know that we continue to pray for you & follow you on your journey.

Have a great day!
Wishing you God's grace.
With Love,
Kristin, Mike, Sam, Julia, & Andy

ps...we cruise around Jax with a blue Jonah magnet on the back of our minivan :)

Anonymous said...

I love the 3rd one. And #4 is great too, it looks like Jonah is saying, "yeah, I know I'm cute."

Mommy Attorney said...

Beautiful pictures! I can't believe how chubby Jonah is! So adorable! That baby chub falls off so fast once they start moving, so enjoy the nibbles on the cheek while you can.

the-mommy-person said...

Love Jonah! Great pics. Proud of him for sleeping through the night and happy for you guys. :)

Red said...

You have a lovely family and exhibit great strength.

asplashofsunshine said...

His eyes are gorgeous!!! WOW! And those cheeks... the most adorable on the planet. Thank you for sharing your story, and your sons with us.

Will said...

Love them ALL!!! Thinking and praying for you always!

Anonymous said...

Beuatiful pictures!
Found you blog off Waiting for Happy. May God bless you and your family.