Aiden's 4th Birthday

Aiden turned four on November 14th and we held his birthday party at Hopscotch's Playplace here in Bowling Green. I recommend it to anyone with toddler age children. The kids seemed to have a blast, it's very safe and in my opinion is much less stressful than Chuck E. Cheese. As I told another parent last night, both places have their benefits and detriments, but in for my money I prefer Hopscotch's.

Now to some pictures.

Isabel's First Birthday

Isabel and her birthday present of bath toys. She seemed to like them.

Isabel showed none of the aprehension of

birthday cake that Aiden did on his first birthday.

Isabel enjoying cake and completely ignoring the pretty balloon.


The messy aftermath of two inhaled pieces of cake.

Happy Halloween from the Renfrows!

Isabel (as Ladybug), Aiden (as Hotwheels guy), Daddy (as Dr. McDreamy...ok, just as a doctor) and Mommy (playing herself.)

Every party has a pooper and it's Liiiiiiiiiiiz!

Pre-Trick or Treating photo. (Fifth family member, Phoebe Cat in background)

Ah the bounty of a hard night of asking for free candy.

After this, the sugar rush began. And is ongoing!

Pumpkin Festival at Jackson's Orchard

Isabel's first trip to Jackson's Orchard.

3/4 of the Renfrow family in the pumpkin patch.

Aiden & Isabel in the pumpkin patch. The chances of both of them looking at the same camera and both smiling are absolutely astronomical.

Isabel's first hayride!

Aiden before the tractor started the hayride.

Aiden, Isabel and Daddy in our respective Spongebob Squarepants PJs.

Memorial Day, BG Hot Rods, Adorable Babies

If I'm posting Memorial Day pictures, it's safe to say I've been a busy fella'. And that is the truth. But looking at the Basham's blog, I got inspired to share pictures of the kiddos.

Aiden & Isabel are as close as any 3 year old and 8 1/2 month old you've ever seen. Izzy lights up when Aiden comes in the room. She follows him with her eyes and now that she's an accomplished crawler, she's just plain following him.

Below are a picture taken with Cousin Trevor at Nana and Papaw Bob's house on Memorial Day, pictures taken at Aiden's first Bowling Green Hot Rods game, a picture taken with Cousin Jonah, and an adorable sleeping picture of Isabel.

Here are some recent pictures.

Aiden & Momma at Bowling Green Ball Park. The game was fun, but the baseball was horrific. The Hot Rods nearly as many fielding errors (5) as hits (6).

Aiden & Dad before Aiden got his popcorn. That's why his smile looks fake. When he gets his popcorn his smile is magically genuine.

From left to right, Aiden, Isabel and Cousin Trevor enjoying some swing time at Nana & Papaw Bob's house.

From left to right, Isabel, Aiden & Cousin Jonah at our place.

And finally, the most adorable baby in the world.

Random Pictures, Nothing More

Rolling, Rolling, Rolling

Since Liz posts a lot of stuff on her facebook account, I haven't put as much on here. The uproar from regular readers (both of you) was tremendous. So in response to that we offer a stirring new feature film starring up and coming Isabel in a role she was born to play.

Ebert and Roper give it two thumbs up.

The Sacramento Bee claims "if you only see one online video of a 6 month
old rolling over in Plano, Ky. this year, make sure it's this video."

Jesus Loves Aiden

Christmas 2008, Part II

Aiden & his cousin Trevor in front of a very decorated tree at Nana's house.

The grandkids posed for this picture. Sort of.

This one's a bit blurry, but it was one of Aiden's crown jewels of Christmas 2008. A Backyardigans Circus. Let's face it, it could have been a Backyardigans home embalming kit and he would have loved it. But he did seriously like this gift very much.

Love in the Face of a Loss

Our church family lost a member yesterday when a young man was killed in a single-car accident. While there's a lot to lament in losing someone who was such a good hearted person and who was inspirational with his recommitting to the Lord, there's more to it than that. As a Christian I am able to look at the situation and feel a measure of comfort about where his eternal destiny lies.

But as a parent I ache. We prayed as a family for his loved ones left behind then I snuck into Aiden's room while he was asleep and prayed over him while I cried. God bless anyone who has lost a child. I cannot fathom the depth of that sorrow, nor do I ever want to.

So today I want to say two things. One, I want to publicly (as public as this blog is) say that I am exponentially grateful to God for my family. I don't know how I could be more blessed than when I look at my daughter or my son or my wife. Praise, honor and glory to a loving God for blessing me beyond reason. Two, I want to urge anyone and everyone to love your family a little more today and hopefully from now on.

God rest the soul of Nathan Vincent and comfort his family.