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Monday, January 19, 2009
Pro-Life Rally Turn Out
abortion only days away, 7000 Pro Life Christians filled Portland's popular downtown Pioneer Square to peacefully protest the ongoing American holocaust, a crime against humanity that will soon be given even greater protection if incoming President Barack Obama has his way.
Monday, January 12, 2009
Roe V Wade Memorial Rally
Since the US Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade ruling in January 1973, more than 50 million babies have been lost to abortion. These innocent little ones received no funeral or burial, yet their shortened lives are precious and they deserve to be remembered.
Please join us Sunday, January 18th at Portland Pioneer Courthouse Square from 2:00-3:00 pm as we remember the lives of 50 million children lost to abortion, and call upon our nation and its leaders to give children the protection they deserve.
Visit the website to register: www.50millionlost.com
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Friday, January 2, 2009
Year End Family Letter
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year
We pray that all of you had a great Christmas celebration and have accepted God’s gift of His Son and have a great year discovering God’s daily blessings.
Like all of you, our 2008 whizzed by us and we’re excited to see what is in store for us in 2009.
Now to the traditional part of our letter……the updates
In February we sold our duplex in Tigard & moved to Hillsboro, OR to be closer to Travis’ office while we wait for an opportunity to move back to Eugene, OR.
Travis has been a wonderful provider for his family & the kids and I are so thankful that he makes his family a priority every day. He continues to work as a sales trainer at Combined Insurance just a few minutes from home and comes home almost daily for lunch with us. He has been able to play racquetball a few times a week until about a month ago when he tore his calf muscle….twice. He is patiently waiting for his leg to heal, but is eager to play again. When we go to Eugene he plays a lot with Duane (Dad) and his buddies, he missed out playing with them over Christmas & was really bummed.
Charlie has been such a wonderful wife & mother, but what else is new? Ha, just kidding I think whoever writes the letter should be able to say whatever they want about themselves. I have been doing a lot this year with kids, etc. We are homeschooling Alexis this year in Kindergarten and have been learning what her learning style is and that is exciting. I am still in my Mother’s Bible study, homeschool group at our church, let’s see I know there’s more but they escape my mind right now. Oh, I started our family blog this summer but haven’t been able to spend very much time on it since school started. www.daggetthouse.blogspot.com
Alexis turned six in November and is doing a great job in Kindergarten, much better than I had anticipated (thankfully). Her interests are: telling people what to do, being a helper, arts/crafts, making pictures for people, computer games, showing how smart she is. After all, she said she has the smartest Daggett brain. It’s exciting to see at an early age what her gifts are and we know that God is going to use her to speak to many about Jesus. She has such a great passion & concern for people to know who Jesus is and accept him as their Savior. She is gifted in her praying also. I love listening to her prayers because they are so big and she’s not just repeating what she hears people say, but takes bits & pieces and puts them together very deliberately. Her love languages are still quality time and gifts.
Preston will turn four next month and is still the same sweet little boy he’s always been. He enjoys school time too; he sits at the table and does his puzzles or colors. He’ll chime in once in a while, but for the most part he’s quietly doing his own thing. His favorite part of school is getting a fruit snack afterwards for good behavior. He enjoys telling us that he “was obedient all through” whenever he’s been instructed to behave at church or elsewhere when we’re not around him. His interests are: following sister around, bugging sister, wrestling with anyone, puzzles, cars, tinker toys and coloring. We haven’t figured out how God is going to use Preston, but we do know that he has such an obedient spirit. His love language is physical touch.
Carter will turn two later this month and is just starting to talk. Well, he’s said MOM!, Dad, Ba (for blanket), NO!, and all sorts of animal noises for a while now. But I just figured out (after two other kids) that if you spend some quality time teaching words he’ll get it. I’m sure it has to do with his age too, but now I’m getting him say to them back now. He knows most of his body parts & some sign language. He would know more sign if we taught him more, but he’s very good at telling us what he wants/needs with the same sound (for everything), pointing & directing us to what he wants. He naps while his siblings have school so I can maintain my sanity; I’ve taught school a few times in the morning when he’s up…it’s not worth it! His interests are playing with “bo-bo” (brother) & “sssssss” (sister), reading books, following mom around, hitting/pulling hair (siblings’), sometimes giving the gifts of hugs & kisses, and loves animals-especially lions & horses. His love language is physical touch and quality time. It will be interesting to see if those change as he gets older.
We have taken a few trips this year. In February Charlie & the kids went with Becky (Charlie’s Mom) to Minnesota to visit her Grandma Dee for a few days. It was a very fast trip and the kids loved playing in the super cold snow.
In late May, Duane (Travis’ dad) married Hollye in a private family ceremony in Eugene. In June we (including kids) went to Mexico to celebrate with them & lots of the new family. We were there for five days or so, now I don’t remember. We had a great time exploring everything on our own during the days & meeting up with the family for dinners. The best day, I think, was the day we just played on the beach. I grabbed some plastic cups & flatware and the kids could’ve played all day if we didn’t have to eat. Preston loved just throwing pebbles/rocks into the water. We have some great memories from that trip.
We are in the process of moving to Eugene, longtime in the making. There is now an offer of income (same company) down there that will enable us to make the move. We spent some time over Christmas looking at a lot of houses, it’s a little overwhelming since there are so many on the market right now. Better to have too many than too little, though. There are a lot of variables to the move so there is still no set time-frame in moving. Travis could transfer anytime, but the new position wouldn’t start until March/April so we have a couple months to get everything set up, the sooner the better of course. We have put our condominium on the market again, prayerfully that will sell quickly. We like it up in the Portland area, but it would be wonderful to be close to the grandparents again.
I hope it didn’t take you a whole day to read this, but the more people there are to report on the longer it takes.
tddaggett@comcast.net
charliemd@comcast.net
Blessings to you,
Travis, Charlie (Sharlene), Alexis, Preston & Carter
Like all of you, our 2008 whizzed by us and we’re excited to see what is in store for us in 2009.
Now to the traditional part of our letter……the updates
In February we sold our duplex in Tigard & moved to Hillsboro, OR to be closer to Travis’ office while we wait for an opportunity to move back to Eugene, OR.
Travis has been a wonderful provider for his family & the kids and I are so thankful that he makes his family a priority every day. He continues to work as a sales trainer at Combined Insurance just a few minutes from home and comes home almost daily for lunch with us. He has been able to play racquetball a few times a week until about a month ago when he tore his calf muscle….twice. He is patiently waiting for his leg to heal, but is eager to play again. When we go to Eugene he plays a lot with Duane (Dad) and his buddies, he missed out playing with them over Christmas & was really bummed.
Charlie has been such a wonderful wife & mother, but what else is new? Ha, just kidding I think whoever writes the letter should be able to say whatever they want about themselves. I have been doing a lot this year with kids, etc. We are homeschooling Alexis this year in Kindergarten and have been learning what her learning style is and that is exciting. I am still in my Mother’s Bible study, homeschool group at our church, let’s see I know there’s more but they escape my mind right now. Oh, I started our family blog this summer but haven’t been able to spend very much time on it since school started. www.daggetthouse.blogspot.com
Alexis turned six in November and is doing a great job in Kindergarten, much better than I had anticipated (thankfully). Her interests are: telling people what to do, being a helper, arts/crafts, making pictures for people, computer games, showing how smart she is. After all, she said she has the smartest Daggett brain. It’s exciting to see at an early age what her gifts are and we know that God is going to use her to speak to many about Jesus. She has such a great passion & concern for people to know who Jesus is and accept him as their Savior. She is gifted in her praying also. I love listening to her prayers because they are so big and she’s not just repeating what she hears people say, but takes bits & pieces and puts them together very deliberately. Her love languages are still quality time and gifts.
Preston will turn four next month and is still the same sweet little boy he’s always been. He enjoys school time too; he sits at the table and does his puzzles or colors. He’ll chime in once in a while, but for the most part he’s quietly doing his own thing. His favorite part of school is getting a fruit snack afterwards for good behavior. He enjoys telling us that he “was obedient all through” whenever he’s been instructed to behave at church or elsewhere when we’re not around him. His interests are: following sister around, bugging sister, wrestling with anyone, puzzles, cars, tinker toys and coloring. We haven’t figured out how God is going to use Preston, but we do know that he has such an obedient spirit. His love language is physical touch.
Carter will turn two later this month and is just starting to talk. Well, he’s said MOM!, Dad, Ba (for blanket), NO!, and all sorts of animal noises for a while now. But I just figured out (after two other kids) that if you spend some quality time teaching words he’ll get it. I’m sure it has to do with his age too, but now I’m getting him say to them back now. He knows most of his body parts & some sign language. He would know more sign if we taught him more, but he’s very good at telling us what he wants/needs with the same sound (for everything), pointing & directing us to what he wants. He naps while his siblings have school so I can maintain my sanity; I’ve taught school a few times in the morning when he’s up…it’s not worth it! His interests are playing with “bo-bo” (brother) & “sssssss” (sister), reading books, following mom around, hitting/pulling hair (siblings’), sometimes giving the gifts of hugs & kisses, and loves animals-especially lions & horses. His love language is physical touch and quality time. It will be interesting to see if those change as he gets older.
We have taken a few trips this year. In February Charlie & the kids went with Becky (Charlie’s Mom) to Minnesota to visit her Grandma Dee for a few days. It was a very fast trip and the kids loved playing in the super cold snow.
In late May, Duane (Travis’ dad) married Hollye in a private family ceremony in Eugene. In June we (including kids) went to Mexico to celebrate with them & lots of the new family. We were there for five days or so, now I don’t remember. We had a great time exploring everything on our own during the days & meeting up with the family for dinners. The best day, I think, was the day we just played on the beach. I grabbed some plastic cups & flatware and the kids could’ve played all day if we didn’t have to eat. Preston loved just throwing pebbles/rocks into the water. We have some great memories from that trip.
We are in the process of moving to Eugene, longtime in the making. There is now an offer of income (same company) down there that will enable us to make the move. We spent some time over Christmas looking at a lot of houses, it’s a little overwhelming since there are so many on the market right now. Better to have too many than too little, though. There are a lot of variables to the move so there is still no set time-frame in moving. Travis could transfer anytime, but the new position wouldn’t start until March/April so we have a couple months to get everything set up, the sooner the better of course. We have put our condominium on the market again, prayerfully that will sell quickly. We like it up in the Portland area, but it would be wonderful to be close to the grandparents again.
I hope it didn’t take you a whole day to read this, but the more people there are to report on the longer it takes.
tddaggett@comcast.net
charliemd@comcast.net
Blessings to you,
Travis, Charlie (Sharlene), Alexis, Preston & Carter
Thursday, January 1, 2009
Christmas Photos
Here are some pictures from our stay in Eugene during Christmas. I haven't been able to spend the time to get all the ones I want on here so I'll just put a few.
Grandma Becky & Alexis went to get a manicure & pedicure.
The kids made a snowman (obviously)
Poor, Carter, this is the only one of him right now. Well, we had a family photo but I don't know where that one ended up.
Travis & Alexis were in the hot tub & decided to roll in the snow & then get back in. Alexis changed her mind at the last second so Travis helped her along.
Alexis, Charlie & Becky went to the Nutcracker.
Grandma Becky & Alexis went to get a manicure & pedicure.
The kids made a snowman (obviously)
Poor, Carter, this is the only one of him right now. Well, we had a family photo but I don't know where that one ended up.
Friday, December 5, 2008
Updates & House Cleaning (pun intended)
Well, I'll just put up some pics for you that sum up the last couple months or how ever long it's been. I can't keep track of these things, I'm not super woman ya know!!!
Here's Alexis' 6th birthday party at Skate World. The place hasn't changed much since we were kids, maybe even the same carpet on the walls. They had a blast!
This is my favorite, all the girls crowding around to get a glimpse of the presents.
Carter, Joey Brabb, Preston, Ali Brabb & Alexis
These are our special friends from Eugene. I hope these kids stay friends forever, we love those Brabb babies.
Ok, I don't know how many Kindergartners are on the honor roll but ours is. Her teacher said they have to maintain a 90% or better, oh Charlie is the "learning coach" not the teacher. So it wasn't Charlie that decided that Alexis is exceptional, someone else did.
Charlie & Carter at Alexis' family birthday dinner. There aren't many photos of me (Charlie) since the camera is always in my hand, but I posed for myself this time.
Pictured: Alexis, Preston, Jill (family friend), Duane (Papa), Travis, Uncle Sean, Nana Holllye & Carter in the back.Daggett family dinner for Alexis. Missing from the photo is Charlie (as usual) & Becky (Grandma).
The kids with their Papa & Uncle Brodie (the dog, a.k.a. Toto).
Notice how Preston looks like he's in Heaven just being with Brodie again?
Notice how Preston looks like he's in Heaven just being with Brodie again?
Grandma Becky giving Alexis & Carter leg rides...what's she thinking? Crazy lady.
Here's my "Housekeeping" photos.
The boys had a great time being vacuumed.
The boys had a great time being vacuumed.
Well, that's it for now. Keep checking back & I'll keep adding more.
Hopefully next time I can add more than just photos, but like I said I just can't do it all. Well, I can do most of it.......
Hopefully next time I can add more than just photos, but like I said I just can't do it all. Well, I can do most of it.......
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Halloween & other photos
We had the Daggett family dog, Brodie, for Halloween again this year to be ToTo, here's Preston smelling him. Poor dog, the kids won't leave him alone.
Dorothy, Tinman, crying Pumpkin & ToTo
Our neighbors had the same idea:McKenzie as Dorothy
Alexis as Dorothy
Preston as Timan
Gage as Tinman
Alexa as the Cowardly Lion
This is what Carter did most of the time at the Harvest Party- digging in the buckets
Here are the kids at our pumpkin patch outing with our church's homeschool group
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