MERRY CHRISTMAS
2025 has been an absolutely incredible year. We have been so blessed to be surrounded by such great family and friends. Below are a few snapshots of our year. If you have made it here, it means we are appreciative of your impact in our lives. If you find yourself in Birmingham, please stop by! Hope to see you soon. Oh, and Kanoa is probably waving at you. Love y’all.
JANUARY
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JANUARY
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JANUARY • JANUARY •
Kanoa doing his nightly check of all his toys to make sure they are all accounted for
Kanoa's first snow !!!
Family pic + the snowman our sweet little neighbor friends made for Kanoa
First Sunday in Highlands Kids
Bath Time !!!
Miko + airplane teether
Ohio State wins the National Championship (he is an Arkansas fan though...)
Miko + Kanoa
Koda having fun during the snow day
Kanoa’s first laugh :D
FEBRUARY
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FEBRUARY
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FEBRUARY • FEBRUARY •
DJ Kanoa
Family walk
Dream Team Party
Kanoa + Mama
Bath Time !!!
Valentine's Day
Uncle Tanner, Kanoa + Dada
Church outfit stitched by Auntie Haley
Shopping at Sam's + first time sitting in the cart
Kanoa in a box and Koda observing
Smiley Kanoa after a run with Mama
:) (pic by auntie line)
Wooo :)
MARCH
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MARCH
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MARCH • MARCH •
Matching with Dada
Vest boy feat. another shirt stiched by Auntie Haley
Not a fan of carrot
Uncle Johnny
In his Uncle's old yukata
Ball cap
Bath Time !!!
Chillin' with Dada
Cousin time
Lifelong friends
Kanoa discovering his toes
APRIL
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APRIL
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APRIL • APRIL •
Kanoa matching with Dada and Pawpaw
B&G merch
Kanoa and Grandpa
Kanoa's Dedication with Grandparents
Aloha
First Easter Basket
Easter Sunday outfit
All of his Easter baskets
Kanoa's first time in a swing
More B&G merch
Kanoa visiting his old PT and got to see his graduation handprint :)
What is that thing? I want to go get it!
Jump jump jump
MAY
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MAY
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MAY • MAY •
Kanoa watching Uncle Tanner preach
Mother's Day outing ft. dominating at Down the Clown
Kanoa + Mama
Happy Mother's Day
Kanoa + Nona on Nona's Adoption Day
Kanoa + Dada on the swings
Auntie Haley + Uncle Christian
Picnic ft. a picture from some neighbors down the street
Aloha
Eating
Slidin’
Babblin’
Army crawlin’
JUNE
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JUNE
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JUNE • JUNE •
Kanoa greeting Dada when he gets home from work
Kanoa reading with Dada
Kanoa + Koda, Mama + Dada
Kanoa going through all of his books
Kanoa and his Stitch backpack
Goodbye Ranger
Hello Minivan
Kanoa with Mee-Maw + Pawpaw
Last pic with Koda
Koda on his way to live with his new owner Onaca. (To our knowledge, Koda had never lived with a little human before, so we started seeing early on that he and Kanoa wouldn't be a good mix - especially with the crawling / walking stage upcoming. Onaca was Koda's groomer, and while we were sad to give him away, we were happy to know that he is going to a good home. Thank you for all the good times, Koda!)
Happy Father's Day
Kanoa + Cousin Oziah
Splash pad
Aloha bruddah
Eatin
Stroller parking
Swingin’ at the park
Clappin’ for the first time
Still figuring out this clappin’ thing
JULY
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JULY
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JULY • JULY •
Kanoa + Pawpaw
4th of July @ Jacinto Courthouse
Kanoa + Mee-Maw
Kanoa + Pepper
Kanoa + Aunt Brenda (Aunt Brenda went home to be with Jesus about a month after this photo was taken. Thankful we got to spend this time at church with her.)
Crawlin' around Faith Temple Church
Pickin' blueberries
10 month old
Pool
Church outfit
Blake + Jen serving Motion Conference 2025
Visit from the Boren Family
Kanoa watching the tree get cut down
Kanoa getting a little nap in while Mama walks
Crawlin’
Crawlin’
Spin spin spin
Takin’ some steps
Havin’ fun with Dada
AUGUST
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AUGUST
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AUGUST • AUGUST •
Sittin' at his new table (thank you Aunt Haley + Uncle Christian)
Snuggles with Mama
A little morning worship
Havin' fun
Bouncin'
Kanoa + Dada
First time at a Chick-fil-A play place
Kanoa + his gigantic Build-A-Bear Stitch
Dancin' at a wedding
Family pic at Trevor + Shay's wedding
Family selfie at Trevor + Shay's wedding
Blake officiating Trevor + Shay's wedding
Takin’ some more steps
SEPTEMBER
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SEPTEMBER
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SEPTEMBER • SEPTEMBER •
Stitch backpack, Stitch chair, Stitch everywhere !!!
Happy Birthday Kanoa
Happy Birthday Kanoa (ft. sign made by Aunt Haley)
A visit to the zoo
Kanoa + his cousins
Lifelong friends
:)
Chillin'
Joyland
:D
Walkin’
Havin’ fun with the wrapping paper
OCTOBER
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OCTOBER
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OCTOBER • OCTOBER •
Bath Time !!! (ft. baby shark)
Fun at the park
Cousin Nona's birthday party
Jen & work friends celebrating Kenny's birthday
Kanoa practicing his wave to become part of the parking team
Blake on a fly-fishing trip with work
Kanoa in a box
Kanoa in luggage
Drum Show
Twenty One Pilots concert
:)
At the zoo, on the train
At the zoo, on the train
Pumpkin Patch Pic
Pumpkin Patch Pic + Miko
Hay Ride to go get our pumpkins
Happy Fall y'all
Annual tradition of watching Coco on October 31st
Eatin'
Hi
Russell
Russell and his pumpkins that we got a the pumpkin patch
Havin’ fun on the back porch
:D
Bounce bounce bounce
NOVEMBER
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NOVEMBER
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NOVEMBER • NOVEMBER •
Kanoa fit check
Track suit
Dump truck
Kanoa eating outside with Mama
Another lunch outside with Mama
Kanoa and his new piano (thanks Jon Evers)
Stitch shoes
Hi
Playing with pumpkins
It's getting cold outside
Havin' fun with Auntie V
:D
:)
Sittin' in a fire truck
J chillin'
Blake was in a car accident on his way to work. Thankful for the Lord's protection over his life as he didn't even have a scratch. Thankful for our community who quickly surrounded us offering meals, temporary cars to use, help with finding a new car, etc.
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas
First time in the Racecar shopping cart at Publix
Kanoa at his last Nephrology visit of 2025. Kanoa has Kidney disease and last year our report was that they function at around 30%. That number has slowly increased and the latest numbers were at around 50%. We praise God for the improvement and fully believe that number can still get better. Would you join us in praying?
Wedding
Chillin' with his cousins
Leaves!
Kanoa meeting a horse
Kanoa on a tractor
Kanoa + Lio
Boxes are the best
Weeeeeeee
Weeeeeeee (again)
Weeeeeeee (and again)
Weeeeeeee (okay, one more time)
DECEMBER
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DECEMBER
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DECEMBER • DECEMBER •
December pictures coming soon! For now, here is a cool placeholder.