My Birthday

Another fun activity this past month was my birthday! I turned the BIG 29... only 1 more year to 30! CRAZY- because I certainly do not feel that old!!

The evening of my birthday, my family came over for pizza and yummy ice cream cake. We were also able to celebrate my brother's and sister-in-law's birthdays too. It was fun! Though, Quinn was unable to attend. So, we celebrated her birthday in spirit with her.

Then, later that weekend Chris and I went on a wonderful date, compliments of my sister who watched the kiddos for a few hours. We were able to go shopping at the mall- which is something that I have not done in a looooooong time and get some drinks and appetizers.

What a wonderful weekend!

An Entire Month Has Passed...

... since I have posted anything! But, I must say that we have been very busy in the last several weeks with a lot of fun activities. The first is that we have been in and able to attend 3 different weddings. The first we attended were our dear friends, William and Bridget. Chris has known William since they were in elementary school and was honored as Best Man. I have known Bridget for 6 years and was honored to be a Bridesmaid. The wedding, was the most beautiful and tasteful wedding I have ever been in or at, took place in Indianapolis. The four of us flew out for a long weekend... and the kiddos did FANASTIC on the plane trips. We had a wonderful time celebrating with them, meeting lots of their family and seeing friends we have not seen in quite some time. Unfortunately, we were not able to get a family picture of all of us dressed up... but take my word on it, we looked GOOD! he he

Me with Bridget right before she walked down the isle!


The second wedding- which I did not attend but Chris was honored with being an usher- was in Lincoln, Nebraska. Neal was a student in Chris's bible study during his time on campus in FOCUS at UNL. They have remained good friends and Chris had a wonderful time celebrating with their family and friends he had not seen in quite some time.


Jonathan looking good in his vest and tie!

The third wedding- which was on the same weekend as Neal's- was Cynthia and Joshua. Cynthia was in my bible study during my time in FOCUS at UNL. After she graduated from UNL 4 years ago, she became a FOCUS missionary and met her now husband, Joshua, who was also a missionary. It was a beautiful wedding ceremony and I was excited that I was able to attend and celebrate with them.

Congratulations to all of our friends! Enjoy the married life! Please be assured of our continued prayers.

Jonathan enjoying some yummy lemonade- his "reward" for being SO GOOD during the wedding mass we attended. But, don't they both look so cute dressed up??

FOCUS playdate

There have been several other FOCUS families moving into our neck of the woods, and luckily all of the women are stay at home moms like me. So, today I hosted several of the moms and their kiddos for a playdate and lunch. We had a GRAND time. There were 7 mommies and 13 kiddos (under the age of 4)! All the kids played so well together.

Here are all the little ones, minus two. (Jonathan is in the middle)

Jonathan is 19 pounds

There is a benefit to having a 19 pound 18 month old... he loves Catherine's baby toys (like the swing and exersauser). But, I don't have to worry about him breaking them because he is so light! he he

Our First Trip to the Zoo

We decided last Sunday that we would take Jonathan and Catherine to the zoo... and what fun we had! Jonathan eyes lit up with every animal he saw- he especially liked the elephant, bears and giraffes (just like his mom... I LOVED to feed the giraffes when I was little). We are looking forward to going back in the future.

Updated pictures

Catherine is now 2 months old! Time sure flies when you are having fun. She is sleeping great at night- she will give us about 5-6 hours of continuous sleep! YEAH! We are excited to introduce her to Chris's side of the family and some friends at the end of the month... as we will be travling to Indiana for a wedding, and will make a pit stop in Illinois for some family time. We are looking forward to the trip! Though, it will be interesting flying with two little kiddos. :-)

She is 2 months, 9 lbs 4 oz, cooing and smiling .

Catherine enjoying the vibrating/bouncy seat

Catherine hanging out with dad!

Jonathan having fun with his sister, Catherine

Jonathan really loves Catherine and pays A LOT of attention to her.

Your opinion is needed...

Do you think these shoes match his outfit?