Auntie Iva

I have to re-post a pic from last year of Em and my Auntie Iva. My Auntie Iva is not doing well. She has been in a nursing home for a few weeks, but I know she'll get out soon. She's been like a Grandma to me and my sisters. Love her.

Please keep her in your prayers.

Homerun and Walk

Fall is here. One of my favorite times of year. This year we started our fall of with a homerun and a walk.

Emerson started walking and hasn't looked back. She really has been enjoying her independence. She loves to carry her love-a-doves all over the place and push things. It's so amazing to think that last October she was so tiny and waving hi to Uncle Mike for the 1st time. She has grown so fast and we are truly blessed to have such a wonderful daughter.

Nathan, our TBall player, started winterball and loves it. He loves sliding in the dirt and is an all around player. It's a delight to watch him play. He really backs up his team and talks Baseball nonstop. He will be 4 on November 13th...now that is so hard to believe. We love his personality. He is a wonderful little...big...boy.

Oh, blog I've missed you

We have been so busy. We moved in May...never want to do that again. I feel like it took up so much time, but we are settled and loving our new home.

Emerson turned 1 on May 19th...she's crawling up a storm. She's trying so hard to walk. She loves to dance, play games, and sing. She's such a lovey.

With Summer brings the end of Nate's 1st year of Preschool. He really misses his friends and teachers. And to be honest I can't wait for school to start again. I feel like I cramp his style. He started playing BASEBALL and loves it! Life is all about BASEBALL for him. Go Cardinals!

We are spending are days playing and laughing.

If you miss us on the blog, you can catch us on Facebook.

I'll try to blog more!

Spring Fever

My children definitely love the Spring. All of the flowers and animals are putting smiles on Em and N's faces. Emerson loves to watch the birds and hold flowers. Nate loves to look and comment on everything. He doesn't like it when plants or animals are hurt. Yesterday while walking back from the store with Aunt Bec and Bianca there were lots of dead bees on the sidewalk. He was very concerned about all of the "hurt bees". He said that they were dead, but if we took them to the doctor they would be okay. I've already blogged about how compassionate he's, but it's always worth mentioning.

We went to the zoo a few weeks ago and the kids loved it. Even though the day was hot, it was well worth it. The kids love to see all of the animals. Here's a shocker, Nate loves all the animals. My favorite are the giraffes they are just too funny. Thanks Jen and Ed for the membership.

Pictures!!!!

Em is 9 months old

I can't believe it's been a month since I last blogged.
We want to thank Jennifer, my sister, for always keeping our blog looking fabulous. THANK YOU!!!
As many of you already know today is our 4 year wedding Anniversary. It seems like yesterday. I remember being shoved into Rebecca's Altima with all the kids...dress and all. What beautiful memories I have. Today I reflected on that day with so much happiness. We are truly blessed to have all of you in our lives.
Nathan is 3 yrs. 3 months old- he loves going to preschool. Especially, since Zia is best friend is there. Last week Jerry worked in the classroom and was able to witness first hand what a sweetie pie our son is. The kids were sitting in a circle and Ms. Lucy, the head teacher, was reading a book about friendship....
Ms. Lucy- "Nathan, who do you love?"
Nathan- "I love ZIA."
He is so adorable, but I'm not ready for this.
Nathan's schedule is about to get busier. In April he's going to start Pee Wee Soccer....he's very excited. In June he's going to start T-Ball. I hope to get him into swimming, too. I want him to try as many things as he can at this age while he still has all of this free time. I know he's going to do AWESOME. He's a natural. He gets it from me...ha ha ha!
Emerson- Our sweet, precious little girl. She's going to be 9 months old tomorrow. Tonight we watched videos of her on the day she was born....we were all misty eyed. She's a very happy baby. She loves to socialize, roll around everywhere, clap her hands, laugh, and be silly.

A lot has happened in our amazing 4 years of marriage. But we are most thankful for our silly little munchkins. We are truly blessed. We couldn't imagine having anything better than our 2 little ones, our health, family, and friends.


(Having trouble getting the pics uploaded to our blog. Stay tuned.)

Some recent pics

Awwww....finally some new pics.
Pic #1 Nate and Zia (his very special friend) at school for their Christmas party
Pic #2 Emmie wearing her "I love my Auntie" shirt from Aunt Jody....6 more days until she's 8 months old
Pic #3 We went to Jerry's Christmas party. A rare evening out for the two of us. Thanks, Nana for watching the kiddos.

Christmas is gone? Already!

This year it was so hard for me to get in the swing of things. When I finally felt the "Christmas spirit" Christmas was gone. I remember when I was little my Aunt and Mom would tell me, "Wait until you get older. Christmas goes by really fast, then." They were right.

This Christmas was really fun. We had 2 cutie pies to share it with our little Em and N. Emmie turned 7 months a few days before Christmas. She wanted to play with all the gift bags and tissue paper.....so cute! Nate, my little 3 year old, wouldn't sit on Santa's lap, but w/ the help from Mom and Dad he wrote a letter to Santa and mailed it. He also colored a picture of a truck and gave it to Santa. I love to see the joy and excitement that the magic of Christmas brings to Nate. Wow! That's what Christmas is all about....Magic and BELIEVING.

Christmas morning Santa left "snow" on the fireplace and rug. Nate was mad that Santa left such a mess. We reassured him that it was okay. He said, "Mommy, I'll help you clean up after Santa." He forgot all about the presents under the tree and wanted to clean it right away. What a sweet boy.

I just want to say......Woo Hoo! My tree lasted the whole month. All of my decorations lasted the whole month. I'm one excited Mommy. Thanks, Nate for being such a great listener and helper. You and your sis really made my Christmas MAGICAL. Both of you are my heart. I love you.