O Christmas Tree!

This morning Bo and I finished up with one last Christmas decoration for the house. This is the first time we have done a "Gingerbread". This one I found last year at the end of the season, it was so fun and Bo liked putting all the "ornaments" on the tree. Now to only have it survive for a little over one week left, Gracie likes to climb on the table and poke at it. Defiantly something we will do more of in the future!
We hope everyone is enjoying this holiday season!

FiRSt SnOw FaLl of DeCEmbEr ***

We enjoyed the first snow of the season last weekend. This was Gracie's first time to really experience the snow and play in it. She loved it and threw a fit when she had to come inside. Bo really enjoyed it as well, he loves helping Daddy anyway that he can and so he trudged through the deep snow (about 7 inches) helping Dave shovel/blow it off the drive.

Halloween 2010

So this post is a little late... But we had a fun Halloween this year! As you can see we did the Toy Story theme this year, it was so fun to see them dressed up! We started the evening going to see Great Grandpa and Grandma Bauer. It's so nice that they are in town (blm/normal) now we get to see a lot more of them. They have the perfect spot for the kids to run and play together right outside there apt! Then we headed over to Papaw and Mimi's house for pizza and trick or treating! The cousins had so much fun together. From left to right. Little Bo Peep (Gracie), Dorthy (Reece), Rex (Brody), Buzz Lightyear (Bo), Cowgirl Jesse (Kennedy), and Woody (Tate)

Fall Fun...

We love to go out to the Rader Pumpkin Farm. This year they have added so much and both Bo and Gracie are able to enjoy it! Bo's favorite thing this year is to just run out of the calf shoot. We hope to get out there many more times before they close at the end of the month.

Announcing....

that #3 is on the way!! We are excited that #3 is coming March 2011. I am just shy of 2nd trimester and looking forward to feeling a little better as well as having a little more energy or so we hope!!

1st night of CUBBIES!

This is Bo's first year forAWANA, Cubbies at church! He was so excited for it even though he had no idea what is was. The first night was a blast and he is so excited to go back this week. He is learning and memorizing his verses and gets so excited to tell me them all by himself! As you can tell he is not the easiest little one to photograph this is his "smile"!!!??? Ever so expressive.

St. Louis Trip w/ Stutzman Family

Right after Bo's birthday party we got ready to head to St. Louis for the weekend with all of the Stutzman family. We had a great time in St. Louis. On the first night we headed to Union Station for a bite to eat and then found a little pond to feed the fish, Bo loved this. Then on Monday morning we headed to the Zoo, I had never been to this zoo and we all loved it! Highly recommend the St. Louis Zoo! That night we headed down to the Arch, for a nice evening along the water. We had a great trip with all of our family and so glad that we had this time together.

Bo's favorite animals were the Zebra'a and Giraffe's! He also enjoyed lots of shoulder rides from his uncles!

ThE PArtY!

"Happy Birthday To YOU!"

"Needle in a hay stack"

Tractor Rides for ALL!

Bo is 3!

Can't believe he is turning 3 today! What a joy he is in our lives, I just love how sweet and kind he is. Although we do have tough times every now and then we love every minute with him. Some of Bo's favorite are John Deere tractors, riding any kinds of machinery, being outside, helping Mommy/ Daddy work on something,reading books, singing, Word World, corn on the cob, animals, his grandma, mimi and papa's. He is such good big brother to Gracie I love to hear them laugh and play together.

Bo is weighing in at 37 in (50%) and 34.3 solids lbs (75%).

Summer Fun!

So we do love the water! We have gotten out a few times this summer. Bo and Gracie love the splash parks and also Aunt Jo-Jo's pool! It has been the perfect summer to spend time enjoying these activities.

The 4th w/ Friends!

We had a great time spending the 4th of July with friends. Sean had us all over we got to see the Chiavario's and Bade's got to catch up with all of Dave's collage friends. I forgot about my camera till the end, so this is just a few pics from the day!

4th of July

Summer Sun

Let's Go Fly A Kite...

This past weekend we spent lots of time outside enjoying the beautiful sunshine. It was a first for Bo to fly his kite and he had so much fun! We love introducing him to new things and seeing his reaction.

GraCIE's ParTY!

Sunday, May 2nd we celebrated Gracie's 1st Birthday! Thank you to all our family for sharing this special day with Gracie!

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Time with Pawpaw!

Last weekend my Dad came out to work on his pop-pop tractors, Bo couldn't wait to get outside with him. He helped Pawpaw change the oil, then they got to go on a long tractor ride! Bo loves to ride on any kind of tractor or mower.

I think Pawpaw was giving Bo a lesson on driving!

(It's won't be long till he is driving by himself)

Springtime Fun!

We have been enjoying this warm spring that we have had so far this year! Such a wonderful change from the past two springs. This year we decided to build Bo a sandbox and fix up the little play house in the backyard. I am so glad we did the sandbox, I can already tell that Bo is going to spend many, many hours out there playing in it! Bo is quit the little helper when we are doing any projects, he askes what he can do, gets his shovel, hoe, dump truck or wheel barrow and gets to work! He so enjoys doing whatever Dave/I do. Hope this is a good sign of a hard little worker!

Happy Birthday Baby Girl!!

Today is Gracie's 1st Birthday! Can not believe she is one, where oh, where does time go! She is sweet, and happy little girl. Learning to stand up and hold on, won't be long and she will be walking. She is saying a few things, mama, dada, baba (bottle) and b for Bo. She is still content and easy going, loves to wrestle with Bo and loves to belly laugh. She is now drinking whole milk and eating all table food. Gracie has 4 teeth (2 on top, 2 on bottom). We will celebrate her birthday on Sunday with family!

Love those baby legs!

Guatemala Update...

A little update on our journey with Guatemala. Today I got two EXCITING/ PRAISE emails, first one came from Debbie A who is the missionary in Guatemala, last night they got to share with the couple who they feel are the ones who may adopt the baby. The couple is so excited but also a little hesitant in some sense. Six years ago this couple was to adopt a little baby from a young mother and at the last minute the mother decided to keep the child, they were heart broken and don’t want to be put in that situation again. We know that God has a plan and we sure are praying that this couple will get to take this little girl as their own! What a praise it will be for all involved if this couple gets to start a family with children in just 4 short weeks!
My second email today came from Mirna (pastors wife), I had emailed her at the beginning of the day to just make sure to let her know that we are still planning on paying for the delivery if the need is/was still needed. Norma (mother) is to have another dr. appt this week and was just checking on that. Mirna emailed me back to let me know a few things and said that Norma was very sad that we were not going to be able to bring the baby home with us. Which was my exact fear! Mirna reassured her that God has a plan and that this little girl will have a good home. She also said that Norma has started to attend church in her village! What a blessing, we pray that God would open her heart to him!!
We are so thankful to continue to find God is still working hard for this baby girl. I am so excited that my friend Teresa and I are planning a trip to Guatemala the 1st of July for a few days. I can’t wait to get there and see everyone that we have been communicating with in Guatemala and then to meet this PRECIOUS baby girl!!! Oh how I can’t wait to see how God will deliver this baby into a Godly family!!!
In this whole journey Dave and I have not know/understood WHY God put this situation before us but we felt he had a plan and we are called to do what he asks of us. Last night as I talked with Teresa we talked about how we have prayed and prayed some more over doing the right thing. Still we don’t fully know how God is using all of us who are involved but we are doing the best we can to bring honor and glory to him, and to SAVE this baby girl. Teresa also found this verse that we feel fits the situation. For EVERYONE who has opened there hearts to pray, talk, give or listen this fits all of us.
2 Corinthian 9:10-15
10Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness. 11You will be made rich in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God. 12This service that you perform is not only supplying the needs of God's people but is also overflowing in many expressions of thanks to God. 13Because of the service by which you have proved yourselves, men will praise God for the obedience that accompanies your confession of the gospel of Christ, and for your generosity in sharing with them and with everyone else. 14And in their prayers for you their hearts will go out to you, because of the surpassing grace God has given you. 15Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift!

Thank you again for continuing to pray for Norma, the baby. It’s not over and this won’t be the last you here from us!! Keep praying and trusting that God is FAITHFUL TO THE END!!!

Easter

We had a great Easter, although I didn't get the kids pictures in there outfits together b/c Gracie was not feeling well Sunday morning, so she stayed home with Daddy. We might just have a dress up day this week sometime to try and get those. We headed over to Pawpaw and Mimi's house for yummy meal and a big egg hunt. Next year ought to be a little more challenging with all six of them racing around!

Time away..

We had a nice and relaxing trip to Pigeon Forge, TN although the weather was not the best (snowed the first day and rained two days) and that the mountains aren't the prettiest just yet. But family time we did have and it was WONDERFUL! We didn't do a whole lot so that even made it more relaxing. We did take Bo and Gracie to the Ripley's Aquarium in Gatlinburg and that was very fun and a great time. Those pictures may come soon having trouble downloading off my other camera for some reason.

Our cabin for the week