Our Boys!

Here are some precious pictures of our boys! I think that I am going to use these as blackmail when they get into arguments later on in life:)

Family Time

The past couple of weeks my sister (Aunt Kelly) has been here and was finally able to meet her newest nephew! We also spent some time in Indiana with some of my family for our annual reunion (over 100 this year) , it was a great time! Here are some highlights...

Picture taken just for Aunt Keri

Aunt Keri always gets the boys skydiving shirts and I want to let her know that they really do wear them....here is the proof!:)

5 years!

Last Thursday marked our five year anniversary! We feel so blessed and have so much to be thankful for, at the top of that list is our two precious boys!!!

Spening time in the UP in our college years! This was taken our freshman year of college (2001)My birthday- September 2001

Just as in love now and we were then:)

Aunt Kelly is coming!!

We are so excited that Aunt Kelly (my sister) is coming into town today for two weeks! She lives in California and has not seen Ethan since Christmas and has yet to meet her newest nephew Caleb. Have a safe trip Aunt Kelly, can't wait to see you!!

Two Month Check-up

Today I took Caleb to the doctor for his two-month check up and here are the stats:

Height: 25 inches (75th percentile)
Weight: 13.1 pounds (85th percentile)

He also was showing off for the doctor and rolled over from his tummy to his back while she was checking him out:) To top off the visit, he had to get SIX shots (one was oral, but still!!). The poor little guy in miserable and has been sleeping and eating all day since we left the office, but he is healthy!

Someone is smiling!

Someone loves wearing shoes.....

Ethan, those shoes look to big for you.... or maybe not???

A fun weekend

My mom, myself, and the boys headed to Indiana this weekend to spend some time at my grandparents cottage on the lake. Since my poor husband had to work all weekend sick, we decided that it would be a good idea to get out of the house. We had a great time playing in the lake, swinging on the hammock, relaxing outside, going for walks, eating good food, and spending some quality time with the great-grandparents. It is always nice to see grandma Sowerwine as well, thanks for all the help with the boys mom!!Caleb snuggling with great-grandmaMe and my mom!There were some beautiful swans on the lake.Ethan taking a dip in the lake!Caleb had a great time too and is even starting to smile! (I can't get a great picture of that yet!)

Father's Day 2009

Yesterday we had a great Fathers Day! It started off by Ethan and Caleb spending some time with dad and giving him their homemade cards and gifts:) Each year I make a scrapbook page for our wall of Jim and his kid(s) and I gave him is new page for our wall. After church, we headed to Jim's parents for a brunch and to spend some time with Grandpa Jastifer!! Ethan made his grandpa's a birdhouse that he painted all by himself and he was really proud of his work. He was more excited about painting the inside of the birdhouse through the tiny hole than the outside if it, but managed to get paint the outside too:) After spending some time with Grandpa Jastifer, we headed out to see Grandpa Biener and the entire Biener side and have a wonderful dinner. After an exciting boat ride (Ethan decided to throw his shoes into the water?? - but the fishing net caught them thank goodness) we headed home. Both kids were asleep before we hit the highway! It was a great day - HAPPY FATHERS DAY TO ALL THE DADS!!

My boys...

Yes they are wearing matching PJ's that say " Awesome like mommy"!! Thanks Patty, they are so cute!

Wedding Bells

The happy couple!
Caleb snuggling with Amy!
Me and Amy!! (Love that girl!)

I even ran into our neighbors from college!!
The beautiful bride and myself!

On Saturday one my good friends, Nikki tied the knot to a wonderful guy Mike! Nikki is one of my best friends (Amy's) sister. It was a great time and it was nice to see all of the family- who I love!! We are so happy for you guys!!

It is about time....

We finally took a family picture! We had not taken one since Caleb was born and since we were all dressed up for a wedding (congrates Nikki and Mike!!), we thought that it would be the perfect time:)

Strawberry Picking

couple days ago Ethan, Caleb, and our entire playgroup went strawberry picking at a farm near Kalamazoo. We picked 7.5 pounds and Ethan found that it was more fun to eat the strawberries than pick them!:)

Looking for the strawberries!