Meeting Family

A lot of special people have come to Iowa to meet Emma!

Gma Mitzi

Auntie Emily

Uncle Dan

Great Auntie Nancy

Welcome Home Emma!

leaving the hospital

I couldn't wait to get her out of that carseat and into my arms!

This one she is 5 days old (?) at her first wrestling practice.  She made a dirty diaper and got it changed in the gym at the new middle school!

Emma Renee's Second Day

Getting acquainted with her brothers

So I gave her a few slurps off a bottle while we were in the hospital...

it was interesting!  We prefer the breast around here!

 of course the occasion called for some new Lego's

such pretty hair

Just a little bit of joy!

The finally belly pic

proud gma

this pic cracks me up, him checking gramps cell phone

LOVE

Emma Renee

Emma Renee

November 6, 2013

7:25pm

8 pounds, 0.4 ounces

20 inches long

our blessing

our redemption for a hard summer

our joy

our daughter!

I look at this picture and all I can think is... holy crap was that hard!  :-)

Halloween 2013

Cutest ninjas around!

3 months!?!?

We have been busy, oh so busy!

I'll try to get a bit caught up here.  Ever since Facebook I find it harder and harder to update because I put highlights of our lives on Facebook instantaneously as they happen.  Actually it's not since Facebook it's since I got a smart phone.  A few clicks (2 to be exact) and a picture is posted.

But this is important for the non-Facebookers and for us as a sort of virtual scrapbook.

Highlights of the last 3 months (that I may or may not eventually get pictures up on here) include:

Halloween 2013
The birth of Emma Renee
Thanksgiving 2013
Our new puppy Veyron
Andrew's Thanksgiving and Christmas preschool programs
Sunday School Christmas Program
Lots of wrestling for Gabe
Some cub scouts stuff for Gabe
Family visiting for Emma's baptism
Family visiting for Christmas
Christmas 2013
NYE 2013
My return to work

It has been an awesome 3 months!  My time has been spent with all of the above activities plus taking care of a new baby and my 2 "big" boys.  Not to mention ALL the thank you notes I had the privilege of writing after receiving so many gift for our sweet Emma Renee.  We are truly blessed.