Guess Who is Coming to Visit This Summer???

Tia Brenda!!!  The children don't know yet.  I think we will surprise them at the airport like we did last time with Bear last summer.  This will be the best summer yet!

Our First Easter with Magdalene

I still remember this photo shoot!  I was pretty sick with my pregnancy with Tobias at this point, but I held it together long enough to enjoy the precious family time.  I think her pictures were one of my favorites of all times.  Sweet Magdalene!

Guess Who?

This one isn't too hard to figure out.  I am laughing out loud, because all I see right now is that she resembles the priest who baptized her but with a flower.

Guess Who?

Carpet is Gone!

Hi handsome, strong man!  It's Daddy getting the floors ready.

Jordan will have to spend some time getting the floors prepped.   We decided to get new carpet for the living room and the toy/school room.

Toy/school room

Girls room!  Grandma Jeanie was cleaning windows when we arrived.  Thank you so much!  We are so blessed to have all this help.

Purple bathroom is now a green bathroom.  There wasn't any purple paint in the basement for a few touch ups.  Robin recommended using the same color as the master bedroom.  I am so glad she did.  It looks so much nicer!

This weekend Jordan will take a break from the house to attend the sub-diaconate ceremony for his brother, Josh.  Please keep Josh in your prayers.  We are very excited for him and the next step he is taking towards the priesthood.

Theodore is One!

"Look, Mom!  I have a new playing spot."

What a joy our precious baby boy has been to our family!  Tobias has so much fun crawling around with his little brother.  Just before Theodore turned one, he took his first few steps!  Now he's really adventurous and likes to see how far he can walk before falling down.  We have had a lot of laughs watching him explore this new stage.

Theodore Joseph was born on one of the coldest days of last winter.  We had beautiful weather for his first birthday.  We decided to celebrate with a Winnie the Pooh party.

The festivities began once Daddy came home.  Magdalene was Kanga, Philomena was Piglet, and Tobias was Tigger.  Our birthday boy was Winnie the Pooh.

 We videochatted with Vavo that night so she could feel a part of his special day.

We decided to have a birthday party with yummy fruit and a coconut flour crust.
I was not a fan of the pie flavor, but Theodore seemed to like it.

 Tobias was pushing around Theodore and giving him a fun ride.

We had the chance to videochat with Tias the following Sunday.  Tonight we celebrated his birthday with extended family at Theodore's great-great grandmother's house.

 We had a bee hive cake.

I lost track of how many "acorns" Philomena ate tonight.

We decided to surprise the family with pizza and named them after characters.  Jordan is so much fun!  We laughed on our way home from Mass listening to his pizza ideas.

The children helped color his designs.

 We didn't want Percy missing out on the fun!

We love you so much, Theodore Joseph!  You will always be our "teddy" or "pooh" bear.