Jonah's First Birthday!

Well I can't believe my baby is one.  This year has flown by and has been so much fun.  I have loved staying home with Jonah and have enjoyed his sweet nature and fun personality!  He is such a joy and I am so happy we were able to celebrate with friends and family for his first birthday!!  Here are a few pictures from the party!!

 The awesome cake that my friend Larissa made.  We obviously went with a turtle theme!!

 I printed pictures from Jonah's birth to one year and made a little collage.

The candy bar which the kids loved!!!  I saw some adults sneaking candy too!

Jonah was unsure at first but then started to get into it and was having fun with everyone talking to him!

 Digging in

 Some of the crowd.

 My friend Megan is going to have her first baby in January.  We are so excited for them!!

 Happy Birthday to my sweet Jonah Gabriel.  The Lord has blessed us and we love you so much.  We can't wait for what the next year brings.  You bring such joy to our lives and your daddy and I love you very much.  Thank you for teaching me grace, love, patience, and for bringing such happiness to my life.  I pray that God will give me the wisdom to raise you to love him, and most importantly to know him as your personal savoir, and that your happy spirit and sweet nature will bless everyone around you as you have your Dad and I.  We love you Jonah!!

Montana Summer Skies

Well here is the last batch of Montana pictures.  We got the chance to spend time with my family and Tim's family and it was prefect.  We didn't feel rushed or feel like we were just driving back and forth.  I felt like out time with each family was sweet and special.  So here are rest of our pictures from our wonderful trip to the Wild Wild West!

A very tired kitty from a very busy party!

Dad and Kurt made two sets of corn hole and mom sewed the bean bags while Tim, Julie, and Dad helped fill them.  Laura and I sprayed painted the wood and we had a great set that got a lot of use the day of the party!!

Another sign that Dad and Kurt worked on for me!  Then I sprayed painted them with chalkboard spray paint and Kurt hung them up for me.  Thanks for all your hard work Kurt!!

Pool time in the backyard!

And pool time at the Erpeldings.  The kids loved it and we all had a great visit!

We got to celebrate Jonah's First birthday early.  Mimi planned such a fun party and it was great that Great Grandma, Great Grandpa, and Scott and Amy were all there to help celebrate!  How fun it was!

Montana Summer Fun

Here are a few more pictures from our trip to Montana.  I just finished cleaning the kitchen from the installation of our new fridge.  A fridge that we DID not want to purchase, but do to an unfortunate event while we were out of town it was a must, our old one no longer could do it.  I got everything put away, swept, mopped, cleaned the downstairs bathroom, and cleaned all the floor boards.  It feels so good to have a clean house, but man getting motivated to do it is another thing.  Anyway Jonah is down for her afternoon nap so I am catching up in blog world!


Mom, my sisters, and I did all the cooking for the party.  I planned on 150 and it worked out great, we served 141 and had leftovers to feed the 19 people in our own household for the next few days.  We made sloppy joes, ramen noodle salad, baked beans, had potato chips and made brownies.  Here are the little ones enjoying the spatulas of delicious leftover brownie mix!

Thats all of us.  I think we got a few good ones, it was great to have everyone together!

Muzzie, Papa, and all nine grandkids!

All the girls and our oldest, well only for some of us!

Tim testing out the drink station!

The sign we made for Dad and Mom's party.  I was so pleased with how it turned out.  I think it added a great touch to the party!

The week before the party we also worked hard on making the boards and bean bags for the bean bag game toss.   I am so glad we did these because they were a hit!!

Another sign we made so people knew where to go for all the fun and adventures!

The party was a succes and we are so happy we could all be together to celebrate Dad and Mom's 40th Wedding Anniversary.  What a Godly example they are and what an amazing witness of a true love for 40 years.  We love you Dad and Mom!!