and then there were two

"A person's a person, no matter how small."
Dr. Seuss

Steph is 6 weeks and 5 days pregnant today! So excited to introduce you to our little 'Who'. The size of a grain of rice. With a heartbeat of 116 beats per minute.
Who can deny that there's a GOD! And with the ability to make me nauseous at the sight or smell of almost anything, especially foods! Yuck. Except for peaches and saltines and fried chicken =) And chickfila cookies and cream milkshakes! (I haven't had one yet in case you're feeling generous) I am crying a lot easier and fatigued as if i'm totally dragging through the days...so sleepy! I fell asleep on the way back to work from the doctor today -while MATT was DRIVING...c'mon people

Isaac is cute and repeats that mommy has a baby in her tummy and he is excited when you ask him if he wants a baby but obviously, doesn't entirely understand. When asked what was in mommy's tummy yesterday by his teacher, he proudly replied, "Baby Jesus."

I'm glad something is sticking when we talk about the bible. =)

nighty night
Steph, Matt, Isaac and Metzler-Who-Two

naughty or nice

I will start off by saying God made us all with a wonderful sense of curiosity. Little boys, it seem, have a great deal more.

Matt and I were talking on the porch with the door open and we looked down and realized Isaac was in the house AND it was quiet. He was supposed to be getting his football in the living room to play outside with daddy. We ran in and found this...




Isaac apparently decided to check out the "balls" hanging on the tree. Within a minute, he successfully yanked the hooks and tops off a dozen ornaments...(the gold stuff scattered around the floor) i guess he liked the effect.


He was pretty sorry and tried to help us replace all the parts




I love my son.

"O' Christmas tree, O' Christmas tree!"

We went to Lowes on Sunday and picked out our perfect tree! It was so fun to take Isaac and show him the whole shebang...

curious






watching our tree being cut and netted


He is such an encourager =)



At home, tree is up and pjs are on. It's a good night.

(Notice how far he's IN the tree)




waving with Lucy's foot



bedtime xo

Thankful

With so much to be Thankful for, i'm trying my best to be completely satisfied with the holiday even though we are celebrating our first Thanksgiving without my little sister as she remains in Missouri. We are also missing Matt's mom, Chris who is in Wisconsin comforting Grandma Baeten after her stroke and the Carsons who now live in North Carolina. Our family has been hit with a few health issues and God's been growing us inside and out. I am so thankful that God is so good and patient with me as i struggle with 'the little things'. 'The little things' i get hung up on and worried about. Things of this world that don't matter.
2 Timothy 1:7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.
We are so Thankful for our family and our friends and our home. For our freedom, for love and for belonging. And for grace, heavenly peace and our salvation. We pray you were blessed this Thanksgiving as we were.

little boys and water balloons

Isaac's friends are all turning two and we went to a few last month...We only took a few shots at the partys..so much to do!

Braeden's bday bash at Westmonte Park
"Pop the balloon Isaac!"

"Go on and throw it!"

"Good Job!"

"Oh...it didn't pop...try again!"

"Hey Gabriel"




Now at Gavin's house for his 2nd bday



A year ago at Gavin's Birthday:

This year at Gavin's Birthday:


Happy Birthday Friends!

car wash fun

who me?