Pictures!

Ok, this is addictive!

Okay, now I am really in trouble! Sorry Jeannie, I know I should be working, but it is so quiet and this is hard to stop playing with....I will get back to typing and then off to bed! It is hard not to stay up so late when everyone is sleeping and quiet.

One more picture from our family trip this past weekend. Guess what Steve and Zak did?

This is fun!

I should not be up right now playing around with pictures, but I am trying to work (do my medical transcribing) and it gets hard so I take a break and was trying out this picnik.com site.

5 Months old!

I am going to put some pictures of her because I am not getting the Smilebox now so until I do here are some of my favorite pictures.

She is very smiley. She rolls back to tummy pretty much all of the time now. She will go the other way too, but not as often. She still only nurses. She sleeps really well. She stays in her crib from 9 pm. to maybe 3 am then comes in for a quick snack and falls asleep in my arms. I love that! She really is a very good baby. She has had one ear infection and one cold. Otherwise very healthy. She weighs about 12 lbs.

The boys are always saying to her "you're so cute, you're so cute" and squeeze her. She really is a doll. I sometimes call her Dolly (which my grandma was called Dolly. Nik always asks "Where is Ava?" He takes care of her a lot. Makes sure she has her Nuk or blanket.

Dad painted her toenails once. And she is always wearing something different. I have a lot of nice outfits, thanks to Aunt Melissa, Aunt Ashley, and I suppose Uncle Dave might have a little to do with it, but not as much as the Aunties.

We enjoy her so much and everyone cannot wait for her to get big to see what else she does (except Mom who wants her small again and will just lay on you and not move). She does wave her hands a lot and kicks her feet a lot. She does coo and make little noises.

90 Day Reading Plan

The first day of summer is next week and I am starting this 90 day reading plan for reading the 14 narrative books of the Bible. I have to read 4 chapters a day and I will finish in three months, the duration of the summer. How perfect! Now if I can just do it. I am going to try very hard to keep track of my progress on here. It is hard to do something without the support of others and the accountability. So please join me if you want to. I know it is hard during the summer, but really it is reading the Bible, which is something we should do every day. To read 4 chapters it is supposed to take 20 minutes, so do you have 20 minutes to give back to God every day? I know I do if I prioritize, which is easier said then done. Laundry does have to get done, oh and dinner! Whew, that is the hardest for me some days....

This book, The Bible Timeline Guided Journal (Great Adventure) by Sarah Christmyer. (You can look at it online at Amazon.com) is a great resource and is designed to follow the 90 day reading plan. I highly recommend it!

JUNE 11 - Happy Birthday Sam!

(sorry for the turned picture...how do you turn it the right way?)

Sorry Sam, I missed putting your birthday on here.....Happy Birthday!
We had a busy week last week with VBS at our church. It was a lot of fun and very busy. We slept well every night. Everyone did such a great job with the kids.

Then we (Sam and I) went out for the Mother/Son dinner (early dinner because Dad and I had a church meeting to go to) that I do with my boys for their birthday. We usually go to Emma Krumbee's. It is a special treat. Just the two of us...well actually Ava came with.

Month Of May - Three to Four Months Old

Well I did figure out Smilebox, which is great because I really love making the picture show. So.....now I have to do a 2 to 3 month one and a 3 to 4 month one...oh and Oz's birthday! I am never caught up, but then what would I have to do if I was.

I also want to get back writing about our monthly review. This was a busy month.

May 2 we went to a confirmation at 10 am, wedding at 1 pm, Mass at 5 pm, then out to eat at our favorite restaurant, Christos! That was a busy day and the kids did great. That is also why we went out to eat. Although at the restaurant a lady said "Boy, I would have just stopped through the drive through at McDonald's and headed straight home after a day like that!"

The next day we had another confirmation in Zimmerman, MN at 10:30 am, headed to Becker to visit Grandma so she could meet Ava, and we were also able to visit Aunt Linda and Uncle Jim.

The next day we went to a funeral for a friend whose husband died.
So we went to five different churches in three days.

Mother's Day weekend I went to hear Jeff Cavins speak about the Great Adventure Bible Timeline Study. He is an awesome speaker and it was great to see him in person after watching him on DVD for so long. I am so excited to get this program going further at our parish. I have learned so much and have really gotten to know some amazing ladies.

May 16, Ava went to her first dance recital with mom. We were able to see some of our friends dance. It was very nice and they are very talented. I cannot wait for Ava to dance....especially ballet. That is what I always wanted to do (not as a child, but as an adult! or at least have a girl that did it)

The boys in the family have started Tai Kwon Do, and yes, that would include Steve. They are really enjoying it and then Mom and Ava have some girl time.
Ava has been getting bigger, of course. She is so good natured and so smiley!

Steve and I and friends from church won a silent auction for a Korean dinner made by our beloved priest, Father James (he is from South Korea). That happened last night (see now I am catching up). It was such an enjoyable evening (although Ava cried more than she ever has because she was not feeling so well, vaccinations?, teething?, a cold?, kimchi? (just kidding Father - I really like it!) Father James was an excellent host and prepared great dishes and we had a wonderful time talking and learning more about his culture and family. It was well worth every penny for it!


(This one is for you Bonnie! Thanks for reading and reminding me to do it!)