Eli's first photo shoot

Eli William is here!

Eli William joined our family on Tuesday May 17th at 1:27pm. He weighed 7# 6oz., 19.5 inches long. Noah and Benjamin are very excited! We have been blessed with a healthy baby boy!

We love to Paint!!

Summer is our favorite time to paint our house, fence, and sometimes ourselves! We are after all a work of art... right Benjamin? You can see why I stick to summer painting only! :)

MIA

Yes, it has been a crazy year... Noah turning 4, Benjamin turning 2 and the craziness of life continues! God is good and we are trying to keep up! I will try to do better with the blog ;) We will see... just a few pics from this summer...Benjamin rides his bike all over...Noah is learning, he would rather run or walk...his brother is encouraging him to keep up. A pattern I think my continue in life.

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone! My plan is to "simplify" next year, which means I will have more time to post to this blog monthly (I hope). We are all doing well, crazy busy this time of year, but very thankful for ALL the blessings, family, & friends God has blessed us with! More to come soon! Enjoy the holidays and the celebration of our Savior's birth!!

Love, Kari

Noah Andrew

Our Noah you are 3.5 years old now, potty trained :), full of energy, and talking all the time! You love your snacks and the chance to watch movies. You aren't real fond of Benjamin wrecking your train set or every other toy you are trying to play with, but you are good and only knock him down every now and then. You love to wrestle with Dad and Benjamin, to try and ride your bike, to help me with laundry, cleaning, baking, to play outside and to ask "why". Yesterday you asked, "Does God go potty?" I responded "No". Then you went and asked Papa, "Is God a person?" Papa told you God is a Spirit and Jesus was a man when he lived on earth" and you responded with "OK", and off you went to play. I love seeing the world through your eyes! You still love to snuggle and I love that! You are growing up so fast our big boy! We love you Noah Andrew!

Benjamin Jae

You are climbing on everything, getting into everything and running everywhere! that is a crazy combination! We love your deep chuckle, when you say Mom and dadda! You want whatever your brother has and want to do whatever your brother is doing... which doesn't always make him happy. You have a very strong will and plan, but at the same time are also a sweet, snuggly baby boy! Not really a baby for much longer, but you are our baby and we love you so much Benjamin Jae!