Saturday, August 22, 2009

Our family of four...

We decided to venture into the world of professional photographs when I was pregnant with Timothy. We did a package deal with a local photographer/artist named Theresa Smerud. She did some pictures of the three of us when I was pregnant. We then went back for a session after Timothy was born. I thought I'd share a few of our favorites from that session.
Cuddling with Mom

Male bonding with Dad



A proud sister!
Tender moments between dad and daughter.

I LOVE this one!


Karis LOVES her little brother!




Wednesday, August 19, 2009

The Robinson/Rothermel visit...

Mom, Nance, Dave, Evan and Ashley visited this past week. They could not wait to meet Timothy. One of our first stops was at Riverside Park.
I caught this sweet moment as Evan read to Karis in the sunroom.

The Robinsons put their feet in the Mississippi River right in front of the blue bridge.


A smile from Timothy as Aunt Nancy talked to him.

Mom-Mom and her grandkids... a long awaited picture.





Sunday, August 2, 2009

Our week in review...

Gretchen, Kirby, Erich, Caleb, and Jonathan visited us this past week. We had a great time showing them around... especially at the waterparks. The kids played hard all day and ate a big dinner that night.
Timothy and I didn't participate in the water activities. We sat under an umbrella and enjoyed watching everyone at play. He was very interested in his surroundings.

Karis finally tried a bigger waterslide during this trip. Ben and Jonathan were in one tube and Karis and Gretchen were in another. Karis is holding up her two fingers, saying that she wants to go down the slide two more times.

After saying goodbye to Gretchen, Kirby and the boys, we headed home for another adventure. Friday night we participated in the American Cancer Society's "Relay For Life" with the team from the hospital. This is Kathi and Sue Leifer showing off the tent they decorated.

Saturday afternoon we decided to take a boatride on the Mississippi. We had free passes to go on the Island Girl yacht, so we decided it was time to cruise!