Baby Dedication and Adoption Finalization

Landon had a big day on Sunday. He was dedicated at church (and cried during the whole dedication)! But I do have to admit that was my fault. He hadn't eaten yet that morning because we usually wake him up, dress him, and then feed him at church. Well, his dedication was near the beginning of the service so I didn't want him to be eating or have to stop him from eating to take him up front. But then he cried. Lesson learned! :)

Then we also celebrated the Hahn/Berger/Clark Christmas here. Originally it was scheduled for Saturday night, but Matt, Nate, Robin, and Cathy came down with the flu so we rescheduled for Sunday night. We are so blessed that both sides of our family get along well enough to spend the holidays together!

Then on Tuesday, we headed down to Indianapolis for Landon's adoption finalization. We had to go before a judge and answer questions from our lawyer. It took less than 10 minutes and the adoption was final!! Now we are just waiting on Landon's birth certificate from Virginia so he can officially be a Hahn and then we need to get him a social security number. I do think we are finally done paying for the adoption though. Landon did SUCH a good job in the car. He slept almost the entire time we were driving until he got hungry on the way down. But then on the way home he slept the entire 3 hours! So we were very nervous about how he would sleep at night. But of course, he's such a good baby, he slept all night too! :) What a blessing he is to our family!

First Christmas

Landon has been such a trooper over the last week or so. We have been carting him around everywhere and he's just his laid back happy self! :) We celebrated Christmas with most of our family members and Landon, of course, got an abundance of gifts. He wasn't too interested in gifts this year, but we still had a good time. It is so wonderful to have family nearby (or fly into town) so we can celebrate Jesus' birth together each year. Below are some pictures of our many Christmas celebrations! I hope you all had a blessed Christmas too!

Uncle Nate met Landon for the first timeLandon's barely bigger than his stockingMr. Reindeer
Daddy and Landon opening gifts on Christmas morning

Car, books, and Christmas

I guess we are now officially in the market for a new car. After talking with our insurance and getting the estimate from the body shop, the car is hardly worth more than it will cost to fix it, so it's going to be totaled. Which was not good news for us, since we weren't in the market for a car or a car payment at this time! And we were hoping the car, which was 5 years newer, would outlast our SUV. But not so. So I guess we are keeping our eyes open for a used (but not abused) car! :) And we'll have to make a decision over break since I'll need a car to go back to work in Jan.
In other news, I just finished the book Twilight, which is what the movie by the same name is based on, and I really enjoyed it. I had my doubts being that it's about vampires and I'm not so much into that, but I really did like it and would recommend it to anyone looking for an easy read that's not violent or has profanity in it. I think I'll try to continue and read the rest of the series as well.
And finally, since it is Christmas Eve, just have to comment about how excited we are to celebrate with Landon this year (even though he has no clue what's going on!) and Kristina and Nate are home to celebrate as well. Merry Christmas! Love you all!

Shots and Baby #2

Landon had his 2 month immunizations today. I was glad that Matt was off of school so he could go with us, since I didn't know how Landon would react. We gave him tylenol before he went (thanks to the advice of my mom friends)! He did such a great job. He cried right after each of the 3 shots, but calmed down almost immediately and he's been pretty much his same happy self this afternoon. He seems a little more tired, but other than that he's doing fine. Matt says he's a champ! :)

I also had my monthly doctor's appointment this week. Everything's going well. I gained 1 pound (which is better than last month when I lost 2!) and the baby's heartbeat is strong. But the most exciting part is that I got to schedule my ultrasound appointment for Jan. 15th! That's when we should find out the gender of the baby and yes we will be sharing that.

So all babies are doing well and Matt and I are fine too. Have a great weekend!

Steaks or Hamburgers?

Well for 3 weeks now I have been trying to rejoin the choir at our church. I haven't gone since Landon was born. First off for being gone for a few weeks and then feeling sick. But the first week was cancelled because of Thanksgiving, the next week Matt had a Wednesday night meeting, and last night a cow got in the way. Yes, I said a cow. Matt hit a cow last night on his way home from work. It was about 6:30, so it was dark, the cow was black, and it was standing in the middle of the road. So needless to say, he didn't see it until it was too late. Matt is fine, minus being a little sore, but the cow was not! :) We found out it was our neighbor's cow and they picked it up with a skidloader and took it to get butchered. The car is pretty messed up too. The windshield broke and the front right side is pretty banged up, so it was towed to the repair shop. But thankfully all people involved were safe. So, add to the list of Matt's accidents: hitting a tree, hitting a girl on a lawnmower, and hitting a cow! :)

2 months old already!

I can't believe how fast Landon is growing (or how little I am on the computer even though I'm home all day.) Some days I'm lucky to get dressed, much less check my email. Landon always seems to get fussy when I start typing! :)
Anyway, Landon had his 2 month check up with the doctor on Tuesday and he's doing great! He weighs 12.2 pounds, which is in the 50th percentile, and is 24 in. long, which is in the 75 percentile. So he is on his way to being a tall, average build guy! :) He needs to get his immunizations too, which I'm NOT excited about, but we have to check with our insurance to see if they cover them or not. So, I'm sure that will be a fun day!
Landon enjoyed his first Thanksgiving, well he probably enjoyed the attention everyone paid him rather than the food! :) It was awesome to see Steven and Kristina for a few days, especially since Steven is leaving on Friday for Iraq. So keep them in your prayers.
And of course, I have to mention, it is Matt's 31st birthday today. He has a bball game tonight so we're not really doing anything special tonight. But we are tagging along with the twins on their bday to celebrate with them and Matt too! :)
Hope you all are having a great week!

Successful Week!

We have lots of things to be joyful about this past week! :)

1. Landon has started sleeping through the night! And it's been awesome!! (Of course, as I write this, he actually woke up at 3 am last night, but the few nights before then he slept 6, 7, or even 8 hours at night!) Praise God for that. I just hope it will continue! :)

2. I am feeling better thanks to Sea Bands, which are wrist bands you wear to help with nausea (usually on a cruise!) :) But I wear them all day and they seem to help! Woohoo!

3. Matt and I finally had our Date Night for my birthday on Saturday. The Hahns watched Landon and we went to Hana Yori's, which was soooo delicious, especially the yellow egg sauce for the shrimp! :) And I didn't even feel nauseaus from the strong smells there.

4. We got our Christmas card pictures taken and Landon was such a champ. We took about 30 pictures before he got fussy so hopefully we'll be able to pick out a good one!

5. And of course, I must end with some pictures of Landon, since he is too cute!! :)

Random info...

Alright, since most of you know, I thought I might as well post that we will be adding another joyous bundle to our household at the end of May since I'm pregnant!! This way I can write post after post about how horrible I feel...just kidding :). Although being a new mother has not been anything like I thought it would be, since I'm a new mother and have "morning" sickness at the same time! :) But I'm sure it will pass and it will be even more fun spending time with Landon when I feel better. I was doing really well this past week until...

Date Night. Matt wanted to take me out for my birthday (which was Oct. 26th) but I hadn't really felt well to go out to eat. So Saturday we planned a baby-sitter for Landon and we were going to Hana Yori's for dinner, which is a fabulous restaurant where they cook the food in front of you and it is sooo delicious. Well, I was getting ready to go, Matt was mostly ready and Landon was at the Bergers and all the sudden I felt dizzy so I went to sit down and seconds later...I was throwing up. What?!?! First of all, I had never thrown up at night before and second of all, Matt and I had not been out to eat since Landon's been born. So needless to say, I got my pjs on and fell asleep at 9:30! Yeah...what a terrific date!! :) So I guess we will reschedule at another time!

Adoption News We got a letter from our attorney stating that Landon's finalization will be on Dec. 30 in Indy. So we have to drive down there with him meet with a judge and we will officially be Landon's mom and dad!! :)

Pictures Of course I couldn't end this forever long post without a few pics of the baby! :) Enjoy!

My Halloween costumes...

...are way too big. But I guess my mommy and daddy REALLY like Halloween because they made me wear them anyway! :) I did not enjoy being dressed up like Yoda or a chilli pepper...but I do look pretty cute anyway! :)

I also had a lion and pirate "princess" visit me this weekend. But don't worry, they weren't too scary!
And for those of you that give up, mommy was a light bulb for Halloween (not near as cute as me!!)

So...I'm old

Ok, not really but I did turn 30 yesterday! We had a really nice day celebrating with family. We went to church with mom and dad and then celebrated the October birthdays on my mom's side. And get this cool fact. My grandpa turned 90 in Oct., my dad 60, I am 30, and Landon was just born. So we're all 30 years apart...how cool is that? :)

Halloween Theme : OBJECT

Alright, so this year the theme was difficult...maybe too difficult. Did it scare some of you away? :) We had our annual Halloween party on Saturday and had a great time as usual. It's always fun to see how creative people are with their costumes and how well they follow the theme. We ate lots of yummy food, played some games, and watched a scary movie (well, at least there were some scary parts in it! :) ). Below are some pictures of the night.

Landon with his costume on (even though he couldn't come to the party, he still had to dress up!) Matt's parents watched him for the evening.

What's a toilet without toilet paper?!?!

Twister and the big top...yes that's an elephant!
The seed corn twins!
The beet and the scarecrow
Can anyone guess what I was?? It took some clues, but Scott and John finally guessed! :)
Poor Logan didn't even get a costume this year...doesn't he look sad??
Winners: Most creative costume-Jessica and Best Overall -Jamie (and Matt tied with him)

And by the way, Landon's diaper rash is MUCH better, mostly gone. Thanks for all the great advice. We ended up sticking with Desitin and it cleared it up. YEAH!

Quick Update

Landon has had a busy few weeks since he's been home. He's gotten to meet many new friends like Grace, Tyler, Greyson, Gunnar, and Gretchen (too bad Tyler's name doesn't start with a G! ). He's also gotten a diaper rash :( which is so sad because his little bottom is so red and he screams when we change his diaper. Alright moms out there, what clears up diaper rash? I've tried Desitin and he just screams louder when we put that on! Other than that we are doing well. Matt goes back to work next week so we're trying to get everything done that we need to by the end of this week.How many people does it take to give a newborn a bath? 4 :) The boys hanging out on the couch.

Kristina, Landon does like his swing...sometimes!

Gotta love the grandparents! :)

Thank goodness for grandparents who live close by...
This weekend was not great for me. I had some stomach virus or something that was making me quite nauseous and not able to help Matt much with Landon. But thank goodness for the grandparents. Mom and Cathy came over on Saturday to help care for the baby and wash dishes, do laundry, etc. And then the grandpas joined the grandmas over on Sunday to watch the Bears game and help with the baby. It was sooo nice knowing that I could relax or sleep and Matt wasn't alone trying to take care of Landon all by himself. I know that he would've (he's a great daddy! :) ), but it's always nice to have some help. So a BIG thank you to the grandmas and grandpas and a BIG I'm sorry to all of you wonderful friends and family who called to come see the baby while I was sick. I felt bad to say no....but would've felt worse if you'd seen me! :) I hope now that I am turning the corner and we'll have smooth sailing from here!

We're home!!

It feels SOOO great to be home. I could hardly wait to open the door and walk in! :) You really appreciate a house when you're stuck in a hotel room with a newborn for a week!! Overall, things did move rather quickly, paperwork-wise. They told us to expect 7-10 business days and it only took 5, so I am thankful that we got to leave as soon as we did.

Mary did really well with us leaving, we went and visited her on our last day in Virginia and she took us on a back stage tour of the presidential helicopters. It was really neat and we were thankful that she set it up for us.

Last night after we got home, Landon got a bath (which he doesn't mind....so far!)

and the grandparents came over to meet their grandson (except Todd who is on a business trip :( ). They could hardly wait to come over and it was wonderful to see them FINALLY meet Landon.

I had to include a picture of the new aunt and uncle as well! :)

We've taken about 100 pictures of the little guy (and he's barely a week old), so I tried to narrow it down for my post! :)

The date is set...

for Thursday at 6 AM!! Mary will be induced then if the baby has not come by Oct. 2. We have decided to head that way tomorrow. We're tired of waiting around here and trying to work and make plans every day is getting draining. Not to mention all the well meaning people who constantly ask us about the baby! :) So I think the plan is to get up tomorrow and drive 6-7 hours. End up wherever we do and then Wednesday, drive the rest of the way. Then we can be rested for Thursday morning and we don't have to rush around to get there. It's getting sooo exciting and at the same time seems like it's still a LONG way away! :) Just wanted to give a quick update. You'll hopefully be getting a call soon about the baby's birth!! Love you all!

Waiting....

Patience is a virtue
Good things come to those who wait
Love is patient, love is kind

And the list goes on...
There are so many Bible verses and sayings about the importance of being patient. But waiting always seems the hardest when it's the unknown. As you all know, we are still in Indiana awaiting the birth of our baby (who is 5 days overdue now, not that we're counting ;) ). Let me tell you though, we have become experts at waiting. We've become experts at waiting on test results, phone calls, matches to be made, visits, and now a birth. And through all of this waiting I am constantly reminded that I am NOT in control. God definitely has the upper hand! :) And even though I would love for all of these things to happen quickly, they are happening in God's time and I am trying to enjoy my days of waiting...but it's not easy! :)
What's been the hardest thing you've had to wait for?

We're still here...

in Indiana that is! With our baby's due date coming (and it looks like going by), it is SOOO hard to try and stay patient! :) I tried to set myself up for the baby coming late because I know that most first borns do, but of course I was secretly hoping that I wouldn't have to go back to school this week that instead we'd be headed to Virginia. :) We talked to Mary on Friday and she is still 1 cm dilated. Her doctor guesses the baby is 7 1/2 to 8 pounds and told her that if he doesn't come on his own this week then next Monday, Sept. 29th, they would schedule an induction. I guess we should be thankful that he's taking his sweet time because it gives us more time to agonize over a name! :) And no, we really DO NOT have one picked out yet. We may have it narrowed down to two...but that might also change by tomorrow! :) Thanks so much for continued thoughts and prayers as we anxiouslly wait for the phone to ring.

I almost forgot! :)

Matt talked to Mary today on the phone. She said she is feeling pretty good. She had another doctor's appointment and the doctor thinks she will probably be pretty close to her due date. And she is 1 cm dilated! :) I know she still has a long way to go, but it's exciting none the less!!

Can I fit it all in one post???

It's seems like months since I've posted instead of a few days! SO many amazing things have happened and tonight is the first night I've been able to stay home and catch my breath in awhile! It all began a week ago Thursday with my first baby shower thrown by incredible friends. We met at BW3's and then to the Smith's for games and dessert. Each friend has been so supportive during our journey and a big thank you goes out to Jess, Jessica, Jenn, and Victoria for planning a great evening.

Followed by that was a great day to bond with Jenn, Jessica, and Jess during a scrap session on Saturday (even though I am only a card maker! :) ) and an evening with the Moellers, Packards, and Coles at Jenny's house. Jenny graciously volunteered to host our September event (even though it was my turn) and threw a bbq/shower for Matt and I. It was a great evening topped off with a spectacular cake handmade by Amy. Below are Delaney Packard and Carter Moeller waiting for a piece! :)

Sunday was opening day of football so the Frye's invited us for a party to watch the games. It was a great day with the Bear's winning (even though I lost in fantasy football) :) and :(.

Monday-Bible study

Tuesday-bbq for friends who helped us move this summer

Wednesday-helping Jenn move

and Thursday was a baby shower given by my co-workers. Jessica hosted while the rest of the 2nd grade team supplied the food. It was so nice. Everyone at school has been so supportive and curious about our journey. It's so great to work with wonderful people (even though I can't say the same for the lovely people who work at the administration office!! :) ).

During the previous weeks, we have also been given gifts from our drop off shower on the Berger side of the family.

I have been totally overwhelmed by everyone's generosity in the past few weeks since we've learned of the adoption. I knew friends and family were out there praying for us and thinking about us during the waiting process, but it's a whole different experience when you get all of those thoughts from everyone within a week! :)

She's great!

We had a really nice time with Mary this weekend. We picked her up from the Elkhart train station around 7:45 a.m. and needless to say Matt and I were both quite nervous. I'm sure she was too! :) We spent the rest of the morning eating breakfast at Cracker Barrel and getting to know each other better. She taught us to play Cribbich (spelling??) and we taught her how to play corn hole. The afternoon was spent eating grilled Italian chicken salad for lunch and taking naps. She barely slept on the train ride here...and I can't pass up a Sunday afternoon nap! :) That evening, mom and dad and Todd and Cathy came by for a bbq and to meet Mary. We also celebrated her birthday (a few days late). I was so amazed at how comfortable she seemed with everyone. She was so friendly and easy to talk to. All of us slept in the next day and then finished up last minute paper work before our phone meeting with the adoption counselor. We went over hospital procedures, naming of the baby, and legal issues. Then we ate ribs on the grill (which were fabulous!) and took Mary for a "tour" of the area. We drove by the schools and church where the baby will attend. We also stopped by the "grandparents'" houses for a quick visit. And then took her to Amish Acres to learn a little more about the Amish. She had never seen them before! :) Mary took another nap after we got back while I tried to put together the pack 'n play that we got from the Dave Berger family! I know those things are supposed to be quick...but it took me close to an hour to get everything assembled from the changing table to the bassinet! :) I'm sure it will go smoother once I figure out how everything is supposed to be put together!! After her nap we took her out to supper at Steak 'N Shake (one of her favorite restaurants) and back to the train station to depart a little after 10 p.m. She called today around 1:30 p.m. to say she arrived back home safely. All in all, I think she had a good time. It was so nice that she made the effort to travel this far to meet us in person. I hope she feels even more confident in her decision!

Thanks so much for all the prayers that the weekend would go well. God definitely answered!!

Looks more like a nursery

We got our crib this weekend (thanks to mom and dad who so graciously purchased it for our little guy)!! It is oak and it converts to a transitional bed, day bed, and full size bed. We picked it up on Saturday afternoon and I could hardly wait to put it together. So as soon as we were finished eating lunch on Sunday, I persuaded Matt to help me put it together. I think we did pretty well. We only screwed two pieces on backwards, put 4 brackets upside down, and couldn't get the last screw to line up...other than that we did great and we eventually figured it out! :) And I absolutely love it. It really makes the room look more like a bedroom!! Can't wait until we've got someone sleeping in it! :)

The week in review

This past week has been full of activity:

• I started back to school. It's always so hard to get back to a routine after summer break and I could barely keep my eyes open by the time I got home today!
• My class, I've discovered, is full of "active" children, which will take some creative planning so I can keep my sanity. :)
• I definitely, for sure, I think...cannot use my sick days to cover my maternity leave (this after talking to multiple people who aren't sure, but this was the conclusion that was decided upon! ) according to my contract (that is not current since we are currently not working under a contract!) Does that make much sense? :)
• Mary, our birthmother, has a train ticket to come visit over Labor Day from Sunday morning until Monday evening! YEAH!
• The men's softball season has ended with....a loss. :( Although, it is still a great time for the "fans" to get together each week to chat!
• Mr. Rainbow (the turtle :) ) has a new, bigger home. He's in an aquarium in the living room for now until he will go to school with me when I go back in January!
• And Matt and I will, if all goes well, be going to pick up a crib tomorrow afternoon, so the newly washed bedding doesn't have to keep sitting in the corner of the nursery! :)

Ok, I think that's about it! Have a great weekend everybody!

Perfect Match

Picture A (as most of you know) is a picture of our nursery wall. We think it is quite adorable and the walls are already blue for our little boy. But I have been having an impossible time trying to find bedding with puppies on it to match the walls. I've looked in stores and online hoping to find a cute puppy motif that wouldn't cost too much but have not had any luck so far...
which brings us to Picture B! Mom and I went last night to look for a crib and bedding for the nursery. We went to about 4 or 5 stores and found a couple cribs and 1 pretty cute bedding set until we went to Babies 'R Us and found the EXACT match to our wall. The set came with 10 pieces (including a lamp and mobile), it was the last one, and it was on clearance!! We could not believe it. We are sure that the family before us had this exact bedding set and copied the design onto the wall.
So now, since I don't believe in coincidences, I can only believe that God led us to the perfect match for the nursery since He has already given us the perfect match for a birthmother and baby. God Rocks! :)
And by the way, we did not end up getting a crib yet, but we've still got some time!

I Can't Wait Any Longer!

Ok, so you may have noticed that I've been a little absent in the blogging world. That is because I knew if I wrote about something else, that this wonderful news would just pop out! We have been so blessed to be matched with a mother who is due on September 21st with a baby boy!!! YEAH! We are of course bursting at the seams with excitement! We talked to her for the first time last Wednesday and by Friday, August 1st, she had made her decision to choose us to raise her child. This is definitely a God thing. There's no other way to describe it. The mother, Mary, had gotten a box of letters from our agency in May and narrowed it down to 4 families to contact. The first family did not contact her back, we were the second family, and after talking to us, she didn't contact the others. We have talked to her a few times since and she seems like such a mature young lady who has really thought about this difficult decision. She is from Virginia and in the military, so the agency needs to check out the legal aspects of the adoption, but we should hear from them early next week. Mary's plan (if her doctor oks it) is to come here to visit over Labor Day and stay with us, meet some family and friends, and we'll talk about details of the hospital and afterwards.
So, we definitely have something to make a joyful noise about this week! God is so amazing. I don't know if we would've stuck with this baby journey without Him and all of our supportive friends and family. WE LOVE YOU! (And keep praying please! :) )

Respect

Respect is a hard concept for many kids to understand. Every year I talk about what it means to be respectful. It's always one of the rules we have in my classroom because it encompasses so many things from not hitting, to not taking other people's property, to taking care of your desk because it belongs to the school, etc. Well, this weekend I learned that there are some adults who are unsure of the meaning of the word respect.

This weekend, we went camping at Mississenewa Lake. It is so beautiful down there with many things to do. We played corn hole, went on a hike, went swimming, took a boat ride, and of course had lots of yummy food. Camping isn't camping without yummy food.

We also had some very disrepectful neighbors who stayed up until all hours talking, laughing, using choice words, etc. I found myself praying that first night that they would just go to sleep so I could go to sleep. Getting angrier and angrier by the minute because they were being so disrepectful to everyone around them. Then the more I prayed, the more I had the feeling to not pray about them, but to pray for them. It seemed to me that they probably did not know Jesus, so I prayed that they might come to know Him and they would then find joy in Him rather than drinking and cursing. Now of course this was no magic button and the next night was more of the same. I was still angry at them for ruining my peaceful camping experience, but I also realized how blessed I am to come home to a quiet house! :)

The Fair

MMMMMMM...it's that time of year again. The only time one can actually enjoy animal smells and fried food smells at the same time! :) The Elkhart County 4-H Fair! As a youngster this was always one of my favorite weeks in the summer (probably because I didn't have animals and have to be stuck there all week! :)). Now as an adult, I pretty much go for the food and concerts. Saturday, Matt and I went to the fair to work in the pork building as a fundraiser for our Sunday School class. It is definitely one of the best fundraisers ever! You work for about 4 hours and get a free meal and fellowship time with classmates. Then last night we went to the Little Big Town concert. They put on a great show and even though I knew just a few songs, I had a great time! Below are some pictures (I would've put more on, but getting these two to upload took about 5 minutes!)

Picture Perfect

After a long day of working in the basement, cleaning everything from walls to floors, what could be better than taking a bath? I don't remember the last time I took time to take a bath, but I thought with a brand new tub, I better try it out! It was awesome. God is so amazing. Picture this, the sun is setting, candles are flickering, the jets are pumping, and the bubbles are flowing. And just when I thought, "It doesn't get any better than this," Matt yells to look out the window because a deer is grazing in our backyard. WOW! Praise God for everyday moments that remind you of His awesome creation!! :) Have a great day everybody!!

We're back and in!

After a crazy few weeks, we have returned from Utah and moved into our new house!
We had a really nice time in Utah visiting with friends and hiking around the mountains. It really is beautiful out there.
But we were really excited to get home because we knew we'd be moving into our new house. We got back from the airport around 3:45 a.m. on Monday morning so we slept for a little while and mom came over to the house to let the carpet cleaner in. When we got here we cleaned and brought in a few boxes. On Tuesday was the big move, we called in wonderful friends to help us move furniture and boxes. Thanks to Wes, Jamie, Dave, Amos, John, Jessica, Jenn, Jess, Rex, Liz, and all our parents we are now moved in! :) Since then we've been cleaning each room and trying to organize everything. We still have lots of boxes, but it is beginning to feel more like home!
And as soon as I find the cord to our camera and have about 3 hours (gotta love dial-up!), I'll post some pictures of the trip. Until then, check out Jess's collage on her site.

This is it!

Well, today is the day we no longer own the house at 28745 CR 42. It seems surreal because we've been here for almost 6 years. We've had a lot of wonderful memories here and I'm sure we'll create many more at our new house. We'll be out of town until July 6th and then begin the move in process. If you need to get a hold of Matt or me, the best way would be our home number (which will stay the same). A bad part about moving we found is that the cell phone reception is horrible and we cannot get high speed internet (at least until we find a cheap enough deal!) :( So for now we'll have to stay connected the old fashioned way! We are now the official owners of 23525 CR 38 in Goshen!! YEAH!

Below are some pictures of fun times we've had at our "old" house! :)

Softball Picnic '07
Snowstorm '07
Mom's birthday '05
Kristina's bridal shower '06

Halloween '07
Matt and Grace '07
Bears/Colts Super Bowl '07

Christmas '07
Us '07
Christmas '05

Halloween '06

Christmas '06

Halloween '05
Fondue Party '07

Not to mention the years '02-04 which I couldn't find any digital pictures of since we didn't have our current camera! :) Thanks for the memories!