Merry Christmas...

Thank you Lord that we can celebrate the birth of our glorious Saviour. Thank you for redeeming our lives and covering us with your grace!

Merry Christmas to all our friends and family! We love you all and will see a lot of you very soon!

more b-day wishes...

Happy Birthday Ashley!!! You are now as old as me...27!!! My loved friend who also fell into the trap and married an american!! hehehe Crazzzzzzzzy i miss you and can't wait to see you in 2 weeks....all my love and have a wonderful day!

birthday wishes...

Happy Birthday Kimbits!! (she is the one on the far left) Love you and see you soon...and Sarah too!!

Happy Birthday Maeghan (yesterday!) Love you! See you soon (these pics were from last winter - i was 4 months pregnant!)

House warming/Christmas party...

Hey Everyone, we just wanted to invite you all to our Christmas Party/House warming party we are having next Thrusday, December 21st from 6-9pm. We will have some Christmas munchies, music and just time to visit, so we hope you can all stop by! Give us a call if you need directions!

P.S. no gifts please!

splish splash...i was taking a bath...

Hello everyone...this is me in my bath tub! As you can see i'm very modest with my legs crossed!! I really enjoy my tubby because i can kick my legs as hard as i can and splash water EVERYWHERE!! Since my legs are so active Mommy & Daddy now put my tubby in their big tub so i can splish splash as much as my heart desires! My favorite toys in the bath are the ring attached to the side, my octy (octopus), my toes, and this other thing that i'm looking at in the 2nd picture! What IS that thing!!!

The best part about getting all clean is that i smell soooooooo good after and everyone wants to cuddle me even more, but i just get sooooo tired and want to sleep through the whole night. Well, time for bed, hope you all had your saturday night tubby before church!

Love you! Zekester

good morning sunshine...

Here is Ezekiel first thing in the morning! Daddy likes to bring him in to cuddle Mommy and try to wake her up! This morning Zekey was especially cute as i made the bed with him in it! He just laughed and popped his head back up. Yesterday we worked and got the rest of the Christmas decorations up and got everything onto the tree. Zekey rolled under the tree (i think he was trying to be a present!) and was trying to pull some of the needles off.

Last night we went to youth group and were very excited to see our friend Brittany Tovado who has been gone for the last 3 years in Australia at the Hillsongs school. We haven't seen her for 2 years and this was the first time she got to meet Zeke! We love you Brittany and can't wait to spend some time with you before you head back to Aussieland.

Well i think that's it for today...stay tuned i have some cute bath pics (of Ezekiel) coming soon...until next time...

our washer has arrived...

ahhhh... the smell of clean clothes can fill our house again as we have recieved our new washer!! I had a picture of it, but the blogger won't let me upload any pictures right now! Just wanted to tell everyone we are still alive, but busy trying to get our house organized still and put up our Christmas decorations! So i will post some new pics soon. I love Christmas time!!

daddy & me

This is my daddy! We dressed alike one Sunday to go to church and boy did we look cute! I love my daddy sooooooo much! My favorite things to do with him are cuddle him when he gets home from work, play steal the pacifier, eat sweet potato puffs with him, roll on the carpet, laugh at his funny faces and sleep on his tummy while watching football. Thanks for loving me daddy!! i love you too, Zekey

we are moved...

Yes, we are moved!!! I'm still under a pile of boxes trying to find my way out, but thought i would share something from my "mommy dreams" book:

"So much of our success in life, after all, is measured by how well we are able to get through the times that aren't so good--the times when we are too tired, when we are frightened, when we fail. If we are not around to serve as examples for our children, for how to get through those times and emerge victorious, then how will they learn the lesson? Few of us really are 'born' for the job of mothering....It means being willing to confront the worst in ourselves and being brave enough not to run away from it."


"I have seen you in the sanctuary and beheld your power and your glory. Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you. I will praise you as long as I live and in your name I will lift up my hands. My soul will be satisfied as with the richest of foods; with singing lips my mouth will praise you. On my bed I remember you; I think of you through the watches of the night. Because you are my help, I sing in the shadow of your wings." Psalm 63:2-7

our new home...

living room

kitchen

hallway

Ezekiel's room

bathroom (pink!)

Our bedroom

Our closets!

deck

deck

Here are the pics of our house. I'ms till learning how to use this blogger thing so hopefully the pics turn out ok on here! I wanted my parents to see the finished product before we move all our stuff in!! Well if i don't write a post for a couple of days, it is b/c our internet is not hooked up yet! Next time i write will be in the new house!! Blessings to you all!! Love, S, J & E :)

happy thanksgiving!

Hello all, we just returned from our wonderful turkey dinner at Grandma & Grandpa Menters. We had such a great relaxing day! We had lunch around 1:00pm and then when for a walk over to the new house. I will attach pictures of it in my new blog. So we will be packing up last minute things and getting ready to move!!! ahhhhhhhhh i have been stressed, but i know it will be great once everything is moved in!! Here is the picture of Zeke and i today while he watched Joel & Jesse's Robosapin!

my little helper...

Today we began packing up more of the house. I finished the bedroom last week, so today we worked on packing up the living room including all the pretty fragile things and the dvd's. Zeke decided to climb in a box as part of helping me out...(hehe just kidding i put him in there!) As you can tell he is leaning to one side as he is still learning to sit up, but he thought i was pretty funny to put him in there. These are the things I do to entertain him (and myself) during the day!

I feel kind of sad packing everything up, but I'm very excited to move into our new house! Hopefully we can get a buyer for our home this week. Tomorrow we will go back to selling our house by owner again.

Well I just got the baby back to sleep again, so i think i had better keep packing! Hope you all have a great day...i would like to hear some comments to know if people are reading my blog!! Love you all!!

a free night...what does THAT feel like...

Tonight Shiloh & I are going to the Rock Solid leadership retreat!! Yeah, i'm very excited since we will be dropping Ezekiel off at Grandma & Grandpa Menters overnight! This will be a nice chance for Zekey to spend time with them and a great time for Shiloh & I to spend together. We are meeting everyone for dinner at Vincenzo's downtown and then staying the night at Staybridge Suites (which is right across the street from our new house!), so it shall be a fun night. I will be taking my bathing suit to go swimming which i'm even more excited about, plus almost all my friends will be there as well which will be a blast!

Hope everyone has a great week-end! Love you!

the train...

Here is a pic of the worship team (guys) doing an acoustic set last week at Rock Solid. It was "Take Your Pick" month so the students can choose to stay upstairs for an extended time of worship or go down to the gym to play dodgeball. It is kind of a dark picture, but you can still see (from left): Jeff, Mike, Byron, Pitcu, Jon and Shiloh. Shiloh is very excited as the worship team has been asked to play for Sr. High Camp this summer. It is the beginning of June so it should be interesting. I've always wanted to go and see how it compares to Braeside Camp!!

We have had a great year so far at RS and i'm looking forward to starting up "Rocks Won't Cry" drama team in January. I'm so thankful for what the Lord is doing in students and their hunger for Him. This is Shiloh & my 4th year now as sponsers and it has been an amazing ministry to be involved in. I have enjoyed watching many students grow from middle school into high school. I'm thankful that students are willing to open up and share with us and allow us to make a positive impact in their lives. Thanks to Pastor Bruce for sharing his passion for youth and getting us on the "train" We Love Ya!!

Today I will be packing again hoping to get the bedroom closer to finished. Oh and ...if anyone will be around thanksgiving week-end on the saturday to help us move that would be great. I will be sending out an email with details later on next week.

my little friend...anna

Today my friend Anna Mollo came over to play. She is only 2 weeks older than me. She has learned to sit up on her own already so I have lots to learn from her!! We had fun playing with my toys and I am learning to share. Our moms chatted about what it's like to be stay-at-home moms and how nice it is to have another adult to talk to during the day! Miss Chris also brought over lunch for Mommy..such a nice treat!

Well I'm off for my nap as i'm getting crappy and need to get rested up for my big night at Rock Solid (youth group). Hope to hear from some of you soon!

Also, Happy 27th Birthday to my cousin Sarah! We love you!

Family Pics

Our family dressed and ready to watch the HUSKERS play! GO HUSKERS!

Here are a few pics of Zeke. One with his giraffe and the other with him playing in his boppy pillow.

Ezekiel is now laughing quite a bit, he thinks mommy's peek-a-boo is pretty funny and when daddy is being silly, but his favorite is still a big "HI!" in his face!!! Well I am off to start packing...Shiloh brought home some boxes last night so i guess i had better start!

we are here

Well here is my first post! I finally decided to start blogging since it seems like a great way to keep in contact with our friends around the world! It will also be great to start posting pictures of Ezekiel as he changes and grows (which is pretty much much everyday!)

Today I choose joy... i choose this title because i love the beginning of the Max Lucado devotional that lists the fruits of the spirit and shows examples of how to live that out everyday..here are a few:

i choose joy...

I will overlook the inconveniences of the world. Instead of cursing the one who takes my place, I'll invite him to do so. Rather than complain that the wait is too long, I will thank God for the moment to pray. Instead of clinching my fist at new challenges, I will face them with joy and courage. I will invite God to be the God of circumstance. I will refuse to see people as anything less than human beings, created by God. I will refuse to see any problem as anything less than an opportunity to see God. I will live forgiven. I will forgive so that I may live. Today I will love God and what God loves... i choose joy

We love you all and look forward to sharing about our life...stay tuned...