i'm one!!!!

hello everyone!! It's been so long since we've posted! Life has been very busy lately. Here are some of my pics from my 1st time in the grass...

We have been having lots of fun lately. I have learned to wave (thanks to Grandpa Tompkins) and i just started clapping yesterday for mommy during dinner.

We have had a very busy month and a half since we last posted. The first 3 weeks in April were spent mostly working on the extra room in the basement. we got that finished and then Grandma & Grandpa Tompkins came to visit for 2 whole weeks! We did lots of fun stuff...went shopping, to the Children's Museum, Omaha Zoo and of course celebrated my 1st b-day! Lots of fun stuff.

They are back home now and we also celebrated Mommy's b-day (she is getting kinda old...28!) and then today was Mother's Day and Daddy & I bought her some pretty flowers.

Well we have another busy week planned as Mommy is helping a lady in the church with her daycare for the next 2 weeks (she just had surgery and cannot lift) which means i get to play with some new friends while mommy works hard!

Happy Mother's Day to all our friends....we love & miss everyone!

a note from zeke...

Hello Friends & Family! Hope you enjoyed my video of me playing piano. It is still attached at the bottom of the posts. Here are some new pics of us:

wearing my boston hat after my nap (i kicked my pants off, i was so excited!)

daddy after a long day at work

me & my sippy cup

after my tubby

We are going to be kinda busy this next week as we are finishing the room in the basement, so i thought i would let everyone know. Hopefully you can enjoy these pics until mommy posts again. We have also been sick, pray that we get better soon. Hope everyone is enjoying the beautiful weather! i can't wait to go on my first bike ride with mommy & daddy (i heard they are buying me a bike trailer to ride along with them...shhh don't tell them i know!)

Until next time...

new puppy...

Auntie Ariann & Uncle Mike got a new puppy on saturday! Yippe, i have another furry friend to play with!

just came home

my new little friend...

he's so fuzzy...

we can play on the floor together!

I think his name is going to be Bubba (short for Bubbagonouish??) He is learning to be house trained right now and Tina (their other doggie) is showing him how things work around the house. SO fun! I'm learning to pet him nicely and not pull his ears too hard. He is so funny, he tried to eat my sock..silly puppy!

ezekiel's 2nd swing...

Well tonight Ezekiel and i ventured out to the find another park near us.
I say this is his 2nd swing b/c we went for a walk yesterday with Grandma & Grandpa Menter, Ariann, Mike and Tina and of course Daddy too!! We walked and walked and WALKED and found a park with lots of fun stuff, but we forgot our camera, so tonight Ezekiel and i walked to a closer park and i remembered my camera this time. He had much more of a reaction tonight he was laughing and smiling..so GREAT!

We couldn't stay too long b/c it was getting late, but i thought i'd share some pics. I wish i could put some video on here, does anyone know how?

picnic pictures...

Our Family Picnic Saturday

fun times!

i'm still alive...

Hello all... i just wanted to write and say that we are still alive & kicking!! I haven't written at all this week and that is because we FINALLY have some nice weather! Which means that i've been outside walking! ahhhh i have been dying to get that stroller out and go for a walk so we have done that several times this week.

I was also busy working on getting the drama for Rocks Won't Cry ready for the students to work on this wednesday. We only have 3 more weeks to work on it before the Fine Arts Festival.

Ezekiel has been VERY busy, climbing and super crawling everywhere and i'm really enjoying this age! He is so much fun! Not that he wasn't fun as a baby, but i feel like i have relaxed more as a mom and i feel like i can enjoy him more. I think the relaxing part is also because we are done with all the house closing "stuff" so i feel FREE!!!

I had MOPS on friday and we made no-sew blankets for women at the crisis pregnancy center and we will be delivering those tomorrow afternoon. I have really been enjoying MOPS and always look forward to Friday mornings.

Zeke is eating and growing like crazy! He has definitely hit a growth spurt and he eats as much as Shiloh practically so i was wondering where all the food was going! His favorite new food is grilled cheese! Yesterday we went out on our deck and had a family picnic for lunch. I made grilled cheese and we had chips and apple sauce and a banana. We had so much fun enjoying the beautiful weather and spending time together as a family! It was one of those moments when you want to "freeze" time to remember it!

thoughts on global warming...by shiloh menter

Just wanted to post somthin' regarding global warming. As a Christ follower I have to have a different perspective on things like this. This seems to be the Hollywood cause-du-jour of the moment. We do know that the earth will one day be re-made into a new earth and this sin-corrupted earth will no longer be (II Peter 3:10). We also know that the earth is wearing out like a garment (Psalm 102: 25,26). This passage also shows the sovereignty of God over creation. The earth is His to create and to destroy. Do we need to care for creation? Yes!! We need to be good stewards of His creation, that has been our mandate from the beginning. Will we be the ones to destroy the earth? Is this just another way for government to limit our liberties?

more pictures...

well i finally got more batteries for the camera so here are some more pics: zeke being cute (it's a tough job!)
mommy & me

...hello, close up!

Yesterday Anna came over to visit and stay for the morning while her mommy & daddy did some errands...we had a good time eating breakfast together...

...and playing on the floor...

i couldn't resist feeding him spaghetti again, too much fun!

Well not too much else to write about, we had a pretty relaxing week-end, it snowed again, we stayed inside, yada, yada...Shiloh & i had a wonderful time on Friday night, we went out for dinner to Grisanti's to celebrate Valentine's Day..better late than never!

zeke's 1st spaghetti...

Tonight was the first time Ezekiel sat down with us for a whole meal and ate the same thing we were having! mmmmm yummy spaghetti...thought i would share these darling pictures from this evening...

we started feeding it to him by spoon...but that wasn't fast enough, he really wanted to dig in and feed himself, and he even got quite a bit in his mouth! This kid LOVES to eat..just like Daddy!

i'm all clean after my tubby....and ready for bed!

Ahhhh...time to relax and watch Survivor and eat banana bread fresh from the oven..Shiloh just got home from class..nighty-night!

our first walk of the year...

Today was our first walk of 2007 outside!! It was finally a nice day and Grandma Menter called to see if we wanted to go for a walk. It felt so wonderful to get outside for the afternoon!
We were definatly running out of ideas and fun things to do inside! Although a favorite new game for Zekey is to climb all over mommy & daddy like we are a jungle gym. Hope everyone is enjoying the weather or at least hoping for nicer weather if you are far away...spring will be here soon :)

mommy and me...

Here is my little angel face...isn't he juicy???

Last Saturday Zekey got his first TOOTH!!! It was a momentous occasion, we laughed and cheered and Ezekiel thought we were crazy and continued eating his cheerios...ahh the life of a baby...

ode to my love...

Four years ago today, Shiloh & I went to Niagara Falls for a romantic afternoon. We went out for lunch and then for a chilly walk along the falls. This is where Shiloh proposed to me!! And i said "YES!" (obviously). Here are a few pics of my love...it has been a wonderful journey my husband my best friend...

He has a heart for missions (and worshiping God) ...

He is a hard worker...

a gentle and patient daddy...

and of course a crazy funny dancer...(crunk new years partttty)

I love you babe...you encourage me when i'm down and make me smile. you are an amazing father and leader in our home. You love & respect me. You are the most peaceful man I know. I love & appreciate you everyday. To many more years....love you monkey :)

tea party update...new curtains...and of course, my little helper

We had a lovely time Monday night with our Ladies Tea. There were 12 ladies that came and we had a wonderful time, eating yummy snacks, "sharing" (as Latrice put it) testimonies, and of course drinking lots of tea. I forgot to take pics during so you can still see some of the party remains. Thanks friends..it was a blast!

my little valentine

new kitchen curtains
tea leftovers

ladies tea gift boxes

Hope you all have a wonderful (maybe even exciting for those of you who are married- hehe) Valentine's Day! Love you all!

tea please...

Tommorrow is the Ladies Tea for all the Rock Solid lady sponsers!

It will be starting at 6:30pm at my house and i'm very excited! So far i have 9 ladies for sure coming and a few more maybies. It will be fun to get to know all the other sponsers a bit better and to welcome some of the new ones. We will be having some snacks and drinking lots of tea. I have several flavors of tea: Spiced Chai (my fav!), Cinnamon Apple, Orange Spice, English Breakfast, Earl Grey, Indian Chai, Japenese Green and of course regualr tea and reg decaf tea. Hopefully that is enough flavors to choose from. We are also doing a recipe exchange which should be interesting. I still need to decided which recipe to choose...maybe my mom's apple crisp recipe. I love entertaining so i'm really looking forward to it! I'll tell you how it goes...

dinner & a movie...

Shiloh & I went out for dinner and a movie with our good friends Jeff & Ciana tonight. We saw "Children of Men". It was a very interesting movie showing a very bleak future. We were talking afterward that most futuristic movie are very depressing and show a very sad picture of the world (other than Back to the Future Part II). Anyways, it was a wonderful night to get out of the house, eat and have entertainment! Auntie Ariann watched Zekey for us!!

a fun day at MOPs...

Today was a wonderful day! I am part of a group call MOPs (Mothers of Preschoolers) and we just had a great morning. We had yummy food, lots of time for discussion and made a cute craft (a bunny made out of a washcloth). Ezekiel played well in the nursery and had lots of fun with Anna. Anna's Mom (Chris) & I went out for lunch afterwards (take-out-eat in car) while the kids slept peacefully in the back seat. We then went shopping at Target! It was such a fun relaxing day and soooooo good to get out of the house! Hope everyone has a great week-end. I will post some more pics soon...i need more batteries for the camera!

prison break....season one

OK, soooo...i gave Shiloh Season One of the show Prison Break for Christmas and it has been amazing!!! We just finished it up last night and we are both dying to watch the second season which has been going since the fall. It is THE BEST show i've ever seen (other than FRIENDS - not really the same category though) and i would highly reccomend getting attched to it!! Is anyone else addicted to this wonderful show??

i escaped mommy again...

Hello again...sorry i have not posted for awhile but we have been busy selling our house!! Yeah it is over and done with...i can move on with my life!!

My life these days revolve around a little monkey named Zeke who no longer likes to wear clothes! Once i get his diaper on, he decides it is time to flip over and escape in any direction he can. He finds this pretty funny as you can tell from the pictures...

He has also decided that sitting up is not for him and he prefers to lounge like this!! We call him the lounge lizard. It is especially fun when there is a pile of clothes on the floor! I thought these pics were pretty funny and really describes what Zekey is really like! He is working on getting a tooth so he has been up in the night again, but thankfully baby oragel has come to my rescue. It feels bumpy on his bottom gum and looks white so i think the tooth is close to coming in, we'll see!

Hope everyone is doing well and enjoying the cold of winter. Don't worry, those hot summer days are right around the corner. Are people reading these blogs, i'm not getting any juicy comments!?!?!?!?!

Love you & miss you all!

our canadian christmas & new years

Here are a few of my favorite pics from our trip to Ontario...starting with Ezekiel crawling like a monkey towards Grandma for his bath!

Grandpa & his peanut

Kalya, Mike & Zeke

Bryan & Jordan

Zekey in his favorite toy

"Crunk Dance Party - New Years Eve.... all i can say is ... wow

My girls that love my bros

Happy New Year 2007!

Ringing in the New Year with my love

Zekey in Mikey's old tux sleeper

Mommy & Zeke had a wonderful & relaxing time

My friends & their families & new babies!!

Kimmy & me

more cousins..Natalie & new baby Isaiah & Sarah (at her house!)

Ezekiel learned to crawl on January 4th, 2007!

That's it for now, hope you enjoyed the pics. There were so many more and we had a wonderful time. Thanks Mom & Dad ...we'll see you in April!