1st tooth :)

Can you see my one and only tooth?? It's the white thing on the bottom left in my mouth :)

Roommates..the next generation

Since Ranee and I were roommates..maybe there's a chance that our boys will go to good ol' Hesston College and be roommates too! Well, either way I'm sure they will grow up as friends..they had a good start to it this past weekend :) Christian has a little catching up to do, but once he's walking I'm sure they'll be good to go!

They made quite the pair :)

Tessa

Meet Tessa Red Brokaw... 

she was born on March 25.

Hard to believe not very long ago Christian was her size. They do grow so fast.

A new swimsuit after our shopping extravaganza!

I made her a quilt :)

Iowa trip

Justin and Ranee Brokaw

Luke (2), Tessa (7 weeks)

Last weekend we took a trip to Iowa to visit our good friends, the Brokaws. Ranee was my roommate at Hesston College. Whoever placed us together did an amazing job...because I have a lifelong friend, and my only complaint is that we don't live closer to each other! So, they have an adorable family, and we had to meet the newest member Tessa.

We arrived Friday evening in time for supper. Kyle (my cousin, and Ranee's brother-in-law), Julie and their little boy Isaac (almost 2 years old) joined us. Isaac is quite a cutie..and he loves babies! Even though Christian is a BIG baby for him to hold, he wanted to and did so quite effectively :) 

Saturday we had a FULL day of fun filled activities! We first went to a couple shops in Kalona, came home to eat lunch, then....the GIRLS went shopping while the boys stayed home. They have a nice outlet mall nearby..with many good stores I might add! Whew, we did well!! It was a productive shopping day, with plenty of good deals and much needed purchases :) We took a picture of our piles of goodness.

The boys joined us in town for some of the best pizza, and then ice cream too, AND there was a park right across the street that we went to. It was such a nice evening.

There was even a sunset to top off the day! You know its a good day when you can fit in all these things AND get a sunset :)

Good Morning!! 

It's a shame I didn't take any pictures of Ben playing with legos with Luke. He did that several times..and enjoyed it! Luke has quite the vocabulary and it doesn't seem possible that Christian will be saying things like this so soon! Sunday morning we were able to play a little bit more before going to church. After church we ate some lunch and then had to leave to come home. We had such a good time visiting our friends..only wish we could do it more often!!

Birthday for Uncle Mitch

Happy Birthday to you...

Mitchell 

Christian testing out his new bat bag

(His actual birthday was on May 14, but we celebrated a few days early since we were going to Iowa)

LOVE

I love Christian more than words can say...I love watching him grow...I love seeing his happy faces...I love hearing his jabbering...I love his sweet eyes...I love being his mama!

I feel so blessed to have the gift of a healthy child. It truly is a gift that brings such JOY to my life. I had a wonderful Mother's Day, just celebrating the fact that I am a very happy mama.

Mother's Day Weekend

On Saturday, we went to Hesston to visit Grandpa and Grandma Bergey...and Ben's Uncle Jack and Aunt Karen were visiting from Colorado. They hadn't met Christian yet, so we were all glad to see them :) Ben's Grandma had fallen a couple weeks ago and had surgery on her hip. Since surgery she has been in the Villa recovering, and will hopefully go back to their apartment soon.

Christian appears to be giving Great Gma Bergey lots of LOVE!!

On Sunday, we went to John and Chris's (Ben's uncle and aunt in Inman) place for the Mother's day meal that they host. As usual, it was delicious..always a treat to go :) And they invited my Mom and Dad, so it was nice to have both of our moms with us to celebrate mother's day!

Three of the mama's that were there :)

Then later we went to Mom and Dad's house and had an afternoon and evening of relaxation with the rest of the Sweigart fam (besides Carissa :( ).

Happy Mother's Day!! I love my mom :)