Ella

Ella Claire Roemer
10-24-2010
12:48 P.M.
7 lbs 8 oz
20 inches

As We Wait

We are waiting, waiting, waiting, waiting for baby Ella to arrive. The boys are ready, Daddy is ready, all family is ready and Mommy is MORE than ready! It's amazing how preoccupied you become while waiting. I should have posted these back in August. These pictures are from Mom's surprise birthday party. We danced, we laughed and ate lots of yummy food. You can tell that we are blessed with amazing family and friends! I can't wait for Ella to meet everyone.

Eli Graduates

He kept his eyes closed and hands folded for the entire prayer!

Receiving his first diploma. :)

This is a perfect example of his personality....laid back! And check out those undies peeking out of his shorts. He is a potty trained boy!

He found his Jesus page!

Holding on tight to the Word of God.

Last weekend Eli graduated from the Lincoln Christian Church Toddler Room. I can't even begin to express my gratitude toward Georgia and her entire staff as they prepare my children for a life following Christ. This is where my boys have both learned to love their Bibles, to pray and to genuinely love the Lord. I know we teach those things at home too, but this program makes a Mommy thank God for providing such an amazing opportunity for an early love for the church.

Eli, I pray that you will always trust the Lord like you do today. I pray that you won't be able to contain your excitement for Jesus and that you will always hold your faith securely in your heart.

Mini Vacation-Great Wolf Lodge

We had a great mini vacation with my parents. We went to Wisconsin and stayed at The Great Wolf Lodge. We had an indoor-outdoor water park, which was very kid friendly, shopping across the way and lots of food to eat. One of the most popular times was story time. The kids could go down in their jammies and listen to the animals talk and hear a bedtime story. You will notice that the boys have two new wolf friends dangling from their arms. It was a great time with PaPa, NaNa, Mommy, Daddy and the boys. We wouldn't trade these moments for the world.

My Boys

Aaron has been preparing for triathlons lately, so the boys have wanted to be in on the fun of preparing a bike, trying to swim and of course run with daddy when he gets home from his run. Here are a few pictures of my boys getting me and themselves ready for a bike ride. My bike needed a new tire. Reminder: I am almost 30 weeks pregnant. The ride was not the best experience for me, but the boys sure had fun.

Life is a miracle. I love to watch my little E start to walk again. He has had the cast off for 2 weeks, but is just now ready to support weight on the broken leg. The joy I see in his face is so similar to when he first started walking at 14 months. He is so proud, repeatedly saying, "Look Mama, I walking!" He has even started wearing O's batman mask and cape, walk/running around with his bat-a-rang. He is going at a slow pace, is a little wobbly and sometimes falls, but is so happy to be mobile again. I love that his personality is back again. He is such a happy boy; pretending, playing, growing and learning something new everyday. I love you E. You light up my life.