Happy Birthday, Baby Jude!

I can't believe it, but my baby boy is actually TWO now! We had a great party, and I am VERY thankful for all of our family and friends that came and made it so special! Jude is such a sweet little man. I would climb the tallest mountain to hear his sweet little voice say "Dank du, mommy" "("Thank you, Mommy" to you and me)...but I don't have to. He says it EVERY time I do something for him. When I hand him something he dropped, when I answer his questions, when I give him a juice. I LOVE this little man!!! His vocabulary has increased tremendously in just the last few weeks, and he is really turning into a precious little man! He and his sister get along pretty well, and it's adorable to see them love on each other. He does EVERYTHING she does, and sometimes that annoys her, lol. I really feel blessed for my precious children, and am very grateful God chose me to be their mommy! I'll leave you with a few pictures from his party. :)

LOTS more pictures here if you haven't seen them on Facebook yet.  :-)

How is the family?

So...how's the family, you ask? We're great!  Since my last posting...life has definitely changed around here.  We now have a 4 year old and a baby boy who is about to turn...ahem...2.  There, I said it. I can say it out loud.  I don't like it.  I don't like it one bit!  Kris and I are happy with our small, but full quiver of 2 children, so I know that Jude is most likely the last baby I will rock until I have grand babies.   This makes me sad, but I know it has to happen sometime, right? 

Two children keep us very busy, and life seems to be happening very fast.  Kris is happy with his job, and just celebrated 10 years with his current employer.  This physician has been very generous to us, and we are very grateful for him.  I stay busy with the resident little people, and coordinating the Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS) group that meets at our church.  Kris tells me the title of "stay at home mom" is more a title for me than a behavior.  :)
Other than that, life for us is also about building a house!  Yes...we bought 10 acres not far from our current home, and are making progress.  We bought it last September, and had it cleared last month.  We are now looking at getting the blue plans drawn for the floor plan we have chosen, and getting bids for digging the pond in the front of the property.  We have great plans for this home, but we will not be moving too quickly since each step of the way costs more and more money!  The long-term goal is to be in the home by June of 2012.  It's exciting to dream and make plans together!
So, here I am, trying (again) to return to blogging...so I will leave you with a few pictures while I wait for inspiration for my next post.  :-)

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