Time....

Time where have you gone my friend.....

Where has the time gone, people say once you start having kids time flys and they arnt joking! 3 weeks ago I went back to work! I am working 2 days a weeks at the salon. We are blessed to have our moms and a good friend willing to watch Elijah while I am at work. Bryan is with him at night which I think is sweet that they some special time together just the two of them.

I cannot believe my little boy is 3 1/2 months old already. I have been enjoying our time together so much that I have forgot to take any pictures. I will try and take some and post soon. There is so many new things that he is doing it is so fun,

-He smiles like crazy, all you have to do is look at him with a smile and he will give you the biggest grin

- He is quite the talker... He coos, razzes, and makes a lot of noise especially if he is excited

- He eats everything that comes near his mouth... his hands, my fingers, his blanket, his toys and his favorite the nookie

- He is becoming more independent, he like to play under his play gym and bat at and try to eat his toys that hang down

- He loves to stand. He likes to hold my or Bryan's hands and stand on our lap, and then try and eat our hands at the same time:)

I will try to post pictures soon as he is growing fast and changing everyday. It is amazing to see how the Lord has made him and how he learns. I think of psalm 139: 13-16

For you formed my inward parts:

you knitted me together in my mother's womb.

I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.

Wonderful are your works;

my soul knows it very well.

My frame was not hidden from you,

when I was being made in secret,

intricately woven in the depths of the earth.

Your eyes saw my unformed substance;

in your book were written, every one of them,

the days that were formed for me,

when as yet there were none of them.

I am so amazed reflecting on these verses that the Lord has His plans with Elijah as He created

him in my womb much before we even knew I was pregnant. What a love the Father has for us!

Duluth

Bryan was so sweet to surprise Elijah and I and take us on our first family trip with the 3 of us! He took us up to beautiful Duluth which I had never been there in the summer and we had beautiful weather, and a great time.

This is at the Leif Erickson Rose Garden. It was a beautiful view and I have never seen so many roses in different colors. They were beautiful!

Mommy and Elijah at the Rose Garden.

This is Daddy and Elijah at the Lift Bridge in Canal Park. We were able to see the lift bridge close and go up for a few boats. That was fun to see. We walked around Canal Park for a few hours, I really enjoyed reading about the history of all the anchors, and different historical pieces around town.

This was about 3-5 miles across the lift bridge on the island at the beach. It was very windy! It is crazy that this is a lake it feels so much like the ocean.

All of us at the beach.

After being up their I have a lot more curiosity about Duluth and the Great Lakes. I know they were used during the war for shipping but beyond that I do not know much of their history. It is so beautiful up there and such a different terrain. It sure did not feel like Minnesota.

Elijah did great for his first trip. It took a bit longer to get there and get home with him, and a few extra bags but it was a great time together, just the 3 of us!

Things we have been up too....

Its official Elijah has graduated to his crib! Well actually he did almost a month ago but I have not had a chance to post it. He slept in his swing for the first 6 weeks of his life, he was pretty against his crib but he is finally in there. Now next will be sleeping through the night.... I would settle for like a 6 hour stretch :)

It is so amazing how much he is growing and how alert he is. He now is starting to play with toys, well sort of. I have been putting him under his play gym and he likes to look around or grab at the toys hanging down. He will just lay there and smile and giggle at the toys. It is really sweet.

This was a few weeks back at Grandpa and Grandma Guenther's house. We were in the play room looking at all the fun toys.

This is one of my favorite pics. This is his bumbo seat, I think he is still a little small in it but he likes to look around in it. It is very convenient while folding laundry or making dinner I just put right next to me and he can see what I am doing.

Family Photos

Grandpa Tom took some family photos for us last week when Elijah was 6 weeks old, the pictures turned out great! It was fun to take pictures of our little boy and try to get him to smile for them. We were only successful to catch a few smiles on camera many more were off camera.

10:31 Sermon Jams

For any of you who are not familiar with Sermon Jams, Bryan and his friend Caleb run a small ministry called 10:31 Sermon Jams. They take pastors sermons and mix them over beats like hip-hop, techno, and more. They are pretty cool to listen to and are very encouraging. Here is one of my favorites, Sermon Jams made the music part of it and mixed it and Desiring God made the video to go along with it. Enjoy!

Elijah in his Sermon Jams and 'Dont Waste Your Life' Gear

Things we have been up to....

Bryan took us to the Como Zoo over the 4th of July weekend. I think the temp was over 90 Degrees and very humid. We had a great time starting with a picnic when we got there, saw the new polar bear exibit and of course the lions here.

The weekend before we went to a friends wedding, this was Elijah's first. He did great and the wedding was beautiful. Congrats Eric and Leah!

A few weeks back Auntie Jessie and Cousins Caden and Sydney came down to see us, we went shopping at Ikea then a picnic lunch at the park. Hope to do it again soon!

Happy Father's Day

Happy First Father's Day Bryan! We had a fun day hanging out together and celebrating Bryan as a new father. Of course I was taking pictures through out the day to remember our first fathers day. We started the day by Elijah and I making Bryan breakfast, going to church, taking a nap, then went to our church picnic which was fun with good fellowship and ultimate frisbee, then home to just relax the rest of the afternoon.

Daddy and Elijah relaxing together

Daddy helping Elijah stand up and down which Elijah likes!

One of my favorite outfits that I thought was fitting to wear on father's day :)

We enjoyed spending the day together and look foreword to many more Father's Days to come. It is crazy to think how big Elijah will be this time next year and how fast it will come!