Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Pinewood Derby 2014

 Last night was Ethan's 2nd Pinewood Derby and he had a great time!
We learned from our first year and were able to make him a more aerodynamic and much faster car this year than last year
Out of 14 cars Ethan came in 2nd overall, it was a close race!
Jeff was out of town and missed all of the excitement, but Ethan FaceTimed him afterwords and told him all about it, and we have most of it on video. Thanks to my parents and brother who came to cheer Ethan on.

Monday, April 21, 2014

A Week of Events...and Happy Easter!

 Last weekend while our extended family was in town for Olivia's Blessing we played at a school, went to the aquarium, had dinner, and Jeff took the boys to swim at the hotel where their cousins were staying. Kamden had a great time at my parents' house where he got to spend 3 nights and had adventures helping plant the garden and other exciting things. 
 That Wednesday there was no school and my mom joined us for a trip to the zoo. The Red Pandas were finally out, we never see them and the boys were all excited.
 We also had a picnic and played at the park before heading home.
 Later that week Olivia had her 2 month check-up on Thursday the 17th and weighed in at a healthy 10.9 pounds. She is in the 46th percentile for weight and the 57th percentile for height. She's grown an inch and a half and is now 22.5 inches tall.  She is smiling all the time and loves to coo and talk. She is such a happy girl and is growing so fast.
We went to my parents' house on Saturday and the boys had a great time playing in the ditch, coloring Easter Eggs, and Ethan worked on his Pinewood Derby car.
 On Sunday Grandma & Grandpa Van Leuven came over after church along with Uncle Ryan, Aunt Charly, Everly, Uncle Jeff, Emily, and Logan.
The kids hunted eggs and ate way too much candy.
 Olivia in her Easter Dress:

Thursday, April 17, 2014

Blessed


 Our sweet baby girl was given a name and a blessing on Sunday, April 13th, by her Daddy.
Olivia Leu Stoker
 She is such a wonderful blessing to our family and has been a very easy-going and content baby. Her sweet spirit has brought peace and joy to us as parents and her big brothers have stepped right into the role of protecting and spoiling her. 
We had most of our family join us for Olivia's special day and we are grateful to have the love and support from so many.