Today=happy

Today was the best day!
It has been awhile since I noticed how all the details came together to make a great day.
We got to church this morning and there was a spot to park right outside the main doors. Meeting and greeting friends, hearing a great message and awesome music. The kids came over today for lunch and a game. Oh and lots of looking, cuddling and kissing an awesome little boy who has stolen our hearts...a lovely nap, $1 coffees from Dutch Brothers and a beautiful drive. We went down to the riverfront and followed roads until we ended up in Ridgefield. Dinner at El Rancho Viejo. Driving home as the sun finished it's day we listened to 70's music and reminisced. A lovely day...

Betcha....

Betcha thought this would be another post with lots of photos of Evan...he is a whole week old!

But I thought I would share a little book I made for my boss at Hallmark who is sorta retiring. File folders, old pay stubs, plus lots of other fun stuff.

the cover says "I'm too pretty to work"-
don't you wish that would fly?!

drink umbrellas plus I included a "Mike's"-

I added in a recipe-

I added a Nicholas Sparks book and some book plates-

some inspirational tags-

and a little note from me....

okay...couldn't resist....Sunday's photo-

Easter weekend...the birth of Hope

In anticipation of Easter Sunday I spent Saturday making a special lunch. I baked a quiche and resurrection rolls. Made a salad and cut up a huge batch of strawberries.

But Sunday turned out way different than I anticipated....
Saturday night Gary headed off to a local restaurant to hear a Beatles tribute band and I settled in for a night watching tv. And then I got a call from Amy saying she was having some cramping and was heading home from a friends house. Another call a bit later saying she was going to the hospital. I called Gary and left a message letting him know what was happening. But told him to enjoy the concert because it was likely to be hours before anything happened. I called Gabriele and asked if they were heading to the hospital and if they would pick me up. Shortly after arriving, Gary showed up. He didn't take my advice-good thing because a short time later Karl came out and said Amy had dilated from 3 to 8! Things were happening faster than I thought possible...

After a bit more waiting Gabriele and I went and listened outside the door and soon were rewarded by hearing "Hi baby"...

At 3:28am on Easter morning we welcomed Evan James Baumgarten. All 6 pounds, 6 ounces and 20 inches of him. There has been a lot of this-

and this-

Here are a few to enjoy....

little face....

little toes....

little stretch....

lotta sleeping....

little bit of peekin' at Mimi...

little bit of crying....

lots of adoration by papa....

and momma....

a little face that seems to say "yeah I'm cute"....

his prized possession....

bringing momma to tears of joy....

"give me that baby"....

"hey Evan-I am so glad you are here"....

close up from auntie Krista....

and one from uncle Nick....

Baumgarten men....

Auntie Gabriele and Uncle Nick...

honorary auntie Megan and uncle Jordan...

Just as Christians nationwide celebrate the Hope that came with the empty tomb we are celebrating Hope in a different way. Hope that the new generation will be able to change the world for the better but still hold onto the roots of it's ancestors. The hope that we all will make the world better just by being in it...

Waiting....

March 11March 25You saw that first photo in the last post but I just needed to put it here again for a comparison!

She is pretty close to having little peanut-today she was planning on putting her hospital bag together.

As I was looking at her photos I started thinking about the ones Gary took when I was pregnant. So I pulled out the box they were in and looked in our scrapbook for 1984 and found a few to share.

This is from December 1983-
we tried to "hide" our bellies then...

This is January '84-
Gotta love polyester dresses with big bows...

These were "artistic" ones Gary
took the week before Amy was born...

Every girl had photos taken with silk flowers then! Oh and the dress I am wearing...I wore to prom 6 years before.

February 1984

this angel came to live with us and we were all thrilled
especially her Nana-

Progress

This was the very first Baby Baum Bump photo we took at the beginning of November...
and here she is on Sunday with just 4 weeks left to go...We finished up all the projects and then took everything over to her house and set up the nursery...
this sign is from her Sesame Street themed baby shower...on Sunday I noticed the number was her due date! So I was a little preoccupied at the shower-

Here is the photo she posted on Facebook that gives an overall view of the room...
But since we are so into details I am provided some here...
the hoops you saw in process are all arranged on one wall-
the blanket on the crib was one I made and the one on the chest her life long friend Megan made. And here is the neat thing...she DIDN'T know what the nursery colors were when she made it!

The curtains she had up in her first apartment and there is the bunting that Gabriele and Nick helped make. Gotta love IKEA for great dressers-
This shows the fun rug and elephant bank from Urban Outfitters. The clock toy was mine when I was little. Dr. Suess books were Amy and Nick's.
The mobile the kids made-actually cut all those stars out of felt and strung them together. Shortly after it was hung the heater came on and it started spinning...that will be fun for Evan to watch. Hope he doesn't have my problem with motion sickness though!!
This little corner has my grandma's rocker and the pinboard I made. A great print and a few IKEA pieces.
Oh and I couldn't resist another little hat pattern, this one should fit during the winter.
Now I feel better that there is a room waiting for little peanut, we can relax a little more on Sundays...