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birthday bash

Yesterday we had a very exciting celebration for my (Kate's) birthday. Lunch at Culvers-yummy:). I can never say no to ice cream and cheese curds for lunch. Sick, but oh so good. After lunch, Abigail and I got a chance to see Adam's office finally - so strange to see him sitting behind a desk. I never imagined it. He leaves for work in the morning wearing button down shirts. What happened to the grungy t-shirts, holey jeans and baseball caps? I kind of miss it.

Anyway, we also "celebrated" with a Habitat meeting at church. It's actually very exciting, don't be fooled. Immanuel is sponsoring a Habitat house and getting ready for the kickoff groundbreaking ceremony this coming Sunday! It seems like it's been a long time coming. We started talking to the church council about sponsoring a house last April (I think). It's awesome to see the Habitat team work so hard to make the details come together. God is good.

After the meeting we had brownies and ice cream at Dan and Margaret's house, followed by a rousing game of "tissue (pronounced teshue) paper" with Caleb in the kitchen. What more could an aunt ask for:)?

Oh, and so you don't think Culvers is the extent of Adam's romantic-ness, I also got some beautiful flowers and a date coming up on Saturday. But Abigail still won the prize for best gift - she almost slept through the entire night!

lights. camera. no action.

when my mom was staying with us a few weeks ago, i think i accused her of being the paparazzi during abigail's first ride in the stroller. we ended up with over 2o pictures -not that she is being very photogenic in any of them. i guess i developed a little stalker syndrome myself, because i spent the last two days trying to take pictures and video of abigail smiling. but she is quite the stinker when it comes to photo opps (see picture on left). next to her is her beloved rattle we've affectionately dubbed "shaky the snaky," even though he is a caterpillar. what rhymes with caterpillar anyway? even shaky couldn't keep her from crying when the camera flashed. however, we had a little more luck yesterday (see photo below) and even caught a couple clips of her grinning. I didn't bother to embed the video, so if you want to see them, click here or here. sorry, i'm just a proud new parent who wants to show off her baby. at least i'm not cornering you on the street and pulling pictures out of my wallet.
-kate

changes

so we finally decided to start a blog. i figure that since i'm staying home now, this isn't a bad way to spend some time. after four years of college and a year of checking e-mail every 5 minutes at work, it just feels normal to be at the computer. so here i am. life with abigail is busy, but right now she's sleeping in my lap, so i've got at least one free typing hand.

adam and i seem to make all our life changes at once. in 2006, we graduated, married, moved, and adam started a new job, all in the space of a few weeks. this january, adam left the field for an office position with his company, and less than a week later, abigail arrived. i completed my one year volunteer commitment shortly before january, and now take care of abigail full time.

we'll try to keep you updated on all the new events in our lives. God has truly blessed our family. enjoy!

-kate