the gingrich blog

soaking it in...

watching your children enjoy each other's company is about the most fulfilling thing a parent can witness.  zu loves on em all.the.time!  he talks to her in the backseat.  he shows her his cars, which she loves.  he hands her her toys.  he does his best to entertain her.  and em...she loves every second of it!  her eyes light up when brother is around.  

i know what the road ahead looks like so i take a deep breath, let out a sigh with a smile, and soak up every beautiful moment they enjoy together!  but...i'd LOVE to be WRONG!

at this point, pure joy!

i can't believe those are my babies!!??!!??

roll, baby, roll!

she did it!  our baby girl is on her way to being mobile!  that is said with so many smiles and lots of trepidation.  nonetheless, we're so proud of each little milestone!

  

  

  

march 8, 2009 - 6 mo, 1 wk

resting up...

these are sweet moments i mustn't forget...  life gets going quite fast and moments like these, MAKE me slow down.  ahhhhhhh!

zu and j enjoying some quiet time together

how em puts herself to sleep...her lovey and paci!  

showers, sprinkles, and celebrations...

spring time is so refreshing...  it's weekends full of celebrations, outdoor activities, and togetherness.  the past few weeks are no exception. 

my dear friend, liz, is having a baby girl.  she made her way back to texas for a celebration.  liz will make the most adorable and loving mommy and i couldn't be happier for her.  she has loved on all of our babies...and now we can't wait for her to get back this way so we can do the same.  much love to you liz as you enjoy the last trimester of pregnancy.  you look wonderful and i'm sending many blessings your way.

 

in preparation for my sweet friend, angela's baby girl, we showered her with love, gifts, and girl time.  she has so many wonderful friends...and they all have babies!  her house was full!  angela, i enjoy every second of our talks, walks, and messages.  you're an amazing mama, wife, daughter, and friend and carisella is blessed, big time, to call you mom!  i can't wait to meet the next little angel!

 

 

yep...more babies!  vanessa is a true friend and it's not wonder that SO many wonderful friends showed up to 'sprinkle' her with a surprise baby shower.  it did stay a surprise, much to my amazement.  we got to catch up, talk babies, and enjoy being grown women and mothers during our lunch at el mirasol!  vanessa, i can't wait to watch you go from 1 to 2 and experience all of these blessings all over again!  the good is only getting started!

 

before the weekend wrapped, we had a birthday party in the line up!  little miss madison turned 3!  korey and alyson have the sweetest little girl who has so much happy energy and a zest for playtime!  i love it!  zu enjoys playing with her and we love hanging out with her parents!  always a win-win!  madi's party was no exception to this rule.  the dinosaur theme was sure to promise zu a great time!  and it did!  happy birthday, sweet girl!

 

whew...even though we celebrate lots, we're blessed with many, wonderful friendships!  this is a beautiful time in our lives, with so many of our friends celebrating joy!

the shafers...

we rarely get to spend quality time with my dad's family so in their most recent trip up here, i took advantage of that and snapped a few photos.  

 

 

 

 

zu & grant must have been hiding...  they were here though!

lexi & caityn are just so beautiful!  watching them 'play' brings back so many pre-teen memories!  still innocent, but wanting so much to be independent.  they'll be all grown up before we know it.  sigh!

living out spring break...

as you know, daycare aged-children and working adults don't get a spring break so...we live vicariously through my little-ist sister, lexi.  my dad, cheryl, and lexi came up for a few days during her spring break and we spent good ol' quality, family time and did a little sight seeing.  this is something i look forward to each year.  it's a pleasure to get to see lex (and the fam,  of course) and to see how 'grown up' she is.  a blast we sure had!

we spent some time at the Witte Museum...

 

then we headed to the San Antonio Zoo...

i must say that i'm glad i waited an entire month before posting this, as my son was driving me bonkers this day.  i probably wouldn't have had many nice things to say. let's just say, he/we drifted away and couldn't find the clan.  not my preferred way of doing the zoo with family!  oh yeah, my sis and her family also came up but the kids were both sick and didn't last long.  awwwww.

 

lots of energy.  the only way to keep him from running off.

and for some reason, typepad won't let me add any more photos....

we really had a wonderful time!  looking forward to the next time we get together.

a princess party for avery & reese

we love these girls...and their mama!  their birthdays are only a few days apart and, lucky for their mom, they get to have a joint birthday party.  reese turned 1 and avery, already 4!  every moment of the party was great!  

 

it's a pleasure to call you all friends!  i look forward to watching you grow, change, and find true friends like your mom is to me.  love you and may this year be full of many blessings!