Happy Birthday Jase

Last Saturday was Jase's 1st Birthday. We had his party on Sunday and also celebrated Easter. Here are pictures!

Great Weekend....

We had a busy but great weekend. On Saturday morning we decorated our Easter Eggs. Trey did a great job not making too big of a mess while Jase did his favorite thing...he ate:)


Scott and Trey made Jase's birthday present. They did an excellent job. It turned out so cute. I am very exited to watch the boys this summer put it to use.



Brendan turned 7 and Clayton turned 1. What a little man Brendan is becoming. I love to listen to him talk to his Grandpas and Uncles. He reminds me so much of Jeff and Scott. Jeff and Cherish will be adding one more to the mix. They are having baby #4 in October. What a blessing of another little one.

And Jase got in his first molar. I wondered why he was so crabby on Saturday. I thought his earache was back with a fever and running nose....I should have known. Just another tooth!

Happy Birthday Trey!

First of all, I can't believe that my baby is 3 years old. Time just goes too fast.

We were very blessed to have our families over for Trey's 3rd Birthday on Saturday. This year's theme was..... hunting. I get to (re) hear all the hunting stories from Grandpa and Uncle Mike's hunting experiences thru Trey so the theme is only fitting. He really gets into it. I am sure that his Great Grandpa Stegenga is smiling in heaven:)

We are so lucky to have these two boys and a great family who loves them as much as we do.

Happy Birthday Trey! We love you!

Sledding Fun

One of the benefits living on a hill is all we have to do is walk outside for some sledding. This spring I can tell you can about the cons...wiping out. Trey has had many cuts and bruises from this.

On Thursday we all spent over an hour outside sledding together. I was not sure how Jase was going to react. He seemed to enjoy himself. He sat there and just watched us.

Here are the boys taking a nice warm bath after being out in the cold.
Trey got a Bath Blizard for Christmas...it's pretty cool. The whole tub gets full of bubbles.

Here is "Trouble" as I like to call him...doing what he he does best...getting into trouble!

Rain, Rain, Go Away

This is the view out of our back slider. The water is creeping closer and closer. We are praying that we are able to keep our basement water free. What a mess!

2008 Christmas!

Karysn, Brendan, and Trey playing with their new hunting / fishing sets

Jase's first Christmas!

Trey & Jase's new work bench....a favorite!

Our little Rock Star

2008 Nyboer Christmas Tree

We hope that everyone had as great a Holiday Season as we did. We are truly blessed!

Happy Holidays

Claudia, Constance and Trey at the Stegenga Side

Brendan holding Olivia, Trey, Sadie, Karsyn, Clay and Jase at the Slotman Side

This has been a pretty great holiday season so far. One day Trey told us that Christmas was about toys, not Jesus and I realized how much work we had ahead of us. We got a really great book about Mary and Joseph and how baby Jesus was born. It is very rewarding to see your child start to love the Lord. It melts my heart every night when he prays.