Joe's Baptism

We had to squeeze one more thing into our month long trip to MI. Since we are still members at Corinth Reformed we were able to get Joe baptized. It was great to have all our friends and family celebrate with us. We had it in the evening service then after we went to Pete's parents house for dinner. I counted and we had a total of 47 people come over afterwards (that is including a bunch of kids). We were having BBQ and had picked up 48 buns. We only had one lonely bun left at the end so that worked out well. I know that 3 (couples) of our friends did not come for dinner which would have sent someone to the store to buy more buns. So in a way thank you to some of our friends for not coming. Even though we would have loved your company. It was a busy but great day. We pray that Joe will someday want to accept the Lord as his personal Savior. It is awesome to know that the Lord is protecting and watching over him. We are truly blessed to have great friends and family that believe what we do and can celebrate in these type of occasions. Thanks to all who came.

3 months today

I cant believe that Joe is 3 months already. I think back to that day and all that we went through. It was a rough, emotional, happy day. We thank God for protecting both Joe and I and for keeping us safe. Joe is doing very well. You can obviously see that he is a healthy and happy boy. PJ is doing great too. He will actually hold Joe for a few seconds now. When Joe sits on PJ's lap he (Joe) makes PJ look really small. PJ loves to help out whenever and however he can. He likes to talk to Joe now and make him smile. It is cute to see them interact. We have a lot to look forward too as they both get older. Here are a few pics. Enjoy!







Joe at 3 months










PJ at 3 months












This is cool!!


PJ showing Joe how everything works




















Then he had to try it out for himself















Here is the few seconds of holding Joe

2 months

PJ

12 lbs and 22 in

Joe

12 lbs 8 oz and 23 in

Everyone says they see PJ in Joe but I keep saying that he is more Muller and PJ is more Schreur, but looking at PJ at this age they do look alike. We will have to see when Joe gets older. These pictures you cant really tell in, maybe I will post some and show you what I am talking about.

Look what opened up while I was gone!!

Isn't it nice! New and Improved
Joe sleeping peacefully so mom can take her time and look around
First of many purchases to come

Not only do I have a Target just 5 minutes ( 3 if you hit the lights right) but I have a SUPER Target just 10 minutes away. A few exits down from us there is a lot of new things going up and the Super Target is now open. That is my favorite store. Since I only had one quiet sleeping child with me I was able to browse through there and take my time. I was delightful. They even have a new style of carts and they hold a car seat well. It was a nice afternoon for me.

Life with one child

I decided to go back to NC to be with Pete for the weekend. Since Joe is kinda attached to me he flew with me. It was his first time flying and he did a great job. The only problem I had was trying to find a private area to feed him in Chicago airport. There are not many private places, plus our flight got in late so we were in a hurry as well. We got the job done though just in time. Pete and I went back memory lane of only having one child that did not talk, walk, or eat solid food. It was wonderful not having to come up with a meal that you don't even know if they will eat it. We definitely missed PJ and are looking forward to seeing him again, but it was a nice little break from that. He was in great hands of our parents and they enjoy having him to themselves since they do not get that that often. So this weekend on Friday while Pete worked I went out to the stores and Joe slept happily in his car seat. I didn't have to worry about naps or anything. We went out for dinner a few times, and could have an adult conversation. It was nice. But back to reality tomorrow.

Waiting for our plane, which was lateHe was a happy boy patiently waitingthen he got bored

So he went to sleep and slept on most of both plane rides.

August 2008

After the cottage PJ, Joe and I are staying in MI for a few weeks cause we are going camping next week. So we got to spend a lot of time with friends and family. This is what we have been doing.

Bear Lake

We went to Bear Lake with a couple of our friends for the week. We had great weather and great company. At first we thought it would be a long week cause there isn't anything real close around, but we made a few day trips and had a great time. We went to Manistee, Traverse City and a water park called Fun Country. We made more memories and got caught up on each others lives.