We met him in St. Louis!

We got to meet our new nephew and godson Matthias this past week down in St. Louis!

Took our 2nd roadtrip as a family and it went well!

Molly and Elden also got the news they will be spending the next year in MN for Elden's vicarage!

Got to see (and play) with the sword of Josh's Great-great grandfather at the Concordia Historical Society.

Maggie got to try out swimming for the first time!

We could barely keep Gretta from the pool, she truly loved it!

What a smiley little boy Matthias is!

The cousins!

Might be trouble later.....

Grandma and Grandpa with their brood.

A fast, but wonderful trip!

Lastly, it was a Happy Mother's Day for me on my first as a mom of 2!

Computer back=TONS of pictures!

A few more Easter pics.....decorating eggs!

Sorry, they were too cute in these dresses and although I already posted some, I looked through the million or so other ones and had to add a couple more!

And our one nice day last week was spent outside having a picnic,

Going on a wagon ride and

Playing with sidewalk chalk!

Then when it got cold and rainy we spent time inside riding bike with a crown of course.

Maggie got a turn with it too, everyone deserves to be a princess after all.

Someone turned 8 months while my computer was gone.....

She does this one quite alot, the bear walk? Super climber?

So many things

Thought we'd give you another video installment of these girls, my computer is still out so a video is easier to do than pictures right now and of course more fun for those of you that live far away and don't get to see them in action! They are growing way too fast! So in this video we have Gretta riding a tricycle, Maggie trying to as well, Gretta's doing somersaults, they both are doing something we'll call stroller racing and Maggie's trying to crawl or climb, a little mix of both! She will probably be on the move soon......yikes!

Easter fun and no computer....

Gretta had a blast looking for eggs at "Sylvie's house" (Josh's Aunt Sylvia and Uncle Gary's house) where we enjoyed so much good food!

The girls had matching dresses which were too cute of course.

And my computer is off getting a little fix and so I am using Josh's computer which doesn't have my picture software on it so hard to convert pictures.....I already had these saved in anticipation of a post on Easter but just to warn you, might not do another update until my computer is back!

Hope everyone had a great Easter!

A cousin is born!

Josh's sister Molly and her husband Elden welcomed little Matthias Dean EARLY in the morning on April 16 (oops not the 15th! I confused myself because of it being 3 in the morning that he was born) and he is 8 lbs 2 oz of cuteness!! We cannot wait to meet him! Congratulations Molly, Elden and Matthias and thanks for the pictures!

Dad rules and who needs Chanel, Versace and Calvin Klein?

Maggie 7 months

Gretta around 5 months (wearing same shirt) sisters?!

Gretta playing photographer

The results of her work.....

Not too bad!

Maggie liked watching her more than me!

And the latest style installment....

Spinning

Of course the purse completed the look.

3 years old.....

Remember last year?! Look how grown up you've become! (and how long you're hair has gotten!)

Oh sweet girl....can't believe its been 3 years already! My, how fast the year went and how much you have learned and grown. It has been another amazing year, Happy Birthday to You, We Love You!!!