October Fun

Nathan and Grandma

The Tractor and Wagon ride was exiciting for the boys!

Looking for pumpkins
Daddy helps Seth pick a pumpkin out
The boys picked out their pumpkins and then we headed in for some snacks at the general store and some time on the silo slides. This is an annual event for our family; we have enjoyed going to Riverbend Farms since the boys were 11 months old!

Abbey joins in the fun too!

Big Brothers!

Nathan giving Abbey a bottle

Seth takes a turn.

I love this picture of the boys and Abbey.
Big Beautiful Blue Eyes.

Nathan and Seth love their sister! They are so good with giving her a bottle, getting her passie, singing her a song and giving her random kisses. They are real body guards...watching out for her when she's around other people. It's been a blessing to have two good helpers.

At the Hospital

Here is Jeff falling in love all over again with his baby girl!

Here is Anya from the Ukraine. What a God-thing that she and her family were in the States when Abbey was born. We are so glad that she could come visit and hold Abbey and that we have this amazing story to tell Abbey when she is older!
Mom brought Grandma and Grandpa Seefried to see Abbey...love that my family is so close by now!

Here are tickle Grandpa and Grandma with Abbey. They were wonderful with taking care of the boys while we were at the hospital!

Abbey Marie Anya is here!

Little Abbey Marie is here! Born September 25th at 11:19pm, weighing 6bls 2oz and 19 inches long. Such a little miracle for us! Welcome to the world, Abbey! We love you so much!

School is in Session!

Here are the boys on the first day of Homeschool co-op 2010. They wanted to bring Peep and Happy with them! The second pic is of the boys on the UNCC botanical gardens field trip....one day before delivering Abbey. The boys are sitting right by a venus fly-trap grouping; they are so fascinated with how a bug can be trapped inside a plant!

My Love

I can't believe that we've been married for almost 9 years! Time spent with my best friend and the love of my life has flown by! Here we are at the beach on our date night. We always go to Lakeview Restaurant and eat on the veranda. It's so pretty watching the boats come in and out of the waterway and the food is great! Grandpa and Grandma are watching the boys for us so that we can enjoy some time together and a walk on the beach afterwards. This is a special time for Jeff and me....about 1 week before delivery! Hard to put into words how much I love Jeff!

Visiting the Aquarium

Grandpa and the boys check out the crocodiles. The boys really loved seeing the fish!

Here's the rare albino alligator! Nemo's home.....can you find him?

The acquarium was a great educational experience; especially after the charter fishing trip where the boys caught some spanish mackeral and got to see grandma catch a hammer head shark! Jeff almost caught a sting ray, but the line snapped. Now most of the boys' imaginative play is consumed with going on a boat and catching some fish! So fun!