Roskam Family

Explanation or Excuse??

2009-02-25T10:53:00.002-07:00

As usual the guilt of not having posted in, yes, MONTHS has been growing and growing. I will admit that from November 18 (my last post) until new years I have no excuse for not posting except that we were a little busy and um. . . not home. But after that I have a really legitimate reason for not posting. My camera is MIA. I know. . .surprise surprise, Melissa lost something. Actually though, it was Nate. He took it on a youth retreat and it has not been seen since. I guess I could still post without pictures but I am not stupid. I know you all (and by all I mean my mom and . . . nope that's it, just my mom) don't tune in to read my rants and raves. So. . . until the camera is found. . . rants and raves it is.

side note: As I have been typing this my beautiful little girl has been teaching a sunday school class made up of Stephen's cars and her Dolls. They have had a story, a song and now they are onto a craft. Is there anything cuter??? If I had a camera I would take a picture. OH!! I'll go get my flip video. . . .TTFN

Just an update

2008-11-18T19:48:00.003-07:00

Nate and I are finally a two car family once again. After being a one car family for the last three years, we finally purchased another Honda Accord for Nate to drive around. I am so excited I really can hardly contain myself. We had only had one car for so long I forgot what it felt like to not have to coordinate schedules and errands with meetings and church events. Not to mention, I will never be stranded at home again!!

Now, I must speak on the positive side of things lest I get an earful from my husband. We did really well only having one car. I didn't know how we were possibly going to do it at first, but once we decided it was what we needed to do. . we just did it. It wasn't until the last few weeks when I really started to feel it as an inconvenience. And that was probably just because I knew we had enough saved to buy another car so what were we waiting for? I must also say that it feels great to have been able to save and pay cash for a car and have two cars with NO PAYMENTS!! Thanks Dave Ramsey (can you sense the slight tongue in cheek quality of that last statement?)

Looking forward to Thanksgiving!!! Can't believe it's next week.

2008-11-06T16:32:00.008-07:00

So I really decided i was NOT going to post anything political on my blog. I am so frustrated with all the chatter, I really could explode. However, I have been so heartbroken to see lovers of Jesus Christ divided on issues that the God both sides believe in is in total control over that I was just seeking wisdom and guidance and really somone who understood that our biggest fear should not be who is president, but that Satan will succeed in dividing the church over who is president! Satan wins when we, the church, are divided. That's when I came across this post by Beth Moore on her Living Proof Ministries blog and it put my heart's cry into words perfectly, so I wanted to share it.

"To my beloved Sisters who I esteem so highly and consistently find to be part of the solution to our problems in the Church rather than the cause,
Please join me in praying for our President-elect Barack Obama, his wife Michelle, and his precious daughters, Sasha and Malia. Go with me before the Throne of our sovereign God and ask Him to grant wisdom from above to President-elect Obama and the indwelling presence and power of Jesus Christ. In the words of the Apostle Paul, "I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone - for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. This is good, and pleases God our Savior..."Please also join me in the active and deliberate pursuit of unity and purity in the Body of Christ at this historical time in our country. I implore you in Jesus' Name to have zero tolerance for prejudice whether it is regarding party-affiliation, color (whether you are Black, White, or Brown), economics or the like. Disagreement is not sin. Prejudice is. Satan has plotted events and planted attitudes that, should he be successful, will result in havoc. We must not stand for his schemes or cooperate in a single way. We would severely displease God and invite untold chastisement upon Christ's Church in our nation. Speak clearly to your children and graciously but emphatically draw a line in your work places and social circles regarding your stand against prejudice of any kind."Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them, 'Every kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand.'" (Matthew 12:25) A united house stands. A divided house falls. The devil has much to gain. But he also has much to lose.We are the Body of Jesus Christ and we have an opportunity to show His character. This is our watch. We stand for what is right not from our feet but from our knees. Shoulder to shoulder, Dear Sisters. Let's leave not one inch for the enemy to come between us."Then will I purify the lips of the peoples, that all of them may call on the name of the Lord and serve Him shoulder to shoulder." Zephaniah 3:9 " End Quote.

AMEN and AMEN

Melissa

2008-11-04T13:06:00.001-07:00

2008-11-04T09:13:00.001-07:00

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

2008-10-29T16:52:00.000-06:00

Guess Who Is Three!!!!

Yes, it's true. Addy is three now. I can't believe it. Sometimes I can't believe she's only three with some of the things that come out of her mouth, good and bad. But mostly I can't believe three whole years have gone by since she came into our world. It really does go fast. To celebrate Addy and I made cupcakes and took them to all her friends at moms club. They all sang happy birthday and she was thrilled. Then we went to McDonald's with Diane and Doran and Taylor and Addy and Taylor played forever. So fun. After Nate got off work, we took Stephen to play with Doran and Taylor and Addy, Nate and I went to Target to let her pick our her present. I really thought this was going to be so much fun but I think she was a bit overwhelmed by the whole thing and couldn't decided what she wanted. Finally Nate and I just picked a baby that wets herself because Addy is obsessed with mothering right now and is always wanting to help change Stephen's diaper. She loves the baby and really is a good mommy. Overall, she had a great day and I think she felt special. Happy Birthday, Addy. We love you.

P.S. Yes, she is three and not potty trained, quit judging me.

2008-10-27T09:57:00.000-06:00

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

2008-10-23T15:41:00.003-06:00

A Public Apology!

In my post about Addy and her oh so creative swimsuit, I mistakenly referred to Kylee as merely our tenant. This could not be farther from the truth. We adore Kylee (okay, Addy doesn't, but we're working on it, right Ky?) and she truly has been such a blessing in our lives. Stephen loves her and she is like one of the family! She is sure to be totally humiliated that I am doing this but I know she will forgive me because that is the kind of gal she is. After posting a picture of my daughter in HER underwear and also referring to her as our tenant, I figured I owed her a public apology! Love you, Kylee, you know I do. LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!

2008-10-23T15:39:00.000-06:00

OH THE JOYS OF POTTY TRAINING!!!

As many of you know, Nate and I have been trying to potty train our little (and yet NOT SO LITTLE) Addy since last May. Yeah, you read that right! And don't judge me. :) Now, please trust me when I say we have tried everything. Stamp reward charts (thank you Anna, I will get those back to you someday), Candy reward jars, running around naked (yeah for poop on hardwood!), a toy reward basket full of dollar store toys, negative reinforcement (use your imagination), you name it. Which brings us to this picture of my wonderful and so supportive husband sitting in front of Addy literally begging her to poop (she has pee down pat). When the begging didn't work he literally started singing a song (harkening back to his days with Liberty Boys) to the tune of the wonderful southern gospel classic Ride That Glory Train that went like this. . .
Push that poopy out
Push that poopy out
Push that poopy out
PUSH IT OUT! I'm gonna push that poopy out, I'm gonna push push push that poopy out!
Yeah there are verses, but I can't remember them. Let's just say we were both laughing hysterically by the end and . . . no, she didn't push it out!
Again, don't judge us. There is no manual for this stuff. I have learned there are three things we cannot MAKE our kids do.
1). EAT. They will eventually, but it won't be because I made them, it's cause they're starving!!!
2). SLEEP. I can rock 'em,walk 'em, drug 'em (just kidding), but I can't make them sleep.
3). POOP (on the potty that is).

List to be ammended I am sure!

Love, Love, Love

2008-10-21T10:46:00.002-06:00

A visit from Nonnie, GG, and AJ!

Also known as my mom, my grandma, and my sister. We has such a good visit I few weeks ago. There were here to celebrate the Nazarene Church turning 100 years old (Nate and I were singing in the services) but let's be honest. . . mostly to see the grandkids. The bottom picture is all of us at Addy's swim lesson. She was the only toddler with a cheer squad at her lesson and she milked it for all it was worth!!! Addy is very attached to her Nonnie and I am pretty sure Stephen has a crush on his Aunt Jayme!! So cute.

2008-10-17T13:13:00.001-06:00

My Little Fashionista

My little Addy honestly LOVES clothes and it is not unusual for her to change up to 10 times a day. This particular day a few weeks ago we were going to her swim lesson and I was looking for her swimsuit which she wears a lot around the house so we never really know where it is and suddenly I hear her yell "MOMMY! I don't need my flower swimsuit, I got a new one." Very confused as to what she meant by "new one" I went out into our family room and there she was in a pair of our tenant Kylee's underwear (sorry Kylee). Kylee had been doing some laundry and Addy apparently found this pair of underwear in the laundry room and proceeded to make it into a swimsuit. She was so proud of herself for solving mommy's problem of her lost swimsuit as you can see by the look of satisfaction on her face. It took some serious reasoning skills on my part to convince her why she could not wear swimsuit to her swim lessons. "But Mommy, I made it and it's special to me. I just want to show my friends!!!" And Stephen just kept saying "Sissy, pretty!! Sissy, pretty!" Ah, the laughter really is endless with a near three year old and a near 2 year old! I love it. . . . most days. Ha Ha.

2008-10-17T13:03:00.000-06:00

So we're just not even going to go into how ridiculously long it has been since my last post. We are going to focus on how stinking cute my husband and kids are. We recently (okay it was last month) went to the zoo and had such a wonderful time. The kids are growing up so fast and are becoming the best of friends. When Addy gets something, she makes sure Bobo gets one too and vice versa. And when Addy and Daddy go on their special dates, Stephen is quite concerned about where his sissy has gone and when she will be home. So much fun.

2008-02-14T12:28:00.002-07:00

The Litte Things

Sometimes it is so easy for me to become overwhelmed with keeping my house clean ( I am not my mother, but at the same time who wants dried Cheerios on their floor?), getting dinner on the table, making sure my husband has clean underwear, making sure I remembered to put on a bra before going out to run errands, keeping the toilet seat down so my son doesn't try to drink the water. . you know, the important stuff. And I forget to slow down and pay attention to all the wonderful little things that I get to experience in my everyday life. This picture captured a moment like that for me. We were just driving down the road and the kids were unusually quiet so I looked in my rearview mirror to see if they had fallen asleep. They hadn't, they were just sitting there looking at each other and holding hands. I took the picture (at a stop light) just as they were letting go and I ask Addy what she was doing and she said "just holding bobo's hand." and when I asked why she said "Because I love him." The little things. You gotta love it.

2008-02-14T12:13:00.002-07:00

Grandpa Bobby and his girls

Grandpa Bobby and Stephen

just chillin

Playing in the tub

The Fam (minus grandma Suzie, I guess someone had to take the pictures! We'll get her in next time)

Well, Grandpa Bobby (g bobby as Addy says) and Grandma Suzie (grandma turkey as addy says. She's trying to say suzie but it come out turkey. Sorry Sue, it had to be told!!) came down on a last minute visit to Nampa. We were so glad to have them come down. We had a great time just hanging out being together. We ate lots of food including Sue's white chicken chile which might be my new favorite soup and watched a lot of Wiggles. We got an extra special treat because dad and Sue got to stay an extra night because the Spokane airport shut down when they got all that snow. GOOD TIMES!! It was a good thing they got out when they did because the day after they left Nampa got hammered with about a foot of snow and lots of flights were cancelled. Crazy. Anyway, we had a good time.

2008-02-12T16:44:00.000-07:00

A little trip to McCall. Why not jump in the car and head up to McCall when all the news stations are telling you to stay off the roads if at all possible? I must admit that I was not thrilled when Nate wanted to sweep the family away for a few days in McCall. Usually I would be elated but with a blizzard on the way and 6-8 inches already fallen, I was a little hesitant. But. . . as usual, Nate was right. The roads weren't too bad and there is almot nothing more beautiful to me than McCall in the winter. Addy loved all the snow and I mean feet and feet of snow. Plus all the ice sculptures that were there because it was winter festival. Addy called them ice castles. It was amazing. We had such a good time just being a family. Can't wait til next year when Stephen is old enough to really enjoy the snow too.

2008-02-12T16:07:00.000-07:00

Sprinkles on Rodeo Drive
GOOD FRIENDS, GOOD FOOD, GOOD TIMES!
Georges on the water

At the zoo

Tacos in the fashion district

Just playing in the fountain!

Over President's weekend, as is customary, my girlfriends from college and I got together for some fun times. The perk this year was that we got to be together for almost 5 days and we were in CALIFORNIA! We had such a good time. Some highlights:
*We went to Rodeo Drive one day. Now you might think "Wow, Rodeo Drive! Sounds classy. What did you buy? What could you possible afford?" Well, this is what I love about my friends. We were there with a mission. We were focused on that mission and would not be deterred. We walked right past the Coach store, Gucci, Louie (whatever his fancy pants shoes last name is), and more. Our destination? A little brown door with the word Sprinkles written in the cutest font you ever did see. What did we purchase? The most delicious little cupcake you could imagine. Now I know $4.00 is a bit steep for a cupcake, but let me assure you. . .not this cupcake. And apparently we are not the only ones who think so since we had to wait 45 min. in line to get one.

*We also went to LA to the fabric and fashion districts. Anna and Kori bought a lot of fabric for their business and Andrea, RaChelle, and myself bought tacos and pop in a bottle (as pictured above). All in all a great time.

*On Sunday we went to the San Diego zoo. It was amazing. I have some pictures of the animals, maybe i will post them later. I missed my kids that day. They would have loved all the animals.

* Andrea also took us to a place called George's on La Jolla beach. It is a little resaurant on the roof of another restaurant and it overlooks the ocean. There is a picture above. That was amazing. . .the food, the view, the company. Awesome.

So all in all it was just about as perfect as a weekend can get. I really realized how blessed I am to have such amazing friends who love me for me (God bless them) and a husband who is willing to take care of our kids by himself for almost five days so I can have some time away to rejuvinate. Can't wait for next year!!!!!!!!!

2008-02-12T15:51:00.000-07:00

STEPHEN IS ONE!!!!

Okay, so he turned one almost a month ago on January 16th, but you have to admit, considering my record of posting promptly after an event. . . one month late isn't bad. My mom, my grandma, and my sister came down to help us celebrate the event and Stephen was oblivious! By the way, apparently my son hates frosting and cake in general. He literally gagged down a few bites for the camera and then was done with it. Stephen continues to be a laid back happy boy whose favorite person in the world is his sister. He looks for her when she is not there (maybe napping or out with daddy) and lights up and giggles whenever she walks in the room. Fortunately she feels the same about him. I am choosing to enjoy this time as they are playmates and try not to think about what is to come!!!!!!! Hee Hee. Anyway, whoever said that there is something special between dads and daughters and moms and sons was right. I never thought it was true, but it is and I love it.

2008-02-04T16:33:00.000-07:00

Christmas in Vancouver was awesome! We got to spend almost 2 full weeks with family and friends. Addyson and Stephen loved playing with their cousins Shane, Kendall and Payton. As you can see, our attempt at a picture of all the little ones was a futile one but it was fun.
We were all able to stay at Mike and Sherrill's beautiful new house and we definitely packed it out. It was such a relaxing and enjoyable time for us.

2007-11-28T15:07:00.000-07:00

It was such a wonderful and relaxing Thansgiving in Spokane. I ate 24/7 and have about 6 extra pounds to show for it. Hakuna Mattata or whatever. Love, love, love!! It's on to Christmas and me moving yet one year closer to 30. How weird is that?

2007-11-28T15:01:00.000-07:00

2007-11-28T14:53:00.000-07:00

2007-11-25T15:39:00.000-07:00

I am officially a redneck. But if that is what I have to be to enjoy almost 5 days without my kids and with my family in sunny Pheonix Arizona then redneck it is. Over Veteran's Day weekend Nate and I, Jayme and Lance, Keith and Karrie, and Mom and Jerry went down to Pheonix to watch a NASCAR race. Let me sum up.. .

If going to a NASCAR race wasn't redneck enough we all hopped into the bed of a pick up truck and rode the half mile from our parking spot to the stadium. My comment once we arrived? "oh man, now my hair is a mess" I know, I know, I'm working on it!

We arrived at the stadium at approximately 8:30 am for a 2:00pm race!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!What do you do at a race for that long? I don't know what the guys did but we women, we people watched. Good times!

My husband proceeded to wear the God awful bright yellow ear phones he rented to hear converstations between drivers and their crew chiefs during the race ALL DAY!! Even before the drivers had begun talking. (Earphones featured in second picture where my husband can also be found playing a race simulation game that he won a number of times but was all but kicked off the game because, well, it was someone elses turn. Afterall, it had been an hour.

The strange looking guy (sorry babe) in the last picture is none other than Greg Biffle. Vancouver grown NASCAR driver and nate's hero. nate was able to get his autograph but not a picture with him. Biffle did come in second in the race, so that was fun.

Please have no fears the weekend was not a total waste of time. We got to spend good time together as a family not at the race. We enjoyed good food, family time and lots of laughs. Oh yeah, and of course there was shopping..lots and lots of shopping.

Thanks mom, Jer, Mott, Lance, K-train, and Karrie for a wonderful weekend. We should definitely do it again. . . .I hear there is good shopping and maybe a little race in Daytona!

2007-11-25T15:22:00.000-07:00

Halloween with the Roskams

This halloween was really fun for our family. We took to downtown Nampa and joined the literally thousands of other families that go store to store trick or treating. The best part was Addy saying "kicker teet". Stephen was the cutest little pea pod you ever did see and Nate and I have officially descended into nerdy parenthood as we each made desperate attempts to "dress up" with our kids. Nate as Addy's prince charming and me as a pea farmer.

After our adventures in the Hood of Nampa we headed to the Thomas house where Addy got to experience real kicker teeting with the Carson, Vic, Sam (all dressed as either black or red spiderman), and little Luke. It was so fun and I can't wait until next year when Stephen will be able to join Addy. And you know, that's just more candy for Nate and I to consume.

2007-08-10T15:42:00.000-06:00

Do you want to see some pictures of what heaven on earth looks like for a daddy? People ask me all the time what I love most about being a mom. . . well, this is it. I love seeing my husband love on, play with, cuddle with and take care of our kids. I am so blessed. This was part of our 4th of July festivities. Addy loved the water. By the end of the day she was wanting to jump in by herself. This made mommy and daddy a little nervous, but we let her do it a couple times. The napping picture was just take today and for anyone who knows Addy you can appreciate what a rare moment this was that she sat still long enough to fall asleep on someone. So cute!1

2007-08-07T22:29:00.000-06:00

Here are just a few pictures of the kids enjoying their summer. I know all you men out there are coveting my sons pecks. . . hee hee. We have been able to spend a lot of time with my family this summer. Well, Addy has. While Nate was at NYC in St. Louis for 10 days I was at Trinity Pines Bible camp leading worship (I prefer crazy song lady or Snow Angel as I was called. . .long story) for 4-6th grade girls camp so my mom, sister and grandma came down and stayed with Addy. I took Stephen and he was a hit with all the ladies! We have had a crazy busy summer (are they ever not) and I have more pictures but currently am having a hard time getting them off the camera and onto the computer. Will work on it. More later. . .hopefully sooner rather than later.

2007-05-27T20:53:00.000-06:00

We had a great Memorial Day weekend. We spent most of it at High School graduation ceremonies and parties but were able to spend time with our good friends Ben and Vicki and their four adorable boys of whom I somehow neglected to get a picture. As you can see, Addy and Sam (their third of four) are good friends and Sam had a ball pushing addy around on the tractor. That's my girl. . make the boys work for it. And this is another picture of my sweet boy. He chilled with his mommy most of the weekend. Lord knows it won't always be that way. Cherish the moments everyone says. so I am.

2007-05-27T20:43:00.000-06:00

A few random pictures I had on my phone. The one with Addy on Daddy's shoulders was pre-Stephen days but it is one of my favorites. The middle shot is what going to the grocery store is now like for us. Poor Addy. She is so good about it though. She actually really liked helping mommy put the groceries in the cart. And the last picture is just another of my favorites. Sorry for randomness of the photos but I had to get them off my phone and they were too cute to delete.

2007-05-26T14:02:00.000-06:00

Let's have a Party!!! My cousin Kasey is getting married and to celebrate we had a little shower for her in Spokane this last weekend. Poor little Stephen was the only "man" there and the ladies were definitely gushing. Thank you to Jen who provided these pictures because I was too busy blabbing my mouth off (surprise surprise) to remember to take pics. It was so good to see so many special ladies who have been influntial in my life as well as Kasey's. She and her groom-to-be, David, are getting married on July 28th. I am so excited for them.

2007-05-15T21:33:00.000-06:00

A little bit about my little man
I am so in love with this little guy it is almost ridiculous. He is my sweet, sweet boy who always has a smile for his mommy (well, he smiles for everyone, but I think he has a special smile for me). Stephen loves to cuddle and just watch what is going around him. As long as he knows he is not alone, he is content. But if mommy and sissy leave the room for a second he is sure to let us know that he knows we are trying to pull a fast one on him. He is a pretty good sleeper at night. He usually goes to sleep about 8:00pm and gets up at 5am to eat and then goes back down til about 7:30. Naps are a different story. He definitely doesn't get the naps he needs. But it is not for a lack of trying. It is difficult for a guy to sleep with a noisy sister motor mouthing non-stop. He finally gets a good nap in around 12:30pm when sister goes down and then both sleep until about 2:30 or 3. That was boring. All to say, he is a pretty good sleeper. We have his 4 month check up tomorrow along with Addy's 18 month. I can't wait to see how much Stephen weighs. He and I have a goal of at least 12 pounds. But we talked tonight and even if we don't make it we know we tried our best.
As some of you know and some of you may not, Stephen's little penis is already causing his mama grief. He will have to have surgery to move his urethra ( pee hole, in case you didn't know or my attempt at spelling it is indecipherable) which is currently located a little low and to the right to a more appropriate spot. We don't want our little guy getting teased in the locker room and we surely need to make sure he has the functional equipment necessary to gift his daddy and I with the grandchildren we will inevitably deserve. We have his first appointment in Portland (yes we are seeing a specialist. Would you let just anyone hack away at your babies 'privates'?) on June 12th. Please pray that this will go well. It is just a consult so we will learn more about the details of the surgery and recovery.
Well, that was probably a little more information than you were bargaining for. But you have to admit. . . who wouldn't love that sweet face!!

2007-05-13T21:15:00.000-06:00

I am the worst blogger ever!! And my husband just informed me that I always say that. I feel as though I am just coming out of my mommy fog and will now hopefully be able to keep everyone more informed. I find that it is difficult to type with a toddler who is more fascinated with the keyboard than the millions of toys we have for her and when she is napping I am frantically trying to get a few things done. . . like a shower. No, it's really not that bad. I love being the mother of two. My little Stephen is my newest love in my life and I am quite taken with him. He can make my heart melt like I never thought possible. It's weird how you can love your kids the same amount, but love them so differently. I am already protective of the little baby girls trying to share the floor mobile mat with my little man. BACK OFF LADIES!!

Addy is busier than ever. She is really starting to talk and currently loves shoes and putting mommies underwear around her neck. And playing in the sink obviously. She is quite the big sister and loves to help mommy and daddy get ready to go bye bye. She makes sure that little brother has a blanket and his binkie. She is usually trying to shove the binkie in his mouth much to Stephen's chagrin.

It has been a wonderful mother's day. I feel as if I live a life more blessed than I could have ever imagined. Kids bring such joy and perspective to life. Well, it is now 9:00pm. My new bedtime. I tend to get tired more easily lately. . hmmmmmm. Wouldn 't have it any other way (unless you ask me at 4:00am).
As Nate would say. . . PEACE OUT!!

2007-01-19T21:40:00.000-07:00

The first picture of baby Stephen with mom and dad. Let's just say this labor was a lot different than Addy, in a very good way!
Here's Stephen with Nonnie, does she look proud or what!
Grandma Sherrill holding her little grandson. For those of you who do not know, Stephen was the name of Nate's little brother that passed away. Needless to say there is a lot of feelings tied up in that name for Nate and his family.
AJ, or Aunt Jayme, showing off her nephew. She loves being an aunt, for sure.

2007-01-19T21:36:00.000-07:00

Here he is everyone, Stephen Michael Roskam!
Look at this cute little family! I can't believe we are now a family of four...oh well, can anyone say "tax credit"! (can you guess who did this post?)
Already singing...or is that some other body function?
Addy loves her little brother, unless he is laying on her blanket.

2006-12-06T13:58:00.000-07:00

A Great Thanksgiving

I just have to brag on my friends a little bit. We had our very own Thanksgiving celebration the day after and it was a full on production!! As you can see, my way cute friend Kori made each of us an apron which we proudly wore as we worked in the kithen. How cute are we?? Okay, any comments on how prego is wearing the apron and there will be hormonal tears shed. Hee Hee.

Onto the bragging! Our spread included turkey, sweet potatoes, garlic mashed potatoes, fancy bread, homemade stuffing, homemade cranberry sauce, garlic/basil steamed veggies, pomagranite salad and of course green been casserole. OH? You're impressed? Well, did I mention that we also had homemade pumpkin cheesecake and apple/cranberry cobbler. I told you I have amazing friends! And I to think I thought we should throw the leftovers on the table and dig in. My contribution to the feast? The veggies. Very boring. I am going to have to step up my culinary skills if I want to keep up with these girls.

P.S. Nate wanted me to point out that he looks so short in this picture because he doesn't have any shoes on and I have my big cowboy(girl) boots on. He is so cute!!

2006-12-06T12:53:00.000-07:00

Here are some birthday shots that highlight the time spent celebrating the first year of little Addy's life!

Here is a proud Grandpa!

The "pretty little princess" being pushed on her new car that Nonnie got for her. Of course it is loaded with all the options! Thanks Nonnie...oh, and thanks for getting the one with hundreds of wonderful sounds!!! We'll be sure to bring it for Christmas so you can enjoy it too.

It was so fun watching her enjoy this party and all the presents the cake and people that came along with it.

We were truly grateful for all of the family who were able to make it for the party and the spirit of truly celebrating Addy that was present all weekend long. This time was all about her! Now, if we can just convince her that it isn't always "all about her"!!!

2006-12-06T12:34:00.000-07:00

A plethora of Addy pictures. Enjoy... Addy and the PF Changs Horsee. Can I get a shout out for my Auntie Sarah the Paramedic
Here is our little sleeping princess. She doesn't seem to care, just as long as she's got her blanket in her hands and her little booty in the air.
Addy and Daddy, she's all decked out in her new dress from Great Grandma and Grandpa Heer. How cute is she!
What a cute dress, and a cute girl!
Here is our girl in the latest of fashions. Tights and a mini-skirt? Daddies not quite sure yet.

2006-12-06T12:23:00.000-07:00

Here is Addy at the Cove with her friend Taylor Souders. Look out boys, these girls are going to break some hearts, and their daddies are protective and have num-chuck skills.
Addy loved nap time on Grandma Sherrill at the beach. No one can knock her out like Grandma Sherrill.

2006-12-06T12:06:00.000-07:00

We are playing a little catch up these days with the blog. Our apologies for our "slacking", we were without a home computer thanks to Nate's computer skills! This is a cute shot of Addy and Daddy at the Cove this last summer. She loves the water!

2006-08-31T21:10:00.000-06:00

A prayer request

Nate and I have some dear friends who are currently going through the unimaginable. Keegan and Jayme Lenker have a 7 week old baby boy, Joncee Troy, who has recently been diagnosed with cancer. It is located in his eye and he is currently undergoing chemotherapy. There have been many ups and downs over the last few weeks and their only request is that we all pray for God's plan to play out as He would have it. . no matter what that may mean. So please join Nate and I pray for this precious little boy and his amazing parents. Their strength and perspective through all of this has truly been an inspiration to Nate and I. If you want to know more about Joncee, they have a web page through carepages.com. Log on and create an account and then search for Joncee Troy. I know you will be both encouraged and inspired by this amazing a family.

2006-08-31T20:33:00.000-06:00

It's about time!!
I am so sorry that it has been nearly 3 months since I have last posted. I could try to list a hundred excuses, but what it really boils down to is laziness. To be honest, not that much exciting has been going on. . . except. . .oh yeah, we are having another baby. We are due February 4th. Needless to say this was a surprise, but we are thrilled that Addy will be a big sister (even though she won't be all that big. . .15 months). Nate is dying for a boy but insists he will be fine if it is another girl. I really have no preference. . . just not twins. We find out on September 21. I'll keep you posted.
Addy is growing up. She is so much fun. The Lord knew I would need a smiley, happy baby to enourage me that I am doing an okay job as a mom. She is pulling herself up on everything, crawling everywhere (including up the stairs) and is beginning to cruise along the furniture. My favorite thing that she has started to do since I last posted is absolutely lighting up like a Christmas tree when her daddy gets home from work. He walks in the door and she first looks at him and smiles huge, then she flaps her arms and pumps her legs and then she is off and crawling toward him laughing and grunting until he picks her up. So cute.
To sum up the pictures
The top picture is of Addy at the Cove. She really does love the water. She and Daddy had a good time swimming and playing. Thanks to Jeff and Carly Souders for letting us use their floatie.
Next picture is just one that I though was pretty indicitive of Addy's personality right now. She knows what she wants and she definitely did not want that hat on. . . sorry Nonnie
The next picure is of Addy's first spagetti dinner. It was hilarious. Needless to say she went straight in to the tub after dinner. She had so much fun though. She was laughing the entire time.
The last picture is of our road trip to Vancouver. Addy got a little fussy after 5 hours in the car so we pulled over for awhile and let her crawl around the car. Nate held her on his lap and let her pretend like she was driving. It was like she knew it was cool because she just kept looking at me and laughing like " Hee Hee mommy, look at me! " I am not really sure how I feel about that.

Favorite recent Addy story (sorry if I sound like an obsessed mom but. . I am).
One morning I was having a particularly bad bout of morning sickness. To this point, I had never thrown up in front of Addyson. But this day it was just her and I and we were in the bathroom while I was getting ready. I turned around and started heaving in the toilet and she crawled over and pulled herself up on the side of the toilet and laughed each time I heaved. She was cracking up with each bout and slapping my hand like I was the funniest mom in the whole world who was simply trying to entertain her. It was so funny that I started laughing as I was puking. Try that sometime, it's not easy.

I promise to try to be better about posting. . . love you all.

2006-06-01T15:24:00.000-06:00

More Pictures from Spokane
Addy and Papa Jer

Cassidy, Uncle Lance, Allyssa, Great Grandma, and of course . . Little Addy

Look at those thighs!!!!!

2006-05-30T20:47:00.000-06:00

First Bath in the Big Tub!!!
I felt like she was saying,"Hey this is way more fun. You guys have been holding out on me!" Nothing cuter than a naked baby. . . especially your own.

2006-05-30T20:26:00.000-06:00

A Visit to Spokane
Addy and Aunt Patrice cuddle!

Addy's new favorite toy. . Nonnie's beads

Addy and Great Grandma (GG) had fun together.

Addy thought Uncle Craig was pretty funny

Just the three of us!

Addy loves her Aunt Jayme. . .probably because she spoils her rotten!

Fun at Great Grandmas with the family

Addy's first time in her pool. She loves to splash!

Well, as you can see, we had a great time in Spokane. I am so grateful to my mom for flying us up there. It was very relaxing and a lot of fun. We helped Jayme pick out some stuff for her new house (although I don't know how much of a help we were) and we got to go to church and meet a lot of Great Grandma's friends, but the best part was that my mom took us out to the Shogun (my favorite restaurant) and Addy got to hang out with her cousins Cassidy and Allyssa. They babysat her and I had a wonderful night out. It is so fun to see how much Cass and Lyss love little Addy. It means so much to me. She sure has great cousins. . Shane and Kendall, and Breanna and Baily too.

2006-05-30T19:43:00.000-06:00

A little family vacation

Little Addy on a picnic with mommy and daddy

Mommy loving on Addy. . .she doesn't look too thrilled! I promise she was smiling.

Addy and Daddy. . so cute.

My little sunbonnet Sue

Mommy and Daddy wore little Addy out with all the walking!

Nate gave me just what I wanted for Mother's Day. . time with my family. We took off to McCall for 2 1/2 days and had a blast. The weather was beautiful! We walked and we walked and we walked. McCall is so pretty. . any time of year. Addy loved being in her stroller and was sure to smile at everyone who passed us on the street or walking paths. Nate took care of everything. He made dinners, put Addy down for her naps and even took her on a walk just the two of them so I could get a little quiet time to read and nap. It is times like these that I am humbled at what the Lord has blessed me with.

2006-05-08T20:45:00.000-06:00

BIG GIRL!!
Our little baby is growing up. She is eating (most) solids that I give her now. What turned her around you ask? Well, it turns out she loves peanut butter so we gave her some (don't worry Jayme, the doctor said it was okay) and that got her used to the texture and now she loves sweet potatoes, bananas, squash (yuck), and carrots.
As you can see, she is also sitting on her own now. She has been for about two weeks. She looks like such a big girl when she plays on the floor sitting up.
She still has a runny nose. I feel like she has had one since she was like 3 months old. I feel so bad for her when she snorts.
We are looking forward to a visit to Spokane in May and hopefully to Vancouver in June on our way to catch up with our Jr. Highers on their mission trip in Seattle.
Nate and I are currently working on planting all our landscaping in our front yard. We are so grateful to our friends Ben and Vickie for teaching us what grows and everything. We are truly clueless in this area. I can't wait til it is all done. I will definitely post pictures when we are all finished.

2006-05-08T20:06:00.000-06:00

Girls Night Out
You cannot tell me that these are not the cutest girls you have ever seen! This is the small group of girls that I get to meet with on Tuesday evenings. It is definitely one of the highlights of my week and these girls, each one, has blessed my life in different ways. As summer is approaching we decided to have an end of school party. We got all dressed up and went to PF Changs and ate delicious food, had wonderful conversation and topped it all off with a trip to Java, a coffeehouse in Boise. It was good times for sure. I love you girls! Thanks for letting me be a part of your lives. You all are such a blessing. Okay, I am going to go totally yearbook on you:
Lanie- Diet Pepsi and Peanut M&Ms baby
Faith-DON'T GO DOWN!!!
Debreanna- Filter! And where do you get your horses?
Leanna- Limbo anyone?
Shawnie- Did you know I call you sunshine Shawnie when I talk about you to Nate?
Kaylee- You don't like my happy song?
Lauren and Kylie- You are amazing examples of Godly women and I have learned so much from you both.

Addy's New Toy

2006-04-23T17:19:00.000-06:00

As you can see Addy loves her new Exersaucer. She will sit and play in it forever it seems. We are so grateful to Ben and Vicki Thomas for letting us borrow it for awhile until their little bundle arrives and is ready to use it. It has really helped me out too because now I feel like I can get a lot of stuff done and not have to feel guilty like I am neglecting my child and she is bored out of her mind. As some of you already know, Addy has not been feeling well this week. We go in to the doctor tomorrow although she has seemed to be doing better the last few days. I think she may have had, or still has, a little ear infection. She has discovered a new cry that is enough to make my hair stand on end and send me right over the edge of my sanity. It sounds like we are torturing her but I have realized that it is really probably just a new noise that she has discovered she can make and so she wants to make it. . . .OFTEN! I think she has also discovered this new noise tends to get mom and dad to give her whatever she wants just to get her to stop. . . . Oh little one, we are on to you! Let the parenting begin. . . . .

Before and After

2006-04-19T21:53:00.000-06:00

Before (crazy stalker, hold your purses a little tighter man)

After (quazi boy band but oh so hot)
Yes ladies and gentlemen my husband FINALLY cut his mop! I am so excited. He looks hottie! His daughter, however, has been a little hesitant to this new hairless man in our home. It is funny to watch her watch him. You can tell she is thinking "He sounds like my dad, smells like my dad and acts like my dad, but he doesn't LOOK like my dad!" She'll come around. I keep telling her mom loves it and we need to encourage him to get a haircut more than once a year.

This is NOT fun

2006-04-19T21:38:00.000-06:00

This is not the face a girl who is enjoying her dinner. Addy absolutely detests rice cereal. I think I am going to try something else like veggies or fruit. Yeah, I'm sure that will go over well. I know what you're thinking mom. . . it's payback time for all my picky grilled cheese, peanut butter (NO JELLY) or chicken strip dinners.
I am pretty sure Addy is teething. She drools nonstop, chews on everything and has been particularly fussy this week. She is running a low grade fever but my doctor insists this is not a symptom of teething, however, all the moms I talk to at church say their kids all ran little fevers while they were teething. I guess only time will tell. I just hope it's sooner rather than later. I want my happy go lucky girl back.

Way too much free time!

2006-04-19T14:56:00.000-06:00

It was so fun to have Sarah here visiting for Easter. She and Nate were able to spend some quality time together. Some of that time was spent with Sarah straightening Nate's way too long locks. Once his hair was straight there was no denying the resemblence between Nate and Sarah. Unfortunately the best picture that shows the resemblence is the dark one. It didn't look dark on the camera but when I downloaded it, it was super dark. Anyway, I thought it was cute how cool they both thought it was that they looked so much alike. This does beg the question. . . .does this mean Nate looks like girl or that Sarah looks like a boy? By the way, Nate got a haircut yesterday (Hallelujah). I will post before and afters soon.

Little flirt!!

2006-04-09T15:14:00.000-06:00

Recently we had the staff at Nampa First over for a little get together and the children's pastor and his wife brought their son Levi. I think he is about 15 months old. He was sure sweet to Addy and she just smiled at him. It was cute to see them interact. Of course the rest of the staff was playing match maker and saying how the two of them are going to get married. We were informed however that Addy my have some competition. Apprarently Gracie, Levi's friend might have a little problem with that arrangement. Looks like Addy has a little competition. According to Nate however "No daughter of mine is going to compete for a boy! They will have to come to her. . .when she's thirty." And even then, I have a feeling Daddy won't make it easy for them. Recently someone asked us at what age we seriously thought we would let Addy date. Nate just looked at them and said, "What, are you trying to give me a heart attack!?"

A Visit from Nonnie

2006-04-09T14:50:00.000-06:00

Well it sure was fun to have my mom come for a visit. As you can see by the pictures she and Addy had a great time together. Nonnie (nana and connie put together) read Addy stories, played with her, held her and just all around loved on her for three days straight. It was so fun. We shopped and did some redecorating in the house and just hung out. It was a really good time. Don't worry, Addy is not drinking the water in the middle picture. She is just currently fascinated by the feeling of smooth, cool glasses or cans on her tongue. It is funny to watch her face as she explores new things.

5 months old

2006-03-31T18:07:00.000-07:00

Litte Addy is growing up. She turned 5 months this last week . . . I can't believe it! It was so fun to have Matt, Stacia and little Joshua Perez with us this week. ( My friend RaChelle's sister and family for those of you who don't know). Unfortunately, all the pictures I took of the two of them together were on my camera phone and I haven't figured out how to get those onto the computer yet.
Life if pretty busy right now. Nate and I are both in our church musical called No Greater Love and we practice 2-3 times a week plus our usual church commitments. It is fun though and we are both excited for the performances to begin. Nate is Judas this year. . .He aspires to one day play Jesus but that begs the question- Can one who has played Judas make the transition to Jesus??? Hmmmm. Anyway, he is doing a great job and I can't wait to see him in action. I am playing Mary Magdalene (spelling?) and sing a solo but have no lines. I just have to cry a lot. . weep and wail I believe were the directors words. In my opinion it is really hard to pretend like you are weeping and wailing without laughing. I made the mistake of saying this to my director who promptly informed me that that is way we do not pretend. . .we act. Oops, my bad. Not good.
We are excited to have more house guests this week. Andrew and Ricky are coming tomorrow night and then my mom is coming for a visit on Tuesday-Thursday. I also can't wait until Easter weekend when Bama, Jayme and Sarah will be here visiting. Funny. . . I don't remember these people being in Nampa quite this often last year. . . what could possibly be the reason?
Well, I will try to be better about keeping this blog updated. I have been quite the slacker! Love you all.

Officially a slacker!

2006-03-30T15:15:00.000-07:00

I am so sorry it has been so long since our last post and this post will leave much to be desired as I am not including any pictures. They are coming however. Addy is getting so big! She was almost 14 pounds and 26 inches at her four month check up and that was 5 weeks ago. I feel like she has grown even since then. She is smiling so much and bringing so much joy into our lives. Her laugh is contagious!! Here are some fun facts:
Favorite Toy: Diet Pepsi can, any hand.
Biggest Accomplishment- Today she rolled over from her back to her tummy. What finally gave her enough want to to do it? A Diet Pepsi can which is currently her favorite toy. She loves to try to hold the can while mom is drinking and absolutely loves to lick the cold can with her tongue. I think she was also inspired by Joshua Perez who was staying at our house with mom and dad and he rolled over for the first time yesterday. Yeah Joshua!! Pictures of the two of them flirting soon to come.....
Favorite Band: Hillsong United and Selah
Favorite Book: Guess How Much I Love You
Favorite Friend: Kelly Ross, Nate's ministry partner who can always make her laugh.
Hidden Talent: Can drool about a gallon of saliva a day.

2006-02-08T13:01:00.000-07:00

Addy sure loves her Grandpa Mike... She is such a little talker (go figure). At her dedication she was telling Grandpa Mike stories and it must have been a good one.
Over the last few weeks she has really started to show her personality. She loves to talk and she is quick to smile. Nate got to videotape her rolling over for the first time and putting practically everything she can get her hands on in her mouth. She is so much fun. I don't what we ever did without her.

2006-01-20T21:54:00.000-07:00

Well, our little Addy is growing up. In fact, this picture is a few weeks old. She is doing so well and I am loving that she is sleeping through the night. And we're talking like 11 or 12 hours straight at night. Woo Hoo!! She is smiling more everyday and is a talker. Was there any doubt she would be? Nate and I are pretty much obsessed with her and are already nervous for when she is older and we have to start telling her no. Just look at that face! To sum up, we love being parents more everyday and can't wait to see what joy our little Addy will bring us with each smile and coo.
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Addyson's Dedication

2006-01-20T21:46:00.000-07:00

Last weekdng was a wonderful time with family and friends. We all gathered together to dedicate Addyson to the Lord. It was a special time and I thought Addy looked adorable in the dedication dress and bonnet Grandma Sherrill made for her. She was so good for the ceremony and even smiled for the video camera as one of our teens (thank you Claire) video taped the event. We just want to take the opportunity to say thanks to our families for making the trip down to Nampa to share this time with us. It meant more than you will know. We also would like to say thank you to the teens and church friends and family who stayed after the service to celebrate with us. We felt very loved and love you all in return. It is much easier being a parent knowing that our daughter has a Heavenly Father who loves her even more than we do and He has his loving arms wrapped around her always.

Christmas in the 'Couv

2006-01-20T21:27:00.000-07:00

Okay, so it's January 20th, but man have we had some serious weather over here...or something. As you can see by the pics, we had a blessed time back in good old Vancouver. It was a wonderful 10 days of being with family and friends and sharing with them our little Addy. She was a great traveler, probably the best ever, and seemed to really enjoy everyone, disregard the "scream" look with Kendall. She loved being held by her cousins; being rocked to sleep by Grandma Sherrill; taking nazarene naps with Grandpa; and being loved on by her aunts Sarah and Nicole, her uncles Andrew and Scott and whoever else would give her attention. We were again reminded of how truly blessed we are to have such amazing and loving families (this paragraph of run-ons and poor grammar was brought to you by nate, much to Melissa's chagrin).

Addy's breaking in her parents...

2005-12-26T21:07:00.000-07:00

Most of you have heard about our little venture to the ER in the middle of the night with our little Addy, but we thought we would share some of the facts and the pictures. First off, thank you all for your prayers and support for us and our little girl during this pretty traumatic time! We definitely could not have made it without them and especially the power of our precious Heavenly Father. I must say that His presence was so very real to both of us, especially in the ER as our little girl was poked and proded. On Monday, December 5th, after a long day of Addy being very lathargic and not herself and feeling very warm, we decided to take her temperature. It was 101.4 in the arm pit which is 1 degree cooler than the old rectal check(which after having that done more than a dozen times, Addy's a rectal temp pro)...and after checking in with nurse Sherrill, we headed to the ER. It was almost mid-night when we got there, so we were both tired and freaking out, calmly. They had to do several tests, draw blood, spinal tap (no fun to watch), cathetar twice (the first time happened to be right after she peed...ooops), and of course the IV you see in the pictures. They couldn't find the vein in the arm so they had to go for the hand (also not fun to watch). They also noticed that her right breast (those things will always give us trouble) was swollen and red...ah-ha, the source of the problem. Turns out it was Mastitis, which isn't too common for infants. It was a soft tissue infection that was treated with some heavy IV antibiotics and 10 days of oral meds. As you can see from the pictures, it was quite the journey for our little girl, but she is definitley a trooper. We are learning much these days, and during this time we learned worrying ways of a parent!!! And again, God's amazing grace, "today's grace" as we call it, was just what we needed.

2005-12-02T22:16:00.000-07:00

Little Addy is growing and some of her clothes are starting to fit her now. Thanks Grandma Sherrill for the stylin' jean jacket. Sidenote: After picture was taken, Nate made sure to "pop the collar" before we left the house. Oh jeez.
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2005-12-02T22:11:00.000-07:00

Mommy and Addy ready for a day out on the town.
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2005-12-02T22:09:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was our 4 year wedding anniversary and to celebrate we went to our favorite restaurant that just opened in Boise P.F. Chang's (eat your hearts our Lance and Jayme). Our little Addy was so good and caused quite a stir among the waiters and waitresses. It was amazing for us to sit and think back on all that this last year of marriage has held for us. What a ride!
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2005-12-02T22:06:00.000-07:00

Ahhh! Aren't they precious? Our little Addy was gassy. Go figure! Look at her parents. Hee Hee. Anyway, we did everything we could think of to soothe her. Nate even took his shirt off and stripped her down to her diaper and layed her on his chest to try to calm her. We read somewhere this works sometimes. Finally, we decided to give Addy a bottle. Don't worry, it was my milk!! It was so neat to watch Nate feed her and see how it calmed her down.
nmr

More Thanksgiving Pictures

2005-12-02T20:43:00.000-07:00

Thanks to Dad and Sue for sending us pictures of our Wednesday night Thanksgiving. We all gathered at Jayme and Lance's house and Jayme (with very little help from me) prepared a delicious dinner for all of us. It was a good time. And for all of you wondering, yes, I am breastfeeding in the pictures. What else would I be doing??

Addy's First Thanksgiving

2005-11-29T16:56:00.000-07:00

I first want to apologize for the sideways pictures. I haven't quite figured out how to do that right yet. Anyway, we had a wonderful Thanksgiving with family. We got to spend some time with my dad and Sue and Jeremy and Glee Ann (I don't know if I spelled that right) and also with my mom and Jerry and Jayme, Lance and Bama. I am still waiting for some pictures of our time with my dad and Sue. Nate and I are horrible and forgot our camera so we are having to rely on grandparents to send us pictures of this weekend to document the event.
Addy was a big hit! She had a good time with family and it was nice for me to have some extra hands to help me out. We had a three in one holiday weekend celebrating Thanksgiving, Christmas and my birthday all in one weekend. What a special time for Addy to be able to meet her great grandma Bama who prefers to be referred to as G.G. (for Great Grandma).
I must say that Addy was quite the flyer but it has taken her a few days to recover from all the attention and change in her schedule. She is recovering nicely however. She slept for 7 1/2 straight hours last night. I sure am a better mom when I get good sleep!!! Well, it's time for her to eat. . . again. Story of my life. She now weighs 9 pounds and is gaining about an ounce a day.

Papa Jer and Little Addy

2005-11-28T17:41:00.000-07:00

Doesn't she look small? Jerry's hand was almost as big as her whole body. She was loving Papa Jer's belly! A great place for her to sleep. Jer and the fam were all watching the Gonzaga Basketball game. She was obviously oblivious to the fact that we were in the third overtime!
nmr

A Word from Mommy

2005-11-19T17:55:00.000-07:00

As I type I have the most wonderful little girl in the whole world sleeping on my chest. Nate has been so good about posting pictures with cute little captions, but I thought it was time to fill everyone in on how we are all doing.
Needless to say the last three weeks have been full of firsts for us as a family. Some have been really fun and some, not so fun. . but all of them have been amazing. I would like to say that Nate and I feel so blessed to have a three week old who is already sleeping through the night (sort of). She goes down about 10:30pm and we usually don't hear from her until 4:00am (okay, so that's not so fun), but we change her, feed her and put her back down and she sleeps until about 8:00am. This I can handle.
A lot of people ask me what I think the coolest thing about being a mom is and I have a hundred things that go through my mind. But what I wish they would ask is what the coolest thing about being a family is. I love being a mom and I never knew it was possible to love someone so much as I love Addy, but more than that I love being a family. I see my husband with my daughter and I am so humbled at the blessings the Lord has given me. He has always been my partner, my best friend, my biggest fan. . . but now he is Addy's Daddy and he is wonderful at it. It is the most beautiful thing to me see him love on her and see her respond to him. God has chosen us, Nate and I together, to raise Addyson to love Him and honor Him with her life. To me that is the most amazing thing about being a mom.

2005-11-16T21:45:00.000-07:00

Here's little Addy all decked out in Grandma Sherrill's sleeper. How cute!
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2005-11-07T09:58:00.000-07:00

Four princesses! Addy's sporting her new "tu-tu" letting everyone know she's our little princess.
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2005-11-07T09:56:00.000-07:00

Gotta love the little hair band. Grandma has Addy all bundled up and ready to go! How cute!
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2005-11-07T09:55:00.000-07:00

Auntie Jayme holding little Addy in the hospital. Addy loves Auntie Jayme and Auntie Jayme loves Addy.
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2005-11-07T09:46:00.000-07:00

Nothing is sweeter than a grandma holding her granddaughter. It was love at first sight!
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2005-11-06T16:31:00.000-07:00

Here's a sweet shot of Auntie Jayme holding little Addyson. Addyson is obviously looking at Jayme hoping to some day be as cool as her aunt.
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2005-11-05T22:03:00.000-07:00

Wow, Youth Pastors daughter eh?
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2005-11-05T21:47:00.000-07:00

Addy and granddaddy...
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2005-11-05T21:46:00.000-07:00

She's all wired up! This is Addy being tested for multiple-ferinoya-bi-nitrate-otosis, it's a rare fungus found behind the ears. Needless to say she passed...(or maybe this is just the hearing test they do, I don't know, we're new at this baby thing.
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2005-11-05T21:44:00.000-07:00

Here's us in the "t-shirts" Grandpa bought for us. We're out at Applebee's, don't tell CPS that she's only a week old and been out to Red Robin and Applebee's...
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2005-11-03T09:42:00.000-07:00

This blanket/sweater/hat combo was knitted for Addy by a relative of Nate's Grandma who is 91 years old. It's amazing and beautiful, and so is Addy!
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2005-11-03T09:33:00.001-07:00

The first shot in the door, finally home!
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2005-11-03T09:33:00.000-07:00

Through the net...no, this is not a protective net to keep out the bugs, this is fashionable decor', keeping our little Addy in style!
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2005-11-03T09:31:00.000-07:00

Here's Auntie Nicole with baby Addy. How cute is this!!
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2005-11-03T09:30:00.000-07:00

It's bathtime! She seems to enjoy it, once she's in. She loves to be splashed, well atleast it calms the crying!
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2005-11-03T09:29:00.000-07:00

Nothing melts a tough, athletic young man like a little baby girl. Way to go Addy! He's just a softy, we all knew it.
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2005-11-03T09:28:00.000-07:00

Grandpa just chillin' with his new grandbaby...what a stud.
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2005-11-03T09:22:00.000-07:00

Just perfect! Here's our little girl, being held by Grandma Connie, looking most beautiful in her little head band. Our little angel.
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2005-10-28T11:21:00.000-06:00

And this one's fresh out of the womb...My (nate's) mom bringing the baby to Melissa for the first hold. I believe we both were crying at this point.
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2005-10-28T11:20:00.000-06:00

Okay, so she wasn't too fond of the first bath. Actually it wasn't as bad as it looks. And, she took her first two shots like a champ...she's tough, just like her mother!
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2005-10-28T11:19:00.000-06:00

How beautiful are these little feet! Melissa noticed the gap between the left big toe and second toe...identical to hers!
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2005-10-28T11:18:00.000-06:00

Here are two stinkin' proud parents!! This is quite the family! And this cute after pretty much no sleep for over 24 hours. Our little precious bundle of joy!
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2005-10-28T11:16:00.000-06:00

Here is a sweet shot of our little baby girl, Addyson Rae Roskam. Isn't she just the most precious little thing ever! Born on October 28, 2005 @ 4:34am, weighing 7lbs 11 ounces and 21 inches long. She is perfect in every way...and her mom is the most amazing woman I know!
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Two Tummies

2005-10-26T12:20:00.000-06:00

It was great this summer to get to meet up with my dad and bump bellies. He took these pictures and just sent them to me. I thought it would be a wonderful addition to our little blog. I must say though that his belly doesn't look like much next to mine. And this picture was taken almost three months ago. I am much bigger now. But hopefully not for much longer. I am really ready for this little baby to arrive. We'll keep you posted.

A Getaway to McCall

2005-10-19T18:27:00.000-06:00

Nate and I were able to get away to McCall this last weekend. A family in our church was generous enough to share their cabin with us. It was so awesome. We left on Thursday night and spent all day Friday and Saturday relaxing, reading, walking and just being together. It was such a good time. I must admit that it made me miss Vancouver and Spokane just little bit because of all the trees and beautiful fall colors. I couldn't get enough of the fall atmosphere.
Nate and I went on long walk Sat. morning and I must admit, I got exhausted (see me recovering on the back deck) but it felt really good and it was so beautiful.
Nate also treated me to a beautiful dinner out on Friday night. We went to The Mill Steak House and my prime rib was amazing. Nate recently bought me flowers (he was only trying to get out of a little bit of trouble. . .hee hee) and I thought that was so sweet, however, when we were out to dinner I told him that next time he wanted to buy me flowers, take me out for steak instead! There is nothing better to me than having a great steak dinner with my husband! Good times.

2005-09-22T22:15:00.000-06:00

It was so awesome to get to spend time with my girls for such a blessed occasion as Kori's wedding. We all had such a good time. Kori looked beautiful (although I don't have a picture to prove it) and Andy was as cute as ever. Whenever I have the chance to be with my girls, I am always reminded of how blessed I am to have such wonderful friends. One question. . How did I manage to leave the wedding without a picture of all of us together??
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2005-09-22T22:10:00.000-06:00

here is melissa and laura...who randomly showed up one night in caldwell...a normal travel destination, right? it was a blessed night!
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2005-09-22T22:09:00.000-06:00

here's a shot of the "bean's" room...all we need is a baby!
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2005-09-22T22:03:00.000-06:00

here we are at a mariners game during our sr. trip last spring...it's a little dark, but we're still cute!!!
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ready and waiting

2005-09-10T22:05:00.000-06:00

here we are in our newly transformed nursery, (thanks to the amazing connie and talented bama-grandmother and great grandmother to be...) we shall post more photos of the wonderful room later

2005-09-10T21:33:00.000-06:00

here's nate getting ready to "hold" the baby in the rocker. how cute is he? what a daddy.
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at the lake with the family

2005-09-10T20:58:00.000-06:00

each year we are able to enjoy a weekend at uncle craig's cabin in northern idaho on pend oreille (pronounced pon-der-a). this year we celebrated bama's 80th birthday. it is always fun, always relaxing and a time to reconnect with family!

Let the blogging begin.

2005-09-09T22:17:00.000-06:00

I must admit, I have no idea what I am doing right now. I am hoping that this will post and this is really as easy as it seems. For all my tech savvy friends (Andrea and RaChelle) I may be calling you for some advice. For fear that this might be a huge waste of time and this isn't going to work, I am not going to write anymore. If it does post, however, I will just have to live with the fact that I officially have the lamest first post on a blog ever.