It's about that time...

Yes, yes, yes - Duane and I are so excited about adding on to our family... by the means of GODCHILDREN!!! Our dear friends in North Carolina, Jess and Stan, called now a couple of weeks ago and asked us to stand up for the kids. To us this means being in a special prayer for them, the privilage of a unique relationship, being examples and reminders to them of God's family and love in their lives (when they're 16 and may not be cool with mom and dad's love ;) -), remembering baptism-days and just a plain old other excuse to love some little people EVEN MORE (if that were even possible)!!! Plus, they're so cute, we just had to share with you all!

Justin just turned three last week. He had a Diego cake and took an awesome wagonride from what we can tell in the photos!!!



Kelsey was born December 12... so a whole three months old now! She's smiling and chewing on her fists alot. :)


So handsome and beautiful they are. ! :) We can't wait for you to come "home" in June, friends and babies!!!! WE LOVE YOU!!!!

The Hills Have Moved to Willmar!

Well, actually, the Hills moved to Willmar last summer... but this was our inaugural trip to see them and bless their new house. What a fantastic time was had by all!!! We are truly blessed to have these friends who are close with good memories, close in Christ's love and close with the joy of raising our families together. Below you see: TJ (5 1/2), Gavin (5 1/2) <-- these two are 11 days apart, Gabe (4 1/2) and Greta-sweetiepie-princess-sugarplum (2 1/2)... thank you for having us, dear friends, and be blessed until we see you again (SOON!!!)!

Gavin, Greta, TJ and Gabe atop the rockin-awesome snowfort in Hills' backyard...


TJ and Greta cuddling in the "castle"!


Sir Thomas protecting Miss Greta-sweetiepie-princess-sugarplum from Masters Gavin and Gabe...


Swimming up a STORM at the Willmar "Y" - waterslide and all! Not happy at all, no...


Aahhh... a restful night's sleep... peaceful and safe... as long as there's an Aerobed...


Buenas Noches!!!

God Bless Grandma...

Last night I called my mom quick to tell her pictures of Connor's birthday party were online, and she asked, "and are there pictures of your boys?" I guess I always think of them the same these days... as they get older, it seems that their appearance changes less often and we're more often mesmerized by the things that they say and the things they're able to do.

So, here are a few recent pictures of TJ and Gabe as well... some, actually, from the car ride to Connor's birthday... these do make them look like big, big boys...

p.s.: blogger changed how pictures and text interact on in the "editing" function, so I'm giving this a try, unsure what will actually happen. Basically, I don't have as *much* control yet over where the pictures go or the pictures in relation to the text. Anyway, here we go!

Connor's 2nd Birthday!!!

Starting over...

Well, this is it! Our first/previous/other blog is just not acting appropriately, so I am abandoning it for greener pastures. I'm tired of not being able to post pictures and share events with ya'll, so we're starting over. The first/previous/other blog will be available for viewing at: waltzers.blogspot.com. The second/current/new blog's address is: waltzers2.blogspot.com. So, hopefully that's easy enough to follow.