Miles and Miles of Fun

"On the road again," that was our theme song this past weekend. We decided to make our first trip to Newton this weekend. On Saturday, we headed to Newton only to stay there for a couple of hours and then drove back to Effingham for a graduation party for Jessica Keller.

Congrats Jess!!

On Saturday night, we went and visited with my grandpa and grandma. Allie got to meet her great-grandpa for the first time. We decided to do a four generation hand picture, however we were unsure of how to do it. So...if anyone has any suggestions on what its supposed to look like let me know!!

Great-grandpa Brooks

Allie with her great grandparents

Sunday morning we woke up and decided to drive to Champaign to see Jason's parents. We stayed there most of the day and then when we got back to mom and dads, Julie and Ed were there waiting to see us.

It's alright Ed, she won't break:)

Allie showing off her new dress!!

Monday was another busy day. In the morning, in between all the rain, Jason and I picked strawberries....so good!! We then headed to Olney to see Julie's newly remodeled kitchen. It looks very nice. I absolutely love it!!

From there we traveled to Noble to see Brooks Thomann's house. He and Kelly Kepley recently got engaged so I guess its now Kelly's house too!!:) They are working on fixing up the house but they really do have the perfect setup...10 acres, inground pool, a barn and lots of other extras!!!

Congrats guys!! Can't wait to celebrate the big day with you!!

Time flies!!

My how time flies! I can't believe Allie is 3 weeks old already!!

This past weekend Allie met more family and friends. Mom, Dad and my brother came on Saturday. Ryan got Allie the cutest blanket, bath towel/wrap and outfits. Thanks uncle Ryan!

Adam, Katie and Ellie Hoene came on Saturday night. Ellie is 5 months old and getting so big!!

Daddies and their girls!!

We took Allie to church on Saturday night. She did so good. The key is to feed her right before:) She slept the entire time!

Love her shirt:)

Micah Joggerst came today and met Allie. Thanks for visiting and for the cutest outfit. Micah and Nick got Allie a onesie with matching bib and socks with her initial on it.

So Much Love!

This past weekend lots of family came to see Allie. On Saturday, my mom, dad and Julie came over in the afternoon and then Tony, Geri and Kelsey came later on that day. Then on Sunday, Ken and Denise stopped by on the way home from Ste. Genevieve and stayed for a couple of hours. It was so nice for everyone to come and visit.

Grandma Patti and Allie

Great-Aunt Julie showing Allie some love!!

Proud Grandpa:)

Tony, Geri and Kelsey

Grandpa and Grandma Hermann

Allie ready to play golf in her polo dress!!

Happy Mother's Day!!

Just wanted to wish a Happy Mother's Day to all the moms in my life. This is my first mother's day and I couldn't be any more proud of my baby girl. I love being a mom and truly appreciate what it means to be called "mom". I hope everyone had a great day like I did!!

Pretty in Pink

Well we survived the first week. We have had many family and friends come and visit Allie. I know she loved all the attention. Thanks everyone for the gifts, congrats and well wishes. We really appreciate it. My mom came and stayed with us the first couple of days and I would like to thank her for everything she did. Love you mom, couldn't have done it without you!!

We first saw her beautiful smile last Thursday and she has been smiling ever since. Of course, we have been taking tons of pictures. She saw the pediatrician on Friday and everything looked good. She was down to 6 lbs 1 oz, but after these last couple of days she has to be back to her birth weight (6 lbs 5 ozs). She has been eating very good so that's always reassuring. We are getting her newborn pictures taken tomorrow so hopefully everything goes well.

First day home

Daddy and Allie watching her first Cardinals game. I think she slept through most of the game:)

Allie in her new Itsy Bitsy dress - thanks grandma Patti!

Allie meeting her new friend, Madison Keller