Celebrating Aunt Suzy

Happy Birthday Aunt Suzy...we love you!!!!!!!

attempt # 2 :)

GOAL, GOAL, GOAL!!!!!

This is what Ben, Luke, Ellie and I screamed and cheered as we watched Kara dribble down the field and score her first ever goal in a soccer game. It was a huge accomplishment given that the week before she didn't even touch the ball during the game :) She was very cute running around out there though! Kara is officially a "Little Kicker" on our township league. She is on the RED team and loves to get all geared up for soccer on Mondays.

Kara kicks off...go Kara go!!
and, yes, that is her scoring her first goal!!!! So Fun!!

Ben even got in on the action assisting the coach during practice time.

We only have three weeks left, and I know that Kara is having a blast! What fun kids are..we are having a blast too :)

Too BIG!

Our Munchkins...

Easter 2009

Easter 2010
Time goes way too fast, and our kids are getting too big! There is nothing we can do to slow it down, so instead we will cherish every minute...even the hard ones. Next year there will be another little Gerth in these pictures.
What joy!

An Even Number

We are happy to announce that Baby Gerth #4 is due to arrive October 22! And, yes, we are sure that we are not having triplets :) We had an ultrasound already, and the doctor is confident there is only one baby in there! Kara really thinks we should have a boy because Luke needs a brother, but she would also love to have another little sister. At least Luke would have Dad to play with! I have taken quite the break from blogging due to the "morning" sickness. Unfortunately it has been all day and worse at night this time, but I know it is for a good reason, and it will soon come to an end. I am in my 12th week, so we are looking forward to this second trimester. Can't wait till I can finally glow instead of being green!

Celebration times TWO

SO happy to be TWO!

A boat for Luke and a duck for Ellie.


On February 14 our babies turned 2. I know how dramatically kids change while they are two, and I am so excited for all the milestones that will be reached! We love that they say new words everyday and it just seems like they grow leaps and bounds from week to week. We love age 2!

Kara Joy is 4!!

Kara has already decided that 4 is a far superior age to 3. On February 11, 2006 this beautiful young lady rocked our world by changing everything! She is growing up so quickly, and we are fighting to find a way to slow down time.

Kara requested that I make a strawberry heart cake again this year. She also requested that we have heart-shaped PB and J sandwiches and make and decorate heart cookies. And most of all she wanted her friend Amber to come and enjoy all of this love with her :) It was a wonderful day, and she hasn't stopped chatting about all the fun we had.

Of course, since that was 4 whole days ago, she is already planning what her 5th birthday should consist of. She is not helping in the slowing down of time process that we are trying to figure out! I look forward to many more heart cakes and special birthdays with our precious Kara Joy.

Birthday Week

Today I was looking at my calendar and realized that our birthday fun week is only 2 weeks away! I'm in need of some creative, yet simple and not too time consuming, cake ideas. Last year we had a party with Kara's little girl friends (which was a blast), but this year I think we will just be celebrating with family and keeping things simple. Kara's birthday is on the 11th and the twins on the 14th. Last year Kara wanted a big pink heart cake which was simple and very yummy!! I'm thinking it might be fun to stick with a traditional big pink heart cake for Kara and Ellie given the time of year and something different for Luke. Not sure what to do! The past few years with Kara have been so fun seeing her delight in what we come up with. Time is ticking, and we will see what we come up with. Any ideas are welcome!!!