Monday, September 20, 2010

Dedication Day

On Sunday we had a service at church to dedicate ourselves to helping Britta to know Jesus early on in her life and to remember that she is a gift from God to us. We are honored to be her parents. Dr. Bakke read a meaningful verse for Britta- "I was cast into your [God's] arms at my birth. You have been my God since the moment I was born." ~Psalm 22:10.... What a special day for us to celebrate this precious little girl!
We dedicated Britta with 5 other little ones- 3 of them were born within 2 weeks of Britta!
Happy Dedication Day baby!
It's really hard to catch her smiles on camera!
I love my daddy!
AND my mommy!!
We are so glad that Grandma and Grandpa Schmidt came up for the occasion! They got to babysit all weekend since we were busy with a baby shower and a wedding!
Again hard to capture both girls looking at the same time! This one was kinda close....Glad that the Rusts were able to come down to celebrate!
Mari and Britta! Do you notice that Mari is holding "Bittah's Bankie"? She has an OBSESSION about Britta's blankie and will willingly give up her own (that is JUST the same, but purple) in order to get Britta's blankie.
Me-Britta, Brianna-Brendan, Katie-Landon ALL born within a couple of weeks of each other! We all grew up together at church, so what a special thing to dedicate these little ones together!
Grandma and Grandpa Leafblad and their favorite girls!
The Leafblad-Schmidt-Rust Gang
Our friends Ryan and Dana came to celebrate with us too! Thanks guys!
Bye Bye Grandma and Grandpa! Thanks so much for taking care of me this weekend!
Kisses from Grandma!

Sunday, September 5, 2010

Chuckles

Chuckling- that's the only way to describe the sound of Britta's joyful giggle-It's so awesome! here are 2 of our new favorite videos! It's so contagious- you can't help but laugh with her!

Fun Weekend!

We had a great weekend with Grandma and Grandpa Schmidt! Thanks for coming up to visit!



First Twins Game

Britta made her first appearance at Target Field and she loved it! She loves baseball just like her mommy and daddy! She cheered SUPER loud, took a nap, kicked the guy in front of her, and helped the Twins bring home a win!

She seriously liked watching the action!

"Man- I'm worn out from all this fun!"

One happy family!

Happy Grandparents!
GO TWINS! Cheering for a win!

Sweet Girl

I love being at home with this smiley little girl! I think I have the best job in the world!

State Fair

Last week we went to the State Fair with the Leafblads- we ate lots of food and got through the whole fair in a few hours! It was great!
Britta's first mini donuts! Don't worry- she just looked and didn't eat them....
Mari ate alot though and got all sugared up! Here are the two sweaty cousins!
Of course, you can't miss the famous butter heads!
She loved looking at all of the animals....
It was a great year at the fair and Britta did great- She slept most of the time and just enjoyed being outside!


Duluth Weekend

Last weekend we went up to Duluth for our 5th annnual Bethel friends reunion, hosted by Emily and Jay and Emily's parents! We had a great time out on the lake and had a beautiful day together! Thanks for hosting Em and Jay! Jim and Joan did a great job babysitting while we played all day long!
They even took the kids on a walk with us while we ate together!
Jeff and Michelle took turns babysitting too! Hard job cuddling- but someone's got to do it!
Daddy and Baby.... See any resemblance?
Britta and Mommy.... having fun in the shade....
Cutie! Don't you love the hat? Thanks Joanie!
Britta's first boat ride! She loved it!
Britta's first ice cream... kidding kidding.... we got to eat Bridgeman's ice cream after hours! It was great! Carameliscious is my favorite!!