Tuesday, June 3, 2014

Blessing Day

Justin's sister, Sarissa, was due just a little under 2 months before our due date (they ended up just 5 weeks apart).  When we were both ginormously pregnant we decided to have the babies blessed the same day in Wisconsin in Justin's parent's church (the one Justin grew up in), and try to get as much family there as possible.  What a wonderful, memorable day for everyone.  Sarissa's in-laws were there, my mother made the 5 hour drive, as well as Justin's parents, 2 other sisters, their brother, a brother-in-law from Minnesota, Justin's grandma Lennie from Idaho, and even Justin's other set of Grandparents from Illinois made the weekend trek...not to mention all those kiddie cousins running around.  It was a very special, and fun, weekend and an even more memorable Blessing Day.  We feel so grateful to everyone who made the trek and feel very, very blessed to have such wonderful people in our lives.  Here are some family pics that we all took after the blessing.  


Sarissa , Adam, and children with Adam's Parents and Sister

The Hahns and Petersons

The Hahns


The Hahns with Sarissa's Parents

Baby Lennie, Justin, his Dad, and Great-Grandma Lennie

Great-Grandma Lennie and Baby Lennie

Sarissa, Baby Owen, and Great-Grandma Lennie

Baby Owen, Sarissa, Grandma P, and Great Grandma Kuhlman

Grandma and Grandpa Kuhlman

The Hahns with Sarissa's Grandparents, The Kuhlmans

Me, Baby Lennie, and my Mom

The Peterson's with my mom, Mimi

The whole gang!


Mid-shoot drink break


Justin and I with Baby Lennie





Baby Lennie in her Blessing outfit

Monday, June 2, 2014

We Love Wisconsin!

We took trip up to Wiscosin this weekend for our little Lennie and her little cousin Owen to be blessed.  We headed up Thursday night, arriving Friday around 2am our time, but that didn't stop us the next day...we headed straight to the dairy farm to see Claire's precious cows.  We also enjoyed a local fish fry dinner, family dinner and smores night on Saturday, and of course our big family luncheon after the blessings on Sunday.  It was a weekend full of family...the best kind of weekend.  Our kids had a BLAST with their cousins...can't wait for the big family camping trip this summer!


On the Dairy Farm 


Getting some cow kisses

Finally meeting cousin Owen

Cousins...Only 5 weeks apart

Ethan super excited to meet baby Owen



Great Grandma Lennie and Little Lennie

Grandpa P and Lennie
Fun with Cousin Gavin



 Fun at the Playground


Aunt B, Daddy, and Baby Lennie






Sliding through the legs







Saturday Family Dinner and Smore's Night

Cousins

Uncle Frosty

Grandpa Kuhlman and Owen

Grandpa Kuhlman and Baby Lennie

Uncle Frosty, cousin Chase, with Owen and Lennie

Mom and Lennie








As close as I could get him to smile

Our precious Lennie

Cousins Ki and Chase painted Ethan's face with sidewalk chalk...and he LOVED it!


Lennie and Grandma P.

Claire and Mimi

Mmmmm Smore's