Baby Callie Cosette Scherbarth is here!

My sister Vanessa had her precious little girl Callie Cosette on Friday, August 15th at 2:23pm. She weighed 7lbs 8oz and is a healthy and happy baby! Vanessa, Clint and Caleb are doing good! I just love my new niece! I can't wait for her and Ethan to play with each other! We love you Callie.

Some cute pictures of Taelor and Ethan

These pictures were taken by Chela. The kids have so much fun hanging out with Lulu and Eli!

BUSY, BUSY , BUSY!!

I have been so busy lately and I am finally catching up on things this week. Last week our church had VBS (vacation bible school) in the evenings and I helped out all week. I did the snacks for the kids and I had so much fun getting to know all of them. I just love little kids, I really think I should have been a teacher!! But it was great seeing all of the smiles on the kids faces, especially when they would be so proud to tell you a memory verse they memorized or what they were learning about Jesus! Even thought I was exhausted by the end of the week it was all worth it! So now I am trying to take it easy this week and catching up on some sleep!

Phillip is off to Germany

Phillip left today to Germany. Please pray for a safe flight and that he adjusts well to his new surroundings. Also pray for my sister and her family as they adjust to life with Phillip out of the house. We will miss him so much and we are so proud of him!

Being a parent

It's the best of jobs. It's the most difficult of jobs. It can bring you the greatest joy. It can cause you the greatest pain. There is nothing as fulfilling and exhilarating. There's nothing so depleting and exhausting. No area of your life can make you feel more like a success when everything is going well. No area of your life can make you fell more like a failure when things go wrong.

PARENTING!

Stormie Omartian

Being a parent has to be the best gift God has given me. I love my kids so much and I love the joy they both bring me. I can't believe sometimes that we have 2 kids under 19 months old! Before Ethan was born I was so nervous on how I was going to handle two kids, how I was going to go grocery shopping with the two of them and let alone just get out of the house in one piece with everything I need. When I ventured out of the house after Ethan was born, I realized it wasn't as hard as I thought it would be. I do go to the grocery store with the 2 of them and I do OK. I manage to get out of the house in a reasonable amount of time (even though I sometimes do forget something in the house). Someone asked me the other day if I would do it again and have them this close and my answer is YES! Taelor and Ethan already have this wonderful relationship which I know will only grow stronger as the years go by, they entertain each other and they laugh at each other. I think being a parent and raising kids is a challenging and rewarding job no matter how far apart or close your kids are. I have learned to enjoy every moment that comes along with parenting, even the moments when you just want to pull your hair out! I have also learned that babies don't stay babies for too long (even though they will always be my babies), they grow up so fast. Even though life has been busy since I have been back at work, I still cherish every moment I get to spend with my hubby and kids! I will never take my children for granted, they are the most precious gift and they have made me the mom I am today! I wish and hope every woman gets to experience the wonderful joys of motherhood!

Girls weekend away

This past weekend all my girl cousins and I went to the JW Marriott in Palm Desert for my cousin Rachel's bachelorette party. She is the last girl cousin in our family to get married. We are so excited for her and Sean and cannot wait until the wedding. We had such a great time hanging out at the pool, talking and just being girls! We treated the Bride to Be to an hour massage which she enjoyed, we spent most of Saturday in the pool hanging out since it was about 105 degrees. Not to mention that the pina coladas were great also! Whenever we all get together we have so much fun chatting and being LOUD like we always are. On our way home we stopped at the outlets and did some shopping. It was a nice short getaway! The wedding is on Sept 6, I can't wait to see Rachel in her beautiful dress!

Some fun pictures to share

Taelor thinks she is so cool in her glasses
















Ethan's first time eating rice cereal















I just love these little faces









































































Look at how big Ethan is getting and his cheeks I just LOVE them!

Phillip graduated from boot camp

Our nephew Phillip graduated from the Army boot camp last week. My sis Dana and her family and my parents flew out to Missouri for his graduation last week. We are so proud of him and he looks so handsome in his uniform. He is only here for a few weeks and then he will be off to GERMANY where he will be stationed. We are so proud of you Philly! Now we will have to make a trip out to Germany to visit him (maybe in a few years). Please keep him in your prayers. We will miss him so much and look forward to when he comes home again!

Where does time go??

So it has been a while since my last blog. Since I have been back at work it seems like the weeks just go by so fast. Well I have somewhat adjusted to being back at work, it is nice working part time as I get to spend more time with Taelor and Ethan. They both seem to be adjusting well and Taelor just loves hanging out with Lexi and Eli! They are doing such fun things over there and she has made us some cute little art projects and we LOVE them. Last week was a long week as Saul was sick all week with strep throat. He was so miserable I felt so bad for him. Luckily the kids and I have managed to stay healthy (for now). We are just so happy that he is feeling better this week!

Back to work....

Unfortunately my maternity leave is over and I started back at work last week. Fortunately my work has let me come back part time until the end of September. I am working 3 days a week with Wednesday's and Friday's off. Going back to work is always hard, but it wasn't as hard this time maybe because I know I am not away from them all week. Chela (my friend) is watching both of them all 3 days. Taelor loves going over there and playing with Lexi and Eli, she gets so excited when she sees them and they just love her and Ethan back just as much. We are so thankful that Chela has offered to watch them, we know they are in good hands and that they are getting lots of love and attention. Thank you Chela, we love you!