I gotta a good laugh out of this one...

So Beth and my silliness and wishful thinking have taught Blake (in the center) and the P to call each other "husband and wife". So at the girls party I asked Blake who he was sitting by and he looked over to Jake and said with a big smile, "Jake"! Then I said, "Who else?" He then heard the sweet P's voice so kindly say, "I'm sitting next to you, Blake". He looked over at the P and in such perfect timing said, "AHHHHHHHHHHH!"
Tell us guys, how do you really feel about us girls? Notice the distance between the boys and P. I think they've discovered cooties!!

Nieces and Nephew B-day Party weekend!!

Happy Birthday Lo, Ju and Tylo...all names their cousin has named them ;)!! This weekend was so fun to celebrate you and your birthdays!! Her first pinata party...Autn Erin made it!!
Bob the builder theme for this party!!

Lo and Ju opened presents and let the P and cousins play with them too!! So fun!!

Papa's teachin' Lo how to fish...

Lee Lee and the girls...she's so cool!!

Singin' a little diddy together...how cute!!

Another visit to Conner Prairie

Spent some good ole family time at CP before the Colts game Sunday. Got to ride a hayride together, pet some animals and see some old "trator's" as my family calls them. Good times!!
Anyone in the market?...price is listed in the window.

Conno turns 1!!

September is the month of Birthday's on both sides of my family. My B-day is on the 3rd, Aunt Erin's B-day and Papa Dan's B-day is on the 19th and 20th.

Then Conner, Tyler, Lo, Ju, and Em P all have b-day's in the month of September too. So we spend the month celebrating!!! I'll have lots o' party pics this month.

This is Conno's 1st b-day!! It was a Thomas Theme and we played pen the #1 on Train. Fun!!

Erin had to make the additional cakes for Conno's milk allergy and it was yummy!!!So cute!! I love this picture. He thoroughly enjoyed his cake!!!!!!

Then the kids got to jump around!!

Happy Birthday Conner!!! Being 1 is so fun!! We love you!!!

Carmel High Homecoming '08

As a family, we went to the Carmel High homecoming game for the 2nd year. The girls absolutely love it. It works out great, because they pitch a tent for alumni to hang out and see each other, feed us and give us lawn to put our chairs on and watch the festivities ;)!! The girls get to run and just love it. This year they were especially attracted to the drums in the band and would pretend to drum themselves. Grammy and Baby C...next year she'll be keepin' up with the big girls.
I'd love to know what they were talking about here...so cute!!

1st day of school 08 and the past

1st Day of MMO 2008 was today!! Yipee!!! She did great and Mommy got a lot done ;)!!This is her 3rd year and she has the same teacher she had her first year. She told me this morning as I put her in the van..."Mommy, I am going to tell Ms. Amanda that Dora is on my bag." And she did! Cousin Tyler looking so handsome himself now going to school together!! What a treat!
This is her first day in 2007...so excited and doin' a little jig.
This was her 1st day in 2006!!!

Mommy LOVES MMO!!

Hillfest '08

Started out Hillfest '08 at our church with a little 5K run with my neighbor. We did really good considering we have not trained together besides this past week. And it was a lot of fun to do it with someone! Then our two sets of neighbors who both have 1 boy within 6 months of the P went with us to the Hillfest Festivities in the afternoon. We ate some popcorn...
Checked out the new children's ambulance which come to find out cost $300,000 and has not yet been used.

Rode the ponies...
stood in line...
Jumped on the bouncy things...and even got to take a turn with her cousin Tyler in this picture!

Grammy and Papa stopped to take a peek too...

It was another very fun and full Hillfest Day this year!!

Pizza Train

On Saturday, we took off on the Monon Train for 45 minutes to a small town north of Indy to have pizza!!! It was so fun. We went with our neighbor and friends who live across the street. They have a little boy 6 months older than the P! We rode the train to the town, took the school bus to pizza king, then sat in the fire trucks at the fire station!! What an awesome day!!!

Glimpses of Heaven...

It's a little uncomfortable for me to share so vulnerably over the Internet, but I felt quite prompted today to share my most recent glimpse of heaven in my life. I know we sense it from time to time when we see it in our loved ones, or something God does for us beyond our imagination.

For me, I see glimpses, when a loved one dies. I've had quite a few people dear to me in my life pass away. Just recently Jason's Grandpa passed away after living a long wonderful life. Around the time he passed away, I knew I was 5 weeks pregnant. At 10 weeks, we found out through an ultrasound that the baby had stopped developing at 5 weeks and could not detect a heart beat. I then had a miscarriage three days later.

In the midst of the roller coaster of emotions and hormones, God has been so close through prayers answered, people who have empathetically extended comfort and support, and just sensing His peace. In the midst of it all, I've stopped to think about what this looks like for my sweet little one. So I thought I would share my glimpse of heaven.

Even though we didn't know when our little one had entered the gates of heaven, I know Jesus was there. I know He took that baby in His arms. After loving all over that baby, He then passed her right to my Great Grandmother, Mammaw we liked to call her. Oh now if anyone is going to hog this baby in heaven it will be my Mammaw. I am sure she's already picking out the frilliest most beautiful outfits for that baby just like she did for me every Easter.

And then I think that baby has been held non-stop. I mean ya know how they say don't hold your baby too much you might spoil her...lots of spoiling going on. I am sure my Dad's sister Marlene has cradled her, and my Dad's Dad-Grandpa Keller too. I know Jason's Grandparents are so pleased to have a baby Pongratz to love all over too. And then there will be a baby cousin from my Dad's side of the family that this baby will play with. And many many more we know and may not even know. I believe it!!!

I am sure they are sharing stories of his/her Daddy and Mommy and telling how much we miss them all. So until the day that I get to hold my sweet little one in my arms, I'll rest with knowing she/he's in the BEST HANDS in my glimpse of heaven.

The Tea Party for Princesses...

One of the P's sweet friends asked some of her girlfriends over for a dress up Princess Tea Party! It was so fun!! The girls got to eat princess snacks, decorate princess purses, dance, learn about Cinderella and play!! What a perfect day party for Princesses!!!!Here they are...Princesses!!!

The Princess are dancing to the song Dancin' Queen!

Lovin' on the future Princess...
Enjoying a funny book!!Eating yummy treats!!

Ta Ta for now!!