Monday, October 10, 2011

Happy Birthday Levi!

Levi turned 1 on September 23rd! Joe and I are amazed at how fast the first year has gone. Levi is doing all kinds of new things these days....walking, talking, and showing us his attitude at times! He is definitely a blessing to us and our love for him grows more and more each day!


Joe and I were both able to take the day off and spend it with Levi. The birthday festivities actually started the 22nd with dinner and cupcakes at Grandma and Grandpa Schrock's! Levi love the blue frosting on the cupcakes!









On the 23rd Joe and I took Levi out for breakfast to JW's for a yummy birthday breakfast of pancakes, hash browns, and eggs! The rest of the day was spent relaxing and loving on the birthday boy!




We took Levi to the Kalona Fall Festival for lunch and then again for dinner with Grandma and Grandpa Schrock, Uncle Aaron, Aunt April, and cousins Tori and Kenna. Levi loved the tractors and fire engines.










We had a big party for Levi on September 25th with a monkey theme. He really enjoyed the banana cake as well as all the attention from our family!













Thank you to all of our family and friends who have supported us this year with Levi. We appreciate all the love, advice and prayers. Again, Levi is a blessing and a gift from God.

Happy Birthday Little Man! We LOVE you so very much!

Pennsylvania Vacation

The day after Labor Day Joe and Levi picked me up from work and we were off on our first family vacation. We were on our way to visit Ryan, Sarah, and Leah in Lancaster, PA. Levi did really well in the car...we looked at a lot of books, played with some new toys we had for him and took lots of naps. He liked to listen to a lot of Alan Jackson and The Steel Wheels! We had a great time in Lancaster and we did a lot of fun things! We spent some time at Central Market, visited a few shops downtown Lancaster, visited Kitchen Kettle, spent a lot of time getting to know Leah, and had a great dinner with Sarah's parents. After dinner at Sarah's parents house we went to visit a few of their Amish neighbors and Levi got his first glimpses of a horse and some goats! We had a great time and can't wait for another visit!


Leah


Levi checking out Leah





Levi loved Brutus


Daddy and Leah


Central Market


Sarah, Leah, Ryan and Brutus


The Fernau's



Cousins!




Cool Dude!