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definition...
BLISS
pronunciation: \ˈblis\
function: noun
1 : complete happiness
2 : total joy
3 : 4 years of marriage


wedding day: so much love!

first anniversary: kansas city get-a-way

second anniversary: took the weekend off and slept in late

third anniversary: eat way too much, sure that "little baby" would come may 1st

fourth anniversary: family date. just as much love as april 30, 2005

how lucky am i to get TWO dates?


love and love.

monday madness.

lane loves to play with the drain plug for the kitchen sink. all the toys he has yet he finds this to be the most entertaining.

surprise.

this past sunday we were trying to beat the sunday evening blues so we loaded lane up in the backpack to go on a walk but when we opened up the garage door my parents car was in the driveway! what?! here? in colorado? i squealed with happiness. what a special surprise. needless to say, our sunday blues were instantly gone. we didn't do too much(none) sight-seeing but i think their goal was accomplished...playing with lane. that's pretty much all we did and we LOVED it!

every evening lane choosing one toy and plays with it for a good 30 minutes. this particular night he chose his shirt, such entertainment!



pictures...





we were letting lane play with a piece of candy in the wrapper. when we looked back, this is what we found. hah:)

lane thought he'd get in good with the dogs and throw cheerios throughout the family room.

"the mess"

"the ginger"

pajama day.

last week we went through another spring snow storm. not so sure we were really feeling the winter-like weather in april, two-plus feet of snow isn't what comes to mind when we think of spring. lane and i had took advantage of being snowed in had spent the day in our pj's. it was f.u.n.

had to put this in because this is one of his cheesy fake smiles. such a goof!


lane wasn't too fond of the wet cold snow...

so he smashed it in dada's face.

vance's hard work of shoveling the driveway three times in 24hours. the snow pile next to the driveway was over 5 feet tall. thank you vance!

trim.

lane got his first haircut. it was time to cut off the back. it blew in the wind, hung over his shirts, and looked like a mullet.

yes...we're in the bathtub. it seemed like a logical place at the time.

slide.

thanks to the timmer on the camera, we were able to capture our fun afternoon at the park. he l-o-v-e the slide.



red head.

easter.

we woke up (way too early) this morning to snow and upset stomachs. not the way i would have imgained lane's first easter. i had it all planned in my head to have his easter basket ready when we came downstairs to play with...that didn't happen...actually still hasn't. planned to have festive table decorations...that didn't happen either. but one thing i did realize on lane's first easter is just how important it is as being a parent...i truely can't imagine giving up my one and only for other people shortcomings, my shortcomings. what an amazing sacrafice! what an amazing day-that Christ DID rise again! he LIVES!

....the Lord reigns; let the earth rejoice. psalm 97:1....

playing with 'peep' lights. lane's easter outfit was destroyed by a diaper. poor guy...

we eat carrot cake (and sprite) and he gets carrot mush. mmmm!

buddy boy.

we are so thankful!...lane has been sleeping good, great! he's back to sleeping through the night. it's only taken him 11 months but he finally figured out he can play himself to sleep. it's so sweet to hear himself talk and giggle one minute and then the next to look in and see him sound asleep. but, i must admit, i miss the hours of cuddling everynight. the other night he feel asleep while nursing in the evening and i was overcome with emotion looking down at our sweetbaby.
this is him when i walk into his room in the morning:)
...notice the towels on the end of the crib? lane will seriously eat the crib if it isn't covered. any better ideas?

one day he started a new smile. it is SO funny! he tilts his head back and sticks out his bottom jaw and kinda shakes his head back and forth really fast. we laugh so hard at him everytime that now he does it to entertain us. here it is...kinda...haha.

this is why he is so addicting...



summer, oh where art thou summer?

lane's personality has really been coming out the past couple weeks. everyday he learning something new, doing something new. he is so into piling or organizing things. this barrel of monkeys...he pours them out, puts them back in the barrel, pulls them out, piles them one by one on the carpet, puts them back in the container, and continues till something better comes along. it is so funny to watch!

thought.

i read this quote the other day, not ever sure who originally said it, but i can't stop thinking about it...

comparison is the enemy of contentment and gratitude

what an amazing gift we have been given in GOD. HE is the ONLY truth we can count on. whenever i lean on my own mind/thoughts i get nowhere. in fact, i always feel worse.

"Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things." Phil 4:8

i redirect my thinking to what is true -true by God's standards, not what i think of myself/life in moments of doubt - what is noble...God's WAY and WILL.

mama kiss.

our little lovie dovie started giving kisses. this is his response to "give mama kiss"


"ok, enough mom."

more good times.

grandpa & grandma reimer and uncle ryan came to colorado! we will never get sick of having family come visit. the best part of family being in town is watching them play with lane and seeing just how much love everyone has for him.

"uncle ryan, this is our front door. see, you can see out it really good. and i like to leave fingerprints and lick it too"

shopping at lowe's...
ryan had lane full out belly laughing. it was so cute!


"hmmm, grandpa...this chainsaw is a good one!"

so big!

play time!
can't help but giggle when he's cracking up...

lane loves blocks. well he likes to knock blocks over...with his head.


lane THINKS the computer should be a toy.

seriously, how many more toys can this kiddo have? plus, he also fell back in love with the bouncer. up and down, bouncy bounce, over and over.

of course...the kids (ryan, vance, celine) had to watch smallville. wouldn't be "us" if we didnt.

sunday lunch...
strolling downtown with uncle ryan

grandpa f-u-n!


since when did our son start to like cucumbers? gross lane.

lane+whisk+grandma=happiness