Year in Photos~ Week # 17

{David Bahl born April 25, 2011}

Happy 34th Birthday Week, Ben...

All together now~ Deep breath

and Blow!!!:)

He's Here!

David James Bahl was born on Easter Sunday at 10:42am, weighing in at a hefty 9 lbs. and 22 inches long. He made his grand entrance at such a speed that the family couldn't make it to the hospital in time, and only mommy and daddy were able to witness his birth. This made for a sad group of aunts, but we were grateful for a quick and safe delivery and have already forgiven him for it. Mostly:)

Dee was a trooper, laboring much of the time at home and only spending 45 short minutes in the midwifery center before birthing a N.I.N.E pound baby without any pain medication. That's right. Tiny Dee Bahl gave birth to a nine pound baby! Amazing.

We have all had a chance to meet him and have fallen completely in love.

I think you can see why...

{Dee says he has a little hair swirl just like his daddy}

Congratulations Doug and Dee. We love you and your sweet family.

Bounce House Fun

Lydia

Tilden

Brennen

Elijah

Kara

Tate

Drew

Lane

Grateful for the joys of growing up with cousins.

Easter 2011

Easter morning was a whirlwind of crazy. Around 8:30ish, right after opening our baskets, we received THE call we had been waiting for. My sister-in-law, Dee, was in LABOR! 

Don't worry, I'm working on the post of sweet baby David, but wanted to get out a few pictures of the kids in all of their Easter loveliness. Because I know you care, right?:)

That's it! Not a single picture of the entire family together. Ben was off singing and preparing for the morning worship service,

while I was wrangling the kiddos and anxiously checking my phone for word on Dee's progress. More on that to come...

Hope you all had a terrific Easter weekend.

Lori:)

Year in Photos~ Week #16

Easter 2011

Before and After

My personal shopper, Chani, went to the thrift store, spotted a mirror perfect for my bedroom, sent a picture text to confirm my interest in spending $24.98 for said mirror, and delivered it to my home all within a few short hours. Score. I could get used to shopping this way. 

The mirror was a tacky shade of metallic gold, but the shape is just right, don't ya think?


Next day, feeling cooped up and needing out, I decided to take a shopping trip of my own to see what treasures I could find.

I came home with two picture frames for the bargain price of $.75 each. One to replace the frame on my picture wall that has already crashed to the ground and another to paint and have on standby for when the next one falls. Because we all know it's bound to happen eventually.


I also found this neat bottle for $3.98, marked down from $6.98. Not sure why I feel the need to tell you the price, but I do. Maybe y'all enjoy a deal, too?

{it says~absolutely pure milk: the milk protector}

With the help of a good scrub and a bit of white paint...

 the after

For those of you wondering about the two mirrors I painted dark gray last week~ don't worry. I still have them. Little stays the same for too long around here.


I've fallen in love with this mirror, though. I think I'll keep her.


In other news, we are still "patiently" waiting on little David Bahl to make his grand entrance into the world. Our family nurse is working tonight, so crossing our fingers.

Contraction watch...

Baby boy #3 of 2011 was due on Saturday, so the family decided we all needed to get together and stare at Dee, you know, to help get things moving along and put her into labor. Sorry to report that staring doesn't work. We tried.

However, I was able to snap a few last photos of that glorious baby belly.

And a few shots of what it takes to maintain that belly;)

It is important to note that none of the above photos were in any way staged. I glanced over and saw her working on her THIRD cupcake and ran to grab my camera. We all got a good chuckle out of it, but only because Dee is all of 100 lbs. when not pregnant. We love that girl! Truly, Dee is a gift, perfect for my brother in every way, and we are grateful to have her as a part of our family. 

There they are, ready to become the parents of 3. I can't explain it thoroughly, but knowing that my brother will soon be "daddy" to a little BOY has me all sentimental. A boy who will carry the name of our father who passed away when we were young. David Bahl. I can't wait to meet him, see his little face, kiss his pouchy lips.

Any day now...I sleep with the phone by my bed and my camera battery charged.