Aren't they super cute :)

I know I haven't posted in forever. I wanted to send some pictures to our grandparents but I thought I would share with you all. These are our two munchkins :) Many of you probably heard that Washington had crazy snow for over a week last month. These were taken during that time. We were stuck in our house for 8 days in a row. :(

Update

Yesterday was such a crazy day. After 4 Albertson's trips and 3 phone calls I finally had completed my shopping. I get really anxious and frustrated at this couponing process. The information varies from store to store and checker to checker even. That being said we were able to get quite a bit of food and about 1/3 we are giving away to a food bank. Here is what I got.

40 boxes instant oatmeal
22 boxes granola bars
7 boxes cereal
3 tubs of oats
2 jars of syrup
4 jars of mayo
2 jars of Ragu
2 containers of Breyers Ice Cream (not pictured)
Total: $30


Thank you Jesus!!!

Today Ivy, Ben and I stayed home and had our friends Christina (Aurrora) and her daughter Katy over for a playdate. It was awesome. Ivy and Katy play very well even though they are about 18 months apart (Katy is 5). Ben took 2 great naps and Christina and I chatted all day. It was such a great time. After they left and Ben was up from his nap and fed, we headed out to the Apple store AGAIN (trip 5 in 2 weeks) and picked up my fixed computer. :)

After we returned home and while Ivy was still finishing dinner Ben was happy to be in his high chair learning how to pick up and put puffies to his mouth. :) They are both such wonderful children. Thank you Jesus for blessing our family with Ivy and Ben.





Now I have tons of computer stuff to catch up on. Have a great night everyone.

I am very new to this couponing thing. I did however want to share some pictures from the last 2 days. Here is what is in the pictures…

34 tubs of Huggies wipes
23 mini first aid kits
5 cottonelle tubs (42 ct) of flushable wipes
5 cottonelle refills (84 ct) flushable wipes
2 kinds of hair rubber bands
2 boxes of Special K
2 boxes of Special K Granola
1 – 4 pack of reveal lightbulbs

I spent a total of $25

Christmas Pictures 2009

Here are our pictures from this last Christmas. Thought you would like to see them. :)

Wow 6 months has past

I am very sorry I haven't blogged much. Life with 2 kids and no sleep has been quite the adjustment. I used to be so connected to my computer...now when I try to go near it someone cries. (even if they were both fast asleep. somehow they know)

Here is all the cousins together at Thanksgiving.


Here is Ben eating his sock


Here is Ben with Grandma Robin


Here is Ben, Ivy, Greg, Aunt Gail and Grandma Robin putting together our first gingerbread house


Here are some pictures from our Christmas card shoot. FYI, due to finances though we won't be sending a card this year.

Yes we did have our son.

I know I haven't posted and I am sorry...life with 2 children has been crazy. Yes we did have our son, Ben Archer Hjertager on May 30th at 3:46pm. He was 9.1 lbs and 21 inches long. He looks just like his father. Here are some pictures. Ben is the first two and Greg is the last one.




Ivy is doing very well with her new brother. She has been distracted a little though. Grandma Dorothy stayed with us for the first week and Ivy got all the grandma attention she could. Then at the end of June she turned 3 and we had a big party. She finally got the "Castle Cake" she has been talking about for 5 months. :)


Here is a video of him this week. It's not terribly action packed...but he does talk a little.

Update on the dog bite

Today we went to the plastic surgeon to see how Ivy's stitches were healing. The doctor was very pleased with how they looked. She said they would fall out on their own in time, that the area would feel a little hard for a while and that once it was all healed it would be very red for about 18 months. We are extremely thankful that our little girl is doing so well. She has even asked to pet the doggies we have seen this week. It seems that she isn't emotionally scared which is wonderful. Thank you all for your prayers this week.

Tonight Ivy and I were at Babies R Us and the picture lady asked if we wanted a free picture...she was bored. We said yes. We tried to hide the stitches as best we could by positioning. Thought you would like to see her.

Easter Weekend

Wow I haven't blogged in a very long time. I will try to bring you all up to speed.

Yes, I am still pregnant with a son. Pregnancy is a very hard time for me. I am just one of those girls who is pretty much sick from day one to the end. He is due May 28th, 2009 so we are close to getting to meet him though. Very excited.

This last weekend was Easter weekend. We attended the 6pm Good Friday service at our church Mars Hill.

Saturday morning we went to the Woodland Park Zoo to their Annual Bunny Hop. Steve, Jess, PJ and CJ Mulkey and Jessica's sister Christina met us there. Ivy and PJ hunted for eggs, Ivy rode on the Carousel with Greg and then we went and looked at some animals.





Saturday evening Ivy went to Sam and Dorothy's house to spend the night and get some grandparents time.

Sunday morning we met them at church for Easter service at 11:15am. After church we went home to pick up some food and quickly headed over to Sam and Dorothy's for Easter dinner. This year it was quite a small crowd. Just them, Aunt Pat, Uncle Corey and us...

After dinner Ivy and the dog Hershey went into the kitchen together at the same time while "PA" was cleaning up after dinner. No one is sure what happened cause PA had his back turned and the rest of us were in the living room...Ivy was bit by the dog. The CT came by normal and she did not lose any parts, ie. eye or ear. She has multiple scratches around her left temple and ear and one large wound that had to have stitches. We did have a plastic surgeon come and do the stitches though so hopefully the scare will be minimal.

We Praise the Lord that he was with her yesterday and that the incident could have been so much worse.

We ask for prayers against attack from the enemy, that we wouldn't dwell in would-have, could-have, should-have thoughts. We ask for prayers that Ivy would heal both physically and emotionally from this situation. We also ask for prayers for my parents as it was their dog and they not only got rid of her but also feel terrible. Please pray that the Lord would get the utmost glory from this situation. The scripture I keep remembering is 1Thes. 5:18 Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

It's a.....

BOY!!!!

I am sorry I should have sent this a couple weeks ago but my family was sick, then sick again and I really haven't been on the computer much. Here is a picture of our son. They are kinda blurring cause he was moving so much during the ultrasound. He is doing well (as far as I can tell). Love to move from 8:30pm-10pm every night.


If you are wondering yes we will be having a baby shower for him. Two of my good friends Kathryn Harleman and Janice Covi will be co-hosting it. What a blessing it is to have amazing friends, especially in a world where you look around and there is so much heartbrake, turmoil and chaos. We haven't picked a date yet but it will be in March or April. I have registered at www.babiesrus.com again this time.

Hope everyone is doing well and recovering from the holidays :)

Oh my goodness will it ever stop snowing?

Last night it snowed again and we got another 5-6 inches probably. We still had snow from the last storm too...and it is snowing again now. :) Here are some pictures I took today.

As you can see our old snowman was covered...so we made a new one.




Ivy LOVES to eat snow. It's pretty much all she wants to do.




We borrowed a little sled from our neighbor...she didn't like it. I guess we try again next year. :)


Here she is cuddling with daddy on the couch. She was giving "nose kissies" in the one where they are facing each other. The one with her eyes all squinty...Greg said "close your eyes Ivy".

Out in the snow

Today we went out and played in the snow for about 30 minutes. The snow was very powdery so we couldn't really make a snowman...but we made a very little one. He is about 12 inches tall :)

Enjoy the pictures!!!

Snow

We will go outside tomorrow and play in the snow some more...but tonight while Greg was taking out the garbage, Ivy went to play for just a few minutes. Here are 2 pictures of that. I will post more from tomorrow too. :)

Microsoft Holiday Bash 2008

Last night Greg and I went to the Microsoft Holiday Bash. We both had a very good time. There were 2 different buildings with lots of different rooms and the buildings were connected by a covered walkway.




At one point I mentioned to Greg that dill pickles sounded good. He went at talked to a server to talked to the manager. He explained to the manager he had a pregnant wife who was looking for pickles. They didn't have any but the manager was so sweet and actually went to the store and got some. They were perfect.


All around the place there were these glowing balls that change colors. Greg decided to dance with them to the music. This is what it looked like. One picture is with flash and the other is what it really looked like in the dark.